Today I am finding comfort in Percy Bysshe Shelley's extraordinary poem 'Ozymandias'

“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
- Dr. Martin Luther King

Great ideas from @andreapyros.bsky.social on how to make reading fun. fromthemixedupfiles.com/new-years-re...

Poet, you lived into the metaphor of faith
painted life with brushstrokes of service
kept kindness in your breast pocket always handy.
Doubtless these words met you
at the gates of heaven:
Well done, good and faithful servant.
Rosalind smiled, waiting in the wings.
—Copyright 2024 by Nikki Grimes.

Tell me there’s a toddler in the house without telling me.
#ChristmasToyStoryMashup

The fact that writers can use various combinations of 26 letters to make me care about people who never existed and then destroy me emotionally by making them suffer is the weirdest, most unfair, and wonderful of magics

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Your writing process will change on a daily basis with every project, because every project is different. Whatever gets you to the final product is the way that that book needed to be written.

So I need you to stop scrolling and say this aloud right now.

"My writing process is not broken."

#booksky

Resurrecting this Lit Hub article on #booksniffing, because science.

lithub.com/a-scientific...

When a writer says they've outlined their story, what they really mean is they've envisioned 3-4 cool scenes they now need to somehow tie together into a plot

Today is Trans Day of Remembrance, a day to honor lives lost to anti-trans violence.

Books are a powerful tool for empathy, so I'm resharing this @lgbtqreads.bsky.social page—use it to find great #mglit with trans MCs: https://buff.ly/3qh5DgW

More on the observance: https://buff.ly/2z1VaK7

Educators! Whether you're going to #NCTE24 or if you're #NCTELeftBehind, we've got you covered and are bringing the booth to you! Get advanced copies, free educator resources, and more in our free virtual booth!
www.penguinclassroom.com/virtual-booth

If you're new here, Starter Packs are a GREAT way to find like minded folks to follow. I've set up a bunch of them - with lists of teachers, librarians, writers, readers, booksellers, Broadway geeks,& the Adirondacks! (thread) go.bsky.app/TV22XkY