Ellen Meeks

writing picture books, climbing mountains & dancing in the kitchen w/ my four kiddos & hubby #SCBWI #12x12pb

[Ellen Meeks @ln_meeks]

@mssocialwelfare I popped in here today to see if there were any updates. I've been thinking lots about you.

[Ellen Meeks @ln_meeks]

@Drenderturmaud @JulieHauswirth @LawyerBri @AlexWaldoBooks @steph_mc_owens @sheribbooks @_Lizzie_Brooks_ @kcollazo I know just the story I will be working on.

[Ellen Meeks @ln_meeks]

I am thrilled that this story has found a home! It's a great one.

[Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD @Drenderturmaud]

So … 👀👀👀😁😁

That’s it. That’s the whole post. 😉

[Ellen Meeks @ln_meeks]

@FuneverWriting Well, now you have some months to get it polished and ready for next time. Let me know if you want another set of eyes on it. 🤞🏼hoping they like the story I submitted.

[Brian Gehrlein 😈 @BrianGehrlein]

And now…an announcement! 🤩

#picturebooks #kidlit #amquerying

[Ellen Meeks @ln_meeks]

@markeology Sooooo what does this mean?

[Ellen Meeks @ln_meeks]

@mssocialwelfare I've been thinking about you so much today. I'm so glad you and your family are building hope.

[Ellen Meeks @ln_meeks]

@markeology Oh I love how this question is so meta. 😃 You're asking about the same tactic you're employing by using the question. Well done, Mark.

[Ellen Meeks @ln_meeks]

@ByuSome I actually respectfully disagree. 😊 I am amazed at the respect and reverence the leaders of the LDS church have connected with leaders of other churches. They talk about them respect and have a desire to create unity.

[Ellen Meeks @ln_meeks]

@mssocialwelfare This is absolutely devastating news! I got in here to check on how you were doing to see the results, and I'm so sad that things are so much worse than expected.

[Ellen Meeks @ln_meeks]

@mssocialwelfare This is so heartbreaking. I know you've been working so hard on somebody projects right now. I'm sorry you have such a setback. I hope you get answers soon.

[Ellen Meeks @ln_meeks]

@RyanRaeHarbuck And then within the document I can expand the idea or write whatever story phrases or plot outline that came to me with that idea.

Now, when I go look over my story ideas, when I want to start writing it, I just open the doc I've already started.

[Ellen Meeks @ln_meeks]

@RyanRaeHarbuck Same here. Not too long ago I upgraded my system to track my story ideas.
I created a "story idea folder" on my Google drive. Instead of listing my ideas in one document, when I get a new idea I create a whole new document and the title of the document is that idea.

[Ellen Meeks @ln_meeks]

@mango_kelsey Ouch!!!! I'm so sorry to hear this. Sending Good vibes that it can come back to life.

[Ellen Meeks @ln_meeks]

@Drenderturmaud @YMWJPodcast @TielmourPress This is such a great gift you give to the writing community.

[Ellen Meeks @ln_meeks]

@mssocialwelfare @steph_mc_owens This sounds like a great idea!

[Ellen Meeks @ln_meeks]

I love this!

[Heather Cashman @HeatherCashman]

Advice from me as a literary agent who’s also a writer:

If your CP or agent or editor is telling you to remove things from your own writing (that you know you wrote) because it sounds like AI, you might politely tell them to go pound sand.

AI is trained to sound like us, and it’s only getting better at it. But you are the only one with your voice. Treasure it. Keep it sacred (with all the em dashes and metaphors), no matter what anyone tells you to do.

[Ellen Meeks @ln_meeks]

@RyanRaeHarbuck What a beautiful experience!

[Ellen Meeks @ln_meeks]

@Drenderturmaud @vickyweberbooks Let's do this

[Ellen Meeks @ln_meeks]

@garnett_nicole This is so adorable! He is such a good voice in his writing and I could totally see this as a picture book. Ha ha