Susan Johnston Taylor (she/her)
@sjohnstontaylor.bsky.social
Actor/singer/author who tells stories onstage & on the page. ND. Works/teaches at @thewritingbarn.bsky.social
#Kidlit author: ANIMALS IN SURPRISING SHADES, 2023. Rep: Mara Cobb at Martin Lit.
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#Kidlit author: ANIMALS IN SURPRISING SHADES, 2023. Rep: Mara Cobb at Martin Lit.
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Look who unboxed her @scbwi.bsky.social Crystal Kite Award trophy over the weekend! ✨ Huge thanks to everyone who has supported ANIMALS IN SURPRISING SHADES! Illustrator Annie Bakst & I are so honored. #kidlit #poetry #picturebooks #12x12PB
Sadie & I are so excited to share the cover reveal for IF PETS WROTE POEMS: A PARODY COLLECTION unleashing March 10, 2026 & now available for preorder! 🐾https://bookshop.org/p/books/if-pets-wrote-poems-a-parody-collection-susan-johnston-taylor/b1ee85d77398728f?ean=9781957655659&next=t #poetry4all
August 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Sadie & I are so excited to share the cover reveal for IF PETS WROTE POEMS: A PARODY COLLECTION unleashing March 10, 2026 & now available for preorder! 🐾https://bookshop.org/p/books/if-pets-wrote-poems-a-parody-collection-susan-johnston-taylor/b1ee85d77398728f?ean=9781957655659&next=t #poetry4all
I’m proud to donate a 1:1 Virtual Tutorial on Canva for Authors to a benefit auction for the @ndkidlit.bsky.social Scholarship at @highlightsfound.bsky.social! Bidding runs throughout the April 30. Details here: ndkidlit.org/product/11-v... #kidlit
April 17, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I’m proud to donate a 1:1 Virtual Tutorial on Canva for Authors to a benefit auction for the @ndkidlit.bsky.social Scholarship at @highlightsfound.bsky.social! Bidding runs throughout the April 30. Details here: ndkidlit.org/product/11-v... #kidlit
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🎨 Fundraising Auction spotlight
@sjohnstontaylor.bsky.social is offering a virtual tutorial on #canva !
Auction is live 4/15-4/30. Proceeds fund our #neurodiverse #kidlit @highlightsfound.bsky.social scholarship
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@sjohnstontaylor.bsky.social is offering a virtual tutorial on #canva !
Auction is live 4/15-4/30. Proceeds fund our #neurodiverse #kidlit @highlightsfound.bsky.social scholarship
👀 champ.ly/xSRrqf-V
<a href="/hashtag/autism" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#autism #mentalhealth #writingcommunity #adhd #ptsd #anxiety
April 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
🎨 Fundraising Auction spotlight
@sjohnstontaylor.bsky.social is offering a virtual tutorial on #canva !
Auction is live 4/15-4/30. Proceeds fund our #neurodiverse #kidlit @highlightsfound.bsky.social scholarship
👀 champ.ly/xSRrqf-V
<a href="/hashtag/autism" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#autism #mentalhealth #writingcommunity #adhd #ptsd #anxiety
@sjohnstontaylor.bsky.social is offering a virtual tutorial on #canva !
Auction is live 4/15-4/30. Proceeds fund our #neurodiverse #kidlit @highlightsfound.bsky.social scholarship
👀 champ.ly/xSRrqf-V
<a href="/hashtag/autism" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#autism #mentalhealth #writingcommunity #adhd #ptsd #anxiety
Who else loves books AND musicals? ✨ I’m hosting a show tune open mic night at Birdhouse Books & Gifts in Austin on March 25, so it got me thinking about all the great musicals inspired by books. Do you have a favorite? What would you add?
March 15, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Who else loves books AND musicals? ✨ I’m hosting a show tune open mic night at Birdhouse Books & Gifts in Austin on March 25, so it got me thinking about all the great musicals inspired by books. Do you have a favorite? What would you add?
Writers, friendly reminder that even Stephen King faced rejections for CARRIE, which went on to become a NYT bestseller! I'm leading a webinar tonight with SCBWI MD/DE/WV all about persevering through the passes. Join me! www.scbwi.org/events/MDDEW... #AmQuerying
March 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Writers, friendly reminder that even Stephen King faced rejections for CARRIE, which went on to become a NYT bestseller! I'm leading a webinar tonight with SCBWI MD/DE/WV all about persevering through the passes. Join me! www.scbwi.org/events/MDDEW... #AmQuerying
Writers, if you're in the query trenches struggling to land an agent, I know how hard it can be! That's why I'm presenting a webinar on Persevering Past Rejection: Tools & Tips to Save Your Sanity for the MD/DE/WV chapter of @scbwi.bsky.social. Register here: www.scbwi.org/events/MDDEW... #querying
Persevering Past Rejection: Tools & Tips to Save Your Sanity
Every would-be author or illustrator has faced rejection in their quest to find a literary agent and/or land a book deal. Those passes can tear you down or propel you towards achieving your goals. Aut...
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February 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Writers, if you're in the query trenches struggling to land an agent, I know how hard it can be! That's why I'm presenting a webinar on Persevering Past Rejection: Tools & Tips to Save Your Sanity for the MD/DE/WV chapter of @scbwi.bsky.social. Register here: www.scbwi.org/events/MDDEW... #querying
#ATX friends, I'm debuting my solo cabaret Unsung: Celebrating Female Musical Theatre Writers on March 30 in Mozart's Loft & I'd love to see you there! www.showclix.com/tickets/unsu...
January 27, 2025 at 6:35 PM
#ATX friends, I'm debuting my solo cabaret Unsung: Celebrating Female Musical Theatre Writers on March 30 in Mozart's Loft & I'd love to see you there! www.showclix.com/tickets/unsu...
Writers, I donated a 1-hour Canva tutorial on Zoom to this auction to support LA Wildfire Relief! You can bid on it here: www.32auctions.com/organization... Also check out the 350+ other items available including editor & agent critiques, signed books & more. #kidlit #amwriting
January 21, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Writers, I donated a 1-hour Canva tutorial on Zoom to this auction to support LA Wildfire Relief! You can bid on it here: www.32auctions.com/organization... Also check out the 350+ other items available including editor & agent critiques, signed books & more. #kidlit #amwriting
Takeaway from a performance workshop I attended yesterday that feels applicable to anything creative: "CONNECTION OVER PERFECTION." Yes!
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January 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Takeaway from a performance workshop I attended yesterday that feels applicable to anything creative: "CONNECTION OVER PERFECTION." Yes!
This quote from Demi Moore at the Golden Globes last night really resonated with me as a creative: "You will never be enough, but you can understand the value of your work if you just put down the measuring stick."
January 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This quote from Demi Moore at the Golden Globes last night really resonated with me as a creative: "You will never be enough, but you can understand the value of your work if you just put down the measuring stick."
On a recent visit to London, I stopped by the @poetrypharmacy.bsky.social and bought this vial of "pills" for writer's block. (It has slips of paper with inspirational quotes & lines of poetry inside.) What emotional ailment would you treat with poetry? #Poetry4All
December 25, 2024 at 8:42 PM
On a recent visit to London, I stopped by the @poetrypharmacy.bsky.social and bought this vial of "pills" for writer's block. (It has slips of paper with inspirational quotes & lines of poetry inside.) What emotional ailment would you treat with poetry? #Poetry4All
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This BEAUTIFUL #stem book by @sjohnstontaylor.bsky.social is both lyrical and informative. Great Christmas gift for the inquisitive child in your life! #PictureBook #KidLit
December 13, 2024 at 9:33 PM
This BEAUTIFUL #stem book by @sjohnstontaylor.bsky.social is both lyrical and informative. Great Christmas gift for the inquisitive child in your life! #PictureBook #KidLit
Thanks for including my Q&A for Stanford GSB in your year end roundup, @studyhall.bsky.social!
@sjohnstontaylor.bsky.social did a Q&A with a Ukrainian businesswoman for the Stanford Graduate School of Business
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December 21, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Thanks for including my Q&A for Stanford GSB in your year end roundup, @studyhall.bsky.social!
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Congratulations to @gloriaamescua.bsky.social, @sjohnstontaylor.bsky.social, Lisa Gunsberg, and Nick Solis on getting to sign the party porch! 🎉
This WB tradition celebrates students who have had their books published, and we’re so excited to have celebrated them at the Barn recently.
This WB tradition celebrates students who have had their books published, and we’re so excited to have celebrated them at the Barn recently.
December 18, 2024 at 10:14 PM
Congratulations to @gloriaamescua.bsky.social, @sjohnstontaylor.bsky.social, Lisa Gunsberg, and Nick Solis on getting to sign the party porch! 🎉
This WB tradition celebrates students who have had their books published, and we’re so excited to have celebrated them at the Barn recently.
This WB tradition celebrates students who have had their books published, and we’re so excited to have celebrated them at the Barn recently.
Thanks SO MUCH, Carolyn!
This BEAUTIFUL #stem book by @sjohnstontaylor.bsky.social is both lyrical and informative. Great Christmas gift for the inquisitive child in your life! #PictureBook #KidLit
December 15, 2024 at 12:30 PM
Thanks SO MUCH, Carolyn!
So true! I once fell asleep in a hotel lobby in Prague waiting for my room to be ready & left my phone on the coach. 🤦♀️ Fortunately, I didn't even realize it was missing until a kind employee delivered it to my room (it also had my ID so they were able to find me pretty easily).
December 11, 2024 at 6:26 PM
So true! I once fell asleep in a hotel lobby in Prague waiting for my room to be ready & left my phone on the coach. 🤦♀️ Fortunately, I didn't even realize it was missing until a kind employee delivered it to my room (it also had my ID so they were able to find me pretty easily).
ADHDers, what are your favorite travel tips? Getting ready for my first big trip post-diagnosis & hoping my executive function doesn’t let me down! #ADHD
December 11, 2024 at 3:48 PM
ADHDers, what are your favorite travel tips? Getting ready for my first big trip post-diagnosis & hoping my executive function doesn’t let me down! #ADHD
So grateful to be part of @thewritingbarn.bsky.social community! ✨ From 2016, when I started, to 2023, when I published my debut book & joined the Writing Barn staff, this community and founder Bethany Hegedus have been so supportive. Here I am (finally) signing the Party Porch! #WriterCommunity
December 10, 2024 at 2:40 PM
So grateful to be part of @thewritingbarn.bsky.social community! ✨ From 2016, when I started, to 2023, when I published my debut book & joined the Writing Barn staff, this community and founder Bethany Hegedus have been so supportive. Here I am (finally) signing the Party Porch! #WriterCommunity
Neuro-sparkly friends, I'm writing a listicle of podcasts hosted by #ND people for ND people. I'm subscribed to several for ADHDers (ADHD Chatter, #ADHD for Smart Ass Women, etc.), but I'd love your recs for podcasts for/by people with other diagnosis like autism, dyspraxia, etc. What do you say?
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December 4, 2024 at 2:29 PM
Decided I'm at that stage of my (very eclectic) career where I'm now longer limited to a single page resume. This girl is ready for new challenges in 2025!
(And yes, I already stopped including my college grad several years ago, although one can still find it on LinkedIn if you're determined.)
(And yes, I already stopped including my college grad several years ago, although one can still find it on LinkedIn if you're determined.)
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December 3, 2024 at 9:46 PM
Decided I'm at that stage of my (very eclectic) career where I'm now longer limited to a single page resume. This girl is ready for new challenges in 2025!
(And yes, I already stopped including my college grad several years ago, although one can still find it on LinkedIn if you're determined.)
(And yes, I already stopped including my college grad several years ago, although one can still find it on LinkedIn if you're determined.)
Here’s to the two-legged & four-legged muses: The pets who keep us company, the critique partners who help us view our work in a new light, the mentors who see our potential even when we don’t, and everyone else along for this creative journey!
Wishing you light, love, and inspiration. ✨ #AmWriting
Wishing you light, love, and inspiration. ✨ #AmWriting
December 3, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Here’s to the two-legged & four-legged muses: The pets who keep us company, the critique partners who help us view our work in a new light, the mentors who see our potential even when we don’t, and everyone else along for this creative journey!
Wishing you light, love, and inspiration. ✨ #AmWriting
Wishing you light, love, and inspiration. ✨ #AmWriting
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December’s cold winds blow in the last class & events of 2024! 🌬️❄️
Rebekah Manley’s DIY Publicity Kit webinar on 12/7 teaches writers how to promote themselves and their work with eye-catching details. We also have an exciting month of events lined up for members of our Courage to Create program!
Rebekah Manley’s DIY Publicity Kit webinar on 12/7 teaches writers how to promote themselves and their work with eye-catching details. We also have an exciting month of events lined up for members of our Courage to Create program!
December 2, 2024 at 5:55 PM
December’s cold winds blow in the last class & events of 2024! 🌬️❄️
Rebekah Manley’s DIY Publicity Kit webinar on 12/7 teaches writers how to promote themselves and their work with eye-catching details. We also have an exciting month of events lined up for members of our Courage to Create program!
Rebekah Manley’s DIY Publicity Kit webinar on 12/7 teaches writers how to promote themselves and their work with eye-catching details. We also have an exciting month of events lined up for members of our Courage to Create program!
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Teachers & librarians! Want to Zoom with an author for World Read Aloud Day? Here's all the information about how WRAD Zoom visits work, plus a list of over 300 author & illustrator volunteers! katemessner.com/zoom-with-an...
December 2, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Teachers & librarians! Want to Zoom with an author for World Read Aloud Day? Here's all the information about how WRAD Zoom visits work, plus a list of over 300 author & illustrator volunteers! katemessner.com/zoom-with-an...
Books make great gifts! ✨ Whether you purchase one of my books or not, I hope you’ll consider supporting local authors & indie bookstores this holiday season.
What book(s) are you gifting this year? Leave a comment & let me know! 📚
#shopsmall #shopindie #bookstores #writercommunity
What book(s) are you gifting this year? Leave a comment & let me know! 📚
#shopsmall #shopindie #bookstores #writercommunity
December 3, 2024 at 12:17 AM
Books make great gifts! ✨ Whether you purchase one of my books or not, I hope you’ll consider supporting local authors & indie bookstores this holiday season.
What book(s) are you gifting this year? Leave a comment & let me know! 📚
#shopsmall #shopindie #bookstores #writercommunity
What book(s) are you gifting this year? Leave a comment & let me know! 📚
#shopsmall #shopindie #bookstores #writercommunity
Rebekah is a friend & CP, so I know her Dec. 7th webinar on DIY Publicity is going to be full of actionable tips! #WriterCommunity
Writers are small businesses too! 🖊️
Rebekah’s DIY Publicity webinar is the perfect way to promote your small business. Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter this weekend for an exclusive discount on the webinar—and deals all year.
Sign up for the webinar here: thewritingbarn.com/class/diy-pu...
Rebekah’s DIY Publicity webinar is the perfect way to promote your small business. Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter this weekend for an exclusive discount on the webinar—and deals all year.
Sign up for the webinar here: thewritingbarn.com/class/diy-pu...
December 2, 2024 at 2:25 AM
Rebekah is a friend & CP, so I know her Dec. 7th webinar on DIY Publicity is going to be full of actionable tips! #WriterCommunity