Amanda Spino
@amandaspino.bsky.social
✏️ Middle-grade writer
📖 Librarian
✨ Seeker of Treasure
📖 Librarian
✨ Seeker of Treasure
Great choices! ❤️ This Is Not My Hat.
November 29, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Great choices! ❤️ This Is Not My Hat.
My library does this too! There is always a wait list for passes.
November 29, 2025 at 11:07 PM
My library does this too! There is always a wait list for passes.
If they were all cherry jelly beans, this might work for me too!
November 21, 2025 at 6:39 PM
If they were all cherry jelly beans, this might work for me too!
I love how it sounds like a partnership between you and the picturebook characters because in a very real way, it is! #kidlitchat
November 19, 2025 at 2:57 AM
I love how it sounds like a partnership between you and the picturebook characters because in a very real way, it is! #kidlitchat
It's true! My dad loves spiral-bound word searches and I get them at B&N and they are always on the sale shelf! #kidlitchat
November 19, 2025 at 2:40 AM
It's true! My dad loves spiral-bound word searches and I get them at B&N and they are always on the sale shelf! #kidlitchat
This made me think of Vox and Wonderbooks books with the audio components inside. They are impossible to stand up straight! #kidlitchat
November 19, 2025 at 2:30 AM
This made me think of Vox and Wonderbooks books with the audio components inside. They are impossible to stand up straight! #kidlitchat
I haven't tried this yet but I like the idea! #kidlitchat
November 19, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I haven't tried this yet but I like the idea! #kidlitchat
Same here. I usually cross off scenes and plot points from my outline as I write them. It gives me a sense of accomplishment that my story's moving forward! #kidlitchat
November 19, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Same here. I usually cross off scenes and plot points from my outline as I write them. It gives me a sense of accomplishment that my story's moving forward! #kidlitchat
It always amazes me how the characters end up telling their own stories. That's why I never hold firm to my original vision because it often changes for the better as I'm writing. #kidlitchat
November 19, 2025 at 2:12 AM
It always amazes me how the characters end up telling their own stories. That's why I never hold firm to my original vision because it often changes for the better as I'm writing. #kidlitchat
Thank you, this was encouraging!
November 16, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Thank you, this was encouraging!
And remembering that "success" means something different to everyone!
November 15, 2025 at 10:49 PM
And remembering that "success" means something different to everyone!
Thank you, Sylvia! ❤️
November 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Thank you, Sylvia! ❤️
Hard to pick just one but I'll say On Writing by Stephen King.
November 14, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Hard to pick just one but I'll say On Writing by Stephen King.
A member of my critique group had a wonderful experience at a Highlights retreat!
November 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
A member of my critique group had a wonderful experience at a Highlights retreat!