Good approach- I also think a thick skin sets in after a while, I’m just not there yet #kidlitchat

I like this - planning to do it for my next project! #kidlitchat

I have a similar approach. I find it opens up more comp possibilities too #kidlitchat

Solidarity helps! #kidlitchat

This is tough- I do enjoy personalizing, but like others have said, it takes all this time, I get attached on that agent . . . and then get rejected anyway. Curious if others have advice on how to streamline this. #kidlitchat

So, so true! Or I notice I repeated a word in three different places 🙄 #kidlitchat

I think I’ll mostly be in for the tips tonight, but if any spontaneous revelations of wisdom come to mind, I’ll be sure to chime in! Right now I feel like Elsa in Frozen 2 taking on the ocean! #kidlitchat

Well said. Thank you for the reminder, it’s brutal. #kidlitchat

Also, why kid lit events are the best: to my right during this author talk, I heard playful shouts from kids tumbling around on giant hay bales, while to my left every now and then, someone would go shooting down a slide. (It was at the Children’s Museum)

So much energy and enthusiasm 😊. At one point they were all chanting “Percy, Percy!”

Needed to add tags, oops! #writing #writingcommunity #bookbirthday #kidlit #mglit #amwriting

Yes!! Will have to go visit those stores now to see it on the shelves!

That’s a very important and helpful distinction! I also think it takes a little time and practice to develop that sense for identifying which feedback is helpful. #kidlitchat

I keep thinking of my twenties for some reason, but I was writing much younger, so I’m not sure why #kidlitchat

Yes, knowing me I’d get swept up in the drama of it - which in this case would be a good thing, but you’re right, not so good in other scenarios 😂#kidlitchat

Love this- learning to bask in the freedom and joy of simply creating!!#kidlitchat