Kelly Mayfield
@mayb33mine.bsky.social
Writer, librarian, music enthusiast. Author of The Quick-Start Library Guide (Bloomsbury Libraries Unlimited 2025).
Most active on Substack. @kellymayfield
Most active on Substack. @kellymayfield
Where are my fellow Little House on the Prairie fans? Let’s discuss the good, the bad, and the Netflix version.
Netflix's Little House Reboot
The show revives controversies about the series by Laura Ingalls Wilder
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July 16, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Where are my fellow Little House on the Prairie fans? Let’s discuss the good, the bad, and the Netflix version.
The best thing about Friday is if you didn’t have a good writing week you can tell yourself how productive you’ll be over the weekend. (Of course, I had an amazing writing week but don’t want to make you feel bad). #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
May 1, 2026 at 11:21 AM
The best thing about Friday is if you didn’t have a good writing week you can tell yourself how productive you’ll be over the weekend. (Of course, I had an amazing writing week but don’t want to make you feel bad). #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
What’s on your shopping list for Independent Bookstore Day? I’m going to pick up Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan series for a trip to Italy this summer. #booksky #books
#readingcommunity #bookish
#readingcommunity #bookish
Tomorrow is Independent Bookstore Day!
Stop by the Indie in your neighborhood! 📚
Stop by the Indie in your neighborhood! 📚
April 24, 2026 at 2:37 PM
What’s on your shopping list for Independent Bookstore Day? I’m going to pick up Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan series for a trip to Italy this summer. #booksky #books
#readingcommunity #bookish
#readingcommunity #bookish
Arab American Heritage Month is a relative newcomer to the heritage month list. I’ve compiled a few books recommendations for you. #booksky #books
#readingcommunity #bookish
#readingcommunity #bookish
Arab American Heritage Month reads
Literary, young adult, a novel in verse, and a short story collection
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April 23, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Arab American Heritage Month is a relative newcomer to the heritage month list. I’ve compiled a few books recommendations for you. #booksky #books
#readingcommunity #bookish
#readingcommunity #bookish
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April 19, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Think you aren’t into #poetry? You might change your mind after exploring this genre. #booksky #books
#readingcommunity #bookish
#readingcommunity #bookish
Something New #2: Books in Verse
Genre Recommendations for Poetry Month. Novels in verse are exploding in popularity for kids and teens. They are a great option for adults in classics, memoir, and fiction.
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April 15, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Think you aren’t into #poetry? You might change your mind after exploring this genre. #booksky #books
#readingcommunity #bookish
#readingcommunity #bookish
After a couple of unproductive weeks, I wrote 800 words today. How about you? #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
April 14, 2026 at 7:01 PM
After a couple of unproductive weeks, I wrote 800 words today. How about you? #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
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Instead of asking chatgpt, why not ask a librarian? You'll get real answers and they won't tell you to kill yourself.
April 13, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Instead of asking chatgpt, why not ask a librarian? You'll get real answers and they won't tell you to kill yourself.
“Be honest—did you ever see yourself with a houseful of boys?”
Share the last line of dialogue you wrote! #WritingPrompt
March 24, 2026 at 3:22 PM
“Be honest—did you ever see yourself with a houseful of boys?”
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That feeling when you read an amazing book and then discover the author has published many other books ~
March 23, 2026 at 10:19 PM
That feeling when you read an amazing book and then discover the author has published many other books ~
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Do not pander. Do not dumb down. Trust your audience to be smarter than you. Trust them to be curious. Don’t erase your own voice for spurious bowing down to factors that bring nothing to the stories you need to tell. #Writing
March 23, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Do not pander. Do not dumb down. Trust your audience to be smarter than you. Trust them to be curious. Don’t erase your own voice for spurious bowing down to factors that bring nothing to the stories you need to tell. #Writing
I wrote 1000 words today! As usual, I get into the swing of spring break when it’s winding down. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
March 19, 2026 at 9:13 PM
I wrote 1000 words today! As usual, I get into the swing of spring break when it’s winding down. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
Yesterday, I was having trouble writing. Instead of floundering around, I began asking myself “What information does this character have that the protagonist doesn’t?” “What needs to happen in this chapter to move the story forward?” I feel like I’ve leveled up as a writer. 🙌🏻 #writesky
March 12, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Yesterday, I was having trouble writing. Instead of floundering around, I began asking myself “What information does this character have that the protagonist doesn’t?” “What needs to happen in this chapter to move the story forward?” I feel like I’ve leveled up as a writer. 🙌🏻 #writesky
5 Ways to Fit in More Reading Time
including why you should give yourself permission to DNF books
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December 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Other writers and bookish friends, I’ve started writing on Substack (for free)!
The Perennial Appeal of Classics
Why we love retellings and what makes a great one
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September 24, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Other writers and bookish friends, I’ve started writing on Substack (for free)!
Took a little 4 day weekend trip with the family before school starts. Wrote 3500 words on my family saga draft. Feeling energized. #writersky #writingcommunity
August 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Took a little 4 day weekend trip with the family before school starts. Wrote 3500 words on my family saga draft. Feeling energized. #writersky #writingcommunity
Don’t want to jinx myself but having a really productive writing week so far. #writersky #writingcommunity
July 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Don’t want to jinx myself but having a really productive writing week so far. #writersky #writingcommunity
So anxious about maybe getting a response this week from a full and a partial request. But also secretly hoping I don’t get a response because it will be a pass and then I won’t have that hope that maybe this is the one. 😞 🤞🏻 #amquerying #writesky #writingcommunity
July 21, 2025 at 1:58 PM
So anxious about maybe getting a response this week from a full and a partial request. But also secretly hoping I don’t get a response because it will be a pass and then I won’t have that hope that maybe this is the one. 😞 🤞🏻 #amquerying #writesky #writingcommunity
I did it. I’ve received 100 rejections this year! 🙌🏻 A perk to beginning to #amquerying in January. I also had two requests so an offer this year is possible. #writesky #writingcommunity
July 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I did it. I’ve received 100 rejections this year! 🙌🏻 A perk to beginning to #amquerying in January. I also had two requests so an offer this year is possible. #writesky #writingcommunity
Now available for preorder. It’s getting real! I might still be #amquerying for fiction but nonfiction is set. 🙌🏻 #writingcommunity
The Quick-Start Library Guide
Helps paraprofessionals and new school librarians begin their first school year with confidence.New librarians and paraprofessionals often come to school librar…
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April 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Now available for preorder. It’s getting real! I might still be #amquerying for fiction but nonfiction is set. 🙌🏻 #writingcommunity
I sent out 2 more queries today and saw I’m very close to having sent out 100 this year. That’s a nice perk for starting in January—a calendar year to collect 100 rejections. 🙌🏻 #amquerying #writesky #writingcommunity
April 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I sent out 2 more queries today and saw I’m very close to having sent out 100 this year. That’s a nice perk for starting in January—a calendar year to collect 100 rejections. 🙌🏻 #amquerying #writesky #writingcommunity