Jessica Watts
@jesssicawatts.bsky.social
Mama, silly story writer
Rep'd by Emily Keyes
jwattswrites.com
Rep'd by Emily Keyes
jwattswrites.com
Ahhh!!! So excited for this!!
I'm thrilled to announce my debut picture book FORTS, illustrated by @kenardpak.bsky.social, published by Viking. Release date: 7/29.
Preorders now open! Signed copies are available through Dotters' Books. dottersbooks.com/pages/contac...
#kidlit
thx to @joycesweeney.bsky.social for everything.😘
Preorders now open! Signed copies are available through Dotters' Books. dottersbooks.com/pages/contac...
#kidlit
thx to @joycesweeney.bsky.social for everything.😘
November 13, 2024 at 4:16 AM
Ahhh!!! So excited for this!!
My toxic trait is I like to buy celery and never use it.
October 27, 2024 at 6:11 PM
My toxic trait is I like to buy celery and never use it.
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Hi! I'm a #kidlit executive #art director. To celebrate the influx of new artists I’d like to gift a FREE, one hour, Zoom, portfolio-review /coaching-session exclusively here on Bluesky.
1. Reply w/ your art.
2. Random winner.
3. No DMs please.
I will look closely at every reply! 💙❤️
1. Reply w/ your art.
2. Random winner.
3. No DMs please.
I will look closely at every reply! 💙❤️
October 18, 2024 at 4:46 PM
And the winner of the PB critique is…
🥁 🥁 🥁
@janycampana.bsky.social!
DM or email me for info on how to get started. Woohoo! 🎉
🥁 🥁 🥁
@janycampana.bsky.social!
DM or email me for info on how to get started. Woohoo! 🎉
The crisp fall air makes me want to curl up with some critiques.
Must be time for a giveaway!
To enter:
🍁Repost
🍁Like & Follow
🍁Tag a Friend
Don’t want to wait? DM or visit jwattswrites.com for more info on in-depth PB critiques 💃
#kidlit #WritingCommunity
Must be time for a giveaway!
To enter:
🍁Repost
🍁Like & Follow
🍁Tag a Friend
Don’t want to wait? DM or visit jwattswrites.com for more info on in-depth PB critiques 💃
#kidlit #WritingCommunity
October 14, 2024 at 10:03 PM
And the winner of the PB critique is…
🥁 🥁 🥁
@janycampana.bsky.social!
DM or email me for info on how to get started. Woohoo! 🎉
🥁 🥁 🥁
@janycampana.bsky.social!
DM or email me for info on how to get started. Woohoo! 🎉
The crisp fall air makes me want to curl up with some critiques.
Must be time for a giveaway!
To enter:
🍁Repost
🍁Like & Follow
🍁Tag a Friend
Don’t want to wait? DM or visit jwattswrites.com for more info on in-depth PB critiques 💃
#kidlit #WritingCommunity
Must be time for a giveaway!
To enter:
🍁Repost
🍁Like & Follow
🍁Tag a Friend
Don’t want to wait? DM or visit jwattswrites.com for more info on in-depth PB critiques 💃
#kidlit #WritingCommunity
October 10, 2024 at 10:31 PM
The crisp fall air makes me want to curl up with some critiques.
Must be time for a giveaway!
To enter:
🍁Repost
🍁Like & Follow
🍁Tag a Friend
Don’t want to wait? DM or visit jwattswrites.com for more info on in-depth PB critiques 💃
#kidlit #WritingCommunity
Must be time for a giveaway!
To enter:
🍁Repost
🍁Like & Follow
🍁Tag a Friend
Don’t want to wait? DM or visit jwattswrites.com for more info on in-depth PB critiques 💃
#kidlit #WritingCommunity
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The rumors are true! My debut picture book, #WholeWhale (ill. by Nelleke Verhoeff), is now a #boardBook! This huggable book has foldout pages that reveal the animals' solution to the question "Can we fit a whole blue whale?"
Signed copies: www.shoponceuponatime.com/autographed-...
(Barefoot Books)
Signed copies: www.shoponceuponatime.com/autographed-...
(Barefoot Books)
October 2, 2024 at 9:15 PM
The rumors are true! My debut picture book, #WholeWhale (ill. by Nelleke Verhoeff), is now a #boardBook! This huggable book has foldout pages that reveal the animals' solution to the question "Can we fit a whole blue whale?"
Signed copies: www.shoponceuponatime.com/autographed-...
(Barefoot Books)
Signed copies: www.shoponceuponatime.com/autographed-...
(Barefoot Books)
It’s the first day of fall, y’all (and my wedding anniversary)!
And your cue to start watching Over the Garden Wall
And your cue to start watching Over the Garden Wall
a couple of cartoon characters are walking through a forest . one of the characters is carrying a frog on his head .
ALT: a couple of cartoon characters are walking through a forest . one of the characters is carrying a frog on his head .
media.tenor.com
September 22, 2024 at 7:20 PM
It’s the first day of fall, y’all (and my wedding anniversary)!
And your cue to start watching Over the Garden Wall
And your cue to start watching Over the Garden Wall
No one ever mentioned the amount of food I’d drop on my sleeping child.
September 21, 2024 at 2:43 AM
No one ever mentioned the amount of food I’d drop on my sleeping child.
⏰ Don't sleep on this discount! ⏰
Last week to save 20% off a Full PB Critique!
What you'll get:
✏️Big-picture feedback
✏️Line-level suggestions
✏️Honesty & encouragement
DM or visit jwattswrites.com for more info
#kidlit #writingcommunity
Last week to save 20% off a Full PB Critique!
What you'll get:
✏️Big-picture feedback
✏️Line-level suggestions
✏️Honesty & encouragement
DM or visit jwattswrites.com for more info
#kidlit #writingcommunity
September 21, 2024 at 1:51 AM
⏰ Don't sleep on this discount! ⏰
Last week to save 20% off a Full PB Critique!
What you'll get:
✏️Big-picture feedback
✏️Line-level suggestions
✏️Honesty & encouragement
DM or visit jwattswrites.com for more info
#kidlit #writingcommunity
Last week to save 20% off a Full PB Critique!
What you'll get:
✏️Big-picture feedback
✏️Line-level suggestions
✏️Honesty & encouragement
DM or visit jwattswrites.com for more info
#kidlit #writingcommunity
Yay!! I’m so glad I could help 🥰🥰🥰
🏆 And what a great #kidlit prize it turned out to be! @jesssicawatts.bsky.social ‘s critique brought some much needed insight into how to strengthen my #picturebook manuscript’s emotional arc and take it to the next level.
🐊❤️🐍
🐊❤️🐍
I went to double check this and it appears as though @kamillamilligan.bsky.social boosted and didn’t enter! I’m still getting used to bluesky 🤣
So I’ll be giving away critiques to the other entries, @alpacasbookshelf.bsky.social and @carriekarnesfannin.bsky.social
Now, everyone is a winner! 😅
So I’ll be giving away critiques to the other entries, @alpacasbookshelf.bsky.social and @carriekarnesfannin.bsky.social
Now, everyone is a winner! 😅
September 17, 2024 at 8:46 PM
Yay!! I’m so glad I could help 🥰🥰🥰
🚨Critique availability is filling up fast🚨
Secure your spot before the sale ends!
Promo code: LAUNCH20P
Exp: 9/27
That’s a full PB manuscript critique for only $20 🥳
DM or visit jwattswrites.com for more info
Secure your spot before the sale ends!
Promo code: LAUNCH20P
Exp: 9/27
That’s a full PB manuscript critique for only $20 🥳
DM or visit jwattswrites.com for more info
September 15, 2024 at 8:20 PM
🚨Critique availability is filling up fast🚨
Secure your spot before the sale ends!
Promo code: LAUNCH20P
Exp: 9/27
That’s a full PB manuscript critique for only $20 🥳
DM or visit jwattswrites.com for more info
Secure your spot before the sale ends!
Promo code: LAUNCH20P
Exp: 9/27
That’s a full PB manuscript critique for only $20 🥳
DM or visit jwattswrites.com for more info
When should I tell my 4yo that it’s “spooky” not “smooky”, because I’m thinking never
September 10, 2024 at 12:14 AM
When should I tell my 4yo that it’s “spooky” not “smooky”, because I’m thinking never
🎉The winner is @kamillamilligan.bsky.social!
DM for details on how to proceed
—
Are you in need of a PB critique? DM or head to jwattswrites.com to learn more about me and my critique services. Save 20% now: LAUNCH20P
Exp: 9/27/24
[insert encore laser show here. Pew! Zonggg! Zinggg!]
DM for details on how to proceed
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Are you in need of a PB critique? DM or head to jwattswrites.com to learn more about me and my critique services. Save 20% now: LAUNCH20P
Exp: 9/27/24
[insert encore laser show here. Pew! Zonggg! Zinggg!]
September 6, 2024 at 6:50 PM
🎉The winner is @kamillamilligan.bsky.social!
DM for details on how to proceed
—
Are you in need of a PB critique? DM or head to jwattswrites.com to learn more about me and my critique services. Save 20% now: LAUNCH20P
Exp: 9/27/24
[insert encore laser show here. Pew! Zonggg! Zinggg!]
DM for details on how to proceed
—
Are you in need of a PB critique? DM or head to jwattswrites.com to learn more about me and my critique services. Save 20% now: LAUNCH20P
Exp: 9/27/24
[insert encore laser show here. Pew! Zonggg! Zinggg!]
It’s the moment you’ve been waiting for—A PB critique giveaway 🎉
If that’s STILL not what you’ve been waiting for, I’ve prepared a v subpar laser show that leaves much to the imagination!
[insert laser show with noises like “Pew! Pew! Zonggg!”]
Wow. Incredible.
Giveaway details below 1/🧵
If that’s STILL not what you’ve been waiting for, I’ve prepared a v subpar laser show that leaves much to the imagination!
[insert laser show with noises like “Pew! Pew! Zonggg!”]
Wow. Incredible.
Giveaway details below 1/🧵
September 3, 2024 at 8:09 PM
It’s the moment you’ve been waiting for—A PB critique giveaway 🎉
If that’s STILL not what you’ve been waiting for, I’ve prepared a v subpar laser show that leaves much to the imagination!
[insert laser show with noises like “Pew! Pew! Zonggg!”]
Wow. Incredible.
Giveaway details below 1/🧵
If that’s STILL not what you’ve been waiting for, I’ve prepared a v subpar laser show that leaves much to the imagination!
[insert laser show with noises like “Pew! Pew! Zonggg!”]
Wow. Incredible.
Giveaway details below 1/🧵
Just wondering if I should feel shame that my husband bought a party size bag of kettle corn last night and it’s almost gone. The only person who has eaten any is me.
September 2, 2024 at 6:34 PM
Just wondering if I should feel shame that my husband bought a party size bag of kettle corn last night and it’s almost gone. The only person who has eaten any is me.
4yo got so excited when she found a seashell in the grocery store parking lot today. So excited that my husband didn’t have the heart to tell her it was actually half of a pistachio shell.
September 2, 2024 at 12:22 AM
4yo got so excited when she found a seashell in the grocery store parking lot today. So excited that my husband didn’t have the heart to tell her it was actually half of a pistachio shell.
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I’m planting the seeds of a Bluesky picture book pitch event and seeing what grows. @skypitch.bsky.social
boringstorybook.com/skypitch/
#skypitch
boringstorybook.com/skypitch/
#skypitch
August 28, 2024 at 11:52 PM
I’m planting the seeds of a Bluesky picture book pitch event and seeing what grows. @skypitch.bsky.social
boringstorybook.com/skypitch/
#skypitch
boringstorybook.com/skypitch/
#skypitch
The moment you’ve been waiting for has finally arrived!
The launch of my author website 🎉
What’s that? Not what you’ve been waiting for?
I see.
In that case, how about a critique giveaway?
Stay tuned 👀
And also maybe check out my website
jwattswrites.com
The launch of my author website 🎉
What’s that? Not what you’ve been waiting for?
I see.
In that case, how about a critique giveaway?
Stay tuned 👀
And also maybe check out my website
jwattswrites.com
Jessica Watts
Children’s author specializing in silly stories and fantastical folktales
jwattswrites.com
August 26, 2024 at 6:23 PM
The moment you’ve been waiting for has finally arrived!
The launch of my author website 🎉
What’s that? Not what you’ve been waiting for?
I see.
In that case, how about a critique giveaway?
Stay tuned 👀
And also maybe check out my website
jwattswrites.com
The launch of my author website 🎉
What’s that? Not what you’ve been waiting for?
I see.
In that case, how about a critique giveaway?
Stay tuned 👀
And also maybe check out my website
jwattswrites.com
4yo told me she got stung by a sweaty bumblebee.
I assume she meant sweat bee, but sweaty bumblebee is way better, don’t you think?
#parenting
I assume she meant sweat bee, but sweaty bumblebee is way better, don’t you think?
#parenting
August 4, 2024 at 8:26 PM
4yo told me she got stung by a sweaty bumblebee.
I assume she meant sweat bee, but sweaty bumblebee is way better, don’t you think?
#parenting
I assume she meant sweat bee, but sweaty bumblebee is way better, don’t you think?
#parenting
Daughter upon waking on her 4th birthday:
4yo: Mom, I’m 4?
Me: You are!
4yo: *throws cover off* My legs are long!
4yo: *checks hands* Mom! Are my hands still small? They’re still small.
4yo: Mom! Check my hike! I growed!
#parenting
4yo: Mom, I’m 4?
Me: You are!
4yo: *throws cover off* My legs are long!
4yo: *checks hands* Mom! Are my hands still small? They’re still small.
4yo: Mom! Check my hike! I growed!
#parenting
August 2, 2024 at 3:08 PM
Daughter upon waking on her 4th birthday:
4yo: Mom, I’m 4?
Me: You are!
4yo: *throws cover off* My legs are long!
4yo: *checks hands* Mom! Are my hands still small? They’re still small.
4yo: Mom! Check my hike! I growed!
#parenting
4yo: Mom, I’m 4?
Me: You are!
4yo: *throws cover off* My legs are long!
4yo: *checks hands* Mom! Are my hands still small? They’re still small.
4yo: Mom! Check my hike! I growed!
#parenting
On today’s episode of things I never thought I’d say:
Get your toes out of the casserole.
Get your toes out of the casserole.
July 19, 2024 at 5:48 PM
On today’s episode of things I never thought I’d say:
Get your toes out of the casserole.
Get your toes out of the casserole.
Have I done this intro thing yet?
Hi #kidlit community, my name is Jessica Watts! I specialize in silly stories and fantastical folktales. PBs are my home, but I’m working on a MG novel in my spare *spare* time, as I’m also a SAHM of two littles. Kthx LYLAS byeeee 💃
#picturebook #middlegrade
Hi #kidlit community, my name is Jessica Watts! I specialize in silly stories and fantastical folktales. PBs are my home, but I’m working on a MG novel in my spare *spare* time, as I’m also a SAHM of two littles. Kthx LYLAS byeeee 💃
#picturebook #middlegrade
July 9, 2024 at 9:06 PM
Have I done this intro thing yet?
Hi #kidlit community, my name is Jessica Watts! I specialize in silly stories and fantastical folktales. PBs are my home, but I’m working on a MG novel in my spare *spare* time, as I’m also a SAHM of two littles. Kthx LYLAS byeeee 💃
#picturebook #middlegrade
Hi #kidlit community, my name is Jessica Watts! I specialize in silly stories and fantastical folktales. PBs are my home, but I’m working on a MG novel in my spare *spare* time, as I’m also a SAHM of two littles. Kthx LYLAS byeeee 💃
#picturebook #middlegrade
What. The. Actual.
This is in Donnelly Idaho as a result of hb 710, which makes libraries financially liable for any complaint of "inappropriateness"
Identical legislation is on the floor in Idaho.
Book bans used to be quaint, a result of moral panics that ebbed and flowed. Now they're organized. This is the result
Identical legislation is on the floor in Idaho.
Book bans used to be quaint, a result of moral panics that ebbed and flowed. Now they're organized. This is the result
This is one of the most dystopian signs I've ever seen. Republicans are quickly turning this country into an unrecognizable freakshow.
July 3, 2024 at 3:21 PM
What. The. Actual.