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Tracie Renee (she/her)

@tracierenee.bsky.social

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Librarian in sort-of Chicago. PW book reviewer. #Amquerying #SCBWI writer/poet. Winner: #50PreciousWords, Highlights scholarship, ElegantLit, IAmWritingMG. HM: #PBParty. WTMP mentee, RisingTalent finalist, BOTN. https://linktr.ee/tracie.renee

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Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · Jun 27

Thanks for sharing this @havehashad.com - a ☠️ for all the 4-legged friends we still miss.

P.S. If this isn't enough 💔 for your day, torture yourself more with this other thing I wrote: "Deadlines" (issue 28, Black Fox Lit Mag, free download @ blackfoxlitmag.com).

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Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 1h

Aw fudge. I just did exactly the same thing--I sent the full MG manuscript. I'm so sorry, @mmanlove.bsky.social.

On the bright side, I guess now @laurastegman.bsky.social and I have something that we can bond over!

a cookie monster from sesame street is smiling and looking at the camera

ALT: a cookie monster from sesame street is smiling and looking at the camera

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Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 6h

What a powerful piece. I loved every word.

Congrats, Francesca.

Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 10h

Hi Melissa, would you consider a MG novel in verse?

Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 21h

Cool!

I see what you did there.

And I hear that useful skill. 😜

Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 1d

This was supposed to have read: "Thanks for not getting nearly enough SLEEP last night!"

Apparently, I also did not get enough sleep last night because I forgot how to make sentences today.

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Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 1d

a man with a mustache and curly hair is wearing a blue hoodie .

Alt: a man with a mustache and curly hair is wearing a blue hoodie and smiling.

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Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 1d

Your "returned manuscript" letter is my personal favorite out of all the form passes I've gotten, because it was phrased so very sincerely and so very kindly and I am so very grateful for that.

Thanks for not getting nearly enough last night!

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Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 1d

#kidlitchat

26 years of public library work = I am maybe not completely terrible at finding comps.

For my first MG, I wrote the pitch/ letter/synopsis after the draft was query-ready. I regretted that.

I find queries for picture book texts infinitely harder to craft than queries for novels.

Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 3d

I haven't found a list, but there's a helpful feed for pitch events! Search "pitch events" in FEEDS, scroll over to the options under the "feeds" tab and then pin.

Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 3d

An absolutely heart-making-ly, heartbreakingly beautiful piece.

I'm proud of you too.

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Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 3d

I'm also drinking tea tonight and contemplating mortality and thinking, "Yes, exactly this!"

Thank you, @brettstuckel.com for so eloquently capturing this feeling. Congrats.

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Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 4d

Perfectly, poignantly captures the ephemeral cycle of seasons.

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Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you for the reposts, @epistemiclit.bsky.social and @booksbycindy.bsky.social!

Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you!

Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks, Abbie!

Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you, Annika!

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Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 5d

unexpected guest
in hummingbird's kitchen
my house

#haiku
#HaikuSaturday

Photo of a hummingbird perched on metal grate by Mohann via Pixabay.com.

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Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks, Natalie!

Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 6d

Congratulations, Eileen! What a powerful and beautiful piece that captures so much in such few words. Well done.

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Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 6d

Sure wish I could tell my uncle about this one.

Thank you, Orange Blossom Review, for including my CNF essay "Rubber Bands" on your 2025 #BOTN list.

orangeblossomreview.org/botn-pushcart/

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Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 6d

Love the twist at the end, Melanie! Best of luck.

Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 7d

Related to this way too much and really loved it.

Congrats, Adam.

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Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 10d

Thanks!

Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 10d

Thank you, Jo!

Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 11d

Thank you, Susan!