Joni Pope
@jonipopewrites.bsky.social
MG/YA writer. Soon to be MFA student. Storymakers Guild member. Bookworm 📚🐛. Maker of amigurumi. Loves sloths 🦥. Nerd. “Have courage and be kind.” She/Her
Hey, they said they weren’t going to update the game anymore and…changed their minds? 😱 I don’t care, I’m going to dust off my island and get ready for it, yay! 😉❤️
Ahoy, islanders! #AnimalCrossingNewHorizons – #NintendoSwitch2 Edition and a free content update for all players both sail ashore Jan. 15, 2026.
Watch the trailer for all the details: ninten.do/6015tDXI5
Watch the trailer for all the details: ninten.do/6015tDXI5
November 5, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Hey, they said they weren’t going to update the game anymore and…changed their minds? 😱 I don’t care, I’m going to dust off my island and get ready for it, yay! 😉❤️
This looks like Pokémon meets Animal Crossing…shut up and take my money! 😍
Play as a Ditto transformed into a human and shape an empty land into a beautiful home for Pokémon in Pokémon Pokopia, releasing on #NintendoSwitch2 in 2026. #NintendoDirect
September 14, 2025 at 2:56 AM
This looks like Pokémon meets Animal Crossing…shut up and take my money! 😍
I just watched K-Pop Demon Hunters and enjoyed it way more than I thought I would! 😜😉😃
August 27, 2025 at 2:42 AM
I just watched K-Pop Demon Hunters and enjoyed it way more than I thought I would! 😜😉😃
So…after spending several years contemplating going to grad school, I researched my options, degrees, and programs. I got accepted into my #1 choice, Hamline MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults!!!!! 🎉 If all goes well, I will start in January and I’m excited! (Also nervous and scared, lol!)
I was accepted into a grad school program!!!!!! 🥹😄❤️
More details next week… 😉
More details next week… 😉
August 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
So…after spending several years contemplating going to grad school, I researched my options, degrees, and programs. I got accepted into my #1 choice, Hamline MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults!!!!! 🎉 If all goes well, I will start in January and I’m excited! (Also nervous and scared, lol!)
I spent a few days writing a query letter for one of my books and I’m decently pleased with my progress. Not sure I will actually query again anytime soon but it’s nice to keep thinking in that direction 😊
August 23, 2025 at 3:59 AM
I spent a few days writing a query letter for one of my books and I’m decently pleased with my progress. Not sure I will actually query again anytime soon but it’s nice to keep thinking in that direction 😊
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this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
August 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
I was accepted into a grad school program!!!!!! 🥹😄❤️
More details next week… 😉
More details next week… 😉
August 17, 2025 at 5:10 AM
I was accepted into a grad school program!!!!!! 🥹😄❤️
More details next week… 😉
More details next week… 😉
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Not sure who to credit this quote to but it hits true ❤️🩹
August 14, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Not sure who to credit this quote to but it hits true ❤️🩹
After putting up with pain in my foot so a few weeks, I finally went to the doctor and learned I have a stress fracture. He wants me to lay off exercise for at least 4-6 weeks, which is super irritating…but…it might translate into more writing if I make good use of my time 🤔
August 8, 2025 at 3:49 AM
After putting up with pain in my foot so a few weeks, I finally went to the doctor and learned I have a stress fracture. He wants me to lay off exercise for at least 4-6 weeks, which is super irritating…but…it might translate into more writing if I make good use of my time 🤔
I have a writing project that I’ve been working on for over two years that I tinker with when I lack inspiration for anything else. I don’t ever plan to publish or let anyone else see, but it’s my go-to when I need reminding that writing makes me happy. It’s a useful project to have 😊
August 5, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I have a writing project that I’ve been working on for over two years that I tinker with when I lack inspiration for anything else. I don’t ever plan to publish or let anyone else see, but it’s my go-to when I need reminding that writing makes me happy. It’s a useful project to have 😊
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Current writing projects:
•an essay and creative work for an application (more on this later if anything comes of it)
•revising a YA sci-fi to maybe query
•rewriting a MG historical fiction I wrote a few years ago into a novel in verse
So yeah. I’m quiet on social media, but keeping busy-ish 😊✍🏻📝
•an essay and creative work for an application (more on this later if anything comes of it)
•revising a YA sci-fi to maybe query
•rewriting a MG historical fiction I wrote a few years ago into a novel in verse
So yeah. I’m quiet on social media, but keeping busy-ish 😊✍🏻📝
July 22, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Current writing projects:
•an essay and creative work for an application (more on this later if anything comes of it)
•revising a YA sci-fi to maybe query
•rewriting a MG historical fiction I wrote a few years ago into a novel in verse
So yeah. I’m quiet on social media, but keeping busy-ish 😊✍🏻📝
•an essay and creative work for an application (more on this later if anything comes of it)
•revising a YA sci-fi to maybe query
•rewriting a MG historical fiction I wrote a few years ago into a novel in verse
So yeah. I’m quiet on social media, but keeping busy-ish 😊✍🏻📝
My dog bit my face last night. I’ve got a few tiny scratches, nothing serious. And while I take full responsibility for putting my face too close to him and unintentionally setting him off, I’m still mad at him no matter how cute he is 😢
July 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
My dog bit my face last night. I’ve got a few tiny scratches, nothing serious. And while I take full responsibility for putting my face too close to him and unintentionally setting him off, I’m still mad at him no matter how cute he is 😢
I attended a Two-Day MFA workshop given by four faculty members for Hamline’s MFAC and it was worth every penny I paid for it! 😊
June 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I attended a Two-Day MFA workshop given by four faculty members for Hamline’s MFAC and it was worth every penny I paid for it! 😊
I’m still alive!
I’m still writing (but took a pause in querying for my mental health…in fact I’m considering other options…will discuss later if it becomes a thing)
I’m going to try posting here more instead of the-place-formally-known-as-Twitter, because it’s a literal hellscape 😳
I’m still writing (but took a pause in querying for my mental health…in fact I’m considering other options…will discuss later if it becomes a thing)
I’m going to try posting here more instead of the-place-formally-known-as-Twitter, because it’s a literal hellscape 😳
June 23, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I’m still alive!
I’m still writing (but took a pause in querying for my mental health…in fact I’m considering other options…will discuss later if it becomes a thing)
I’m going to try posting here more instead of the-place-formally-known-as-Twitter, because it’s a literal hellscape 😳
I’m still writing (but took a pause in querying for my mental health…in fact I’m considering other options…will discuss later if it becomes a thing)
I’m going to try posting here more instead of the-place-formally-known-as-Twitter, because it’s a literal hellscape 😳
Finally heard back from my full request. It was a rejection. A form rejection on a full. I'm not going to comment because I get agents have lives but... *sigh*...it's just the sad last nail in that coffin. I'm already in the process of trying to decide what to query next
March 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Finally heard back from my full request. It was a rejection. A form rejection on a full. I'm not going to comment because I get agents have lives but... *sigh*...it's just the sad last nail in that coffin. I'm already in the process of trying to decide what to query next
I sent my last query in January (even then, I was pretty much already done with it for this manuscript, the last real batch went out in November). All queries are now closed, either with no response or rejection. I only have one open full request left I still haven’t heard back from…
March 19, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I sent my last query in January (even then, I was pretty much already done with it for this manuscript, the last real batch went out in November). All queries are now closed, either with no response or rejection. I only have one open full request left I still haven’t heard back from…
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Excited to announce our 3rd annual MGHub Off-Social-Media pitching event for all ages of kidlit: PB / CB / MG / YA Click to learn more… #mglit #kidlit #pitch
MG Hub Pitch Party 2025
MG Hub Pitch Party 2025 The Middle Grade Hub (MG Hub - (https://bsky.app/profile/middlegradehub.bsky.social) is hosting its third annual pitch party! The Pitch Party Unlike other pitch parties, this...
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March 3, 2025 at 3:34 PM
My querying and writing is going absolutely nowhere. I have no intention of quitting, that would only make me more unhappy. What I really need is a writing critique group to join. My last group kinda died. Is there anyone out there in a group with room for another writer? I write MG and YA ☺️
February 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
My querying and writing is going absolutely nowhere. I have no intention of quitting, that would only make me more unhappy. What I really need is a writing critique group to join. My last group kinda died. Is there anyone out there in a group with room for another writer? I write MG and YA ☺️
Is it really a thing to use whole body deodorant instead of just…taking a shower? 🤔🤷🏼♀️
February 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Is it really a thing to use whole body deodorant instead of just…taking a shower? 🤔🤷🏼♀️
Update: Our truck was found. After some repairs and having to get new license plates, we got it back! A massively annoying experience, but it could have been worse 😬
2024’s last slap in the face…our truck was stolen yesterday. Long story, but I’m just so done with this year and need a fresh start 😩
homer simpson from the simpsons is standing in front of a grassy field .
ALT: homer simpson from the simpsons is standing in front of a grassy field .
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January 29, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Update: Our truck was found. After some repairs and having to get new license plates, we got it back! A massively annoying experience, but it could have been worse 😬
I gave my MS to 3 beta readers in October. One of them finished the read and sent notes 😊👍🏻 The other 2 are silent, even after checking in and saying if they can’t do it’s, that’s fine, I’d just like to know, I won’t be mad. Nothing. Should I check in again and risk being annoying or just move on?
January 25, 2025 at 6:14 AM
I gave my MS to 3 beta readers in October. One of them finished the read and sent notes 😊👍🏻 The other 2 are silent, even after checking in and saying if they can’t do it’s, that’s fine, I’d just like to know, I won’t be mad. Nothing. Should I check in again and risk being annoying or just move on?
Rare snow in southeast Texas ❄️
January 21, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Rare snow in southeast Texas ❄️
This book’s jacket unfolds into a poster that says, “Have a panic attack. You’ve earned it.” 😂😂😂😂
January 14, 2025 at 10:47 PM
This book’s jacket unfolds into a poster that says, “Have a panic attack. You’ve earned it.” 😂😂😂😂