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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles@srmilesauthor.bsky.social |
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Writer. Librarian. Rep'd by the extraordinary @johnmcusick at
@foliojr #THERISEOFISSAIGWE (10/27/2024/Union Square Kids)
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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles
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The school year is fast approaching & w/ book š bans catching fire in South Carolina there is a desperate need to get books by Black authors into the hands of kids.
#WritingCommmunity if you can give to this #bookdrive it would be š£DM or reach out to @ riannjenkins on TikTok
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Project 2025, page 592: make it harder for employees to be paid at overtime rates by allowing employers to average the number of hours worked over 2-4 weeks
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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles
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It's early I know!
But I'm starting at a new school library & it's just a blank box w/ shelves & tables.
I need a little help making it cozy for my students. Please share to your #bookclub & give if you can.
Window markers
Fairy lights
Rugs
Bean Bags
amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles
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I have to get over my aversion to self promotion soooo
I wrote a fantasy series about magical Black kids and hoodoo in sweet tea & biscuit country. There are zombie š§āāļø schoolgirls & Confederate demons.
Book 1 bit.ly/4cFuznj
Book 2 bit.ly/3XSElyj
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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles
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Ever bully in every teen movie should have had the breaks beat off of them.
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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles
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Like digital ARCās?
THE RISE OF ISSA IGWE is on Netgalley and Edelweiss
š§āāļøZombie Schoolgirls
š½Mood Altering Kittens
ā° Time Travel
š§š¾āāļøSinister Sirens
Perfect for fans of Goosebumps! Drop in my DMās if you run into issues
tinyurl.com/yc8986nb or tinyurl.com/3ptmxz9r
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Stina Leicht (ālite' like the beer)
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There is also @micaiahjohnson.bsky.social's Those Beyond the Wall which is available now. If youāre into Mad Max, youāll probably like this one!
bookshop.org/p/books/thos...
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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles
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We're all talking about finding Black books & supporting them.
Here are 3 Black books that are releasing this year that are available for pre-order.
1. Save them on goodreads
2. Pre-order
3. Retweet!!
tinyurl.com/y5p2w6t7
store.abramsbooks.com/products/the...
bit.ly/3XSElyj
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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles
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Fun!
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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles
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I am packing bookmail for
THE RISE OF ISSA IGWE!
Issa is just a girl who gets possessed by š» and has a little incident on a field trip where her cousin has to perform an exorcismā¦ in front of the whole class.
It might be time for The Siren School
bit.ly/4bhFzq5
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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles
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If your school library š had reading incentives that you loved, what were they?
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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles
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At #alaac24 ? Come by Booth 817 & see my book babies!!
If youāre looking š for spooky š» Southern Witches with Black kids (no racial trauma please šš¾) go check them out.
ARCās for THE RISE OF ISSA IGWE are there!
Egalley?
tinyurl.com/yc8986nb or tinyurl.com/3ptmxz9r
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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles
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ARCās for my Middle Grades Witch Romp THE RISE OF ISSA IGWE are at #ALAAC24
š§āāļøZombie Schoolgirls
š½Mood Altering Kittens
ā° Time Travel
š§š¾āāļøSinister Sirens
Canāt make it this year? Request an egalley on Edelweiss & Netgalley!
tinyurl.com/yc8986nb or tinyurl.com/3ptmxz9r
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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles
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Reintroduce yourself! Talk about publishing drama while you wait. Thereās so much these days.
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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles
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Sooo, today is a great day to support my colleagues at my āBLACKā job as
an AUTHOR!
Purchases also support a BLACK bookstore
All: tinyurl.com/mvy5mpvk
1: tinyurl.com/y2yrn5w6
2: tinyurl.com/53v7uyp7
3: tinyurl.com/5yrpr5t2
4: tinyurl.com/yc5ye8ur
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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles
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It works like the old usher board at church itās all about who āearnedā their turn with loyalty and seniority. Noooo, you need people with modern skills and strategy!
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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles
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Only my faith in the Lord is a comfort right now. This debate is a disaster. The next 4 years are about to be a ride.
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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles
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Not at all. Weāve built faster than we can preserve and the tech giants who should be creating solutions to this problem are busy with water guzzling AI
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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles
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Self contained but not cozy. Set among Hollywood but the gritty grasping side.
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Rebekah Weatherspoon (Book Promo!)
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A fake dating pact with your bestieās ex? What could go wrong?
My young adult rom com, HER GOOD SIDE is out now in paperback!
š„Ŗšš¹
šwww.penguinteen.com/...
š“ Signed from The Ripped Bodice : www.therippedbodicel...
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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles
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Bootleggers will be the archivists
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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles
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Thereās an article in SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL about a library system that replaced prizes for its summer reading program with donations. If kids read x amount of books the library would donate to a charity on their behalf. They reduced waste. Saved money & boosted participation. Very cool!
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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles
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Youāre dehydrated, babes. You feel like that because you need water. You canāt think because you need water. Drink some water. Not tea. Not juice. Water.
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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles
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Thank you!
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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles
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"Gimme that ole Black Magic!"
Issaās got a talent (or curse) for ghost possession & a mood altering kitten, but what she really wants is her parents back & she's willing to bend time until it breaks to get them back.
Can we get 1000 ppl to add to their TBR
www.goodreads.com/book/show/20...
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JenƩt Morrow
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Let's be clear, when mayors say they want to ban masks for "safety", they couldn't care less about public safety. What the mean is they want to see faces for surveillance purposes. They care about criminalizing your right to protest not your health or safety.
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mx elle is eepy
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it is okay to change your mind about something or someone when presented with new information. itās okay to have misjudged because you were lacking that information to begin with. itās okay to have been wrong. learn from it, grow, and try to take lessons from your own mistakes AND other peopleās.
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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles
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Itās a marathon. Took me years and hundreds of rejections before it happened.
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Preeti Chhibber
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argh I missed Octavia Butler's birthday this year, but let's repost her perfect author bio any way
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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles
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I love my agent I just got editorial notes today. I trust his judgement.
Finding and an agent who will fight for your work is difficult. Itās not like finding a job or auditioning for a play. Itās subjective. Itās partly based on vibes and timing. #kidlitchat
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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles
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Iād be wary in this online climate given what just happened at KT Literary. An agent was fired for taking a rejected authorās concept to Twitter in hopes someone else would submit the same idea but better. Publishing is really chaotic right now.
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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles
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A few new folks but it wasnāt bad.
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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles
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Iām still there because I hold out hope that heāll have to sell it at some point and it will morph again. And the engagement (if you can get it) is valuable. Had a tweet go viral recently with a link š to a book list. 1500 ppl clicked on it. You canāt get that conversion rate anywhere else.
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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles
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Trolls come in and derive joy from destroying everything. Hard to believe that people used to mind their own niche business online.
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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles
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Exactly. Iād never do an MFA program but there are people who love it and find it useful #kidlitchat
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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles
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Chats and pitch contests were PEAK š¦ app!
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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles
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YallFest is soooo much fun. It gets bigger every year so if you havenāt gone, plan to go next year. Tix are pricey so unless Iām promoting I watch from afar #kidlitchat
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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles
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I popped into the forums and made sure to comment on other peopleās work. It was very comment for comment when it was free. When it went behind the paywall/membership wall it completely changed. Now this is before the age of bots. #kidlitchat
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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles
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I think some groups just have their season. Iām in one that started off great. We met online regularly. There were chairs for intake, marketing and special guests. They had friends who had gotten film options explain the process and then it just lost steam #kidlitchat
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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles
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Ditto!
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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles
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My first retreat with a writers group here in Atlanta was the kickstart to me really solidly believing I could get published. All that creative energy and comraderie is energy shifting. #kidlitchat
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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles
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Pitch wars gave me so much confidence! I didnāt win but Stacey Lee was my mentor and it was so much fun.
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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles
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There was minimal pressure and you could see what kinds of pitches agents were into at the time.
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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles
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I really enjoyed WRITEONCON. It was a kidlit conference that was completely virtual that you could attend for less than $20.
It lasted for a few days and the forums were phenomenal.
Someone else has the name now. #kidlitchat
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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles
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Itās sad to see that community shrink because of the bots. I got my agent because of a Twitter pitch contest. They stopped doing them in 2023 #kidlitchat
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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles
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They donāt rely on massive individual donors so that gives them the power of independence. Private colleges should take note.
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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles
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I miss the blue boards! I think SCBWI has it now but itās not the same.
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