Kelly Dyksterhouse
@kellydhouse.bsky.social
Literary Agent, The Tobias Literary Agency | #kidlit | AALA | SCBWI | 🐱and 🐶 | writer-hiker-daydreamer | www.KellyDyksterhouse.com
If this is a first draft, just get the story on the paper. You will have many, many drafts later to refine and work on the word count. Trust the process—and enjoy it!
January 8, 2026 at 12:45 AM
If this is a first draft, just get the story on the paper. You will have many, many drafts later to refine and work on the word count. Trust the process—and enjoy it!
Not all books are for all people!
December 11, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Not all books are for all people!
Totally valid.
December 11, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Totally valid.
I’m curious if other readers give books several tries and if so, why?
If you’re interested reading about why I recently kept trying a book and what I learned about it, you can read my Substack here: open.substack.com/pub/kellydyk...
If you’re interested reading about why I recently kept trying a book and what I learned about it, you can read my Substack here: open.substack.com/pub/kellydyk...
Why SUNRISE ON THE REAPING didn't work for me . . . until it suddenly did.
Large casts of secondary characters can be your best friend!
open.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I’m curious if other readers give books several tries and if so, why?
If you’re interested reading about why I recently kept trying a book and what I learned about it, you can read my Substack here: open.substack.com/pub/kellydyk...
If you’re interested reading about why I recently kept trying a book and what I learned about it, you can read my Substack here: open.substack.com/pub/kellydyk...
But if I’m just browsing in a store, the book gets less than one try: it gets a first sentence, maybe a first paragraph. If I finish the first page, I’m likely to buy it. Proof of 2 things: that first page is truly weighty, and also that word of mouth recommendation sells and builds books.
December 10, 2025 at 12:20 PM
But if I’m just browsing in a store, the book gets less than one try: it gets a first sentence, maybe a first paragraph. If I finish the first page, I’m likely to buy it. Proof of 2 things: that first page is truly weighty, and also that word of mouth recommendation sells and builds books.
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A.A. Vacharat's THIS MOTH SAW BRIGHTNESS made the New York Public Library's Best Books for Teens in 2025.
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Best Books for Teens 2025
Our expert librarians have selected the year's best books for kids, teens, and adults! Discover a selection of 25 e-books that you can read right away—with no wait times!—through December 31, 2025, pl...
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November 20, 2025 at 5:57 PM
A.A. Vacharat's THIS MOTH SAW BRIGHTNESS made the New York Public Library's Best Books for Teens in 2025.
www.nypl.org/books-more/r...
#yabooks #writingcommunity #bookcommunity
www.nypl.org/books-more/r...
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Yes, we’re looking for a date in Nov!
October 30, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Yes, we’re looking for a date in Nov!
Thanks so much!
October 25, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Thanks so much!
Lucky you, haha!
October 23, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Lucky you, haha!
Just looked that up. Stunning!
October 17, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Just looked that up. Stunning!