Maura Jortner
@maurajortner.bsky.social
#Kidlit author, professor, mother, wife, nerd. 102 DAYS OF LYING ABOUT LAUREN (Holiday House 2023) KEEPERS OF THE MARSH (Holiday House 2025). Represented by Rena Rossner, the most wonderful agent out there.
Incredible news
September 9, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Incredible news
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All new furniture this summer means I’m packing things up and storing them in various places for the summer. Remembering where they are is a problem for Future Amanda. End of Year Amanda just wants them moved.
June 4, 2025 at 2:14 PM
All new furniture this summer means I’m packing things up and storing them in various places for the summer. Remembering where they are is a problem for Future Amanda. End of Year Amanda just wants them moved.
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Charlie had two teeth pulled today and is the World's Saddest Chiweenie. No picture as he is tucked safely in Callum's bed enjoying early bedtime.
May 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Charlie had two teeth pulled today and is the World's Saddest Chiweenie. No picture as he is tucked safely in Callum's bed enjoying early bedtime.
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Carey C, this amazing adventure is on its way to you! Much gratitude to @jennylundquist.bsky.social and @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social for sharing with #bookposse
May 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Carey C, this amazing adventure is on its way to you! Much gratitude to @jennylundquist.bsky.social and @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social for sharing with #bookposse
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A couple years ago, I went to urgent care with a panic attack. Thinking it might be my heart, they ran an ECG. I wasn’t having a heart attack, but the doctor said, “You have a weird ECG.” When I asked what that meant, he just shrugged.
Anyway, I think about that every day.
#anxiety
Anyway, I think about that every day.
#anxiety
May 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
A couple years ago, I went to urgent care with a panic attack. Thinking it might be my heart, they ran an ECG. I wasn’t having a heart attack, but the doctor said, “You have a weird ECG.” When I asked what that meant, he just shrugged.
Anyway, I think about that every day.
#anxiety
Anyway, I think about that every day.
#anxiety
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Love this take on mythmaking and storytelling by @maurajortner.bsky.social!
“My book, Keepers of the Marsh, might have a smaller scope than, say, Middle Earth, but it still contains a myth, and I had to learn how to create a myth to write it.”
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#booksky
“My book, Keepers of the Marsh, might have a smaller scope than, say, Middle Earth, but it still contains a myth, and I had to learn how to create a myth to write it.”
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#booksky
Creating a Myth: A Writer’s Task, a guest post by Maura Jortner
It took many drafts to get the Alligator Witch of West Bay right; mythmaking takes time and energy.
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May 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Love this take on mythmaking and storytelling by @maurajortner.bsky.social!
“My book, Keepers of the Marsh, might have a smaller scope than, say, Middle Earth, but it still contains a myth, and I had to learn how to create a myth to write it.”
teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/05/21/c...
#booksky
“My book, Keepers of the Marsh, might have a smaller scope than, say, Middle Earth, but it still contains a myth, and I had to learn how to create a myth to write it.”
teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/05/21/c...
#booksky
Thanks, Patrick!
Love this take on mythmaking and storytelling by @maurajortner.bsky.social!
“My book, Keepers of the Marsh, might have a smaller scope than, say, Middle Earth, but it still contains a myth, and I had to learn how to create a myth to write it.”
teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/05/21/c...
#booksky
“My book, Keepers of the Marsh, might have a smaller scope than, say, Middle Earth, but it still contains a myth, and I had to learn how to create a myth to write it.”
teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/05/21/c...
#booksky
Creating a Myth: A Writer’s Task, a guest post by Maura Jortner
It took many drafts to get the Alligator Witch of West Bay right; mythmaking takes time and energy.
teenlibrariantoolbox.com
May 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Thanks, Patrick!
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Creating a Myth: A Writer’s Task, a guest post by Maura Jortner
It took many drafts to get the Alligator Witch of West Bay right; mythmaking takes time and energy.
teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/05/21/c... @tltkaren.bsky.social @maurajortner.bsky.social
It took many drafts to get the Alligator Witch of West Bay right; mythmaking takes time and energy.
teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/05/21/c... @tltkaren.bsky.social @maurajortner.bsky.social
Creating a Myth: A Writer’s Task, a guest post by Maura Jortner
It took many drafts to get the Alligator Witch of West Bay right; mythmaking takes time and energy.
teenlibrariantoolbox.com
May 21, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Creating a Myth: A Writer’s Task, a guest post by Maura Jortner
It took many drafts to get the Alligator Witch of West Bay right; mythmaking takes time and energy.
teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/05/21/c... @tltkaren.bsky.social @maurajortner.bsky.social
It took many drafts to get the Alligator Witch of West Bay right; mythmaking takes time and energy.
teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/05/21/c... @tltkaren.bsky.social @maurajortner.bsky.social
Ahh! Thank you. ❤️❤️
Happy book birthday @maurajortner.bsky.social
We have a Book Birthday!! Keepers Of The Marsh by @maurajortner.bsky.social hits bookshop shelves today!!🎈🎈🎈
@holidayhouse.bsky.social #bookposse
@holidayhouse.bsky.social #bookposse
May 20, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Ahh! Thank you. ❤️❤️
#Writers #Educators #Librarians
I'd love to get the chance to attend/present at a conference this year to talk about #teaching #pedagogy or #CreativeWriting
Does anyone know of a conference with calls for papers/a submission deadline still open?
I'd love to get the chance to attend/present at a conference this year to talk about #teaching #pedagogy or #CreativeWriting
Does anyone know of a conference with calls for papers/a submission deadline still open?
May 20, 2025 at 1:43 PM
#Writers #Educators #Librarians
I'd love to get the chance to attend/present at a conference this year to talk about #teaching #pedagogy or #CreativeWriting
Does anyone know of a conference with calls for papers/a submission deadline still open?
I'd love to get the chance to attend/present at a conference this year to talk about #teaching #pedagogy or #CreativeWriting
Does anyone know of a conference with calls for papers/a submission deadline still open?
Thanks, Cindy!
We have a Book Birthday!! Keepers Of The Marsh by @maurajortner.bsky.social hits bookshop shelves today!!🎈🎈🎈
@holidayhouse.bsky.social #bookposse
@holidayhouse.bsky.social #bookposse
May 20, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Thanks, Cindy!
Is it me, or is AI hallucinating more often?
Warning to all students out there: I think AI is starting to want you to get caught cheating. It might just be a little sentient and a little evil now.
Warning to all students out there: I think AI is starting to want you to get caught cheating. It might just be a little sentient and a little evil now.
May 15, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Is it me, or is AI hallucinating more often?
Warning to all students out there: I think AI is starting to want you to get caught cheating. It might just be a little sentient and a little evil now.
Warning to all students out there: I think AI is starting to want you to get caught cheating. It might just be a little sentient and a little evil now.
Cat in a box… in case you need it
May 9, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Cat in a box… in case you need it
I got to be a guest on a podcast. So exciting! I loved talking to @tracyatownsend.bsky.social and @atfmb.bsky.social about my #new #book, Keepers of the Marsh, which comes out in two weeks. Give it a listen, and send Patrick and Tracy cookies.
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Episode 661-With Maura Jortner - The Functional Nerds
The latest podcast from the Functional Nerds. New episodes every Tuesday!
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May 6, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I got to be a guest on a podcast. So exciting! I loved talking to @tracyatownsend.bsky.social and @atfmb.bsky.social about my #new #book, Keepers of the Marsh, which comes out in two weeks. Give it a listen, and send Patrick and Tracy cookies.
functionalnerds.com/2025/05/epis...
functionalnerds.com/2025/05/epis...
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Ooooh! That should be a good listen!
May 4, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Ooooh! That should be a good listen!
I got to chat with @tracyatownsend.bsky.social and @patrickhester.bsky.social today about “Keepers of the Marsh” (out May 20). So fun!
May 4, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I got to chat with @tracyatownsend.bsky.social and @patrickhester.bsky.social today about “Keepers of the Marsh” (out May 20). So fun!
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Looking real!
April 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Looking real!
Shiloh is keeping my box of books safe. What a good boy!
KEEPERS OF THE MARSH comes out May 20.
@smorgridge.bsky.social
KEEPERS OF THE MARSH comes out May 20.
@smorgridge.bsky.social
April 21, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Shiloh is keeping my box of books safe. What a good boy!
KEEPERS OF THE MARSH comes out May 20.
@smorgridge.bsky.social
KEEPERS OF THE MARSH comes out May 20.
@smorgridge.bsky.social
KEEPERS OF YHE MARSH comes out May 20.
Thank you @smorgridge.bsky.social
Thank you @smorgridge.bsky.social
April 20, 2025 at 4:35 PM
KEEPERS OF YHE MARSH comes out May 20.
Thank you @smorgridge.bsky.social
Thank you @smorgridge.bsky.social
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Looking forward to rea sing this! Those eyes on the cover, they scare me a little!
#bookposse @maurajortner.bsky.social @holidayhouse.bsky.social
#bookposse @maurajortner.bsky.social @holidayhouse.bsky.social
April 7, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Looking forward to rea sing this! Those eyes on the cover, they scare me a little!
#bookposse @maurajortner.bsky.social @holidayhouse.bsky.social
#bookposse @maurajortner.bsky.social @holidayhouse.bsky.social
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Are you ready to join the Keepers, @jenniferhalbur.bsky.social @maurajortner.bsky.social's Keepers of the Marsh is dropping in the mail to you today! Thank you to Holiday House Books for sharing with #bookposse
April 3, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Are you ready to join the Keepers, @jenniferhalbur.bsky.social @maurajortner.bsky.social's Keepers of the Marsh is dropping in the mail to you today! Thank you to Holiday House Books for sharing with #bookposse
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Excited to start reading Keepers of the Marsh by @maurajortner.bsky.social Thanks to Holiday House books for sharing with #bookposse
April 1, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Excited to start reading Keepers of the Marsh by @maurajortner.bsky.social Thanks to Holiday House books for sharing with #bookposse