L.B. Schulman, author/teacher/tutor/blogger

Author of YA novels, award-winning Stolen Secrets+League of Strays. Blogger at Creative Writing tutoring+camps at

[L.B. Schulman, author/teacher/tutor/blogger @lbschulman]

@CarolynAnn62 @PlottrApp My pleasure, Carolyn! Thanks for the thanks. :)

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@Elizabeth_A_May It IS being ghosted. I didn't know this, but so many agents are closed to it. It's confusing. We need to save those readers, not ignore them. I wonder if the social media comment in this thread is true. I would love to hear an agent explain the logic. @laurenspieller ? Help?

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@MPetrokubi @laurenspieller I also have this question. We can assume yes, but everywhere else , it says this is a primary interest. Perhaps a specific note on query Tracker would help? It is a bit confusing since you have always been a solid middle grade lover. Will you open to MG in the fall? Thanks!

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@RiltonCup We can't see the digital boards beyond the top 20. Will they run tomorrow for the ELO? There are streamers who we would love to see. thanks!

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Heading to Barcelona for a year. Going to study Spanish 20 hours a week, teach creative writing, work on my adult novel, and have an adventure. Doing everything I can to keep from packing, including tweeting.

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@rockyknowsbest @StateDept Yes, made numerous calls to their phone line. After pushing prompts, I get a message that they are too busy to answer. Click. Looks like my daughter can't go to the grad school that just admitted her. Can't see any way. She can't even apply for a student Visa without it. :(

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@Sarah_Stierch I am confused. I get messages from emergency alerts that say it’s 40 percent contained and still growing. Why such disparity? Who said it was 100 percent contained?

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@LindaWJackson @JenniferDiaries Love your book. It was exciting and had a lot of twists and turns I wasn't expecting!

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Rather fond of my entry. First round of the NYC Midnight Microfiction contest, done. Requirements: to write drama, highlight the word "pair," + note the action of circling a calendar. Amazing what comes out of something so random. #MicrofictionChallenge250

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I have a few spots left in my second annual virtual creative writing #summercamps for #teens who love to write. Two sessions coming up. Read about it at https://t.co/StHLHx8uy8 and come join us!

[L.B. Schulman, author/teacher/tutor/blogger @lbschulman]

I'm climbing the rounds of the short story contest. I just subbed the screenwriting entry. Now I'm signing up for the 100-word Microfiction Challenge 2021 kicking off on May 14. Think I have an addiction problem. Join me! https://t.co/6vNaZn4wEc

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It's time 4 my 2nd annual VIRTUAL creative writing camp for teens! If you know students who are word geeks like me, please pass along the info: https://t.co/50Lke57MeL Will be offering 3-week (deep dive) and 1-week (for the busy teen) sessions. #WritingCommunity #creativewriting

[L.B. Schulman, author/teacher/tutor/blogger @lbschulman]

It's time 4 my second annual VIRTUAL creative writing camp for teens! If you know students who are word geeks like me, please pass along the info: https://t.co/gbO1LfKg1V Will be offering 3-week (deep dive) and 1-week (for the busy teen) sessions. #WritingCommunity #amwriting

[L.B. Schulman, author/teacher/tutor/blogger @lbschulman]

Staples and Office Depot will laminate your vaccine card for free. Take a picture on your phone first. Then, if you are lamination crazy like me, bop over to to your nearest office supply store.

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@CBCarterBooks Yes! And I was so happy to get ghost story. What did you get?

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I love my short story for the second round of the NYC Midnight competition. It's quite a bit more competitive at this level, though. Still, it was a lot of fun to write a ghost story. Hope to make it to round three. We find out end of May. #ShortStoryChallenge2021

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Happy I made the top 5 in my grouping in the #ShortStoryChallenge2021 I did something insanely stupid + entered a 1st draft. Thought that was the end for me. Excited for a second chance. I won't be so stupid again. (Says me, all the time.) Next round starts tomorrow!

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@JenniferDiaries @DelacortePress @GetUnderlined @SterlingLordLit @meeshk0 @_caseymoses So excited to read this. Really dig the cover. Yay!!!!

[L.B. Schulman, author/teacher/tutor/blogger @lbschulman]

Very, very excited. The cover is spectacular. Check it out! #yalit #yabooks

[L.B. Schulman, author/teacher/tutor/blogger @lbschulman]

My brain, post week one NYC Midnight story challenge, need one full day on the couch watching The Bachelor. #nycmidnight #shortstorychallenge2021