Ronda Roaring🌈

Writer, editor, proofreader, writing coach, and teacher. Work with traditional and indie publishers and authors. Member SCBWI & RACWI. Chocoholic. NIU & SU alum

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@ericsmithrocks @Natalie_Lakosil @exrpan @TheAdamSass @RantingOwl @MikalebRoehrig @jules_chronicle @AshWrites @RebeccaPodos @farahnazrishi @rchllipp @julianw_writes June? Over? I think I must have missed it!

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@BeaBirdsong And Ida is right there. Always!

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Hey, Everyone, let’s stop using “critique” and start using “feedback.” Suggestions we offer about someone’s manuscript shouldn’t be criticism, it should be helpful suggestions–feedback. Thanks! #writers #writingcommunity #kidlit #YA #amquerying

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*Adds to To Be Read list* https://t.co/hsQel6FmnU

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Seeking several NYS English Council members to beta read a 30,000-word YA novel manuscript designed for 9th graders re the difficulties of being trans in a small, rural, conservative town. #NYSEC

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@CKnightWrites Turn that into a book!

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@JWillows_Author Always! I would consider it standard practice. It slows you down so you catch errors within words or missing words. @RondaRoaring

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Getting ready for the virtual SCBWI Winter Conference in just about an hour. Can't wait. #SCBWI

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Congratulations to all the Golden Kite winners last night. Great event. #SCBWI

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@ciaobellacreech Mother and child. Nice.

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THE PAPIER-MÂCHÉ HORSE: A CHRISTMAS STORY Depression-Era Paris. Pascal knows his family doesn’t have money to buy him gifts for X-mas. But he learns a lesson about the gift of love when a horse that his gr-father finds in a shop turns X-mas into a magical event. #PBPitch

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The discreet knock on the door of THE YELLOW HOUSE ON CHURCH STREET was nothing new for ex-slave John W. Jones, the stationmaster on Elmira, NY’s UGRR. More mouths to feed before the 4:00 am train that would take these frightened people to what they sought–freedom. #PBPITCH #NF

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CAESAR GRIMALKIN AND HOW HE WAS TURNED INTO A TOY is the story of a 1890s cat who became a famous stuffed toy/doll by his entrepreneurial owner Celia Smith and was immortalized in Eugene Field's poem. Eagerly awaited by three his. societies, an SPCA and Doll News. #PBPITCH #NF

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THE PAPIER-MÂCHÉ HORSE: A CHRISTMAS STORY Depression-Era Paris. Pascal knows his family doesn’t have the money to buy him gifts for X-mas. But he learns a lesson about the gift of love when a horse that his gr-father finds in a shop turns X-mas into a magical event. #PBPitch

[Ronda Roaring🌈 @RondaRoaring]

CAESAR GRIMALKIN AND HOW HE WAS TURNED INTO A TOY is the story of a 1890s cat who became a famous stuffed toy/doll by his entrepreneurial owner Celia Smith and was immortalized in a poem by Eugene Field. Eagerly awaited by three his. societies, an SPCA and Doll News. #PBPITCH #NF

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The discreet knock on the door of THE YELLOW HOUSE ON CHURCH STREET was nothing new for ex-slave John W. Jones, the stationmaster on Elmira, NY’s UGRR. More mouths to feed before the 4:00 a.m. train that would take these frightened people to what they sought–freedom. #PBPITCH #NF

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An article in https://t.co/6x66jFkfLQ suggests that authors should credit their copy editors in their books. Do you? If so, why? If not, why not? #WritingCommunity

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Z. N. Jamal posted an article on #SCBWI’s Dec. Insight newsletter titled “If Twitter Disappears, Where Do We Go?” We should all be discussing this. Is Twitter the right place for us ? Would we be better off somewhere else? What do you think? #kidlit #writingcommunity

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@inkyelbows I agree with your sentiments completely @inkyelbows. We--the writing/illustration community--need a better place to reside.

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@SarahMead28 @RochesterKidLit @KeklaMagoon Yes, I really enjoyed Kekla's talk an am now reading The Season of Styx Malone.