Lindsey Leigh
@wiggle-n-write.bsky.social
New Mama 🩵 Educator 📖 Aspiring #Kidlit Writer ✍🏼 #SCBWI 🍪 Cookie Dough Ice Cream Connoisseur with a Travel Bug 🏝️San Diego-based 🌾Oklahoma original
Some days call for extra special problem-solving skills— like Toad’s head-standing.
A new perspective is often all it takes.
#feelingphilosophical #kidlit #toughday #childrensbooks #oldbooks #bookworm #amreading #frogandtoad
A new perspective is often all it takes.
#feelingphilosophical #kidlit #toughday #childrensbooks #oldbooks #bookworm #amreading #frogandtoad
January 9, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Some days call for extra special problem-solving skills— like Toad’s head-standing.
A new perspective is often all it takes.
#feelingphilosophical #kidlit #toughday #childrensbooks #oldbooks #bookworm #amreading #frogandtoad
A new perspective is often all it takes.
#feelingphilosophical #kidlit #toughday #childrensbooks #oldbooks #bookworm #amreading #frogandtoad
I want to forget I read Matthew Maxwell‘s HOW TO HOLD A COCKROACH (2020) so I can discover it again.
And again.
And again.
#booksky #creativelife #bookworm #amreading #booksarelife #feelyourfeelings
And again.
And again.
#booksky #creativelife #bookworm #amreading #booksarelife #feelyourfeelings
January 8, 2026 at 4:04 PM
I want to forget I read Matthew Maxwell‘s HOW TO HOLD A COCKROACH (2020) so I can discover it again.
And again.
And again.
#booksky #creativelife #bookworm #amreading #booksarelife #feelyourfeelings
And again.
And again.
#booksky #creativelife #bookworm #amreading #booksarelife #feelyourfeelings
So glad I picked up AGGIE AND THE GHOST by Matthew Forsythe (2025)!
A sock-stealing, cheese-eating ghost who won’t follow rules, a tic-tac-toe game that lasts into the night, and an imperfect friendship.
This book stole my ♥️
#kidlit #picturebooks #amreading #bookworm #library #booksky
A sock-stealing, cheese-eating ghost who won’t follow rules, a tic-tac-toe game that lasts into the night, and an imperfect friendship.
This book stole my ♥️
#kidlit #picturebooks #amreading #bookworm #library #booksky
January 7, 2026 at 11:25 PM
So glad I picked up AGGIE AND THE GHOST by Matthew Forsythe (2025)!
A sock-stealing, cheese-eating ghost who won’t follow rules, a tic-tac-toe game that lasts into the night, and an imperfect friendship.
This book stole my ♥️
#kidlit #picturebooks #amreading #bookworm #library #booksky
A sock-stealing, cheese-eating ghost who won’t follow rules, a tic-tac-toe game that lasts into the night, and an imperfect friendship.
This book stole my ♥️
#kidlit #picturebooks #amreading #bookworm #library #booksky
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Lit Kids is open for submissions until 1/31!! 🗓️
Calling 5-13 y/o creative kids! 📣
Please send writing, art, and photos for Issue 9: Mystery. 🔍We won't need a magnifying glass to spot your talent! Our mentors simply can't wait. Keep shining! ✨
www.litkidsmagazine.com/submissions
#parents #emag
Calling 5-13 y/o creative kids! 📣
Please send writing, art, and photos for Issue 9: Mystery. 🔍We won't need a magnifying glass to spot your talent! Our mentors simply can't wait. Keep shining! ✨
www.litkidsmagazine.com/submissions
#parents #emag
a sign that says open with red lights on it .
ALT: a sign that says open with red lights on it .
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January 7, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Lit Kids is open for submissions until 1/31!! 🗓️
Calling 5-13 y/o creative kids! 📣
Please send writing, art, and photos for Issue 9: Mystery. 🔍We won't need a magnifying glass to spot your talent! Our mentors simply can't wait. Keep shining! ✨
www.litkidsmagazine.com/submissions
#parents #emag
Calling 5-13 y/o creative kids! 📣
Please send writing, art, and photos for Issue 9: Mystery. 🔍We won't need a magnifying glass to spot your talent! Our mentors simply can't wait. Keep shining! ✨
www.litkidsmagazine.com/submissions
#parents #emag
Currently swirling in my noggin…
1) #worldbuilding in #picturebooks
2) Process won’t be rushed. It will dig its heels in until I pay attention to its tempo.
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#amwriting #writingcommunity #kidlit #creativelife #writer #stickwithit #scbwi
1) #worldbuilding in #picturebooks
2) Process won’t be rushed. It will dig its heels in until I pay attention to its tempo.
open.spotify.com/episode/5dDH...
#amwriting #writingcommunity #kidlit #creativelife #writer #stickwithit #scbwi
Trusting the Story with Shannon Messenger
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January 6, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Currently swirling in my noggin…
1) #worldbuilding in #picturebooks
2) Process won’t be rushed. It will dig its heels in until I pay attention to its tempo.
open.spotify.com/episode/5dDH...
#amwriting #writingcommunity #kidlit #creativelife #writer #stickwithit #scbwi
1) #worldbuilding in #picturebooks
2) Process won’t be rushed. It will dig its heels in until I pay attention to its tempo.
open.spotify.com/episode/5dDH...
#amwriting #writingcommunity #kidlit #creativelife #writer #stickwithit #scbwi
There’s a reason this board book is everywhere. I’m convinced my little one (8 months) READS it. 😅 Texture, color, cute babies smiling back at you… he can’t get enough. #raisingreaders
Highly suggest as a first sensory-focused reading experience. #newmom #baby #kidlit #childrensbooks #bookworm
Highly suggest as a first sensory-focused reading experience. #newmom #baby #kidlit #childrensbooks #bookworm
January 5, 2026 at 3:50 AM
There’s a reason this board book is everywhere. I’m convinced my little one (8 months) READS it. 😅 Texture, color, cute babies smiling back at you… he can’t get enough. #raisingreaders
Highly suggest as a first sensory-focused reading experience. #newmom #baby #kidlit #childrensbooks #bookworm
Highly suggest as a first sensory-focused reading experience. #newmom #baby #kidlit #childrensbooks #bookworm
The origin story of Emily Winfield Martin's new PB is a PB in itself. 💙 #amreading #writingcommunity #childrensbooks #picturebooks #kidlit #bookworm
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Four Questions for Emily Winfield Martin
In time for the 10th anniversary of her bestselling picture book 'The Wonderful Things You Will Be,' author-illustrator Emily Winfield Martin spoke with us about her creative process and the conscious...
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January 1, 2026 at 5:24 PM
The origin story of Emily Winfield Martin's new PB is a PB in itself. 💙 #amreading #writingcommunity #childrensbooks #picturebooks #kidlit #bookworm
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Love this nudge to reflect!
Quote w/what you accomplished this year no matter how small:
✅- leveled up WIP organization
⏳- Incorporated timer in writing. (Game changer!)
🤩- #scbwi volunteer
📝- Invested in feedback
💍- Rocked 1 year of marriage
🍼- Became a mama!
🩵- Committed to this app
#kidlit
Quote w/what you accomplished this year no matter how small:
✅- leveled up WIP organization
⏳- Incorporated timer in writing. (Game changer!)
🤩- #scbwi volunteer
📝- Invested in feedback
💍- Rocked 1 year of marriage
🍼- Became a mama!
🩵- Committed to this app
#kidlit
Quote with what you accomplished this year no matter how small:
📚 - Read 134 books
🖋️ - Wrote a complete draft of a novel & 17K for my second
👨💻 - Hired as an intern at a dream literary agency
🎨 - Practiced more graphic design
✨ - Survived(ish) lol
📚 - Read 134 books
🖋️ - Wrote a complete draft of a novel & 17K for my second
👨💻 - Hired as an intern at a dream literary agency
🎨 - Practiced more graphic design
✨ - Survived(ish) lol
Quote with what you accomplished this year no matter how small:
👁 consolidated my debt and made slow progress paying it off
👁 started the long haul toward restarting my SFW comic project
👁 started learning Polish?? Lmao??? "how bad could the first lesson be" and then I took "dziewczynka" Personally
👁 consolidated my debt and made slow progress paying it off
👁 started the long haul toward restarting my SFW comic project
👁 started learning Polish?? Lmao??? "how bad could the first lesson be" and then I took "dziewczynka" Personally
December 31, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Ideas don’t die.
They hibernate. Evolve.
They wait for you.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #kidlit #creativelife
Love this #author reflection on the lifespan of a story idea. Thanks, @caseylyall.bsky.social!
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They hibernate. Evolve.
They wait for you.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #kidlit #creativelife
Love this #author reflection on the lifespan of a story idea. Thanks, @caseylyall.bsky.social!
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When Letting Go Doesn’t Mean Giving Up, by Casey Lyall
Cover of Vampire Jam Sandwich
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December 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Ideas don’t die.
They hibernate. Evolve.
They wait for you.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #kidlit #creativelife
Love this #author reflection on the lifespan of a story idea. Thanks, @caseylyall.bsky.social!
picturebookseh.weebly.com/blog/when-le...
They hibernate. Evolve.
They wait for you.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #kidlit #creativelife
Love this #author reflection on the lifespan of a story idea. Thanks, @caseylyall.bsky.social!
picturebookseh.weebly.com/blog/when-le...
I want the claymation Christmas movies playing in the background until New Years. Don’t wanna actually watch them, just have them on please. 🙏 #kidlitchat
December 25, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I want the claymation Christmas movies playing in the background until New Years. Don’t wanna actually watch them, just have them on please. 🙏 #kidlitchat
December 24, 2025 at 9:32 PM
🙌 to #literaryagents who lift the proverbial veil:
"Your confidence level doesn’t impact my interest. Your book is not graded on how loudly you hype yourself or how aggressively you disclaim yourself. Just tell me the truth of what it is." #amwriting #amquerying
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"Your confidence level doesn’t impact my interest. Your book is not graded on how loudly you hype yourself or how aggressively you disclaim yourself. Just tell me the truth of what it is." #amwriting #amquerying
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10 Things Writers Do in Queries—and What Agents Really Think
Writers often assume agents are these unflappable, all-knowing gatekeepers who glide through submissions like a Disney villain with perfect eyeliner and a lifetime supply of thin patience.
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December 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM
🙌 to #literaryagents who lift the proverbial veil:
"Your confidence level doesn’t impact my interest. Your book is not graded on how loudly you hype yourself or how aggressively you disclaim yourself. Just tell me the truth of what it is." #amwriting #amquerying
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"Your confidence level doesn’t impact my interest. Your book is not graded on how loudly you hype yourself or how aggressively you disclaim yourself. Just tell me the truth of what it is." #amwriting #amquerying
open.substack.com/pub/agentant...
Who knew apples could be red ON THE INSIDE????
I want a story to surprise me like this — sudden but sweet.
#amreading #bookworm #booksky
I want a story to surprise me like this — sudden but sweet.
#amreading #bookworm #booksky
December 23, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Who knew apples could be red ON THE INSIDE????
I want a story to surprise me like this — sudden but sweet.
#amreading #bookworm #booksky
I want a story to surprise me like this — sudden but sweet.
#amreading #bookworm #booksky
#amwriting but also staring at anything but the page, so I adorn my desktop with notes from #scbwi events.
It’s a fun trick I play on myself. 😎
P.S. I wish I’d invented the Post-it.
#writercommunity #writesky #kidlit #iwritekidsbooks #pbchat
It’s a fun trick I play on myself. 😎
P.S. I wish I’d invented the Post-it.
#writercommunity #writesky #kidlit #iwritekidsbooks #pbchat
December 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
#amwriting but also staring at anything but the page, so I adorn my desktop with notes from #scbwi events.
It’s a fun trick I play on myself. 😎
P.S. I wish I’d invented the Post-it.
#writercommunity #writesky #kidlit #iwritekidsbooks #pbchat
It’s a fun trick I play on myself. 😎
P.S. I wish I’d invented the Post-it.
#writercommunity #writesky #kidlit #iwritekidsbooks #pbchat
🙏 @maggietokudahall.bsky.social and @scbwi.bsky.social for these nuggets of wisdom:
- ✍🏼 #kidlit = emotional labor: “Everything I’ve written has hurt my feelings.” -MTK
- 💰privilege at the contract phase.
- Samurai are 😎
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#publishing #writingcommunity
- ✍🏼 #kidlit = emotional labor: “Everything I’ve written has hurt my feelings.” -MTK
- 💰privilege at the contract phase.
- Samurai are 😎
open.spotify.com/episode/6x4N...
#publishing #writingcommunity
From Picture Books to Fantasy Novels with Authors Against Book Bans founding member, Maggie Tokuda-Hall
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December 19, 2025 at 10:52 PM
🙏 @maggietokudahall.bsky.social and @scbwi.bsky.social for these nuggets of wisdom:
- ✍🏼 #kidlit = emotional labor: “Everything I’ve written has hurt my feelings.” -MTK
- 💰privilege at the contract phase.
- Samurai are 😎
open.spotify.com/episode/6x4N...
#publishing #writingcommunity
- ✍🏼 #kidlit = emotional labor: “Everything I’ve written has hurt my feelings.” -MTK
- 💰privilege at the contract phase.
- Samurai are 😎
open.spotify.com/episode/6x4N...
#publishing #writingcommunity
Hoping the artist who does signage for @sandiegozoo.bsky.social also illustrates #childrensbooks 🤞
#kidlit #illustrator #creativelife #scbwi
#kidlit #illustrator #creativelife #scbwi
December 18, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Hoping the artist who does signage for @sandiegozoo.bsky.social also illustrates #childrensbooks 🤞
#kidlit #illustrator #creativelife #scbwi
#kidlit #illustrator #creativelife #scbwi
Sometimes a writer’s voice is what ISN’T happening on the page. And sometimes being present with people IS the writing process 🤯😎
Thanks, @scbwi.bsky.social and @finneganbegin.bsky.social for these nuggets of writerly wisdom! #kidlit #amwriting
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Thanks, @scbwi.bsky.social and @finneganbegin.bsky.social for these nuggets of writerly wisdom! #kidlit #amwriting
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Finding Your Writer's Voice with Margaret Finnegan
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December 17, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Sometimes a writer’s voice is what ISN’T happening on the page. And sometimes being present with people IS the writing process 🤯😎
Thanks, @scbwi.bsky.social and @finneganbegin.bsky.social for these nuggets of writerly wisdom! #kidlit #amwriting
open.spotify.com/episode/2qWE...
Thanks, @scbwi.bsky.social and @finneganbegin.bsky.social for these nuggets of writerly wisdom! #kidlit #amwriting
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Sometimes an idea needs to marinate like a good piece of meat (or cauliflower steak).
Now I’m hungry.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #creativelife #writingprocess
Now I’m hungry.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #creativelife #writingprocess
December 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Sometimes an idea needs to marinate like a good piece of meat (or cauliflower steak).
Now I’m hungry.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #creativelife #writingprocess
Now I’m hungry.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #creativelife #writingprocess
Just learned about this #kidlit gem on #medialiteracy for #parents and #teachers #raisingreaders.
The algorithms are waiting, but I am first in line. Am adding to my little’s book list pronto.
#amreading #childrensbooks
The algorithms are waiting, but I am first in line. Am adding to my little’s book list pronto.
#amreading #childrensbooks
It's #BookBirthday time for BURST YOUR BUBBLE! 🫧🎉
🧡 "A must-purchase for libraries." —⭐ SLJ, STARRED REVIEW
🧡 A California Reading Association Eureka! Honor Book (Silver)
🧡 Classroom Resource available at OwlkidsBooks.com 🔗
#ClassroomBooks #MediaLiteracy #BookSky
🧡 "A must-purchase for libraries." —⭐ SLJ, STARRED REVIEW
🧡 A California Reading Association Eureka! Honor Book (Silver)
🧡 Classroom Resource available at OwlkidsBooks.com 🔗
#ClassroomBooks #MediaLiteracy #BookSky
December 15, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Just learned about this #kidlit gem on #medialiteracy for #parents and #teachers #raisingreaders.
The algorithms are waiting, but I am first in line. Am adding to my little’s book list pronto.
#amreading #childrensbooks
The algorithms are waiting, but I am first in line. Am adding to my little’s book list pronto.
#amreading #childrensbooks
I love #books, but sometimes I wish I could reach into a Little Free Library and pull out a Large Free Latte instead.
Okay, vent over. Thanks for listening.
#bookworm #amwriting #amreading #writingcommunity #newmom #tired
Okay, vent over. Thanks for listening.
#bookworm #amwriting #amreading #writingcommunity #newmom #tired
December 14, 2025 at 5:24 AM
I love #books, but sometimes I wish I could reach into a Little Free Library and pull out a Large Free Latte instead.
Okay, vent over. Thanks for listening.
#bookworm #amwriting #amreading #writingcommunity #newmom #tired
Okay, vent over. Thanks for listening.
#bookworm #amwriting #amreading #writingcommunity #newmom #tired
Books are teachers. Today’s lessons:
1) Tight writing leaves room for the reader’s brain to build out the world you’ve established
2) Writing to ALL your readers’ senses keeps them there
#booksky #amreading #amwriting #kidlit #childrensbooks #bookworm
1) Tight writing leaves room for the reader’s brain to build out the world you’ve established
2) Writing to ALL your readers’ senses keeps them there
#booksky #amreading #amwriting #kidlit #childrensbooks #bookworm
December 11, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Books are teachers. Today’s lessons:
1) Tight writing leaves room for the reader’s brain to build out the world you’ve established
2) Writing to ALL your readers’ senses keeps them there
#booksky #amreading #amwriting #kidlit #childrensbooks #bookworm
1) Tight writing leaves room for the reader’s brain to build out the world you’ve established
2) Writing to ALL your readers’ senses keeps them there
#booksky #amreading #amwriting #kidlit #childrensbooks #bookworm
It’s 1 am. Baby breathes in symphony with my husband. I listen well. Then hear the stories waking, too.
“You don’t have time,” the critic interjects.
Ah, but we are awake.
We do.
#writersky #amwriting #kidlit #newmom
“You don’t have time,” the critic interjects.
Ah, but we are awake.
We do.
#writersky #amwriting #kidlit #newmom
December 10, 2025 at 8:50 AM
It’s 1 am. Baby breathes in symphony with my husband. I listen well. Then hear the stories waking, too.
“You don’t have time,” the critic interjects.
Ah, but we are awake.
We do.
#writersky #amwriting #kidlit #newmom
“You don’t have time,” the critic interjects.
Ah, but we are awake.
We do.
#writersky #amwriting #kidlit #newmom
Baby is busy. Coffee is hot. Books are pulled. Time to research.
I 🩷 my #library
#warmfuzzies #amwriting #writercommunity #writermom #scbwi
I 🩷 my #library
#warmfuzzies #amwriting #writercommunity #writermom #scbwi
December 10, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Baby is busy. Coffee is hot. Books are pulled. Time to research.
I 🩷 my #library
#warmfuzzies #amwriting #writercommunity #writermom #scbwi
I 🩷 my #library
#warmfuzzies #amwriting #writercommunity #writermom #scbwi
My little one’s 🎄🎁 wish list:
Books.
Noiseless, plasticless books.
That’s all. He told me so in babble speak.
#parenting #newmom #raisingreaders #kidlit #childrensbooks #bookworm
Books.
Noiseless, plasticless books.
That’s all. He told me so in babble speak.
#parenting #newmom #raisingreaders #kidlit #childrensbooks #bookworm
December 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
My little one’s 🎄🎁 wish list:
Books.
Noiseless, plasticless books.
That’s all. He told me so in babble speak.
#parenting #newmom #raisingreaders #kidlit #childrensbooks #bookworm
Books.
Noiseless, plasticless books.
That’s all. He told me so in babble speak.
#parenting #newmom #raisingreaders #kidlit #childrensbooks #bookworm
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Meet my new book friends.
Made on a 4 am scroll with a little one asleep on my left boob.
🫶🏻✌🏼This is for the tiny boy teaching me how to be still and feel feelings all the way to their ends.🤙🏼💪🏻
#writersky #booksky #raisingreaders #boymom #scbwi #kidlit
Meet my new book friends.
Made on a 4 am scroll with a little one asleep on my left boob.
🫶🏻✌🏼This is for the tiny boy teaching me how to be still and feel feelings all the way to their ends.🤙🏼💪🏻
#writersky #booksky #raisingreaders #boymom #scbwi #kidlit
Toxic Masculinity Themed Books for Children and Teens
Toxic masculinity books for children and teens with titles by Ziggy Hanaor, Jason Reynolds, Jeffrey Boakye & Darren Chetty, and Susie Day.
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December 9, 2025 at 12:38 PM
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/toxic...
Meet my new book friends.
Made on a 4 am scroll with a little one asleep on my left boob.
🫶🏻✌🏼This is for the tiny boy teaching me how to be still and feel feelings all the way to their ends.🤙🏼💪🏻
#writersky #booksky #raisingreaders #boymom #scbwi #kidlit
Meet my new book friends.
Made on a 4 am scroll with a little one asleep on my left boob.
🫶🏻✌🏼This is for the tiny boy teaching me how to be still and feel feelings all the way to their ends.🤙🏼💪🏻
#writersky #booksky #raisingreaders #boymom #scbwi #kidlit