Greg Pincus
Writer. Likes to rhyme, though not when writing movies or novels. But you should see my shopping lists! Has never bought an orange. #kidlitchat cohost for 14+ years on ex-Twitter (and now here on Tuesday nights at 9 PM EST!). Still bats and throws righty.
- Thank you all for joining in on #kidlitchat (just as this same bunch has done every Groundhog Day week forever!). We'll see you next week for the best type of do-over: a new chat! See ya then....
- I should add that I'm quite sure that the fact I give myself permission to fix things later is why my first drafts are ALWAYS perfect and do not need revision. I am sure this is true for you, too. Yes? :-) #kidlitchat
- I like certain aspects of revision and dislike others, but one thing i find freeing in my first draft is telling myself “don’t worry about perfect. You can fix it later.” #kidlitchat
- Just like last year on this same week, I arrive 22 minutes late! A re-do! #kidlitchat
- Tuesday brings #kidlitchat at 9pm Eastern/6pm Pacific here on Bluesky. We’re as regular as the tides, I tell ya (if they only happened weekly and always at the same time, natch, and had a few millenia less regularity). Come join us for an hour of chatting with #kidlit community friends! See ya soon.
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- Reposted by Greg PincusOnce in a lifetime opportunity for an aspiring picture book author! Want your pb to be considered at Sourcebooks executive editor Manlove's editorial meeting? Melissa & I are offering a critique & Skip-the-Slush-Pile pass in the Publishing for Minnesota fundraiser! www.32auctions.com/organization...
- As always, thank you all for joining in on #kidlitchat. Community rocks. And we'll see you here next week!
- I feel like this convo has convinced me that we don't need to start the "kidlitchatties" awards.... #kidlitchat
- Although personally, I was surprised that Wicked didn't win anything.... #Kidlitchat
- I think as with most awards, there's some kind of subjectivity that we accept. Like, two beautiful books, ya know? That's what makes it so interesting afterwards.... #Kidlitchat
- Here, by the way, is a link to the complete list of ALA award winners: www.ala.org/news/2026/01... #kidlitchat
- TOPIC: Have you checked out the new crop of ALA award-winners yet? Huzzah to the winners and to everyone who had a book out this year. As always, we ask "what do you think? What books were left out?" And... what do the awards mean to YOU as a reader or maker of books for children? #kidlitchat
- Seven Minutes Til #Kidlitchat - the excitement mounts as people gather. Are YOU ready?
- We will be having #kidlitchat at 9pm Eastern/6 pm Pacific in what is already a big #kidlit week. I hope you can join us for an hour of community and conversation (and maybe pie!)….
- Ringing the virtual closing bell here at #kidlitchat, I wish to thank you all for putting the real YOU into the chat week after week. I for one, like y'all! And I look forward to seeing you here next week, too....
- I think my world view shows up a lot. Not always in the main character, but it's always there. #kidlitchat
- This topic is interesting to me since many people think the Gregory K in my first book's title is me. And he shares my name and my love of poetry and other things, but my editor named the character, not me! #kidlitchat
- TOPIC: What's the most "YOU" aspect of your work? A character, a situation from your own life, a recurring theme, or the way conflict is resolved? What's uniquely you? #kidlitchat
- It is #kidlitchat day (as it is every Tuesday)! Gather with your #kidlit loving Bluesky pals right here at 9pm Eastern/6pm Pacific for a spirited hour of community. We’ll see you then!
- "Why's Greg gotta ring that bell when we were only just getting started?" That's from my novel "The ending of each #kidlitchat." But as in the book, conversation doesn't have to stop with the metaphorical ringing, so I hope y'all continue and are still yakking til NEXT Tuesday when we do this again!
- Millicent Min, Girl Genius by @lisayee.bsky.social begins "I have been accused of being anal retentive, an over-achiever, and a compulsive perfectionist, like those are bad things" and that is the character and tone right there in one sentence. Talk about pulling in a reader.... #kidlitchat
- Always re-shared! :-) #kidlitchat
- It's interesting how sometimes the first sentence is all we need to pull us in. But other times it's the first 10 pages or so. Or the first few pages of a picture book. Sometimes you just nail a feeling or a character or a laugh line, but I guess not every story needs or supports that. #kidlitchat
- "Some days you just need pie." is the opening line of my 14 Fibs of Gregory K. and is proof that my love of pie is not just a #kidlitchat thang!
- "On the far end of town where the grickle-grass grows and the wind smells sweet and sour when it blows and no birds ever sing excepting old crows is the street of the lifted Lorax." I mean now... come on! Who wouldn't read on? #kidlitchat
- TOPIC: While we're still thinking about fresh beginnings, what are some of your all-time favorite first lines in children's books? ("Where's Papa going with that ax?" is already taken!) And what do you think makes a first line really grab the reader? #kidlitchat
- Guess what? It’s #kidlitchat day (aka Tuesday). Join us #kidlit folk here on Bluesky at 9pm Eastern/6pm Pacific for an hour of yakking and community. Easy parking, beautifully decorated space, and ample (virtual) treats! What’s not to love? I hope you can make it!
- Thank you all for joining in to the first #kidlitchat of 2026. This is the official end, but please keep chatting. Our word for the year here (for the Nth time in a row) is "community." And I'm glad to be a part of this one with y'all!
- This is a very, very good idea. <hint, hint> #kidlitchat
- TOPIC: It's time for New Year's resolutions . . . or goals . . . or a word to define your mindset for 2026 . . . or your Guiding Principle for the year . . . or, what's the plan, Stan? (The focus here is for resolutions related to your #kidlit side, but share whatever you want!). #kidlitchat
- It may be a new year, but it's the same #kidlitchat day, time and place - every Tuesday at 9PM Eastern/6PM Pacific here on Bluesky. If you want to join some fine #kidlit folk for an hour of chatting and community, I hope you'll make us part of your 2026. See ya soon!
- How to Keep a New Year's Resolution Here’s my resolution trick: Resolve to break one really quick. That way when the “break” is done, You’re guaranteed of keeping one. #poetry #NewYear #resolutions
