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Charissa
@charissawrites.bsky.social
Picture book author/illustrator and mother to three feral children who sometimes talk about things that aren't poop. 🏳️‍🌈
*Seeking representation is
#kidlit #kidlitart #pb
www.charissashuttlesworth.com
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“How’d the world die? A pack of no-talent tech grifters created a digital artbarf machine to spew endless artbarf and each time the machine threw up it drank more water, destroyed more resources. Nobody wanted it but they did it anyway! Eat your roach paste.”

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New publisher Spines aims to 'disrupt' industry by using AI to publish 8,000 books in 2025 alone
A new publisher has claimed it aims to “disrupt” the books industry by publishing 8,000 books in 2025 alone using artificial intelligence.
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November 25, 2024 at 12:16 PM
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I need a course on gentle parenting under fascism, because my cortisol levels are not ideal for bedtime shenanigans/delays.
November 13, 2024 at 1:52 PM
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#BlueSkyTip Since BlueSky doesn’t use the sort of algorithms that X and Threads use, content is boosted by reposts, not by likes. If you enjoy something, sharing it is the best way to help others find it.

#KidLit #WritingCommunity
November 12, 2024 at 2:58 PM
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Walt Whitman gives some life advice:
November 6, 2024 at 11:08 PM
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November 6, 2024 at 7:28 AM
Nothing like waiting until the literal last day to join something lol. #ABLArtFest Here's a spooky late night nightmare in honor of the day 🧙‍♀️🍄

#kidlit #kidlitart #halloween
October 31, 2024 at 4:08 PM
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Repurposed an old drawing for an important vote. It’s the final push everybody! Get out and vote, and please Vote Blue!

#kidlitart #kidlit #kidlit4kamala
#voteBlue #StopProject2025
#illustration #bluesky #HarrisWalz2024
October 28, 2024 at 5:04 AM
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Hi all! How are you? It is not long left until Halloween and I am yet to visit a pumpkin patch. However, the last time I went to one, something “mist”sterious happened… ✨
Speak soon 🧡


#illustrator #kidlitart #kidlitartist #fawashah #illustration #art #drawing #gouachepainting #characterdesign
October 24, 2024 at 4:18 PM
What if your Daddy’s blaring sneeze caused an avalanche? Or woke up a den of hungry bears? When Papa asks Daddy what it’d take 4 him 2 TRY 2 be quieter, Petey imagines his dads in wilder and wilder sneeze-induced scenarios. Can Daddy ever learn 2 tame his Gesundheit? 🏳️‍🌈 #skypitch #pb #kidlit
October 23, 2024 at 11:12 AM
Artists, QRP with your 2 sides!

Ahhhh but I am a crafty gal, so lots and lots of sides to this prism. For now:

Kidlit author/illustrator and pet portraitist 🥰

#kidlit #picturebook #kidlitartist #kidlitart
October 22, 2024 at 11:56 PM
ABSOLUTELY. I’m very sad my 30’s are almost over bc they were awesome and I learned to love myself. But simultaneously excited to enter my 40’s and see what that’s all about
October 22, 2024 at 2:35 PM
Looking forward to joining and meeting some new friends! Let me know if you’re pitching so I can follow you and support ❤️
October 22, 2024 at 2:29 PM
How does one retrieve a beloved Scleich baboon from deep in the plumbing of a toilet? Asking for a friend. #parenting #toddlerlife
October 22, 2024 at 2:58 AM
Just working out some character design. 🥰 How do you translate what’s in your head to paper #kidlitart people? Does it come easy? #picturebook #kidlit #pb
October 22, 2024 at 12:35 AM
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October 17, 2024 at 1:39 PM
Hey #kidlit and specifically #pb people, can anyone give some input? Found a dream agent for my picture book and on her query manager submission form she doesn't explicitly ask for a book dummy, just says "Provide illustrations or art samples". Should I submit the dummy anyway or just a few samples?
October 17, 2024 at 11:10 PM