Abby Lamb Mathews

MG writer, animal lover (give me all the books w talking animals!), host of the Mom Writes podcast, former art teacher, and community manager for HappyWriter

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@CBR_Basketball @BlueRaidersLive @C_H_S_Athletics @clevecityschool @clevelandhightn @TSSAA @CMSBASKETBALL3 @clevelandbanner (Love you, too, Charlie!! 😎)

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@CBR_Basketball @BlueRaidersLive @C_H_S_Athletics @clevecityschool @clevelandhightn @TSSAA @CMSBASKETBALL3 @clevelandbanner I can’t sum up how important Coach Grant was to me in a tweet. Love that you’re honoring him! ❤️

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@michellehazen Don’t you wish it was still that straightforward? (Also, I love the “hire a college kid, they cost $200” to edit angle. 😂)

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Things that made my week:

When the middle school librarian called me and randomly chatted about books for half an hour.

When my daughter panicked because she “didn’t have a book” so I handed her one from my nightstand she’d never read and she literally SIGHED WITH RELIEF. ❤️

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@juliehauswrites My favorite was when my daughter called bald men “bulbed.” We still say it 😂

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@estywrites @2thestrugglebus I did a query class on Manuscript Academy & Julie mentioned prologues—she suggested holding it back when you submit your first 10 pages, but then insert it if you get asked for a full. Thoughts on that strategy? Although I’m sure it might be a call for the author to make 🤷🏻‍♀️

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@LKLiterary This is one of the reasons whenever someone asks where I live and I say “Florida” I feel like I have to immediately follow it with “I’m sorry.”

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@keslupo I was hired to shelf books at my local library!

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[Jen Braaksma @JenBraaksma]

A new year is a good time to review and reset--and keep going if what you're doing is exactly what you want to be doing. Like writing YA. 😊 Thank you for continuing to join @katiekeridan and me on our YA blog! Check out my latest post at https://t.co/mdCszbiQjZ

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@michellehazen The worst things about QM are all the stories you make up about what’s happening behind the scenes once you dive into that Data Explorer button. 😂🫣🤓

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@SheilaAthens

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@keslupo This is interesting because all I’ve heard FOR YEARS is that an agent won’t pick you up if you don’t have a polished, finished, developmentally edited and revised MS. Sooooo… not true? 🫣

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@stacymcanulty I have a pig who *thinks* he’s a dog. 😂😂

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@AMackdescendant @LoremenPod This is most definitely THE BEST book trailer I have ever seen.

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@michellehazen This is an @melwrites5 post if I’ve ever seen one.

Wait. That is Mel Parish’s handle, right? If not, maybe that Mel also has a plant obsession…

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@michellehazen The same thing that happens when you accidentally use dish soap on your hands? 🤷🏻‍♀️

[Michelle Hazen / Nika Grace @michellehazen]

Here's the full (free) recording of this webinar!

We talked:
-3 ways to make any idea more unique
-7 romance principles and a deeper dive into why they work
-1 secret formula to marketing success
-How to practice writing like an athlete

https://t.co/zPJIOzc7Cl

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