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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
That sounds like fun! 🤩 My daughter has watched it like six times already 😂
August 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
I’d love to friend any current or future students in the program 😊 Add me, private message me, it would be great to hear from you!

I will still be working towards querying, etc, but my priority for a while will be school and improving in my craft and confidence 💪🏻😜
August 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I’m good, thanks! I kinda stepped back from social media this year but I’m trying to be more active here 😊
August 8, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Yay, I’m so happy for you. This sounds so cool, congratulations! 🎉😄🤩
August 8, 2025 at 3:45 AM
All writing makes me happy, but the nitty gritty work of getting stories fit for querying or submission can be draining. It’s nice to have a side project that’s just for fun, I don’t have to worry about making it perfect or publishable
August 5, 2025 at 4:34 PM
But querying straight up sucks. Like is really the worst (and I’ve been on sub twice, I’ll take that any day over querying). It’s like having your soul sucked away by that torture machine in The Princess Bride.
a picture of a woman with the words " you 're off to the pit of despair "
ALT: a picture of a woman with the words " you 're off to the pit of despair "
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March 19, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The good news is I’ve worked on my writing every week day for the past two and a half weeks, so things are being done (mostly revising an old MS so my daughter can read it…which still counts, by the way!) and I’m happy with that.
March 19, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I nudged that agent two weeks ago (because they said to do so after three months, it had had been more than four at that point) and haven’t heard back. I mean, there’s still a tiny shred of hope, but let’s be real, it’s time to move on.
March 19, 2025 at 7:24 PM