Sean Easley
@seaneasley.bsky.social
Kidlit author and ghostwriter. Always learning. 親切にしてください。Pick up THE HOTEL BETWEEN and THE KEY OF LOST THINGS. :)
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November's a great time to snuggle up with some new titles! Check out the blog to learn about what's coming out (and even some nonfiction titles, too).
fromthemixedupfiles.com/new-releases...
#mgreads #middlegrade #kidlit
fromthemixedupfiles.com/new-releases...
#mgreads #middlegrade #kidlit
November 3, 2025 at 6:27 PM
November's a great time to snuggle up with some new titles! Check out the blog to learn about what's coming out (and even some nonfiction titles, too).
fromthemixedupfiles.com/new-releases...
#mgreads #middlegrade #kidlit
fromthemixedupfiles.com/new-releases...
#mgreads #middlegrade #kidlit
I don’t understand the urge to tell people everything you DON’T like about a topic you love while barely mentioning anything you DO. It’s so confusing to me how often I listen to someone talk about one of their favorite topics and come away thinking that the person actually hates most of it.
October 27, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I don’t understand the urge to tell people everything you DON’T like about a topic you love while barely mentioning anything you DO. It’s so confusing to me how often I listen to someone talk about one of their favorite topics and come away thinking that the person actually hates most of it.
Yeah, if someone wants to go ahead and just buy me stuff from the @dropout.tv merch store, I’d greatly appreciate it.
October 26, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Yeah, if someone wants to go ahead and just buy me stuff from the @dropout.tv merch store, I’d greatly appreciate it.
Been seeing this term “cobot” being used to reassure people that machines aren’t taking jobs, and I just want to make sure that particular doublespeak wasn’t in the 1984 lexicon too.
October 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Been seeing this term “cobot” being used to reassure people that machines aren’t taking jobs, and I just want to make sure that particular doublespeak wasn’t in the 1984 lexicon too.
Remember, sometimes the best thing we can say is, “I don’t know.” “I don’t know” is our friend. It won’t hurt us.
October 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Remember, sometimes the best thing we can say is, “I don’t know.” “I don’t know” is our friend. It won’t hurt us.
Sometimes it’s good to return to childhood loves to deal with a burning world. That’s why you’ll find me in Ivalice for the rest of the evening. If you know… #finalfantasytactics
September 30, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Sometimes it’s good to return to childhood loves to deal with a burning world. That’s why you’ll find me in Ivalice for the rest of the evening. If you know… #finalfantasytactics
I miss the days of cardboard and blanket forts.
September 25, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I miss the days of cardboard and blanket forts.
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Seeing many queries for #YA novels with elite-college bound students.
#JMSWishList: I would love to find more YA novels about a kid headed for a state school or community college. I find those kids just as vibrant, complex, interesting and relevant as the top achievers.
#JMSQueryBoxTrends
#JMSWishList: I would love to find more YA novels about a kid headed for a state school or community college. I find those kids just as vibrant, complex, interesting and relevant as the top achievers.
#JMSQueryBoxTrends
August 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Seeing many queries for #YA novels with elite-college bound students.
#JMSWishList: I would love to find more YA novels about a kid headed for a state school or community college. I find those kids just as vibrant, complex, interesting and relevant as the top achievers.
#JMSQueryBoxTrends
#JMSWishList: I would love to find more YA novels about a kid headed for a state school or community college. I find those kids just as vibrant, complex, interesting and relevant as the top achievers.
#JMSQueryBoxTrends
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The characters in my stories for young people don’t always get professional help for their mental health struggles. The reality is not everyone has access to mental healthcare, so I try to write stories that show kids like me how to find their own kind of healing.
▶️ youtu.be/aBTtdnCOHUE
▶️ youtu.be/aBTtdnCOHUE
Not All Kids Have Access to Mental Healthcare
YouTube video by Rachel Toalson
youtu.be
August 8, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The characters in my stories for young people don’t always get professional help for their mental health struggles. The reality is not everyone has access to mental healthcare, so I try to write stories that show kids like me how to find their own kind of healing.
▶️ youtu.be/aBTtdnCOHUE
▶️ youtu.be/aBTtdnCOHUE
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Writer’s aren’t known for their confidence. We rarely think we’re actually good at what we do. In this video, I offer three suggestions for how to continue moving forward with our writing even when we don’t feel so confident.
▶️ youtu.be/I7fkysLY3ro
▶️ youtu.be/I7fkysLY3ro
August 29, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Writer’s aren’t known for their confidence. We rarely think we’re actually good at what we do. In this video, I offer three suggestions for how to continue moving forward with our writing even when we don’t feel so confident.
▶️ youtu.be/I7fkysLY3ro
▶️ youtu.be/I7fkysLY3ro
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No surprise that "Spooky Middle Grade Still Sells" as @publisherswkly.bsky.social writes here. Children's librarians always tell me that kids LOVE spooky #MG because it's a safe way to experience fun scares. This is why I love writing #spookymg www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/... #kidlit
Spooky Middle Grade Still Sells
With editors looking for shorter, more plot-driven middle grade projects these days, agents have seen an uptick in the horror genre for younger readers.
www.publishersweekly.com
September 23, 2025 at 6:58 PM
No surprise that "Spooky Middle Grade Still Sells" as @publisherswkly.bsky.social writes here. Children's librarians always tell me that kids LOVE spooky #MG because it's a safe way to experience fun scares. This is why I love writing #spookymg www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/... #kidlit
Is the way to jump into Bluesky just to do it? I’ve poked around here a bit, but it’s been tough to find where my people are the way it was on Twitter.
September 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Is the way to jump into Bluesky just to do it? I’ve poked around here a bit, but it’s been tough to find where my people are the way it was on Twitter.
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Binti series by Nnedi Okorafor
I read the first a long time ago and am glad that I finally read it all together. The three short novellas combine to almost make one novel (a bit rushed in parts to be a single cohesive volume). I liked parts 2 and 3 a lot. This is great Africanfuturist fiction. 💙📚🪐
I read the first a long time ago and am glad that I finally read it all together. The three short novellas combine to almost make one novel (a bit rushed in parts to be a single cohesive volume). I liked parts 2 and 3 a lot. This is great Africanfuturist fiction. 💙📚🪐
September 24, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Binti series by Nnedi Okorafor
I read the first a long time ago and am glad that I finally read it all together. The three short novellas combine to almost make one novel (a bit rushed in parts to be a single cohesive volume). I liked parts 2 and 3 a lot. This is great Africanfuturist fiction. 💙📚🪐
I read the first a long time ago and am glad that I finally read it all together. The three short novellas combine to almost make one novel (a bit rushed in parts to be a single cohesive volume). I liked parts 2 and 3 a lot. This is great Africanfuturist fiction. 💙📚🪐
Still working on figuring out how I want to engage in social media these days. Took a step back for a while for lots of reasons, and once you lose that momentum it’s hard to get back.
September 24, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Still working on figuring out how I want to engage in social media these days. Took a step back for a while for lots of reasons, and once you lose that momentum it’s hard to get back.
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I hope people excited for Silksong are happy, and I hope this means indies participating in future Nintendo indie world showcases don't have to deal with "ugh who cares it's not silksong" bullshit anymore
August 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I hope people excited for Silksong are happy, and I hope this means indies participating in future Nintendo indie world showcases don't have to deal with "ugh who cares it's not silksong" bullshit anymore
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My 80-year-old aunt told me she "got tired of streaming" and is borrowing DVDs from her library again.
So I checked it out and they have an amazing selection. Blu-rays too, from Criterion, Kino Lorber and other boutique labels.
#PhysicalMedia #FilmSky
So I checked it out and they have an amazing selection. Blu-rays too, from Criterion, Kino Lorber and other boutique labels.
#PhysicalMedia #FilmSky
August 21, 2025 at 2:22 AM
My 80-year-old aunt told me she "got tired of streaming" and is borrowing DVDs from her library again.
So I checked it out and they have an amazing selection. Blu-rays too, from Criterion, Kino Lorber and other boutique labels.
#PhysicalMedia #FilmSky
So I checked it out and they have an amazing selection. Blu-rays too, from Criterion, Kino Lorber and other boutique labels.
#PhysicalMedia #FilmSky
Great to finally have a date!
Hollow Knight: Silksong launches on September 4
Hollow Knight: Silksong launches on September 4
Six years after its original reveal, Hollow Knight: Silksong will finally arrive in a few weeks.
dlvr.it
August 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Great to finally have a date!
The more I write, the more I think that what we write doesn’t just reflect what’s in us—it shapes us. I can look back at characters I spent ages writing and see that I changed a bit in their direction during the time I spent with them. (Especially Cam.) Do y’all feel the same about your characters?
August 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The more I write, the more I think that what we write doesn’t just reflect what’s in us—it shapes us. I can look back at characters I spent ages writing and see that I changed a bit in their direction during the time I spent with them. (Especially Cam.) Do y’all feel the same about your characters?
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Book giveaway opportunity for the anthology LEGENDARY FRYBREAD DRIVE-IN: INTERTRIBAL STORIES edited by the fabulous @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social Ends 7/21 on Goodreads www.goodreads.com/giveaway/ent...
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June 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Book giveaway opportunity for the anthology LEGENDARY FRYBREAD DRIVE-IN: INTERTRIBAL STORIES edited by the fabulous @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social Ends 7/21 on Goodreads www.goodreads.com/giveaway/ent...
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June 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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One of the wildly difficult things folks don’t warn you about when it comes to writing deeply personal stories, is how often a rejection of that story feels like rejection of who you are.
I know you have to develop a thick skin in the arts, but I don’t think my heart ever will.
I know you have to develop a thick skin in the arts, but I don’t think my heart ever will.
June 4, 2025 at 12:17 PM
One of the wildly difficult things folks don’t warn you about when it comes to writing deeply personal stories, is how often a rejection of that story feels like rejection of who you are.
I know you have to develop a thick skin in the arts, but I don’t think my heart ever will.
I know you have to develop a thick skin in the arts, but I don’t think my heart ever will.
So, who on here thinks I can edit 6 chapters before 4:00 today?
June 4, 2025 at 12:28 PM
So, who on here thinks I can edit 6 chapters before 4:00 today?
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Love this.
Good people stepping up when the system fails our kids.
Good people stepping up when the system fails our kids.
June 3, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Love this.
Good people stepping up when the system fails our kids.
Good people stepping up when the system fails our kids.
Forgot to mark this as a thread. Man, I’m out of social media practice…
I know I’ve been quiet lately. It’s not because I don’t have anything to say. It’s because I’m trying to listen and understand. If words come from me, I want them to be the best, kindest, and most helpful that they can be.
June 3, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Forgot to mark this as a thread. Man, I’m out of social media practice…