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Dani Terk
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Mom of 2, Elementary Educator, & #Kidlit Writer Member of the MG Narwhal (MG Hub) #amquerying MG Contemporary https://danielleterk.wordpress.com (she/her)
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Dani Terk @dterkwrites.bsky.social · Feb 14
COMING SOON:

THAT GIRL & MOOSE ( #MG Contemporary)

12yo Paige can breakdown when to run the draw play or go for it on 4th down, but when her Commentary Clubmates call "penalty" for being a 🏈loving girl, she'll learn that unfair rules are meant to be tackled.

👀Any Swifites in their football era?
Me, wearing a huge smile and a commentary headset, broadcasting football games for my college radio station.
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Dani Terk @dterkwrites.bsky.social · 24d
Gasp! Reserving this at my library now for my axolotl-loving kiddo!
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Dani Terk @dterkwrites.bsky.social · 25d
It's soooo good. Which is good bc my 6yo is obsessed which means it's on about once a day 😂
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Vicky Weber - Agent, Author, Educator 📚 @vickyweberbooks.bsky.social · Sep 10
Writers, what’s your favorite line you’ve ever written? Not your book’s strongest line—the one that makes you secretly proud every time you see it. #writingcommunity #amwriting #amquerying
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Dani Terk @dterkwrites.bsky.social · 28d
This, bc it helped me find words for what I'd been feeling for ages:

It was easier to hope things would change at the beginning of the season, but the flame of hope feels dangerous now. Letting it ignite again would give it the power to burn me all the way to the ground, not just singe my fingers.
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Dani Terk @dterkwrites.bsky.social · Sep 4
Your posts always read optimistic, or tinged with hope, even when they're heart-wrenching. I appreciate the energy you put into the world (but mental health is paramount).
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Dani Terk @dterkwrites.bsky.social · Sep 4
When an agent posted they're opening "soon" months ago and you finally see a watch notice for them on Query Tracker 😀...

But it's only someone sharing insight from the agent's wish list in the comments. 🫠
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Dani Terk @dterkwrites.bsky.social · Aug 28
I'm so sorry, Vicky. Our country is failing you and so many others. Hoping you get some good suggestions and we can stop this madness soon.
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Dani Terk @dterkwrites.bsky.social · Aug 22
Phew!!!
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Dani Terk @dterkwrites.bsky.social · Aug 21
Hopefully this is general advice ala Eric Smith's "work on your synopsis" and not based on experience and hindsight. 🤞🏻
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Dani Terk @dterkwrites.bsky.social · Aug 20
It's funny you say that because this is the first year I've noticed a summer slowdown from the querying writer side of things. But I wonder if that perception is also impacted by it being a down year for MG. Fingers crossed we see a pickup there soon! :)
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Dani Terk @dterkwrites.bsky.social · Aug 19
You're the best. Very grateful for you!
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Dani Terk @dterkwrites.bsky.social · Aug 19
CVS can't confirm if they have it unless I walk into the store. 🙃 And the pediatrician doesn't do it. This is my villain origin story. Gonna keep trying!
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Dani Terk @dterkwrites.bsky.social · Aug 19
Walgreens. Can call some others and try. Also trying to see if there's anything in the kids' charts that could justify a RX.
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Dani Terk @dterkwrites.bsky.social · Aug 19
So I tried to get my kids and I boosted before the meetings next week. They said they had pediatric doses online, but none in pharm/urgent care. None anywhere close to me. And when I tried to get one for me, they said I wasn't eligible because I had one last September. Welcome to the Hunger Games.
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Dani Terk @dterkwrites.bsky.social · Aug 18
Thanks! That's what I was hoping but I didn't want to assume.
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Dani Terk @dterkwrites.bsky.social · Aug 18
I've noticed that some programs (Word vs Docs vs Scrivener) paste different into QM and email. Are you ever concerned by weird spacing/formatting in submissions?
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Dani Terk @dterkwrites.bsky.social · Aug 16
Love this story so much. And this pitch is 🔥. Love the Wednesday/Enid vibes.
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Dani Terk @dterkwrites.bsky.social · Aug 10
The "funny" thing is, the Orange one could take this and run on it, right? Like he could actually own quite a bit of this massive win since it was his administration that set this in motion. But instead he'll just slash funding and inhibit our access to mRNA vaccines bc tantrums. 🙃
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Dani Terk @dterkwrites.bsky.social · Aug 9
Anyone else feeling like a pirate lately?
Black words on white background. Light-related lines are left-justified and dark-related lines are right-justified and bolded. "I’m a pirate. Well… becoming one. (It’s a work in progress) Pirates were the masters of navigating Two worlds at once. The light and the dark. The deck of ship is about as B R I G H T as can be. The radiant sunshine cascades from above and reflects back off of the shiny waves. But below deck, the light is shuttered. The belly of a ship is the dead of night compared to the decks above. But the pirates had a trick, you see. Cover one eye with a patch, and that eye is always in the dark Even when the blazing sun dazzles the other. When the hatch above closes, and the darkness of the hold rushes in, A pirate need only switch the patch to the other eye. The previously patched wastes no time adjusting to the world below, Ever ready to slip into shadow." Black words on white background. Light-related lines are left-justified and dark-related lines are right-justified and bolded. " Like a pirate, I’m living in two drastically different worlds. There’s the light— the joy and laughter that share gap-toothed smiles, Perfectly mispronounced words, And the best hugs at bedtime, And the dark— Pings and pop-ups that announce hate, prejudice, and greed Each more shocking than the last. Ignoring the dark endangers the light But living too long in the dark and I forget How bright the light shines above. So I must become a pirate. To see clearly in the darkness below without lingering too long So that my sun-drenched eye is still familiar With the light that gives me life. " Light-related lines are left-justified and dark-related lines are right-justified and bolded. "
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Dani Terk @dterkwrites.bsky.social · Aug 6
"supposed" gotcha. Thank you!!
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Dani Terk @dterkwrites.bsky.social · Aug 6
Okay, your post said there's a chance we could get the updated shots but they might not be covered by insurance? I'd that a "go and see" kinda thing? 👀

Is there an expected release date for the new ones?

Sorry to bug. Trying to make a plan.
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Dani Terk @dterkwrites.bsky.social · Aug 6
You're a national treasure. Thank you!
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Dani Terk @dterkwrites.bsky.social · Aug 6
Any insights on the botched F-job that is our current seasonal vax situation? If we want to boost our covid protections what are our best options? (I hate it here)
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Dani Terk @dterkwrites.bsky.social · Aug 6
I didn't get the confirmation either, Laura, and I see similar posts on QM.
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Dani Terk @dterkwrites.bsky.social · Aug 6
Always appreciate the updates and the peeks behind the curtain! Don't know how you manage so many submissions!