Katherine Quimby
@kathyquimby.bsky.social
Writer, poet, freelance editor, MFA in WCYA from VCFA, gardener, tai chi chung, cook and sometimes baker. Words are my life. Never without a book to read.
Our whole first strawberry harvest. The "patch" started with two donated plants three summers ago, so I am happy.
June 13, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Our whole first strawberry harvest. The "patch" started with two donated plants three summers ago, so I am happy.
So happy to see that you are never too old to debut! Also loiking forward to this book!
It's a been a time coming, and it won't be out until February of next year, but it's exciting to see this cover reveal for my friend and client Mel Rosenberg's "Emily Saw a Door" from Betsy Bird!
Writing children's books? There's no set deadline to publish your first. We talk with Mel Rosenberg about his first picture book at age 74 and his unique path to publication. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/06/11/d...
June 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
So happy to see that you are never too old to debut! Also loiking forward to this book!
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“Not being heard is no reason for silence.”
― Hugo, Victor, Les Misérables 💙📚🐼
― Hugo, Victor, Les Misérables 💙📚🐼
June 12, 2025 at 2:47 PM
“Not being heard is no reason for silence.”
― Hugo, Victor, Les Misérables 💙📚🐼
― Hugo, Victor, Les Misérables 💙📚🐼
This bouquet from my garden, plus a neighbor's yellow iris are now above my parent's urns. We buried my mother's ashes yesterday. 96 is a long time, and she will be long remembered, too.
June 8, 2025 at 10:41 PM
This bouquet from my garden, plus a neighbor's yellow iris are now above my parent's urns. We buried my mother's ashes yesterday. 96 is a long time, and she will be long remembered, too.
Rereading REDSHIRTS by @scalzi.com and it's bringing some much needed pure delight! #booksky
February 8, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Rereading REDSHIRTS by @scalzi.com and it's bringing some much needed pure delight! #booksky
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There are a lot of great small publishers! There are also plenty that writers should steer clear of. In my Ask the Agent Question of the Day, I talk about red flags to look out for when evaluating publishers.
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Ask the Agent:
I saw you comment on a blog called My Cautionary Tale In Book Publishing that got posted on FB Kidlit 411. This has been going on for over 8 years. Writers have tried to get it on Writers Beware so o…
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February 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
There are a lot of great small publishers! There are also plenty that writers should steer clear of. In my Ask the Agent Question of the Day, I talk about red flags to look out for when evaluating publishers.
www.tumblr.com/literaticat/...
www.tumblr.com/literaticat/...
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Ten writers of whom I’ve read more than 5 books…
Agatha Christie
Jane Austen
Georgette Heyer
Terry Pratchett
Ursula K LeGuin
John Scalzi
MT Anderson
Laurie Halse Anderson
Lily Anderson
Maureen Johnson
But there are many, many more!!! 😂
Agatha Christie
Jane Austen
Georgette Heyer
Terry Pratchett
Ursula K LeGuin
John Scalzi
MT Anderson
Laurie Halse Anderson
Lily Anderson
Maureen Johnson
But there are many, many more!!! 😂
November 16, 2024 at 9:34 PM
Ten writers of whom I’ve read more than 5 books…
Agatha Christie
Jane Austen
Georgette Heyer
Terry Pratchett
Ursula K LeGuin
John Scalzi
MT Anderson
Laurie Halse Anderson
Lily Anderson
Maureen Johnson
But there are many, many more!!! 😂
Agatha Christie
Jane Austen
Georgette Heyer
Terry Pratchett
Ursula K LeGuin
John Scalzi
MT Anderson
Laurie Halse Anderson
Lily Anderson
Maureen Johnson
But there are many, many more!!! 😂
Writing. That's what I've got right now. Taking it slow. 432 words today, and they're enough. For now.
a woman is sitting at a desk with her head down writing in a notebook
ALT: a woman is sitting at a desk with her head down writing in a notebook
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November 14, 2024 at 8:16 PM
Writing. That's what I've got right now. Taking it slow. 432 words today, and they're enough. For now.
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It's the way I roll.
December 28, 2023 at 5:21 PM
It's the way I roll.
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Y'all, discoverability is harder than ever. With Twitter all but gone and publishing being --in a mood-- your favorite authors are floundering. We don't know how to reach our fans or find new readers. Telling someone about a book you love is a really big deal. That's the #1 reason people buy books!
November 6, 2023 at 7:51 PM
Y'all, discoverability is harder than ever. With Twitter all but gone and publishing being --in a mood-- your favorite authors are floundering. We don't know how to reach our fans or find new readers. Telling someone about a book you love is a really big deal. That's the #1 reason people buy books!
Sometimes you read the perfect book at the perfect time. I always like Gary D. Schmidt's novels--this one I love.
December 3, 2023 at 3:21 AM
Sometimes you read the perfect book at the perfect time. I always like Gary D. Schmidt's novels--this one I love.
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𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐆𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝: 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝟐𝟓,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐈𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 & 𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐬
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#Writers #Authors #WritingCommunity #Readers #Booksky #Bookworms
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November 23, 2023 at 4:53 PM
𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐆𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝: 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝟐𝟓,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐈𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 & 𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐬
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#Writers #Authors #WritingCommunity #Readers #Booksky #Bookworms
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We all have personal reasons for book likes and dislikes, right? 😉
Poor librarians.
Via The Authors Inner Circle on Facebook, a group by Jay Baily (aka Mudflap), bsky.app/profile/mudf...
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#Readers #Books #WritingCommunity #Librarians
November 15, 2023 at 9:11 PM
We all have personal reasons for book likes and dislikes, right? 😉
Poor librarians.
Via The Authors Inner Circle on Facebook, a group by Jay Baily (aka Mudflap), bsky.app/profile/mudf...
www.facebook.com/groups/42090...
#Readers #Books #WritingCommunity #Librarians
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One of the best places to see Holbein's work is the Kunstmuseum Basel, which has a huge collection of his work, some of it dating back to the time he lived and worked here at Froben's printing house, which is now a pharmacy museum
November 15, 2023 at 10:11 AM
One of the best places to see Holbein's work is the Kunstmuseum Basel, which has a huge collection of his work, some of it dating back to the time he lived and worked here at Froben's printing house, which is now a pharmacy museum
This morning I made the move from revision planning to revising. 530 words, and it feels great to be back at the keyboard again.
#Writingandbooks
#Writingandbooks
November 9, 2023 at 5:12 PM
This morning I made the move from revision planning to revising. 530 words, and it feels great to be back at the keyboard again.
#Writingandbooks
#Writingandbooks
So it begins.
Today I get to appreciate it from indoors, with no errands or appointments, nothing more or less than I day I get to write. After breakfast.
#winter #writingcommunity #amrevising
Today I get to appreciate it from indoors, with no errands or appointments, nothing more or less than I day I get to write. After breakfast.
#winter #writingcommunity #amrevising
November 9, 2023 at 1:10 PM
So it begins.
Today I get to appreciate it from indoors, with no errands or appointments, nothing more or less than I day I get to write. After breakfast.
#winter #writingcommunity #amrevising
Today I get to appreciate it from indoors, with no errands or appointments, nothing more or less than I day I get to write. After breakfast.
#winter #writingcommunity #amrevising
Sometimes, after a day of too many appointments, with a tooth extraction pending tomorrow, even the worst homemade fudge sauce is what you need.
November 6, 2023 at 9:27 PM
Sometimes, after a day of too many appointments, with a tooth extraction pending tomorrow, even the worst homemade fudge sauce is what you need.
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This is my first-ever Bluesky post, and it's a GIVEAWAY! To enter to win a copy of WHO MADE THIS MESS?, a laugh-out-loud picture book intended to remind kids that our assumptions are often incorrect, please follow me and share this post by 11/8. US only. Teachers/librarians are entered twice!
November 6, 2023 at 12:02 PM
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