Dakota Wilster
@djwilster.bsky.social
Middle Grade writer on the lookout for mermaids.
Shoutout to @catburgess.bsky.social my cheerleaderiest, plotter-extraordinaire CP who said “do it you won’t regret it” when I mentioned submitting to #RevPit and taught me the ways of #RevPitWaiting. & please, always keep my favorite character in your book 🌿😬
#RevPitWaiting begins today!
Please save our full schedule so you can prep your responses if you'd like. And please share with fellow revelers!
Today (3/16) is in this thread. The following days will be posted on their own. 1/3
Please save our full schedule so you can prep your responses if you'd like. And please share with fellow revelers!
Today (3/16) is in this thread. The following days will be posted on their own. 1/3
March 30, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Shoutout to @catburgess.bsky.social my cheerleaderiest, plotter-extraordinaire CP who said “do it you won’t regret it” when I mentioned submitting to #RevPit and taught me the ways of #RevPitWaiting. & please, always keep my favorite character in your book 🌿😬
Here’s Garfunkel! I was looking for an emotional support animal, but ended up becoming his emotional support human…
#revpitwaiting #revpit
#revpitwaiting #revpit
March 25, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Here’s Garfunkel! I was looking for an emotional support animal, but ended up becoming his emotional support human…
#revpitwaiting #revpit
#revpitwaiting #revpit
She submitted to #revpit and then began the waiting.
🥳 Yay You! to every writer who’s pressed submit so far and every writer who’s about to!
🥳 Yay You! to every writer who’s pressed submit so far and every writer who’s about to!
March 13, 2026 at 1:45 AM
She submitted to #revpit and then began the waiting.
🥳 Yay You! to every writer who’s pressed submit so far and every writer who’s about to!
🥳 Yay You! to every writer who’s pressed submit so far and every writer who’s about to!
When you’re as ready as you can be for #revpit and you’re counting down the minutes to submit…
ALT:
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March 12, 2026 at 1:12 PM
When you’re as ready as you can be for #revpit and you’re counting down the minutes to submit…
Growing my writerly submission muscles 💪🏼 with #revpit this year!
The #revpit sub window opens TOMORROW, so let's take a look at what's ahead.
This year (our 10th!), we have 16 participating editors, which means:
GRAND PRIZE:
16 free developmental edits
RUNNERS-UP PRIZE:
16 free 1-on-1 coaching sessions with Jennifer Conoley of @thececoaches.bsky.social
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This year (our 10th!), we have 16 participating editors, which means:
GRAND PRIZE:
16 free developmental edits
RUNNERS-UP PRIZE:
16 free 1-on-1 coaching sessions with Jennifer Conoley of @thececoaches.bsky.social
1/3
March 11, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Growing my writerly submission muscles 💪🏼 with #revpit this year!
Reposted by Dakota Wilster
How to Raise a Reader in an Age of Digital Distraction | Lit Hub
How To Raise a Reader in an Age of Digital Distraction
People make certain assumptions about you when you’re the CEO of a children’s book company. Some assume I must have spent my childhood summers in a hammock reading Rebecca of Sunnybrook…
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September 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
How to Raise a Reader in an Age of Digital Distraction | Lit Hub
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Query Critique #GiveawayAlert! Enter my #giveaway contest to win a query critique with Taj McCoy & read my agent spotlight interview at Literary Rambles to learn what she's looking for. #amwriting #amquerying #kidlit #agents tinyurl.com/2s3ts685
Literary Agent Interview: Taj McCoy and Query Critique Giveaway
Today I’m thrilled to have agent Taj McCoy here. She’s an agent at Laura Dail Literary Agency . Hi Taj! Thanks so much for joining us...
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July 31, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Query Critique #GiveawayAlert! Enter my #giveaway contest to win a query critique with Taj McCoy & read my agent spotlight interview at Literary Rambles to learn what she's looking for. #amwriting #amquerying #kidlit #agents tinyurl.com/2s3ts685
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You're invited to #kidlitchat tonight at 9PM Eastern/6PM Pacific. Yes, I mean you. No RSVP needed. Just come and chat for an hour with your #kidlit friends. (And while I've got you here, consider this a 'save the date' for EVERY Tuesday at the same time, right here on Bluesky!)
April 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM
You're invited to #kidlitchat tonight at 9PM Eastern/6PM Pacific. Yes, I mean you. No RSVP needed. Just come and chat for an hour with your #kidlit friends. (And while I've got you here, consider this a 'save the date' for EVERY Tuesday at the same time, right here on Bluesky!)
So...how many books is too many books to take on vacation? Not asking for a friend...
April 30, 2025 at 6:59 PM
So...how many books is too many books to take on vacation? Not asking for a friend...
Reposted by Dakota Wilster
🎙️New episode alert! We had an amazing interview with author/agent @careybk.bsky.social! 👻📚We talked ghost stories, the reality of publishing, and why your query letter needs to hook an agent fast! Link in Bio. #writingcommunity #writers #amquerying
www.writerswithwrinkles.net/agent-author...
www.writerswithwrinkles.net/agent-author...
Writing Scary, Querying Smart: Insider Tips with Agent & Author Carey Blankenship-Kramer
Beth and Lisa sit down with Carey Blankenship-Kramer, literary agent and author of Ghost Scout's Honor, to talk all things publishing—from crafting irresistible que…
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April 28, 2025 at 10:03 PM
🎙️New episode alert! We had an amazing interview with author/agent @careybk.bsky.social! 👻📚We talked ghost stories, the reality of publishing, and why your query letter needs to hook an agent fast! Link in Bio. #writingcommunity #writers #amquerying
www.writerswithwrinkles.net/agent-author...
www.writerswithwrinkles.net/agent-author...