Daisy Johnson

Middle grade writer, floss dance champion, #FallWritingFrenzy and @ACFW First Impressions winner. Follow me if you love #kidlit! #amquerying #writingcommunity

[Nature Unedited @NatureUnedited]

Joey, the rescued baby otter loves crunching ice

[Writing Away Refuge @WritingRefuge]

The first chapter of your book is crucial. Spend a weekend with former acquisitions editor Lee Ann Ward and make your first chapter a reader magnet! Our First Chapter Frenzy weekend is here! #writingcommunity #writingawayrefuge #amwriting #writerslife #writersofinstagram https://t.co/w11aX3959o

[cami checketts @CheckettsC19]

If you’re reading this you made it to another Friday. Let’s celebrate with a #writerslift.

Writers, drop your book links.

Readers, browse and buy.

Everyone, support everyone else.

#WritingCommunity #Friday #ShamelessSelfPromo

[Daisy Johnson @DaisyJohnson_MG]

I feel you, @rreadsbooks!

[Renee Runge (CLOSED to queries) @rrreadsbooks]

sometimes I wonder if I even know grammar. I’ll type something exactly how I’m thinking it and then take a look back at what I wrote and see the most convoluted sentence ever

[Writing Away Refuge @WritingRefuge]

Need a literary agent? Our August 15-16th Writing Away Refuge Zoom Pitch. Workshops, practice pitches & individual pitches with up to 8 literary agents, all for one low price. #writingcommunity #writingawayrefuge #writer #amquerying #amwriting #writerslife https://t.co/MZa5dR3yru

[Writing Away Refuge @WritingRefuge]

There’s still time to join us tonight, Feb. 20th, 6:00 PM-8:30 PM CT, for the WRITE LIKE A READER workshop over Zoom. Let Lee Ann show you how to make your book a reader magnet. **Workshop will also be recorded.** https://t.co/x2thLmM9uR #writingawayrefuge #writingcommunity #writer #amwriting #writerslife #amquerying #writingclasses

[The Florida Review @TheFLReview]

Submissions for our annual Editor’s Prizes are open from now until April 15, 2026!

Each winner receives publication in The Florida Review and $1,000 upon publication.

You can find further guidelines and submit your work on our Submittable page.

#flreview

[Daisy Johnson @DaisyJohnson_MG]

Great advice, @vickyweberbooks! #amquerying #amwriting #writingcommunity #kitlit #SCBWI #keepkidsreading

[Vicky Weber - Agent, Author, Educator @vickyweberbooks]

When feedback conflicts, look for the pattern underneath, not the notes themselves.

[Daisy Johnson @DaisyJohnson_MG]

Wholeheartedly agree, @sanchez_m_m! Smut is not appropriate or necessary to #keepkidsreading.

[Michelle Sanchez @sanchez_m_m]

I say this with no hate intended to the author and publisher, but today I learned about a newly released YA dark academia novel that is a Good Morning America YA Book Club Pick and apparently follows a trio of characters aged 18 who are involved in a lusty throuple relationship with explicit on page s3x scenes.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

This novel is marketed to ages 14 and up, and as a mom of four teenagers I find this UNACCEPTABLE!

Can we please keep YA books spice and smut free?!!?

I miss the days of losing myself in Twilight, Hunger Games, and Divergent, and it's a passion of mine to create propulsive stories that are appropriate for teens.

I'm glad to see that ARC readers are leaving concerned and honest feedback about this novel on Goodreads and I hope it shows authors and publishers that this is NOT what we want for our teens. They deserve better!🫶

[Daisy Johnson @DaisyJohnson_MG]

@AlyssaMatesic A scatterbrained seventh-grader becomes an unlikely hero when he’s recruited to retrieve a mysterious substance needed to save his hometown from deadly dust storms.

[Daisy Johnson @DaisyJohnson_MG]

Props to @rrreadsbooks for working over a holiday weekend. That's dedication! #writingcommunity #kidlit #keepkidsreading #amwriting #amquerying

[Renee Runge (CLOSED to queries) @rrreadsbooks]

trying to read/critique one client manuscript each day during this 3 day weekend 💪🏻 🤓

[Daisy Johnson @DaisyJohnson_MG]

Get ready for #smallpitch! #keepkidsreading #SCBWI #MGHub #writingcommunity #kidlit

[#SmallPitch @Small_Pitch]

#SmallPitch begins in only 6 hours! It will remain open for 48 hours, so there's no rush to submit.

Double-check that pitch and your submission before hitting the submit button.

Pitches are displayed randomly to editors so again, no need to rush. Just don't miss the deadline 😊

[Julee Balko, author @misplacedcomma2]

I don't know who needs this message. But enthusiasm really does go a long way in the creative field. If you like someone's work, tell them. It's amazing how just two simple words like "Love it!" can keep a writer (who may be me) motivated.

[Daisy Johnson @DaisyJohnson_MG]

Can't wait to check it out, @robynn_hyde! #kidlit #MGHub #middlegrade #keepkidsreading #SCBWI #WritingCommunity

[Robynn Hyde @robynn_hyde]

So...I have started a blog! 😳🙃

Still getting up and running but if anyone wants to check it out, here it is: https://t.co/oq6OYCpDlJ

[Goodreads @goodreads]

It's Friday! What are you reading this weekend?

[Vicky Weber - Agent, Author, Educator @vickyweberbooks]

Writing is the only job where you can stare at a wall for two hours and call it “progress.”

[Daisy Johnson @DaisyJohnson_MG]

@apleewrites Congratulations, @apleewrites!

[Daisy Johnson @DaisyJohnson_MG]

@camisdraft Where did you get the art for your pitch card?

[Daisy Johnson @DaisyJohnson_MG]

@akussinwrites I like your pitch card! What did you use to create it?

[Daisy Johnson @DaisyJohnson_MG]

@evacharya How did you create your pitch card? It's great!