R. Mandel

#kidlit writer, #12x12, fmr European ex-pat, ❤️ cats, poodles, purple + chocolate, @SCBWISOCALLA LitMingle coord. Rep’d by @marisacleveland

[R. Mandel @RonnaWriter]

@MichelleSKenned Congratulations! Such wonderful news!!

[R. Mandel @RonnaWriter]

@HMargitich Serious yum!

[PragmaticMom @pragmaticmom]

Based on the author's life https://t.co/e1hlDad0Xr via A Kid's Book a Day #ReadYourWorld #KidLit #authorlife

[KIDLIT411 @KIDLIT411]

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Oct 30): https://t.co/y0X9l4f5uP Inside: Easy-Peasy Guide to PBs, Picking Names for Characters, Questions for Agents, more. Thanks Laura Piggott for the illustration, @DelacortePress & Chandra Hoffman for the MG giveaways.

[Sylvia Liu @artsylliu]

It was so fun to chat with authors Beth McMullen and Lisa Schmid with Writers with Wrinkles where I talk about: Writer’s Block Isn’t One Thing: How to Get Unstuck Fast https://t.co/psdvU039rg

[R. Mandel @RonnaWriter]

@PatZMiller I’m so sorry for your loss, Pat. May her memory be a blessing.

[R. Mandel @RonnaWriter]

@AuthorHMacht @hbmichaels Congrats! 🙌

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@HMargitich @fangmous Enjoy!!

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@BrianGehrlein Wow, congrats!🎉

[R. Mandel @RonnaWriter]

That’s one smart bear!!

[KTLA @KTLA]

A bear made an unexpected visit to a library in Mammoth Lakes on Wednesday morning, wandering through the building before it opened to the public.

"We can only assume the new Li-BEAR-ian was looking for a copy of Winnie The Pooh," the agency wrote, noting that the beloved book was first published exactly 100 years earlier, on Oct. 14, 1926.

Full story: https://t.co/HFOGIQnUhT

[R. Mandel @RonnaWriter]

I review every year and love it. Why not give it a try?

[PragmaticMom @pragmaticmom]

Sign Up for FREE Diverse Children's and YA Books; Donate Books for Review!! https://t.co/E0PiEFm7QM via @pragmaticmom @MCChildsBookDay #ReadYourWorld #free #KidLit #picturebook #middlegrade #YA

[R. Mandel @RonnaWriter]

Calling all kidlit writers and illustrators! ✨ If you're looking for a community that lifts you up, sharpens your craft, AND opens doors to real submission opportunities — KidLit Firefly is your people. Come glow with us! 💫  https://t.co/XOEwPRmnpK

[Valerie Bolling @valerie_bolling]

HAPPY LET FREEDOM READ DAY!

More info & action steps you can take:
https://t.co/qk2DbLUSJi

Take your hands off of books unless you're picking them up to read. You should not pick up books to throw them away or to hide them so that readers can't find them.

#letfreedomreadday

[R. Mandel @RonnaWriter]

@MariaMarshall_ @viviankirkfield Yay!!

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@valerie_bolling @charlesbridge FAB!! 🎉

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@AmeDyckman @SimonKIDS Congrats!! 🎉

[Alyssa Matesic @AlyssaMatesic]

To the writer who just got a rejection today:
To the writer who has been secretly querying for a year:
To the writer who's wondering if it's time to give up:

I've sat on the other side of that inbox. And you need to understand that the publishing industry is wildly subjective.

The book that one agent quickly passes on is the same book another agent loses sleep over because they cannot stop thinking about it.

A rejection is ONE person's reaction to your work on ONE particular day — it is not a verdict on your talent, your story, or your future as an author.

Sincerely,
A book editor who believes in you and your story ❤️

[R. Mandel @RonnaWriter]

@janemhealy Lovely, Jane! I adore the yellow ones!

[KIDLIT411 @KIDLIT411]

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up: https://t.co/Tymugu8Q1N Inside: POVs in Novels, Psychology of World Building, @scbwi webinars, more. Thanks @DebJohnsonArt for the illustration and @Scholastic & @penguinkids for the book giveaways.

[KIDLIT411 @KIDLIT411]

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, BENEATH THE SAME ROUND MOON by @jasmineifang illustrated by @vuonstudio
(@BeamingBooksMN) out on Sept 11. To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: https://t.co/2uNvbr9ddV (+ more ways to win)