Elana K. Arnold
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Elana K. Arnold
@elanakarnold.bsky.social
Writer, Human, Author, Friend. Learn about my new course with Nina LaCour, How to Say It: Strengthening Dialogue and Interiority in Fiction at: https://howtosayit.teachery.co/howtosayit?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAafMVnEHKv32P2wPZyOCcItyfMAix1ZNk5_xwQrDzUVRG
We are getting so close! Revision Season officially starts this Sunday. I am NOT GOOD at social media posts or promo but I promise you I am excellent at helping writers with RE-vision. Seeing their work again, anew, and afresh. Join us!!
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Revision Season | Elana K Arnold
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October 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Revision Season begins in one week! Those who've already enrolled have received the Week Zero work early. There's still time to join this intense, interactive 8-week masterclass in revision (and writing, and humaning). Please email me at elana@elanakarnold.com if you'd like to learn more!
October 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Revision Season officially begins on 10/12! You can still sign up! And if you’ve attended one of my SCBWI classes, email me for a coupon code! This class is a deep dive into revision, writing, and humaning.
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October 3, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I'm THRILLED to share the cover of my speculative fiction debut, HOLLOWAY (pub date 5/4/26! art by Sarah Jarrett, cover designed by Corina Lupp & Jenna Stempel-Lobel). Autism? Anti-vaxxers? Art? Philosophy? Reverberations & cycles through history? If you say "yes, please," then HOLLOWAY is for you.
October 2, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Total instances of book bans: I'm #6. Number of unique titles affected by book bans: I'm tied for #9 with @halseanderson.bsky.social. Number of districts in which the author is banned: I'm #3. Please don't say "Good for you." It's "Shame on them."
October 1, 2025 at 9:45 PM
It's been 2+ years since I wrote this essay, but it seems like a good time to say this again: I'm autistic. I love my brain. And... if you meet one person with autism, you've met... one person with autism. We are not a monolith. But we are whole people, each of us.
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My Beautiful Brain | Elana K Arnold
So! I’ve gone back and forth about whether to write this little essay or not. Obviously, I’ve landed on “yes.” But why I’ve decided to write it… well, I’m not so sure about that.  Over the years since...
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September 25, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I'm THRILLED to share this exciting news!! PARK DAY makes me SO HAPPY!!!
September 23, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Fall Writing Nights starts this Thursday! There's still time to join us. Ask me any questions! fall-writing-nights-2025.teachery.co/rememberwhen
September 8, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Schrödinger's Trump.
August 30, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Wondering what people think of Revision Season? Here are two past students' reflections. If you have questions about the course, please ask me! Enrollment is open!
August 22, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Enrollment for Revision Season is open, and there are three more days to apply for the two scholarship spots for neuroatypical writers! Learn more about the course here: elanakarnold.com/revision-sea...
Revision Season | Elana K Arnold
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August 13, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Revision Season is on the horizon, and I'm offering 2 scholarship spots to neuroatypical writers. If you'd like to apply, just email me at elana@elanakarnold.com and I'll put your name in the hat. This Season begins October 12! To enroll or learn more, visit: elanakarnold.com/revision-sea...
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August 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Somehow this is the first I've heard about Ms. Rachel. But wow. Humanity of all people--it shouldn't be revolutionary, but I guess it always has been.
Ms. Rachel grew up on Mister Rogers. Now she’s carrying on his legacy.
The YouTube star wants her audiences — adults and children alike — to see the humanity of all people.
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July 31, 2025 at 4:50 PM
June 14, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Great news, fans of BAT! A new book is on its way, BAT AND THE CASE OF THE YIPS! And here's the adorable cover, illustrated by the incomparable @charlessantoso.bsky.social!
June 13, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Join me, Long Beach friends!
June 12, 2025 at 11:18 PM
TOMORROW!! Our Summer Writing Nights, How to Say It: Dialogue and Interiority in Fiction, begins tomorrow evening! You can still register. xo!
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June 4, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Just a few days left to join us! This series of 5 meetings will be recorded, so you don't need to attend live to participate, and you'll always be invited to send in questions ahead of time if you have something specific you want answered. Link in bio to learn more.
May 31, 2025 at 5:04 PM
this reminds me of Babycakes in A BOY CALLED BAT, drawn by the incomparable @charlessantoso.bsky.social !!!
May 31, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This week, @ninalacour.bsky.social and I are giving prompts and insight about writing dialogue and interiority on our newsletters! You can sign up for mine here, if you'd like! The first went out yesterday; three more to come.

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May 18, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Hello, hello! @ninalacour.bsky.social & I are teaming up again, this time for Summer Writing Nights! I hope you'll join us!
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May 6, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Hi! I'll be speaking at this fundraiser to help support the Huntington Beach Public Library this Sunday. I've been told that football player/free speech activist Chris Kluwe will be there, too!

The event will be held at Four Sons Brewing on Gothard St. I hope to see you there!
April 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Reposted by Elana K. Arnold
Hey RFK Jr., tell us you don’t read poetry without telling us you don’t read poetry.
April 18, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I'm grateful to PEN America, the ACLU, and the brave young readers who are standing up to book banning in their county.

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ACLU of Tennessee Files Lawsuit on Behalf of PEN America and Families to Halt Book Bans in Rutherford County, TN Schools - PEN America
Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee, along with attorney Kerry Knox, filed a lawsuit on behalf of three Rutherford County families and PEN America against the Rutherford County Boar...
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April 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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It's #NationalLibraryWeek - #RightToReadDay!
I recently finished WHAT GIRLS ARE MADE OF, and it is such a relatable and thoughtful work of art. Thank you for sharing this with the world, @elanakarnold.bsky.social. Your Author's Note brought me to tears. 💛
April 7, 2025 at 7:38 PM