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Cheryl B. Klein
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I notice things for a living. Editorial director, Workman Kids; author of THE MAGIC WORDS: WRITING GREAT BOOKS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS and four picture books; little-boy mom. Preorder my new book IT’S HARD TO BE A BABY (out 10/8)! Opinions my own.
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New York needs to simultaneously elect both a mayor and a — let’s call it the “Big Man” role. Salaried position where all the guy has to do is be himself & entertaining. A role like that might siphon off future Trump/Adams types & let serious people (a woman, pray God) run the city.

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I think this trope is called “Only One Lawyer”

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* What do you WANT for this book / yourself and WHY? Big money & worldwide fame? To make your friends laugh? To be seen? Defining these things upfront helps you think about yourself & your book as products going into a market — b/c you are — & to plot / prioritize your efforts accordingly.

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Some advice for those seeking an agent / book publication: Know your WHO, WHAT, WANT, and WHY. * WHO are you as a writer, and who do you want to be as a published author / promoter? What are your platform & strengths? * WHAT is your project? What audiences will it sell to? What distinguishes it? >

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I got a new pair of glasses on Thursday and they’re still a surprise every time I look in the mirror. Working on updating my mental self-image . . .

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Having a great time at the Tennessee Association of School Librarians conference (#tasl2024), where my HAMSTERS MAKE TERRIBLE ROOMMATES got an award and I got to hang out with librarians in a less frenetic way than ALA. Tonight: trivia!

A tall white woman in glasses (me) stands next to a book vending machine.
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He's said already that if he loses this time, he won't run again in 2028. Once we get past all his bluster about the result, we would be done with him personally! (Though his gremlins would live on...)

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this remains one of the biggest and most compelling reasons to vote against the man the best thing about the early Biden years was opening social media and not seeing Trump’s name 17 times before you even scrolled down for the love of all that is good, please make him go away

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Cheryl B. Klein
@cherylklein.bsky.social
I notice things for a living. Editorial director, Workman Kids; author of THE MAGIC WORDS: WRITING GREAT BOOKS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS and four picture books; little-boy mom. Preorder my new book IT’S HARD TO BE A BABY (out 10/8)! Opinions my own.
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