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Lorraine McCown
@mcclowny.bsky.social
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Engineer➡️Stay @ home Mom➡️HS physics teacher➡️And now... Writing picture books for ages 0 to 110! #KidLit #PB #StoryStorm #PBParty #PBPitch #PictureBooks
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Lorraine McCown @mcclowny.bsky.social · 2d
That’s nothing. I read three times that before lunch AND summarize them. Oh, did I mention these books are only 32 pages long and have lots of pictures? 🤭
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Lorraine McCown @mcclowny.bsky.social · 2d
Yep. I wonder if this has to do with how long I had to linger on each number because I was DIALING them.
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Lorraine McCown @mcclowny.bsky.social · 2d
springs, syringe, battery/wire/bulb, simple machines, magnet, mini motor, battery/coil/nail/paper clips, lenses, prism, masses/hangers/meter stick, balloons/fur, mirrors, tuning forks, laser pointer, so many things
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Lorraine McCown @mcclowny.bsky.social · 2d
Could be an interesting (physics) test anxiety measurement.
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Lorraine McCown @mcclowny.bsky.social · 2d
Congratulations, Troy!
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Lorraine McCown @mcclowny.bsky.social · 2d
You are only the second person, aside from my mom, that I’ve known to have bet their bippy. Thanks for that memory.
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Lorraine McCown @mcclowny.bsky.social · 2d
a worm that he rescued from the hot sidewalk
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Lorraine McCown @mcclowny.bsky.social · 8d
DId they share their take on formulaic pitches? #kidLitChat
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Lorraine McCown @mcclowny.bsky.social · 8d
Good to know.
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Lorraine McCown @mcclowny.bsky.social · 9d
I was thinking wild was 1 or 2 (why-yuled). Even more words surface when trying to conform to 5-7-5 Haikus. Language is fun, especially when considering the flow of read aloud PBs. But, with so much freedom in the PB lane, you could actually use “spark-uh-lee” in your text.
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Lorraine McCown @mcclowny.bsky.social · 9d
I've encountered rhythm stumbles for words like wild and sparkly, by critique members from different parts of the US. Kinda fun to discover these differences in syllable counts. #KidLit
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Lorraine McCown @mcclowny.bsky.social · 14d
We missed you!
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Lorraine McCown @mcclowny.bsky.social · 15d
Ha. I enjoyed it as a kid and my kids loved it so I bought multiple copies of so my kids will have it for their kids. #KidLitChat
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Lorraine McCown @mcclowny.bsky.social · 15d
I also have her Once a Mouse that I liked. #KidLitChat
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Lorraine McCown @mcclowny.bsky.social · 15d
Don’t forget about the upcoming contest - The Fall Writing Frenzy kidlit and YA writing contest hosted by author Lydia Lukidis and agent/author Kaitlyn Leann Sanchez. #KidLitChat
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Lorraine McCown @mcclowny.bsky.social · 15d
There was just the right amount of tension. Would he find his way back home? Could he get his family to recognize him? And then he hides the scrub brush at the end to preserve a taste of rebel. #KidLitChat
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Lorraine McCown @mcclowny.bsky.social · 15d
My kids also enjoyed Harry the Dirty Dog. #KidLitChat
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Lorraine McCown @mcclowny.bsky.social · 15d
My granddaughters love Kitten’s First Full Moon by Henkes. #KidLitChat
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Lorraine McCown @mcclowny.bsky.social · 15d
Yes - it’s somewhere in the chat tonight. Hard to keep track of all the threads. #KidLitChat
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Lorraine McCown @mcclowny.bsky.social · 15d
Charge of the Light Brigade - wow. I had forgotten that one. #KidLitChat
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Lorraine McCown @mcclowny.bsky.social · 15d
Oh my Gosh. That is my father in law’s favorite #KidLitChat
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Lorraine McCown @mcclowny.bsky.social · 15d
We are similarly built. I’m trying not to research this because I know how long I’ll be ‘in it’. That said, we need more clues. #KidLitChat
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Lorraine McCown @mcclowny.bsky.social · 15d
Unfortunately, there was a pitchfork in the haystack 😱 #KidLitChat
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Lorraine McCown @mcclowny.bsky.social · 15d
My fourth grade teacher read The Gift of the Magi and she cried while reading it. It’s probably why I like it so much.
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Lorraine McCown @mcclowny.bsky.social · 15d
I really wanted that box that lost items appeared in. #KidLitChat
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