Reposted by KM SchmidJulie Calidonio @juliecalidonio.bsky.social · 30/04/2026ONCE AND AGAIN x SAME TIME NEXT SUMMER An unhappy couple’s 20th anniversary wish rewinds their lives to just before their wedding, presenting a do-over to pursue the unfulfilled dreams of their youth, with or without each other. #questpit #CR #A #S 1227
Reposted by KM SchmidJulie Calidonio @juliecalidonio.bsky.social · 29/03/2025My latest essay talks about what I learned from landing my agent but failing out on submission to book publishers. If you are #amquerying, please read and learn from my mistakes! You only get one bite at the apple. #writingcommunity #writers #writingtips #querying medium.com/middle-pause...medium.comWhat I Wish I Knew Before Landing A Literary Agent and Going Out on Submission to Book Publishers.How I survived failing at traditional book publishing. 171
KM Schmid @kmschmid1977.bsky.social · 21/03/2025They say Trix are for kids, but that includes big kids too 020
Reposted by KM SchmidJulie Calidonio @juliecalidonio.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Check out my essay about being Hispanic when you don't speak Spanish. They call me a "no sabo kid"--but I'm doing what I can to preserve my father's culture. #hispanic #writing medium.com/middle-pause...medium.comDo You Have to Speak Spanish to Be Hispanic?My life as a “no sabo” kid. 011
KM Schmid @kmschmid1977.bsky.social · 14/02/2025THE GOOD PART x DO I KNOW YOU? An impulsive anniversary wish sends an unhappy power couple back in time, rewinding two decades of deception and offering them a chance to explore what might’ve been if they hadn’t married #cupit #a #ttr #rc 3208
Reposted by KM SchmidJulie Calidonio @juliecalidonio.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Read about the time I was catcalled with my kids while at lunch, teaching me that sexual harassment doesn't end with motherhood! #writingcommunity #women medium.com/middle-pause...medium.comBeing Catcalled by A Man While With My Children in Broad Day LightHow I Learned Sexual Harassment Doesn’t End At Motherhood 051
KM Schmid @kmschmid1977.bsky.social · 19/01/2025I’m so conditioned to seeing query rejections that my body has a visceral physical response to the words “Query Reply” in a subject heading and doesn’t know how to reconcile reading positive news in the body of the e-mail… 110
KM Schmid @kmschmid1977.bsky.social · 18/01/2025Enjoyed the #P2Ppit experience on Bluesky - great to see how vibrant the #writingcommunity is here. Tried to return the favor on support as much as I could without being online all day. Getting a like from an agent we were already planning on querying when they opened was an awesome cherry on top. 2110
Reposted by KM SchmidZiv @zivmontenegro.bsky.social · 17/01/2025Agents/Editors guide to my YA literary sci-fi book INTERSTELLAR meets NOPE with the emotional appeal and first alien contact of ARRIVAL (2016) & the suspense and alien hostility of FIFTH WAVE Today is 2094 & dealing with grief. What worse could possibly happen? #P2Ppit #YA #literary #scifi #book 1012373
Reposted by KM SchmidAuthor - Maria Levato @marialevato.com · 17/01/2025JOURNEY TO RALLEM Josie, Jameson, and their friends travel across the continent in the hopes of bringing back Josie's lovers. They face unexpected challenges from meddling, immortal ancestors with age old vendettas. At each turn, events drive Josie and Jameson closer. #P2Ppit #Q #r #f 11165104
Reposted by KM SchmidKaotic Q @kaoticq.bsky.social · 17/01/2025In 1950s Texas, Jimmy and Leticia are anything but the norm. Jimmy runs the local beat cafe that locals claim is a front. Leticia is the ideal home maker, just not the ideal color. At a crossroads in her life, Leticia has to choose between past grief or future happiness. #W #UA #A #HF #U #C #P2Ppit 05926
Reposted by KM SchmidR.A. Young @raynos.bsky.social · 13/01/2025A guide to Away from Beyond 📚Teen starting at her new school 👾AI that believes in magic ❓Unsure of who they can trust at school or online Chobits + The Velveteen Rabbit + A.I. Artifical Intelligence #BluePit 📖 #W #YA #SF 23716
KM Schmid @kmschmid1977.bsky.social · 17/01/2025THE GOOD PART x DO I KNOW YOU? After a power couple’s impulsive 20th anniversary wish sends them back in time and erases their unhappy marriage, they make a pact to help each other fulfill the lost dreams of their youth. #P2Ppit #a #r #q 0194
KM Schmid @kmschmid1977.bsky.social · 17/01/2025Hopefully some agents check this out and enjoy Drew and Everly as much as @juliecalidonio.bsky.social and I do… 010
KM Schmid @kmschmid1977.bsky.social · 17/01/2025THE GOOD PART x DO I KNOW YOU? #agents What if I told you my wife & I wrote a book about an unhappy power couple whose impulsive anniversary wish sends them back to their wedding day, where the ceremony has been canceled… #P2Ppit #a #r #qmedia.tenor.coma man in a suit and tie is talking to another man and says " is that something you might be interested in ? "Alt: a man in a suit and tie is talking to another man and says " is that something you might be interested in ? " 0143
KM Schmid @kmschmid1977.bsky.social · 17/01/2025THE GOOD PART x DO I KNOW YOU? An impulsive anniversary wish sends an unhappy power couple back in time, rewinding two decades of deception and offering them a chance to explore what might’ve been if they hadn’t married #P2Ppit #a #r #q 2134
KM Schmid @kmschmid1977.bsky.social · 22/12/2024All I want for Christmas is the safe return of the other halves of all the mismatched sock pairs I own 000
KM Schmid @kmschmid1977.bsky.social · 19/12/2024@juliecalidonio.bsky.social calls me this morning excitedly to tell me that we should join the #5amwritersclub I place a roughly 0% probability that she actually follows through on this but I’ll keep everyone posted 190
KM Schmid @kmschmid1977.bsky.social · 18/12/2024I may or may not have written a draft query letter tonight #writingcommunity 040
KM Schmid @kmschmid1977.bsky.social · 15/12/2024Happy fantasy football playoffs day to all who celebrate 010
Reposted by KM SchmidJulie Calidonio @juliecalidonio.bsky.social · 12/12/2024With #type1diabetes, you can do everything right 99.99% of the time, but it will only take one untreated low to lose my son. Those are not odds I will roll the dice on--ever! Neither should his school district. Click below to learn more. #type1diabetes medium.com/middle-pause...medium.comWhy I Filed A Complaint with The Department of Justice Against My Son’s SchoolTeaching my son, who lives with type 1 diabetes, to advocate for himself and others 021
KM Schmid @kmschmid1977.bsky.social · 08/12/2024What it’s like writing a book with your wife… @juliecalidonio.bsky.social “I love our new idea for the beginning of our book… …what was it again?” #writingcommunity 220
KM Schmid @kmschmid1977.bsky.social · 27/11/2024This morning I’ve discovered that I’m “need to wear reading glasses to remove all the pins from a new dress shirt without stabbing myself in the fingers” years old. 010
KM Schmid @kmschmid1977.bsky.social · 27/11/2024media.tenor.coma man in a bathtub with the words welcome to the party pal on the bottomALT: a man in a bathtub with the words welcome to the party pal on the bottom 120
KM Schmid @kmschmid1977.bsky.social · 20/11/2024How do I tell Bluesky’s algorithm that I have zero interest in seeing political posts and am only here to find writing community people who left Twitter? 130
