Roberta Gibson
@robertagibson.bsky.social
Entomologist who caught the writing bug. Muse sends nonfiction picture books for kids #kidlit and mystery short stories for adults.
https://robertagibsonwrites.com
https://robertagibsonwrites.com
Exploring natural dyes is a wonderful way to combine chemistry, art and literature in your lessons. See @patricianewman.bsky.social LitLinks blog for details
www.patriciamnewman.com/litlinks-how...
#STEAM #kidlit #Dyes
www.patriciamnewman.com/litlinks-how...
#STEAM #kidlit #Dyes
LitLinks: How to encourage students to experiment with natural dyes
Combine ELA, art, and chemistry to entice middle grade readers (and older) to experiment with natural dyes.
www.patriciamnewman.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Exploring natural dyes is a wonderful way to combine chemistry, art and literature in your lessons. See @patricianewman.bsky.social LitLinks blog for details
www.patriciamnewman.com/litlinks-how...
#STEAM #kidlit #Dyes
www.patriciamnewman.com/litlinks-how...
#STEAM #kidlit #Dyes
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Revise your nonfiction picture book with me in a small-group Inked Voices workshop! @inkedvoices.bsky.social
🗓️ Jan 7–Mar 22, 2026
Apply by Nov 2, 2025
Two rounds of critique plus craft discussion.
🔗 https://app.inkedvoices.com/event/workshop/458
#KidLit #NonfictionPB #WritingCommunity #PictureBook
🗓️ Jan 7–Mar 22, 2026
Apply by Nov 2, 2025
Two rounds of critique plus craft discussion.
🔗 https://app.inkedvoices.com/event/workshop/458
#KidLit #NonfictionPB #WritingCommunity #PictureBook
October 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Revise your nonfiction picture book with me in a small-group Inked Voices workshop! @inkedvoices.bsky.social
🗓️ Jan 7–Mar 22, 2026
Apply by Nov 2, 2025
Two rounds of critique plus craft discussion.
🔗 https://app.inkedvoices.com/event/workshop/458
#KidLit #NonfictionPB #WritingCommunity #PictureBook
🗓️ Jan 7–Mar 22, 2026
Apply by Nov 2, 2025
Two rounds of critique plus craft discussion.
🔗 https://app.inkedvoices.com/event/workshop/458
#KidLit #NonfictionPB #WritingCommunity #PictureBook
Are all those webinar replays you have meaning to watch stacking up like books on your TBR pile? How many hours of watching do you have? Let's spend a day watching the replays.
Come back and report if you find anything inspiring. I may delete a few, too.
Come back and report if you find anything inspiring. I may delete a few, too.
October 25, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Are all those webinar replays you have meaning to watch stacking up like books on your TBR pile? How many hours of watching do you have? Let's spend a day watching the replays.
Come back and report if you find anything inspiring. I may delete a few, too.
Come back and report if you find anything inspiring. I may delete a few, too.
Have you visited #LitLinks recently? A great place to find out about new children's books AND get activity suggestions to accompany them. It's win-win! #kidlit #STEM
🆕 on #LitLinks! #edusky, let students model Earth's tilt w/everyday items & observe how sunlight changes, making seasonal differences tangible. Great for anyone teaching about astronomy, with references to Ulugh Beg & integrating ELA + STEM
🌐 www.patriciamnewman.com?p=13067
@moyuksel.bsky.social
🌐 www.patriciamnewman.com?p=13067
@moyuksel.bsky.social
October 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Psst! I am opening up to unagented children's book submissions *just for the month of October*! This is an exciting experiment. The email to send submissions to is OpenOctober@Sourcebooks.com. You can find out about what I'm looking for at www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/me...
Melissa Manlove – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website
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October 8, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Psst! I am opening up to unagented children's book submissions *just for the month of October*! This is an exciting experiment. The email to send submissions to is OpenOctober@Sourcebooks.com. You can find out about what I'm looking for at www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/me...
Signing the anthology this Friday! Come and see us.
A down on his luck father-to-be gets sucked into a dicey murder for hire gig as he tries to support his family.
"A Killer Job" by Roberta Gibson, from the Desert Sleuths Anthology, SOWEST: DANGER AWAITS!
Pick up a copy: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FNS2H162
#SinC #AmReading
@robertagibson.bsky.social
"A Killer Job" by Roberta Gibson, from the Desert Sleuths Anthology, SOWEST: DANGER AWAITS!
Pick up a copy: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FNS2H162
#SinC #AmReading
@robertagibson.bsky.social
September 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Signing the anthology this Friday! Come and see us.
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Next Friday, Sept 19, Editor Melissa Rechter of Crooked Lane Books & Alcove Press is taking zoom pitches at the WriteNOW! Conference. Let's take a closer look at her manuscript wishlist.
#DSWN #AmWriting #AmQuerying #WritingCommunity
#DSWN #AmWriting #AmQuerying #WritingCommunity
Get savvy editor Melissa Rechter's undivided attention for 10 minutes on Zoom. Pitch your passion project & see if she's a match. This is an amazing opportunity, JUMP on it!
Register for the WriteNOW! Conference at DesertSleuths.com
#DSWN25 #AmWriting #WritingCommunity @melissarechter.bsky.social
Register for the WriteNOW! Conference at DesertSleuths.com
#DSWN25 #AmWriting #WritingCommunity @melissarechter.bsky.social
September 13, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Next Friday, Sept 19, Editor Melissa Rechter of Crooked Lane Books & Alcove Press is taking zoom pitches at the WriteNOW! Conference. Let's take a closer look at her manuscript wishlist.
#DSWN #AmWriting #AmQuerying #WritingCommunity
#DSWN #AmWriting #AmQuerying #WritingCommunity
Can you believe this line up? Register Now! for the WriteNow! conference next weekend September 20, 2025. All the details at desertsleuths.com #writingcommunity #writingconference
September 10, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Can you believe this line up? Register Now! for the WriteNow! conference next weekend September 20, 2025. All the details at desertsleuths.com #writingcommunity #writingconference
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I so admire each of these authors!! Honored to be sitting (virtually) with them.
@djledford.bsky.social @robyngigl.bsky.social @alexsegura.bsky.social @desertsleuths.bsky.social
@djledford.bsky.social @robyngigl.bsky.social @alexsegura.bsky.social @desertsleuths.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I so admire each of these authors!! Honored to be sitting (virtually) with them.
@djledford.bsky.social @robyngigl.bsky.social @alexsegura.bsky.social @desertsleuths.bsky.social
@djledford.bsky.social @robyngigl.bsky.social @alexsegura.bsky.social @desertsleuths.bsky.social
Yep, the books won't be there on time so the @desertsleuths.bsky.social SoWest: Danger Awaits! anthology launch party is postponed. You can still pre-order the books on Amazon
September 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Yep, the books won't be there on time so the @desertsleuths.bsky.social SoWest: Danger Awaits! anthology launch party is postponed. You can still pre-order the books on Amazon
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Don't miss this sneak peek at an ingenious & stunning #STEM PB introduction to the flight of birds and discover your own way to soar. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... Olga Ptashnik @ebyrbooks.bsky.social #PPBF #kidlit #birds
August 29, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Don't miss this sneak peek at an ingenious & stunning #STEM PB introduction to the flight of birds and discover your own way to soar. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... Olga Ptashnik @ebyrbooks.bsky.social #PPBF #kidlit #birds
Writing short stories is the best because you can be part of something big, in this case the newest @desertsleuths.bsky.social anthology SoWest: Danger Awaits! Kindle version available for pre-order on Amazon, physical copy available September 19, 2025. amzn.to/45DsnMH Register at desertsleuths.com
August 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Writing short stories is the best because you can be part of something big, in this case the newest @desertsleuths.bsky.social anthology SoWest: Danger Awaits! Kindle version available for pre-order on Amazon, physical copy available September 19, 2025. amzn.to/45DsnMH Register at desertsleuths.com
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More amazing guests for the 2025 WriteNOW! Conference. Authors Deborah J Ledford, Robyn Gigl, D.M. Rowell, & Alex Segura discuss "Doing Justice to Characters Unlike Yourself". #AmWriting #MysteryWriters #CrimeWriters #ThrillerWriters #WritingCommunity #DSWN25
August 19, 2025 at 4:09 AM
More amazing guests for the 2025 WriteNOW! Conference. Authors Deborah J Ledford, Robyn Gigl, D.M. Rowell, & Alex Segura discuss "Doing Justice to Characters Unlike Yourself". #AmWriting #MysteryWriters #CrimeWriters #ThrillerWriters #WritingCommunity #DSWN25
Writers: Another free opportunity to learn more about craft. Wednesday August 20, 2025. Sorry it is late notice, so go register at desertsleuths.com right now! Villains are always the hardest to write!
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
August 19, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Writers: Another free opportunity to learn more about craft. Wednesday August 20, 2025. Sorry it is late notice, so go register at desertsleuths.com right now! Villains are always the hardest to write!
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
Our newest anthology launches September 19, 2025 at the Poisoned Pen bookstore @poisonedpen.bsky.social
6-4:30 p.m. MST Check it out for 25 new mystery and suspense short stories from @desertsleuths.bsky.social
6-4:30 p.m. MST Check it out for 25 new mystery and suspense short stories from @desertsleuths.bsky.social
August 12, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Our newest anthology launches September 19, 2025 at the Poisoned Pen bookstore @poisonedpen.bsky.social
6-4:30 p.m. MST Check it out for 25 new mystery and suspense short stories from @desertsleuths.bsky.social
6-4:30 p.m. MST Check it out for 25 new mystery and suspense short stories from @desertsleuths.bsky.social
#writingcommunity
#writingconference
Looking to hone those writing skills? Want to develop a sense of community?
Need inspiration?
Now is the time to register for the 2025 Desert Sleuth's WriteNow! Conference. Open to all! Virtual.
desertsleuths.com/writenow-2025/
#writingconference
Looking to hone those writing skills? Want to develop a sense of community?
Need inspiration?
Now is the time to register for the 2025 Desert Sleuth's WriteNow! Conference. Open to all! Virtual.
desertsleuths.com/writenow-2025/
August 5, 2025 at 11:57 PM
#writingcommunity
#writingconference
Looking to hone those writing skills? Want to develop a sense of community?
Need inspiration?
Now is the time to register for the 2025 Desert Sleuth's WriteNow! Conference. Open to all! Virtual.
desertsleuths.com/writenow-2025/
#writingconference
Looking to hone those writing skills? Want to develop a sense of community?
Need inspiration?
Now is the time to register for the 2025 Desert Sleuth's WriteNow! Conference. Open to all! Virtual.
desertsleuths.com/writenow-2025/
Ever wanted to write a prison story? Get the details at tomorrow's Desert Sleuths meeting. Register at desertsleuths.com #writingcommunity
This Wed, July 16, James L'Etoile presents "What Authors Really Need to Know About What Happens in Prison (without the pesky felony conviction)." Great stuff for #CrimeWriters #MysteryWriters #AmWriting! All writers welcome, just register at DesertSleuths.com. @jamesletoile.bsky.social
July 15, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Ever wanted to write a prison story? Get the details at tomorrow's Desert Sleuths meeting. Register at desertsleuths.com #writingcommunity
Yes! Nonfiction at its best.
GIVEAWAY ALERT!
We’re giving away a Jason Chin picture book bundle because every hero needs a little inspiration! 💥
Enter July 15-22 at picturebooksummit.co....
#giveaway #bookgiveaway #picturebook #kidlit #PBSummit #jasonchin @authorjasonchin.bsky.social #amwriting #amreading #booksky
We’re giving away a Jason Chin picture book bundle because every hero needs a little inspiration! 💥
Enter July 15-22 at picturebooksummit.co....
#giveaway #bookgiveaway #picturebook #kidlit #PBSummit #jasonchin @authorjasonchin.bsky.social #amwriting #amreading #booksky
July 15, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Yes! Nonfiction at its best.
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Discover @colleenpaeff.bsky.social 's exquisitely illustrated, lyrical, informational biography of a self-taught naturalist who became a preeminent expert on fireflies. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... Ji-Hyuk Kim Margaret K. McElderry Books #kidlit #biography #picturebook
June 10, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Discover @colleenpaeff.bsky.social 's exquisitely illustrated, lyrical, informational biography of a self-taught naturalist who became a preeminent expert on fireflies. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... Ji-Hyuk Kim Margaret K. McElderry Books #kidlit #biography #picturebook
So excited to be presenting HOW TO BUILD AN INSECT at Literally a Bookshop in Gilbert, AZ on Sunday June 8, 2025 at Noon. Such a cute shop and the nicest people!
May 24, 2025 at 9:57 PM
So excited to be presenting HOW TO BUILD AN INSECT at Literally a Bookshop in Gilbert, AZ on Sunday June 8, 2025 at Noon. Such a cute shop and the nicest people!
@desertsleuths.bsky.social Note: new speaker for our Wednesday May 21, 2025 meeting. Plus book giveaway! Hope you can still make it!
May 20, 2025 at 10:55 PM
@desertsleuths.bsky.social Note: new speaker for our Wednesday May 21, 2025 meeting. Plus book giveaway! Hope you can still make it!
Yesterday I gave up on a writing project because the deadline is looming and I didn't have enough pieces to complete it. I even started another project. Of course, when I woke up this morning I had the whole abandoned story worked out in my head. Those squirrely muses... #writing
April 30, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Yesterday I gave up on a writing project because the deadline is looming and I didn't have enough pieces to complete it. I even started another project. Of course, when I woke up this morning I had the whole abandoned story worked out in my head. Those squirrely muses... #writing
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Hey you! Drop everything and read! 📚💙
Celebrated every year on April 12- Beverly Cleary's birthday! -and borrowing from her wonderful Ramona Quimby books, this day is to encourage making reading a family activity.
To participate, set aside 30 minutes for reading today!
#booksky
#writingcommunity
Celebrated every year on April 12- Beverly Cleary's birthday! -and borrowing from her wonderful Ramona Quimby books, this day is to encourage making reading a family activity.
To participate, set aside 30 minutes for reading today!
#booksky
#writingcommunity
April 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Hey you! Drop everything and read! 📚💙
Celebrated every year on April 12- Beverly Cleary's birthday! -and borrowing from her wonderful Ramona Quimby books, this day is to encourage making reading a family activity.
To participate, set aside 30 minutes for reading today!
#booksky
#writingcommunity
Celebrated every year on April 12- Beverly Cleary's birthday! -and borrowing from her wonderful Ramona Quimby books, this day is to encourage making reading a family activity.
To participate, set aside 30 minutes for reading today!
#booksky
#writingcommunity
Getting ready for #independentbookstoreday with a visit to Wijaya House. Books and flowers, what a fun combination. There are staff recommendations on the shelves, or you can have a blind date with a book wrapped in brown paper. Fun! Well worth it!
April 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Getting ready for #independentbookstoreday with a visit to Wijaya House. Books and flowers, what a fun combination. There are staff recommendations on the shelves, or you can have a blind date with a book wrapped in brown paper. Fun! Well worth it!