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Mindy Alyse Weiss
@mindyalyseweiss.bsky.social
I write #PB & #MG with humor, heart & hope 💖

#PBParty host | #SCBWI FL Crit Group Coordinator | #12x12PB | http://linktr.ee/MindyAlyseWeiss | https://mindyalyseweiss.com/

Repped by @joycesweeney.bsky.social
Write a new picture book during the #PBParty New Draft Challenge & Critique Train which runs through Nov 22

*Write a new draft during the challenge

*Shout 'DONE' on this post

*Add your name to the Critique Train Google doc to give & receive feedback
Ways to Brainstorm Ideas & PBParty New Draft Challenge & Critique Train ⋆ Mindy’s Writing Wonderland
Write a new PB draft on challenge day EST (you can plan ahead…but don’t write until the Critique Train opens). Shout out on the #PBParty Critique Train Twitter post: DONE! Add your name at the end of the Critique Train Google Doc. CELEBRATE!!!!
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November 20, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Check out these amazing productivity tips over at the Writers Helping Writers blog with guest poster Kirsten Donaghey.

There's two amazing giveaways!

1. A copy of A Novel Approach: Strategies for ADHD Writers

2. A 45 minute coaching session!
What Really Keeps An ADHD Writer Coming Back to the Desk? Hint- It's Not Routine
The question isn't how to force consistency, which won't work long term. The real question is: what makes you hungry to write?
writershelpingwriters.net
October 28, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I had an amazing time chatting and having lunch with super-agent @joycekay.bsky.social today.

Such a fun and productive day! I shared a revision idea for a PB close to my heart and we're both excited about it. Wahoooooo!
October 23, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Check out this awesome post from author Ana Siqueira on Adding Tension and Emotions to Your Manuscript. It's packed with info & helpful examples.

Psst...there's still time to win a 30 minute Ask Me Anything with Ana. And she has a critique giveaway, too!

mindyalyseweiss.com/add-tension-...
Adding Tension and Emotions to Your Manuscript ⋆ Mindy’s Writing Wonderland
Author Ana Siqueira uses helpful examples to show how to add tension and emotion to picture book manuscripts in this mini-workshop.
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October 17, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Write a new PB draft & hop on the #PBParty Critique Train by October 18 to receive a critique from the passenger above & crit the one below.

Guest Crit Master Ana Siqueira is giving away a 30 minute AMA! Plus--check out another generous giveaway.

mindyalyseweiss.com/critique-tra...
Critique Train Guest Crit Master & Giveaway with Ana Siqueira! ⋆ Mindy’s Writing Wonderland
Write a new PB draft to receive a critique from the passenger above & give one to the person below PLUS everyone can enter Ana's giveaway.
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October 16, 2025 at 2:10 AM
The #PBParty New Draft Challenge & Critique Train runs through 9/20 Eastern.

*Write a new PB draft
*Hop on the Critique Train doc to receive a crit from the passenger above & give one to the person below

NEW: Tips & giveaway with @sylviaichen.bsky.social!

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Critique Train Guest Crit Master & Giveaway with Sylvia Chen! ⋆ Mindy’s Writing Wonderland
Write a new PB draft to receive a critique from the passenger above & give one to the person below PLUS everyone can enter Sylvia's giveaway.
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September 19, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Enter to win a critique of the first 10 pages of your novel by editor Stuart Wakefield! I've heard so many raves about his feedback. He asks for a rough synopsis, too, and often gives suggestions on that as well. You have until 1 am Eastern to enter!
Win Feedback on Your First 10 Pages
If you would like objective feedback on your opening pages, please use the form to enter our contest. Good luck. :)
writershelpingwriters.net
August 21, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The #PBParty New Draft Challenge & Critique Train starts NOW & lasts through August 23 EDT

🚂Write a new PB draft
🚂Shout 'DONE' on this post
🚂Add your name to the Critique Train Google doc: tinyurl.com/Critique...
🚂CELEBRATE! 🎉
🚂FAQ: tinyurl.com/Critique...

Good luck ✨
PBParty Critique Train
PBParty Critique Train open for passengers on… August 21 - 23 Check out the FAQ here Keep up to date with PBParty events (including the contest) on Facebook Congrats for writing a new PB! Please add your name and e-mail below. I’ll critique the 1st person who completes a draft. They’ll crit...
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August 21, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Reposted by Mindy Alyse Weiss
Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Aug 15): kidlit411.com/2025/08/the-... Inside: Advice for Selling at Tables, SCBWI mentor programs,
KidLitGN pitch event, more. Thanks Mary Pat Kanaley for the illustration, @heatherstigall7.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social for the giveaways.
The Weekly 411 (8/15/25)
A one-stop place for all your kid lit information needs.
kidlit411.com
August 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Here's a chance to win one of three 5-page critiques from Resident Writing Coach and Guest Editor Marissa Graff.

She's amazing! Marissa has been a reader for an agent for 5+ years and is an editor at Angelella Editorial.

writershelpingwriters.net/2025/07/phen...
Phenomenal First Pages Contest – Guest Editor Edition
If you would like objective feedback on your first pages, please use our form to enter our contest. Good luck. :)
writershelpingwriters.net
July 17, 2025 at 5:43 AM
The #PBParty New Draft Challenge & Critique Train starts NOW & lasts all of July17 - 19 EDT
🚂Write a new PB draft
🚂Shout 'DONE' on this post
🚂Add your name to the Critique Train Google doc: tinyurl.com/Critique...
🚂CELEBRATE! 🎉
🚂FAQ: tinyurl.com/Critique...
Good luck ✨✨
PBParty Critique Train
PBParty Critique Train open for passengers on… July 17 - 19 Check out the FAQ here Keep up to date with PBParty events (including the contest) on Facebook Congrats for writing a new PB! Please add your name and e-mail below. I’ll critique the 1st person who completes a pdraft. They’ll crit...
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July 17, 2025 at 4:08 AM
If you're seeking an agent or received an offer and wonder what to do next, my post can help!

I include potential questions to ask an agent. Do you have more to add?

fromthemixedupfiles....

#MG #kidlit #agent
You’ve Received an Offer from an Agent. Now What? - From The Mixed Up Files
Receiving an offer of representation from an agent is so exciting…especially after all your hard work. Celebrate!
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July 1, 2025 at 2:44 AM
The #PBParty New Draft Challenge & Critique Train starts NOW & lasts all of June 19 – 21 EDT
🚂Write a new PB draft
🚂Shout 'DONE' on this post
🚂Add your name to the Critique Train Google doc: tinyurl.com/Critique...
🚂CELEBRATE! 🎉
🚂FAQ: tinyurl.com/Critique...
Good luck ✨✨
PBParty Critique Train
PBParty Critique Train open for passengers on… June 19 - 21 Check out the FAQ here Keep up to date with PBParty events (including the contest) on Facebook Congrats for writing a new PB! Please add your name and e-mail below. I’ll critique the 1st person who completes a draft. They’ll criti...
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June 19, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Amazing advice from agent @jenniedunhamlit.bsky.social during a past @picturebooksummit.bsky.social.
#Agent Quote of the Day from ‪@jenniedunhamlit.bsky.social‬: “Try to focus on how you enjoy writing & not so much on external goals. Because it won't correlate...But if you really enjoy the writing, you're in it for the long term, it's not just about getting published.”

#qotd #booksky #kidlit
June 6, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Over at the Writers Helping Writers blog, Liz Alterman shares how to begin your novel with the end goal in mind and avoid mistakes she’s made.

She’s giving away a query critique and an EBook to celebrate her newest release, Claire Casey’s Had Enough.

writershelpingwriters.net/2025/06/begi...
The Importance of Beginning with the End in Mind
Liz Alterman is here to share how to begin your novel with the end goal in mind and avoid mistakes she’s made. Plus…she’s giving away a query critique and an EBook to celebrate her newest release, Cla...
writershelpingwriters.net
June 5, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Check out this amazing post from @michellebark.bsky.social, Senior Editor at @darlingaxe.com. The way she shows how to deconstruct novels is brilliant!

Enter for a chance to win one of 10 EBooks of Story Skeleton: The Classics. Good luck!

writershelpingwriters.net/2025/05/read...
Reading Like a Writer
Up your writing craft by doing an exercise that exposes the skeletons of published novels. Enter to win an EBook of Story Skeletons!
writershelpingwriters.net
May 20, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Reposted by Mindy Alyse Weiss
"There's a word for a writer who never gives up: published."
~ Joe Konrath
May 19, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Enter to win one of 6 prizes of a five page novel critique from @michellebark.bsky.social, Senior Editor at @darlingaxe.com over on the Writers Helping Writers blog.

Good luck! :)

writershelpingwriters.net/2025/05/phen...
Phenomenal First Pages Contest - Guest Editor Edition
If you would like objective feedback on your first pages, please use our form to enter our contest. Good luck. :)
writershelpingwriters.net
May 15, 2025 at 5:35 AM
The #PBParty New Draft Challenge & Critique Train starts NOW & lasts all of May 15 – 17 EDT
🚂Write a new PB draft
🚂Shout 'DONE' on this post
🚂Add your name to the Critique Train Google doc: tinyurl.com/Critique...
🚂CELEBRATE! 🎉
🚂FAQ: tinyurl.com/Critique...
Good luck ✨✨
PBParty Critique Train
PBParty Critique Train open for passengers on… May 15 - 17 Check out the FAQ here Keep up to date with PBParty events (including the contest) on Facebook Congrats for writing a new PB! Please add your name and e-mail below. I’ll critique the 1st person who completes a draft. They’ll criti...
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May 15, 2025 at 4:06 AM
2025 #PBParty honorable mentions are up. Congrats everyone! 🎉

I'm happy dancing for those on the list & sending hugs & cyber chocolate to those who didn't make it in this year. 🍫 Keep working and putting yourself out there & I know your YES will come.

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2025 PBParty Honorable Mentions ⋆ Mindy’s Writing Wonderland
Huge congrats to the 2025 PBParty Honorable Mentions. I'm happy dancing for you. :) Let's get all of you prepared for the next contest!
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May 7, 2025 at 3:35 AM
The #PBParty New Draft Challenge & Critique Train starts NOW & lasts all of April 17-19 EDT
🚂Write a new PB draft
🚂Shout 'DONE' on this post
🚂Add your name to the Critique Train Google doc: tinyurl.com/Critique...
🚂CELEBRATE! 🎉
🚂FAQ: tinyurl.com/Critique...
Good luck ✨✨
PBParty Critique Train
PBParty Critique Train open for passengers on… April 17 - 19 Check out the FAQ here Keep up to date with PBParty events (including the contest) on Facebook Congrats for writing a new PB! Please add your name and e-mail below. I’ll critique the 1st person who completes a draft. They’ll crit...
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April 17, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Reposted by Mindy Alyse Weiss
This weekend reminded how much I truly adore speaking with writers. So if you're looking for an agent for a writers conference, please keep me in mind. I love them so much!

(I do require my expenses to be covered and payment. I can't pay to work or take days off my work for free)
April 13, 2025 at 9:12 PM
#PBParty honorable mentions update:

I've received lots of messages/e-mails asking when honorable mentions will be announced.

I'm hoping to get them up by the end of next week, but might need a bit longer.

I'll explain more in the PBParty Participants Facebook group. :)
April 12, 2025 at 4:02 AM
I had the best time with my younger daughter and grandpuppy. I miss them so much already. Can't wait to see them again at the end of the month. I'm counting the days!

And OMG--he is so cute, cuddly, kissy and could play 24/7.
April 12, 2025 at 3:26 AM