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Carol Fisher Saller
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Children's book author. contributing editor, Chicago Manual of Style.
NEW on April 15, 2025: THE TIME-JINX TWINS!
Ages 8-12.
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My latest at Substack: carolsaller.substack.com/publish/post...
The Character Who Got Away
Plus: Did AI Write This Book Review?
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November 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Need a smart, spooky read for Halloween for a reader aged 8-12?
“An irresistible narrative, rich with exciting clues.” — Editor’s Pick, Publishers Weekly Booklife.
Winner, 2024 Midland Authors Award for Children's Fiction
Book cover of Maddie's Ghost, by Carol Fisher Saller. Midland Authors Award for Children's Fiction 2024.
October 22, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Tomorrow! If you're in Chicago this weekend, stop by for coffee, cookies, and time-travel to celebrate the launch of THE TIME-JINX TWINS (ages 8-12). 57th St. Books, Sat., Oct. 18, 1:00-2:00 pm.
October 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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5-Day Giveaway! My young adult novel EDDIE'S WAR is FREE on Kindle for 5 days, today through Thurs., Oct. 2, 2025, 11:59 PM PDT.
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September 30, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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And only 20 more to go!
August 18, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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My book THE SUBVERSIVE COPY EDITOR should be dated by now (2009, 2nd ed. 2016). But it just keeps going!
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Kindle edition of Subversive Copy Editor showing as #1 in Amazon best sellers in Editing, Writing, and Reference.
August 16, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Whoa - I've never seen this before!
Wordl results (not revealing the guesses), where I solved in 4 steps, and Wordl fails to solve.
August 2, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Suki Wessling @babblery.substack.com is the kind of interviewer who gets stuff out of you that you wouldn't normally say and then makes you look good.
(Now also available at @prx.org Public Radio Exchange.)
May 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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It's tonight! Part 1 of the official launch of THE TIME-JINX TWINS! I'll be signing books and speaking briefly about the challenges of writing time-travel fiction. (Part 2 will follow in Chicago.) Join me at
THE LITERARY BOOKBAR
122 Neil St, Champaign IL 61820
6:00-7:00 PM
I hope to see you there!
It's tonight! Part 1 of the official launch of THE TIME-JINX TWINS! I'll be signing books and speaking briefly about the challenges of writing time-travel fiction. (Part 2 will follow in Chicago.) Join me at THE LITERARY BOOKBAR 122 Neil St, Champaign IL 61820 6:00-7:00 PM I hope to see you there!
April 30, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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I'm returning to my alma mater the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana this week to launch my new middle-grade novel, "The Time-Jinx Twins." Thanks to the Daily Illini for this lovely profile! Wed. April 30 at 6 PM, The Literary Bookbar, 122 N. Neil St.
#UIUC #timetravel #kidlit #middlegrade
UI alum publishes new novel ‘The Time-Jinx Twins,’ explores limits of children’s fiction - The Daily Illini
When Carol Fisher Saller graduated from the University, she had no idea there was a career in writing children’s books waiting in her future.
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April 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Suki Wessling is a canny interviewer who likes to dig deep. The results are more revealing than usual! Listen now at the link below or at KSQD radio on April 28 at 6-7 pm PT.
babblery.substack.com Suki Wessling @babblery.substack.com · Apr 23
Many times on The Babblery I interview women whose work is very different from mine. But this month I had the pleasure of talking shop! @Carol Fisher Saller is a children's book author who's gone independent. Take a listen!
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Writing into the Future of Kidlit with Carol Fisher Saller -
Carol Fisher Saller moved from her career as an editor to a writer of children's books not knowing that she was witnessing the end of an era. Her first books were published by traditional, mainstream ...
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April 23, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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"Clever" "Captivating" "Endearing"!
Thank you, @publisherswkly.bsky.social Booklife for a lovely review of THE TIME-JINX TWINS:
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#NetGalley #middlegrade #timetravel #twins #kidlit
The Time -Jinx Twins by Carol Fisher Saller | BookLife
Long-separated identical twins Ellie and Kat are practically strangers when they accidentally launch themselves into the past with their inventor mother’s half-finished time machine. A truce is ...
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March 15, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Second MG novel I've read this week that had "unphased" for "unfazed." Makes me wonder what I'm overlooking in my own MS...
February 21, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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"8 Hard Truths About Self-Publishing Children’s Books" - my article for Prairie Wind, Fall 2024.
8 Hard Truths About Self-Publishing Children’s Books
By Carol Fisher Saller
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February 13, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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I’m showing my love to children's librarians this year by giving away 50 free downloads of my middle-grade mystery, Maddie’s Ghost! Enter or share with YOUR favorite children’s librarian:
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(Small print in first 2 comments)
#Edusky, #Skybrarian #SchoolLibrarian #kidlit
February 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Special kinds of word-people love the style and grammar quizzes at CMOS. Now they've all been updated so you can test your knowledge of the new 18th edition!
chicagomanual.bsky.social The Chicago Manual of Style @chicagomanual.bsky.social · Jan 28
Looking for a fun, interactive way to explore the new edition of CMOS? All 81 (and counting) of our “Chicago style” workouts have now been updated to refer and link to the 18th edition. Start taking our quizzes today, only at CMOS Shop Talk.
Chicago Style Workouts Now Updated for the 18th Edition
As many of you know by now, the 18th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style was published last September. To find out what’s new, you can check out “What’s New in the 18th Edition?” But now there’s an...
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January 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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We are a group of #kidlit creators who have been heartbroken by the devastating scenes in Los Angeles. We are raising desperately-needed funds for wildfire relief efforts with an auction taking place Jan 20th - Jan 28th.

Please share: www.32auctions.com/organiza...

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Cartoon bear wearing a construction hat and vest walking with pen, pencil, and paintbrush across a background sketch of the LA skyline with palm trees. Handwritten text surrounding the image says: "Kid Lit for Los Angeles" Typed text is the same info in post. There is a photo of the item contributor. Typed text says, Kidlit Auction Open Now! About Kidlit For Los Angeles We are a group of kidlit creators who have been heartbroken by the apocalyptic scenes in Los Angeles. We are raising desperately needed funds for wildfire relief efforts in the impacted communities. Logos for: California Community Foundation, California Community Foundation, Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation, Animal Wellness Foundation Fire Relief Fund. How does the auction work? Donations are listed on our auction page. Bid on items here: www.32auctions.com/kidlitforlosangeles Winners will show proof of donation to one of the auction’s four charities as payment for their item(s). These receipts will be reviewed, and winners will be connected with donors after verification. The auction is January 20th (9am PST) through January 28th (8pm PST). How Can I Help? Follow us here and on IG @kidlitforlosangeles. We’re sharing some of the amazing donations of signed books, school visits, art, critiques, and AMAs from award-winning and NYT bestselling authors & illustrators, agents, and editors. Bid high and bid often! There are items from donors like Peter Brown, Suzanne Collins, Leigh Bardugo, Amanda Gorman, Kate DiCamillo, Jeff Kinney, Tui
January 26, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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Thanks to @scbwi.bsky.social (ChicagoSouthside network) and 57th St Books for Sunday’s program on school visits! We all learned a ton - the whole point of @SCBWI (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators).

Sara Shacter, me, Bibi Belford, Shirin Shamsi.
#kidlit #authorvisits
January 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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"You have a new book? Do I get a free copy?"
"You have a new book? Do I get a free copy?"
Yes, I believe I actually said that once or twice, although not recently.
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January 14, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Authors from 12 Midwestern states: Did you release an excellent book last year? Submit your book to the Society of Midland Authors annual book award contest. Fee is $35, top prize in each category wins $750.
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How to Submit | The Society of Midland Authors
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November 30, 2024 at 11:31 PM
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And that was only in Duolingo!
Duolingo owl is saying “You made 1093 mistakes this year!”
December 3, 2024 at 5:10 AM
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Dear old world, you are very lovely, and I am glad to be alive in you.”
― L.M. Montgomery, author of Anne of Green Gables, was born #OTD in 1874
November 30, 2024 at 2:51 PM
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So much wisdom for writers - and readers - in these graphics! Grist for plotting, for revising, for critiquing. Seen at Chicago's Harold Washington Library Center.
Credits: Michelle Rosenthal, Thom Hines, Humanists UK; Global Digital Citizen Foundation. #LogicalFallacies #PublicLibraries #AmWriting
"The Ultimate Cheatsheet for Critical Thinking": Detailed graphic lists questions like "Who benefits from this?" and "Why are people influenced by this?" to help the reader exercise critical thinking skills. A second graphic, "A Look at Logical Fallacies," lays out an argument that "Robots should take over the world" in order to show how each counterargument relies on faulty reasoning. Credits: Michelle Rosenthal, Thom Hines, Humanists UK; Global Digital Citizen Foundation.
December 1, 2024 at 2:04 AM