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Bonnie Adamson @bonnieadamson.com · 30/09/2026

Tuesday nights are always hugely validating. Thanks, all. I'll see you next time. #kidlitchat

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Bonnie Adamson @bonnieadamson.com · 30/09/2026

It has always amazed and dismayed me to see how many adults who interact with kids do not like kids. #kidlitchat

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Bonnie Adamson @bonnieadamson.com · 30/09/2026

She believed in you. That's priceless. #kidlitchat

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Bonnie Adamson @bonnieadamson.com · 30/09/2026

So true. My family does that for me--they've convinced me they truly like what I do, and they won't let me make excuses, lol. #kidlitchat

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Bonnie Adamson @bonnieadamson.com · 30/09/2026

That's a physics lesson, right there. #kidlitchat

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Bonnie Adamson @bonnieadamson.com · 30/09/2026

And at the risk of sounding needy . . . I need validation. Truly. That what I'm doing is worthwhile, or that I'm on the right track, or even that I'm mature enough in my craft to take criticism. I mean, sometimes you have to hear it. Out loud. #kidlitchat

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Bonnie Adamson @bonnieadamson.com · 30/09/2026

Well, you certainly don't want someone who tells you how THEY would do it. But that happens. #kidlitchat

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Bonnie Adamson @bonnieadamson.com · 30/09/2026

I'd have to choose trust. You can't give or take honest feedback without trusting that the person on the receiving end has the capability and objectivity to process it. In former critique group, a frequent comment was "I know you and I know you can manage (whatever the issue)." #kidlitchat

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Bonnie Adamson @bonnieadamson.com · 30/09/2026

Agreed!! Yes. I am also a fan of the Toaster Strudel. #kidlitchat

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Bonnie Adamson @bonnieadamson.com · 30/09/2026

Whew. This is a tough enough business. #kidlitchat

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Bonnie Adamson @bonnieadamson.com · 30/09/2026

TOPIC: What do you want from a creative partner? Anyone from a critique partner or beta reader to an agent, editor or art director. In your journey to shape a project, what are you looking for: validation, support, a dash of cold water, or...what else? What takes you to the next level? #kidlitchat

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Bonnie Adamson @bonnieadamson.com · 30/09/2026

Brace yourselves--#kidlitchat is coming up at the top of the hour! (9E/6P)

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Bonnie Adamson @bonnieadamson.com · 29/09/2026

Have a great time! Good luck!

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

“I don’t think being good at things is the point of doing them.” How an Archeologist changed KURT VONNEGUT’s life.

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Bonnie Adamson @bonnieadamson.com · 26/09/2026

It *is* an effort! I'm guilty too often of clicking "like" and moving on.

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Bonnie Adamson @bonnieadamson.com · 26/09/2026

I check in to Bluesky several times a day, but I don't always engage. Events with defined times still bring people together, though.

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Bonnie Adamson @bonnieadamson.com · 24/09/2026

Oooh, yes! Thanks for the link!

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Bonnie Adamson @bonnieadamson.com · 23/09/2026

Paper is a beautiful thing. Now if you could make your screen smell like a stationery store or an old book . . . And fold it and feel the creases.

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Bonnie Adamson @bonnieadamson.com · 23/09/2026

We are idea MACHINES. And if that's a problem, it's a good problem to have. May we never run out of ideas! Thanks for tonight, everyone. See you next time. #kidlitchat

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Bonnie Adamson @bonnieadamson.com · 23/09/2026

Silly me, I've never used my auto collision insurance.

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Bonnie Adamson @bonnieadamson.com · 23/09/2026

I can't really plan to have a good day. It just has to happen. But I'm sorry about your not-so-good day. Hope you're feeling better! #kidlitchat

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Bonnie Adamson @bonnieadamson.com · 23/09/2026

They just don't come around often enough! #kidlitchat

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Bonnie Adamson @bonnieadamson.com · 23/09/2026

I worked on four of them today and actually made some progress. It happens in spurts. #kidlitchat

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Bonnie Adamson @bonnieadamson.com · 23/09/2026

I've got nine open on my desktop right now. That's about all I can handle with any degree of concentration. But the Venerable Folder is keeping the rest safe. #kidlitchat

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Bonnie Adamson @bonnieadamson.com · 23/09/2026

I have an old dog-eared file folder and a ratty old yellow notepad that have both become talismans (talismen?) over the years. I also use my phone's Note app a good bit--but nothing becomes real until it enters the file folder. #kidlitchat

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Bonnie Adamson @bonnieadamson.com · 23/09/2026

I've been trying to clean up my cache of ideas--having ideas about the ideas. Sigh. I really want to FINISH some of them. #kidlitchat

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Bonnie Adamson @bonnieadamson.com · 23/09/2026

TOPIC: It's the fall equinox here in the Northern Hemisphere - bringing to mind harvesting ideas and storing them up for winter. Do you stockpile ideas, characters, words, or anything? And how do you decide which idea of yours is ripe for starting? #kidlitchat

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Bonnie Adamson @bonnieadamson.com · 21/09/2026

Mexico City is my favorite. That's exactly the stance I used to get into waiting to cross 56* lanes in downtown Chicago. *There weren't actually 56, just too many to manage before the light changed.

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Bonnie Adamson @bonnieadamson.com · 21/09/2026

I just forwarded. Scroll down to "Children's"

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Bonnie Adamson @bonnieadamson.com · 21/09/2026

It was in the weekly email that lists what's dropping. I can forward it to you, but I can't see any other way to copy. Here's a screen shot of the notice.

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Bonnie Adamson @bonnieadamson.com · 21/09/2026

LOL! Congratulations on the launch! I saw the notice in Edelweiss this morning.

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