Jennifer L. Blanck
@jlblanck.bsky.social
Writer, traveler, wine lover, chocoholic (dark please!), public speaker, challenge seeker, life long learner, and optimist. #SCBWI #12x12PB #Toastmasters
#Storystorm 2026, led by the fabulous @taralazar.bsky.social, is open for registration. I'm in--are you?
#kidlit #amwriting #writingcommunity
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#kidlit #amwriting #writingcommunity
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Storystorm 2026 Registration is Open!
It’s that time of the year again! Welcome to STORYSTORM 2026 Registration! Nine years ago I changed the name and month of my annual writing challenge, from Picture Book Idea Month (PiBoIdMo) to STO…
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December 26, 2025 at 9:55 PM
#Storystorm 2026, led by the fabulous @taralazar.bsky.social, is open for registration. I'm in--are you?
#kidlit #amwriting #writingcommunity
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#kidlit #amwriting #writingcommunity
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Do you know your why? For #writing, it's helped me know it: jenniferliferebooted.wordpress.com/2025/12/21/k...
Knowing Your Why
I stood in the back yard poised to run. When he arrived, I would be ready. It wouldn’t be long. I knew his route. He had passed by earlier and would circle back. That’s when I would advance. I lean…
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December 21, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Do you know your why? For #writing, it's helped me know it: jenniferliferebooted.wordpress.com/2025/12/21/k...
. @debbieohi.com -- I enjoyed your #scbwi interview! (I am late to podcasts.) Reminded me of meeting you at that conference and how kind and generous you were with your time and insights.
December 15, 2025 at 2:17 AM
. @debbieohi.com -- I enjoyed your #scbwi interview! (I am late to podcasts.) Reminded me of meeting you at that conference and how kind and generous you were with your time and insights.
What a great #writing webinar about pacing by @annewynter.bsky.social! Loved the music parallels and song examples. #12x12PB #kidlit
December 15, 2025 at 1:27 AM
What a great #writing webinar about pacing by @annewynter.bsky.social! Loved the music parallels and song examples. #12x12PB #kidlit
Thank you, @natashakhankazi.bsky.social, for a webinar filled with concrete and practical #marketing tactics and tips. I also appreciated your no-ick approach!
#MarketingTips #12x12PB
#MarketingTips #12x12PB
November 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Thank you, @natashakhankazi.bsky.social, for a webinar filled with concrete and practical #marketing tactics and tips. I also appreciated your no-ick approach!
#MarketingTips #12x12PB
#MarketingTips #12x12PB
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For querying writers: I did a critiques today for an SCBWI conf & got questions about what kind of books you can cite as comps, & I think it’s worth distinguishing between *pitching* comps and *selling* comps. A brief 🧵:
November 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
For querying writers: I did a critiques today for an SCBWI conf & got questions about what kind of books you can cite as comps, & I think it’s worth distinguishing between *pitching* comps and *selling* comps. A brief 🧵:
I recommend you maintain a comprehensive #resume throughout your #career. Here's my article sharing what a comprehensive resume is, three reasons to maintain one, and (in the sidebar) #tips to create one:
toastmasters.org/magazine/mag...
#jobsearchtip #careeradvice
toastmasters.org/magazine/mag...
#jobsearchtip #careeradvice
3 Benefits of a Comprehensive Résumé
A comprehensive résumé is a valuable tool for any job search.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I recommend you maintain a comprehensive #resume throughout your #career. Here's my article sharing what a comprehensive resume is, three reasons to maintain one, and (in the sidebar) #tips to create one:
toastmasters.org/magazine/mag...
#jobsearchtip #careeradvice
toastmasters.org/magazine/mag...
#jobsearchtip #careeradvice
"Think about a time you felt misunderstood. Put down. Invisible. Imagine feeling that most or all of the time...Book bans—and the people who lead and support them—deliver awful messages."
Read more at jenniferliferebooted.wordpress.com/2025/10/26/b...
Read more at jenniferliferebooted.wordpress.com/2025/10/26/b...
Book Bans Are Erasure
Think about a time you felt misunderstood. Put down. Invisible. Imagine feeling that most or all of the time. Or hearing people say you don’t deserve to exist. That you’re bad. Weird. Wrong. If you…
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October 27, 2025 at 12:33 AM
"Think about a time you felt misunderstood. Put down. Invisible. Imagine feeling that most or all of the time...Book bans—and the people who lead and support them—deliver awful messages."
Read more at jenniferliferebooted.wordpress.com/2025/10/26/b...
Read more at jenniferliferebooted.wordpress.com/2025/10/26/b...
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If you believe that:
1) Reading is critical to our democracy.
2) Books help us understand complex issues.
3) Parents shouldn’t make decisions for other parents’ children.
4) Youth deserve to see themselves in books.
Join the campaign to #UniteAgainstBookBans: uniteagainstbookbans.org/take-action/
1) Reading is critical to our democracy.
2) Books help us understand complex issues.
3) Parents shouldn’t make decisions for other parents’ children.
4) Youth deserve to see themselves in books.
Join the campaign to #UniteAgainstBookBans: uniteagainstbookbans.org/take-action/
Join the movement.
We should trust individuals to make their own decisions. Raise your voice for everyone's freedom to read. #UniteAgainstBookBans
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August 14, 2025 at 1:12 AM
If you believe that:
1) Reading is critical to our democracy.
2) Books help us understand complex issues.
3) Parents shouldn’t make decisions for other parents’ children.
4) Youth deserve to see themselves in books.
Join the campaign to #UniteAgainstBookBans: uniteagainstbookbans.org/take-action/
1) Reading is critical to our democracy.
2) Books help us understand complex issues.
3) Parents shouldn’t make decisions for other parents’ children.
4) Youth deserve to see themselves in books.
Join the campaign to #UniteAgainstBookBans: uniteagainstbookbans.org/take-action/
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It's not a badge of honor for children's book creators to have their book banned.
#UNBanningBooks #scbwiSummer25
#UNBanningBooks #scbwiSummer25
July 31, 2025 at 9:54 PM
It's not a badge of honor for children's book creators to have their book banned.
#UNBanningBooks #scbwiSummer25
#UNBanningBooks #scbwiSummer25
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Things you can do:
1. Show up at school board meetings
2. Check books out of the library by creators who are being banned.
3. Get a library card!
#UNBanningBooks #scbwiSummer25
1. Show up at school board meetings
2. Check books out of the library by creators who are being banned.
3. Get a library card!
#UNBanningBooks #scbwiSummer25
July 31, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Things you can do:
1. Show up at school board meetings
2. Check books out of the library by creators who are being banned.
3. Get a library card!
#UNBanningBooks #scbwiSummer25
1. Show up at school board meetings
2. Check books out of the library by creators who are being banned.
3. Get a library card!
#UNBanningBooks #scbwiSummer25
A great article about Kitty Felde and her impactful work!
And, bonus, she gives a shout out about my upcoming #picturebook! So excited and grateful for the opportunity to write about something as important as #democracy!
#amwriting #kidlit
And, bonus, she gives a shout out about my upcoming #picturebook! So excited and grateful for the opportunity to write about something as important as #democracy!
#amwriting #kidlit
July 31, 2025 at 9:58 PM
A great article about Kitty Felde and her impactful work!
And, bonus, she gives a shout out about my upcoming #picturebook! So excited and grateful for the opportunity to write about something as important as #democracy!
#amwriting #kidlit
And, bonus, she gives a shout out about my upcoming #picturebook! So excited and grateful for the opportunity to write about something as important as #democracy!
#amwriting #kidlit
As we near #Independence Day, a reminder from the Declaration: "That whenever any Form of #Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government..."
June 29, 2025 at 6:33 PM
As we near #Independence Day, a reminder from the Declaration: "That whenever any Form of #Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government..."
"There are so many awful things happening around the world right now—especially in and due to the United States. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed and hopeless...We need to take action and inspire #hope in ourselves and others."
Read more at jenniferliferebooted.wordpress.com/2025/06/29/r...
Read more at jenniferliferebooted.wordpress.com/2025/06/29/r...
Refueling Hope
I sat in my aisle seat unbuckled, waiting to see if someone would be sitting in the middle. He arrived close to the end of boarding. Our interaction was brief—I smiled and acknowledged the unexpect…
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June 29, 2025 at 1:09 PM
"There are so many awful things happening around the world right now—especially in and due to the United States. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed and hopeless...We need to take action and inspire #hope in ourselves and others."
Read more at jenniferliferebooted.wordpress.com/2025/06/29/r...
Read more at jenniferliferebooted.wordpress.com/2025/06/29/r...
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The Literary Auction for Change is ✨LIVE✨
There are so many causes that need our time and attention right now, but this is a big one for me. LAOC is an all-volunteer DEI nonprofit committed to improving access and industry conditions for marginalized lit agents.
www.32auctions.com/LAFC
There are so many causes that need our time and attention right now, but this is a big one for me. LAOC is an all-volunteer DEI nonprofit committed to improving access and industry conditions for marginalized lit agents.
www.32auctions.com/LAFC
Literary Auction for Change
Silent auction 'Literary Auction for Change' hosted online at 32auctions.
www.32auctions.com
June 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The Literary Auction for Change is ✨LIVE✨
There are so many causes that need our time and attention right now, but this is a big one for me. LAOC is an all-volunteer DEI nonprofit committed to improving access and industry conditions for marginalized lit agents.
www.32auctions.com/LAFC
There are so many causes that need our time and attention right now, but this is a big one for me. LAOC is an all-volunteer DEI nonprofit committed to improving access and industry conditions for marginalized lit agents.
www.32auctions.com/LAFC
Reposted by Jennifer L. Blanck
⚠️ Time to pull out your pocketbooks! I have FIVE spots available in my TWO HOUR virtual critique group for picture book authors (or author-illusrators). This is a great chance to get one-on-one care for your WIP. Please bid! Or share! Or both!
www.32auctions.com/organization...
www.32auctions.com/organization...
Literary Auction for Change
Silent auction 'Literary Auction for Change' hosted online at 32auctions.
www.32auctions.com
June 20, 2025 at 6:17 PM
⚠️ Time to pull out your pocketbooks! I have FIVE spots available in my TWO HOUR virtual critique group for picture book authors (or author-illusrators). This is a great chance to get one-on-one care for your WIP. Please bid! Or share! Or both!
www.32auctions.com/organization...
www.32auctions.com/organization...
“I think that after #reading other people's #memoirs or #writing your own memoirs, you're better equipped to navigate the map of your own life.”
Thank you, @andreaywang.bsky.social, for a fantastic Mid-Atlantic #SCBWI webinar on #picturebook memoirs! Wonderful insights, tips, and exercises.
Thank you, @andreaywang.bsky.social, for a fantastic Mid-Atlantic #SCBWI webinar on #picturebook memoirs! Wonderful insights, tips, and exercises.
June 20, 2025 at 1:22 AM
“I think that after #reading other people's #memoirs or #writing your own memoirs, you're better equipped to navigate the map of your own life.”
Thank you, @andreaywang.bsky.social, for a fantastic Mid-Atlantic #SCBWI webinar on #picturebook memoirs! Wonderful insights, tips, and exercises.
Thank you, @andreaywang.bsky.social, for a fantastic Mid-Atlantic #SCBWI webinar on #picturebook memoirs! Wonderful insights, tips, and exercises.
Honored that my micro #essay "Darryl for the Win" from 2018 was selected for Star 82 Review's 2025 Summer Anthology and its 50th issue.
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June 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Honored that my micro #essay "Darryl for the Win" from 2018 was selected for Star 82 Review's 2025 Summer Anthology and its 50th issue.
star82review.com/13.2-antholo...
star82review.com/13.2-antholo...
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What do #writers write from? 🤔
For #fiction, #nonfiction, & #poetry #SubmissionCalls check out:
🔗 authorspublish.com
For #fiction, #nonfiction, & #poetry #SubmissionCalls check out:
🔗 authorspublish.com
June 4, 2025 at 4:23 AM
What do #writers write from? 🤔
For #fiction, #nonfiction, & #poetry #SubmissionCalls check out:
🔗 authorspublish.com
For #fiction, #nonfiction, & #poetry #SubmissionCalls check out:
🔗 authorspublish.com
"One of the things I wish more people would realize—and follow—is #job searching is a two-way street."
Read more at jenniferliferebooted.wordpress.com/2025/05/18/j...
#jobsearch #interviewing
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#jobsearch #interviewing
Job Searching is a Two-Way Street
One of the things I wish more people would realize—and follow—is job searching is a two-way street. Too often, job searchers go into the process with the mindset of “I want them to like me.” I did …
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May 18, 2025 at 1:20 PM
"One of the things I wish more people would realize—and follow—is #job searching is a two-way street."
Read more at jenniferliferebooted.wordpress.com/2025/05/18/j...
#jobsearch #interviewing
Read more at jenniferliferebooted.wordpress.com/2025/05/18/j...
#jobsearch #interviewing
Loved hearing @debrakshumaker.bsky.social read her new #book "Wind is a Dance" at the #GaithersburgBookFestival and chair dancing along. A great way to start the day!
#books #kidlit #author
#books #kidlit #author
May 18, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Loved hearing @debrakshumaker.bsky.social read her new #book "Wind is a Dance" at the #GaithersburgBookFestival and chair dancing along. A great way to start the day!
#books #kidlit #author
#books #kidlit #author
"[Getting published] is the only way to communicate with the future. When we #write for children and young adults and actually get those #books published, it might be read after we’re gone…"
[email protected] #poet #author #inspiration
@12x12challenge.bsky.social
[email protected] #poet #author #inspiration
@12x12challenge.bsky.social
May 15, 2025 at 1:27 AM
"[Getting published] is the only way to communicate with the future. When we #write for children and young adults and actually get those #books published, it might be read after we’re gone…"
[email protected] #poet #author #inspiration
@12x12challenge.bsky.social
[email protected] #poet #author #inspiration
@12x12challenge.bsky.social
"There’s the mystery of resonance in the open spaces between the lines & stanzas. Those open spaces are interactive. That’s where the reader & the #poet meet & communicate..." [email protected]
#poetry @12x12challenge.bsky.social
#poetry @12x12challenge.bsky.social
May 15, 2025 at 1:25 AM
"There’s the mystery of resonance in the open spaces between the lines & stanzas. Those open spaces are interactive. That’s where the reader & the #poet meet & communicate..." [email protected]
#poetry @12x12challenge.bsky.social
#poetry @12x12challenge.bsky.social