laurabontje.bsky.social
Fiction Editor | Author: WAS IT A CAT I SAW? (Amicus), WHEN THE AIR SANG (Annick), MARIAN'S BIG DIG (Groundwood), and more | she/her | Seeking rep | No AI https://bio.site/laurabontje
👤 Joined on 12 October 2023
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@laurabontje.bsky.socialThe Muppet Christmas Carol
Show PostI left X *because* I had a large following. People told me I was the reason they were staying on there, and I didn’t want to be responsible for 100k+ people sticking around for abuse, CSAM, and Nazis. Simple as that
Show PostNew blog! "Reading the Pictures," by @laurabontje.bsky.social on her #PB MARIAN'S BIG DIG, illus by @ritchiescot.bsky.social "At a literary festival..., a very young child asked me a very good question: “Why doesn’t the picture on the front happen in the story?” #kidlit @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social
Show PostOften when the chess computer says I blundered, it’s actually a move that won me the game. So I don’t know what to tell you.
Show Post💯 exactly. I feel bad for authors as well. I was told that for years and had to unlearn it myself. I'm still working on it too. The judgment skill takes time and practice to develop (as an editor & writer).
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