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Christine Letizia | 19k/80k YA wip | 11k/45k MG wip

@letiziawrites.bsky.social

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MG & YA writer; Mom of 4; Acupuncturist Rep: @mohughes22.bsky.social Wickedness & Wonder anthology (Wild Ink Pub '25) Winner Kidlit Chuckle Challenge '24 HM Kids Choice Kidlit Writing Contest '24 Website: www.christineletizia.com

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Christine Letizia | 19k/80k YA wip | 11k/45k MG wip @letiziawrites.bsky.social · Apr 19

#Editors, tickets are now on submission for THE SHIVER! A guaranteed spine-tingling experience. You won't want to miss this twist on a haunted house with The Conjuring vibes. 🍿

#PosterPit #PosterPitOS #MG #H

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Next: MG "The Conjuring", Ensemble Cast, Social Anxiety, Ghost Hunting, "Will give you Chills"
Next: Based on the true case files of The Dunhams
Next: A Middle Grade Horror
Title: The Shiver
Tagline: Some Games Shouldn't be Played
Description: It feeds on her nightmares. It talks to her little sister. It traps her babysitter. And it won't rest until it steals one of their bodies.
Pitch: Twelve-year-old Sami Shane's creepy old house has a monster in its walls that feeds on nightmares. When her friends' ghost hunting game releases the monster, Sami must banish the creature before it steals their spirits and claims a body for itself.
Bottom: On submission now, Rep: Morgan Hughes, Fine Print
Background: Bed with three pillows and iron headboard with lamps on either side and textured wall designs.

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Christine Letizia | 19k/80k YA wip | 11k/45k MG wip @letiziawrites.bsky.social · 8m

It’s well deserved 🙌

Christine Letizia | 19k/80k YA wip | 11k/45k MG wip @letiziawrites.bsky.social · 10m

Definitely! A great turn out 💕

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Christine Letizia | 19k/80k YA wip | 11k/45k MG wip @letiziawrites.bsky.social · 59m

We had so much fun at The Boulder Bookstore celebrating the release of THE MANY MISFORTUNES OF EUGENIA WANG by
@zombicatures.bsky.social with @kristiechoi.bsky.social.
This spooky graphic novel is the perfect #read for October. 👀

#writingcommunity #bookrelease #kidlit #kidlitcomics #booksky

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Christine Letizia | 19k/80k YA wip | 11k/45k MG wip @letiziawrites.bsky.social · 1d

My #bookreview for SWORDS & STONES, a King Arthur-inspired #YAFantasy by @klynnhanson.bsky.social

Magic, quests, romance -- all the things you love about King Arthur tales but with the descendants and a young, sexy Merlin. Releasing October 14th!
#booksky
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Christine Letizia's review of Swords & Stones (Descendants of the Round Table #1)

5/5: Swords & Stones is a fun, action-packed ride with well-chosen POVs and surprising plot twists. I loved the premise for this series - the next generation in the Arthurian world. Aptly named Desce...

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Christine Letizia | 19k/80k YA wip | 11k/45k MG wip @letiziawrites.bsky.social · 2d

Love this premise!

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Christine Letizia | 19k/80k YA wip | 11k/45k MG wip @letiziawrites.bsky.social · 2d

Oooh awesome pitch 🔥

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Christine Letizia | 19k/80k YA wip | 11k/45k MG wip @letiziawrites.bsky.social · 2d

A dear friend gave me an early birthday card. In it, she wrote, "I hope this next year brings more opportunity than you can handle."

And you know what I say to that --

💪💪

#writingcommunity #onsub #writerslife #businessowner #momlife

a man wearing glasses and a tie is standing in front of a window

ALT: a man wearing glasses and a tie is standing in front of a window

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Christine Letizia | 19k/80k YA wip | 11k/45k MG wip @letiziawrites.bsky.social · 3d

Some of my favorite lines aren’t elegant, but they ring with my character’s truth. Even if that truth is temporary and just a part of their journey.

#amdrafting #writerslife #writersofbluesky #booksky #writingcommunity

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Beth Anderson @bandersonwriter.bsky.social · 5d

If you're ready to get serious about writing for children, here's a great opportunity!😍Application window for @scbwirockymtn.bsky.social 2026 mentor program is open til 11/3.
I'm excited to be on the mentor list again this year!
Here's the link: www.scbwi.org/regions/rmc/...

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Susan Wroble @susanwroble.bsky.social · 6d

For the #KidLit community! Tomorrow (10/5) is the last day to register for the incredible @scbwirockymtn.bsky.social conference, 10/18-19 near Denver, CO. Tracks for illustrators, writing PBs, writing MG & YA, and marketing, for both emerging and well-published creators.

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Christine Letizia | 19k/80k YA wip | 11k/45k MG wip @letiziawrites.bsky.social · 6d

I think one of the ways to deal with self-doubt is to acknowledge that’s what these thoughts are. They’re not facts, just false beliefs.

#writerslife #onsub #WritingCommunity #writersofbluesky

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Christine Letizia | 19k/80k YA wip | 11k/45k MG wip @letiziawrites.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks Lydia 💗

Christine Letizia | 19k/80k YA wip | 11k/45k MG wip @letiziawrites.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks Kaitlyn! 🥰

Christine Letizia | 19k/80k YA wip | 11k/45k MG wip @letiziawrites.bsky.social · 8d

My internal monologue might need some work. 😅

#writerslife #amdrafting #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky

Kathy Bates in Misery holding up a weapon. It says, "You should be writing. No. Seriously."

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Christine Letizia | 19k/80k YA wip | 11k/45k MG wip @letiziawrites.bsky.social · 9d

Yayyy I submitted my entry for #FallWritingFrenzy! A huge thank you to our hosts and judges: @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @lydialukidis.bsky.social @professoraixa.bsky.social. And another gigantic THANK YOU to the prize donors!
Good luck to everyone participating!
#writersofbluesky #kidlit #booksky

A multi-point orange symbol with FWF Contestant 2025 in green. Below is a tree with its leaves in all the fall colors.

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Lydia Lukidis @lydialukidis.bsky.social · 9d

Hey #FallWritingFrenzy people- the entry form is now up! Check it out & feel free to paste your story in the comments to share with others.
lydialukidis.wordpress.com/2025/10/01/f...
#kidlit #writingcommunity #writing #amwriting #amreading #competitions #stories #writer
@kaitlynleann17.bsky.social

Fall Writing Frenzy Entry Form 2025

Hello #FallWritingFrenzy Friends- Yahoo!! Our competition is finally here! Kaitlyn Sanchez (Fall Writing Frenzy creator and co-host), Aixa Perez- Prado (Fall Writing Frenzy guest judge), and I, Lyd…

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Christine Letizia | 19k/80k YA wip | 11k/45k MG wip @letiziawrites.bsky.social · 9d

Happy #October! We started our day with #pumpkin pancakes. Yum!
#momlife #spookyseason

A pile of orange and brown pancakes on a blue plate.

Christine Letizia | 19k/80k YA wip | 11k/45k MG wip @letiziawrites.bsky.social · 11d

Oh this sounds so fun and unexpected!

Christine Letizia | 19k/80k YA wip | 11k/45k MG wip @letiziawrites.bsky.social · 11d

🥰🥰🙌

Christine Letizia | 19k/80k YA wip | 11k/45k MG wip @letiziawrites.bsky.social · 12d

What if my new MG premise is tweaking a sequel I had in mind for a book that didn’t make it in the #query trenches? And it would be a standalone and rather scary and a whole new approach to these characters that I love?? 👀👀

#writingcommunity #writerslife #bookresurrection #writerofbluesky

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Stan Yan - Kidlit Graphic Novelist @zombicatures.bsky.social · 16d

The @SimonKids Read & Learn video for my upcoming #graphicnovel, THE MANY MISFORTUNES OF EUGENIA WANG is live! Listen to me narrate the first two chapters! Find it on the Simon Kids YouTube channel at youtu.be/UkKVTrwGBko...

#kidlit
@TheTobiasAgency

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Christine Letizia | 19k/80k YA wip | 11k/45k MG wip @letiziawrites.bsky.social · 16d

Me sitting with adults last night, talking only about adult #books.

#kidlitlover #booksky #kidlitwriter #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky

anna from frozen is yawning with her mouth open .

ALT: anna from frozen is yawning with her mouth open .

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Christine Letizia | 19k/80k YA wip | 11k/45k MG wip @letiziawrites.bsky.social · 17d

#Editors: Come FALL in love with my deliciously spooky MG out #onsub. With THE CONJURING vibes and plenty of chills and thrills, 12yo Sami Shane struggles with her nightmares and secrets. But a ghost hunting game will release all her secrets and more 👀
#FirstDayOfFall #writingcommunity #booksky

12yo brown-haired Sami in her pjs (black tank top and flannel pj bottoms) is wearing the silver necklace her Grandpa gave her. She's standing in the dark hallway with her friend, Jadah, who has dark, spongy curls, dark skin, and is wearing stretchy blue pjs. They are both holding their phones with the flashlights pointed outwards and they both appear scared.

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Christine Letizia | 19k/80k YA wip | 11k/45k MG wip @letiziawrites.bsky.social · 18d

Oh goodness, I always feel that way. 🤪 Glad it was fun.

Christine Letizia | 19k/80k YA wip | 11k/45k MG wip @letiziawrites.bsky.social · 18d

I hit the SAVE button on my word doc fairly often while I #write. Maybe...too often??

It's like I'm always ready for someone to interrupt me so I save the work whenever I can.

🫠
#writingcommunity #amdrafting #writerslife #writersofbluesky

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