Category: BlueSky
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#kidlitartpostcard December 2025
Aye Aye’ll be home for Christmas, you can count on him. Illustration inspired by a joke I made in one of my lovely critique groups – this little Aye Aye is bringing presents for all of my critique partners. On the first Thursday of each month, children’s book illustrators from around the world share illustrations Read more
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Flashes for Bluesky – Update
The Flashes for Bluesky app launched last February, and I thought I’d provide an update on how I use it. (See my previous post about the app launch) Flashes basically takes Bluesky accounts and presents them in an image-forward, Instagram-like experience. The presentation is clean and simple and much like what Instagram was when it Read more
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Flashes for Bluesky
The Flashes for Bluesky app launched last night. It basically takes Bluesky and presents it as an image-friendly, Instagram-like experience. It looks great for a launch day. You can curate a portfolio tab to showcase curated images. Hopefully a sorting tool is in the works to make the portfolio curation easier. I’d like to see Read more
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#PBCHAT Picture Book Club February 2024
I’ve organized a book club for picture books! A chance to meet other writers, illustrators, and creatives and talk about a picture book every month, hosted on Bluesky. Follow the hashtag #PBCHAT We’re having a 1-hour chat using the hashtag #pbchat every 2nd Wednesday of the month! We’ll post our book choices ahead of time Read more
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SCBWI on BLUESKY
I’m a Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators member, and help the SCBWI: OHIO NORTH chapter out with their social media. A lot of the local chapters have been joining us and the central SCBWI team on Bluesky. If you are a member, I highly encourage you to join Bluesky and find your local Read more
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#BluePit
A new pitch party debuted in Bluesky today. It’s not exclusive to kidlit, but it is nice to see so many creatives participating. Things felt pretty quiet over the holidays, and having a feed full of new creative pitches is welcome. This is the organizer’s announcement and rules: There are a lot of adult sci Read more
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Bluesky Moderation – Nuclear Block & Mute Lists for Beginners
With X‘s tailspin into an unusable platform—where you are aggressively served content that is unwanted, offensive, and a waste of your time while your own content is suppressed—I have really taken to Bluesky, where I am finding the most welcoming community I’ve encountered online in many years. It is definitely worth committing to build a Read more
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#PBCHAT Picture Book Club January 2025
I’ve organized a book club for picture books! A chance to meet other writers, illustrators, and creatives and talk about a picture book on Mondays at 9PM EST every two weeks, hosted on Bluesky. Follow the hashtag #PBCHAT We’re having a 1-hour chat using the hashtag #pbchat every 2nd Wednesday of the month! We’ll post Read more
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THE PIGEON vs. … A BABY BUNNY?
*Post originally published August 5, 2024 on boringstorybook.com One of the big pushbacks I see from companies, thought leaders, and institutions when it comes to leaving X and trying a new social media platform is “there aren’t enough people” or “they can’t leave all those followers.” But, who’s truly listening when accounts post? A large Read more
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A List of …Lists (and Feeds & Starter Packs)
The algorithm-free aspect of Bluesky is refreshing, but setting up your account can be a little confusing, so I’ve put together a little explainer with some of the top lists/feeds to follow. When you connect with accounts that share your interests, check their profile for their lists, feeds, and starter pack tabs. Charlene Chua used Read more