Shelli-Jo Pelletier

Book seller, tale teller. MG and #kidslit. Member of #SCBWI. #WritingCommunity #amwriting #amquerying

[Shelli-Jo Pelletier @shellipelletier]

An innocent question from Sawyer Squirrel escalates into an uproar, with a mob of outraged parents storming the library! ARE THERE TURTLES IN THIS? is a sobering but ultimately hopeful look at the repercussions of a community policing the content of their public library. #PBPitch

[Shelli-Jo Pelletier @shellipelletier]

Feared Pirate Queen Jacqueline the Red could not be stopped... until she fell in love with THE SELKIE MAIDEN. Now even jealous King Neptune can't keep them apart. A lyrical story in the tradition of classic fairy tales. #PBPitch #LGBTQ

[Shelli-Jo Pelletier @shellipelletier]

What starts as an innocent question from Sawyer Squirrel leads to a mob of unhappy parents heading to the library! ARE THERE TURTLES IN THIS? is a sobering but ultimately hopeful look at the repercussions of a community that polices the content of their public library. #PBPitch

[Shelli-Jo Pelletier @shellipelletier]

@TL_Coughlin Agreed, hope this app calms down and the community gets going strong again!

[Shelli-Jo Pelletier @shellipelletier]

@tammy_blakley The Mustang!

[Shelli-Jo Pelletier @shellipelletier]

Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher by @brucecoville. My own imaginary Tiamat and I had so many adventures afterwards!

[Daryn Faulkner @DarynFaulkner]

#WritingCommunity Do you remember THAT book? The first book you read where you thought: Holy shit! Books are MAGIC! Why did no one tell me sooner? Mine was The Secret Garden. And some book I can't remember the title of about a stray dog finding a family. Do other have THAT book?

[Shelli-Jo Pelletier @shellipelletier]

@arumi_writes I cannot understand how anyone liked Fourth Wing. I finished it, but it was painful. I'm obviously not its target demographic.

[Shelli-Jo Pelletier @shellipelletier]

You're probably written a first draft, but have you ever written your Zero Draft? I just read a great book of advice on writing picture books. Def. recommend!
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https://t.co/80N9FMjan7

[Shelli-Jo Pelletier @shellipelletier]

@inkandplasma My first thought was "Omg Spock from Star Trek is a slur in some other country!?" XD

[Shelli-Jo Pelletier @shellipelletier]

"The discipline of the writer is to be still and listen to what his subject has to tell him." - Rachel Carson
#WritingCommunity

[Shelli-Jo Pelletier @shellipelletier]

Do I write only so someone will read my words? No. Do I HOPE someone will read them? Of course. But I write because writing is akin to breathing. To refuse the urge would cause me immense pain. And eventually I would pass out.

[Julia: Seer & Overseer @JuliaMwritings]

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I was just asked, "If you knew nobody was going to read your story, would you still find value in writing it?"

So, is it worth building a home if I'm the only one who will live in it? And nobody wants to even visit?

In shock. I can't answer. 🧵

[Shelli-Jo Pelletier @shellipelletier]

"Read widely...and sometimes while immersed in the multitude voices of others, you just might find your own." - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
#readingcommunity #WritingCommunity

[Shelli-Jo Pelletier @shellipelletier]

Sometimes being a writer is googling "How long does it take cyanide to kill someone" and sometimes being a writer is frantically googling "Can cats eat strawberries" because your cat STOLE A STRAWBERRY FROM YOUR PLATE AND RAN OFF. #writerscommunity

[Shelli-Jo Pelletier @shellipelletier]

"Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again." - Abraham Maslow

[Shelli-Jo Pelletier @shellipelletier]

"Description begins in the writer's imagination, but should finish in the reader's." - Stephen King
#WritingCommunity

[Shelli-Jo Pelletier @shellipelletier]

@vandersonauthor @LauraJensenWal1 @jennyb_writes @Natalie_Denny_ @TellTaleHeart @lesliejillp @Clarissa_RC_519 @LoriRLopez @Ash_Capes @nicholsonsonia_ @JoyceFrankWrite @Kotton_Kandy13 @voodoomuse1 @Bigfoot_Reviews Thank you!

[Shelli-Jo Pelletier @shellipelletier]

@vandersonauthor @Kotton_Kandy13 @SKFontaine @voodoomuse1 @ShamusDust @KinderWrites @JulsGatewood @VoodooMamaOG @rnaz_1 @AuthorAvaMRose @Author_E_Robins @CFrancisWrites @StacyZappala @Bigfoot_Reviews Thanks for including me! I haven't been part of a #writerslift in a while! It feels great to meet some new faces. :)

[Shelli-Jo Pelletier @shellipelletier]

"Some part of me knew from the first that what I wanted was not reality but myth." - Stephen King
#writerslife

[Shelli-Jo Pelletier @shellipelletier]

"You must write for children in the same way you do for adults, only better." - Maxim Gorky
#kidslit #WritingCommunity

[Shelli-Jo Pelletier @shellipelletier]

This is going to be the year I get my shit together! I tell myself, while looking at the 2023 calendar that I haven't hung on the wall yet. 😛