I’ve Returned to the scriptorium, to Replenish my illuminated alphabet with an R. I completed all 26 letters last year, but I gave away a few letters to special friends. I’m excited to be exhibiting at the upcoming #EumundiWritersFestival

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Been (slowly) putting together this starter pack as I’m finding Aussie kidlit people for those interested ☺️📚🌈

I’ve been teaching myself illuminated lettering this year. My goal was to finish the alphabet by completing a letter every fortnight. Here’s my most recent instalment, Q with a spray of borage blossoms. It’s from around 1550 France and ( as usual) sourced on Pinterest.

I’m pushing through a draft thanks to an extra bit of oomph from #nanowrimo2024 It’s been such a fun project, and I’m so close to THE END.

I hit the targeted 50K words on Tuesday night, and I expect to finish the draft on the weekend.

Then on to some sanding and polishing…

#winner

Welcome to my stop on the #BlogTour for #Skyfleet: March of the Mutabugs by @strangelymagic.bsky.social, illustrated by James Brown. Out now, huge thanks to @tinytreebooks.bsky.social for the book and themed goodies @thewritereads.bsky.social 🐛

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Hi Bluesky friends, I’m back for another go at this platform. *knuckle crack
Where are all my #kidlit friends?

For #STEMDay, I celebrated by reading a gorgeous book by @rachelignotofsky - Women in Science!

Any day’s a good day to celebrate #girlsinSTEM
🧬👩‍🚀🔬👩‍💻🧪🧑‍🔬🧮👩‍🔧

There’s more on my blog ali-stegert.com/2023…

It’s nice having travelling friends who snap pictures of my book in the wild. My buddy Bec spotted it in Eason bookstore in Killarney, Ireland. ☘️ Shout out to any readers there 👋
The “book thing” feels a world and a lifetime away down here in Australia.

Last night I hit send. My new kidlit project, all wide-eyed and gussied up, is sitting in my agent’s inbox.

It’s morning now, and I know it’s ridiculous to hope for a reply this soon, but it’s so damn nerve-racking waiting & wondering if I’ll get to do another book.

Send 🍩 or encouragement, pls.

Thrilled to have been a part of the Historical Novel Society Australasia Conference on the weekend in Sydney. I spoke on a panel about making history engaging for young readers with Susanne Gervay, Suzanne Leal & Amelia Mellor, winner of the HNSA ARA prize (CYA) #HNSAConference2023

Happy Sunday! 🌱
Last dahlia Edinburgh of the year.
Have an amazing day! 🫶✨

The things you do as a kids’ book author, like stalking a random Pug owner in the park & begging for pics.
It was for #internationalpugday and to celebrate Bosco the royal (historical) pug in my book, HER MAJESTY’S LEAGUE OF REMARKABLE YOUNG LADIES. Now, Show me your pug!