Dakota Wilster
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Dakota Wilster
@djwilster.bsky.social
Middle Grade writer on the lookout for mermaids.
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How to Raise a Reader in an Age of Digital Distraction | Lit Hub
How To Raise a Reader in an Age of Digital Distraction
People make certain assumptions about you when you’re the CEO of a children’s book company. Some assume I must have spent my childhood summers in a hammock reading Rebecca of Sunnybrook…
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September 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Query Critique #GiveawayAlert! Enter my #giveaway contest to win a query critique with Taj McCoy & read my agent spotlight interview at Literary Rambles to learn what she's looking for. #amwriting #amquerying #kidlit #agents tinyurl.com/2s3ts685
Literary Agent Interview: Taj McCoy and Query Critique Giveaway
Today I’m thrilled to have agent Taj McCoy here. She’s an agent at Laura Dail Literary Agency .   Hi­ Taj! Thanks so much for joining us...
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July 31, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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You're invited to #kidlitchat tonight at 9PM Eastern/6PM Pacific. Yes, I mean you. No RSVP needed. Just come and chat for an hour with your #kidlit friends. (And while I've got you here, consider this a 'save the date' for EVERY Tuesday at the same time, right here on Bluesky!)
April 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM
So...how many books is too many books to take on vacation? Not asking for a friend...
April 30, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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🎙️New episode alert! We had an amazing interview with author/agent @careybk.bsky.social! 👻📚We talked ghost stories, the reality of publishing, and why your query letter needs to hook an agent fast! Link in Bio. #writingcommunity #writers #amquerying

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Writing Scary, Querying Smart: Insider Tips with Agent & Author Carey Blankenship-Kramer
Beth and Lisa sit down with Carey Blankenship-Kramer, literary agent and author of Ghost Scout's Honor, to talk all things publishing—from crafting irresistible que…
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April 28, 2025 at 10:03 PM