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Laurie Smith Murphy @lauriemurph.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Lynda Mullaly Hunt's latest book, HOW TO BUILD A MIRACLE, is a heartwarming, at times heart wrenching, beautiful story about a boy who makes a terrible mistake after losing someone he loves. It's his journey from grief to accepting loss to finding a way to move forward. ❤ Pre-order now!

My dear friend, Lynda Mullaly Hunt, has done it again! Her new book, HOW TO BUILD A MIRACLE, is a heartwarming, at times heart wrenching, beautiful story about a boy who makes a terrible mistake after losing someone he loves. It's his journey from grief to accepting his loss to finding a way to move forward. ❤ I hope you'll consider pre-ordering now.

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Laurie Smith Murphy @lauriemurph.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Best friends, Harper and Gus, find out their Death Dates on the last day of eighth grade, travel back in time to rescue Harper’s missing parents, discover they have feelings for each other, and just as they return home, Gus reveals his secret—he’s running out of time. #BluePit #MG #SP #Q

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Laurie Smith Murphy @lauriemurph.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

This looks amazing!! Check out my friend, Lynda Mullaly Hunt's, cover of her new book, HOW TO BUILD A MIRACLE! And listen to the podcast!! Can't wait for this one!

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Laurie Smith Murphy @lauriemurph.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Thinking of Providence today. Snow helps to cover scabs but not our heavy hearts. Hold loved ones close. #Providence

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Laurie Smith Murphy @lauriemurph.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

“It makes you wonder. All the brilliant things we might have done with our lives if only we suspected we knew how.” ― Ann Patchett #Writer #Author #Books #Amwriting

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Laurie Smith Murphy @lauriemurph.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

"Earth endures; Stars abide — Shine down in the old sea." — Ralph Waldo Emerson #Poetry #Poet #RalphWaldoEmerson #Philosopher

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Laurie Smith Murphy @lauriemurph.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Very excited for this Book Birthday! Rica is back with more shenanigans and I can't wait to read all about it! Congratulations! @jcostabates.bsky.social

Very excited about this book birthday! Rica is back with more shenanigans and I can't wait to read all about it! @JCostaBates

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Laurie Smith Murphy @lauriemurph.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Geese mate for life so when Arnold is injured & whisked away by staff at local wildlife center to save him, mate Amelia sets off on a journey to find him. Can she find him before she loses all hope of ever seeing him again? What happens next, astounds everyone! True Cape Cod story. #QuestPit #PB #Q

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Laurie Smith Murphy @lauriemurph.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

HEART FINDS X STAND UP, YUMI CHUNG * 12yo Ivy ❤️ idioms * Feels invisible * Longs to be seen * Brother with Down syndrome * Annoying picture-perfect sister * BFF to frenemy * Secret crush * Antique mannequin friend * Snarky grandma * Missing grampie * Talent Show #QuestPit #MG #Q #CON 📖

BEYOND THE MOON
All 12yo Ivy wants is to be anything but ordinary, but it's hard when she feels invisible next to her picture-perfect sister and special-needs brother. When she joins a dance routine in the talent show, even with two left feet, she leaves her best friend on crutches and their friendship on ice. Now Ivy must make a choice: spend her whole life afraid to make waves or find the courage to stand up on center stage.

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Laurie Smith Murphy @lauriemurph.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

“Sometimes, the most profound of awakenings come wrapped in the quietest of moments.” ― Stephen Crane #Poet #Writer #AmWriting #AmQuerying #KidLit

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Laurie Smith Murphy @lauriemurph.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

“We were letting go of October, relinquishing color, readying ourselves for streets lacquered with ice, the town closed like a walnut, locked inside the cold.” ― Mark Perlberg #Poet #Author #KidLit #AmWriting #AmQuerying

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Laurie Smith Murphy @lauriemurph.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Look up. There’s still beauty in the world.

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Laurie Smith Murphy @lauriemurph.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

“Memories are simply moments that refuse to be ordinary” ― Diane Keaton #DianeKeaton #Memories #Anythingbutordinary

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Laurie Smith Murphy @lauriemurph.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Heading to Nashville soon for the first time. Recommendations for restaurants, please and thank you! #Nashville

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Laurie Smith Murphy @lauriemurph.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

“Sing your song. Dance your dance. Tell your tale.” ― Frank McCourt #Teacher #Writer #FrankMcCourt #AmWriting #AmQuerying

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Laurie Smith Murphy @lauriemurph.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

"You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it." — Robin Williams #RobinWilliams #AmWriting #KidLit #Spark

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Laurie Smith Murphy @lauriemurph.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

HEART FINDS X STAND UP, YUMI CHUNG 12yo girl feels invisible next to her perfect sister and special-needs brother until a talent show disaster forces her to step into the spotlight and prove she's anything but ordinary. #QuestPit #MG #C #Q

When 12yo girl longs to be seen, she elicits help from the antique mannequin from Mom's shop & her snarky grandma, after her act for the talent snow with frenemy BFF sinks. But will it be enough to step into the spotlight and out of her siblings' shadows?

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Laurie Smith Murphy @lauriemurph.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

"August of another summer, and once again I am drinking the sun and the lilies again are spread across the water." — Mary Oliver (from her poem "The Pond") #Poetry #MaryOliver #Summer #August #ThePondPoem #KidLit #AmWriting

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Laurie Smith Murphy @lauriemurph.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” — Aesop #BeKind #Kindness #KidLit #AmWriting

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Laurie Smith Murphy @lauriemurph.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

“I will be the gladdest thing under the sun! I will touch a hundred flowers and not pick one.” ― Edna St. Vincent Millay #EdnaSt.VincentMillay #Poet #Feminist #Poetry #Writing

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Laurie Smith Murphy @lauriemurph.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

“I have only to break into the tightness of a strawberry, and I see summer – its dust and lowering skies.” ― Toni Morrison #Writer #Novelist #ToniMorrison #AmWriting #AmQuerying #Poet #Poetry

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Laurie Smith Murphy @lauriemurph.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

"Let us pick up our books and our pens. They are our most powerful weapons. One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world. Education is the only solution. Education first." — Malala Yousafzai #MalalaYousafzai #Books #Education #AmWriting #AmQuerying

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Laurie Smith Murphy @lauriemurph.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

HIDDEN TRUTHS X THE CHANCE TO FLY * Ivy ❤️ idioms * Feels invisible * Sweet brother with Down syndrome * Talented, annoying older sister * BFF to frenemy * Secret crush * Antique mannequin friend * Snarky grandma * Overwhelmed mom * Talent show #BluePit #MG #Q #CON 📖

BEYOND THE MOON

When 12yo Ivy longs to be seen, she elicits help from the antique mannequin from Mom's shop and her snarky grandma after her act for the talent show with frenemy BFF sinks. But will it be enough to step into the spotlight and out of her siblings' shadows?

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Laurie Smith Murphy @lauriemurph.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

ALMOST TIME + WHILE WE WAIT Impatient Ana can’t wait for baby brother to be born or Mittens to have her kittens. When a snowstorm hits her parents leave for hospital & Ana waits with Grammy. What will Ana do when things take their own sweet time & she can’t wait one minute longer? #BluePit #PB #SEL

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Laurie Smith Murphy @lauriemurph.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

IDA, ALWAYS Geese mate for life so when Arnold is injured & whisked away by a wildlife center to save him, mate Amelia sets off on a journey to find him. Can she find him before she loses all hope of ever seeing him again? What happens next, astounds everyone! True Cape Cod story. #BluePit #PB #Q 📖

IDA, ALWAYS
Geese mate for life, so when Arnold is injured & whisked away by local wildlife center to save him, mate Amelia sets off on a journey to find him. Can she find him before she loses all hope of ever seeing him again? What happens, astounds everyone! True Cape Cod Story. #BluePit #PB

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Laurie Smith Murphy @lauriemurph.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

HIDDEN TRUTHS X THE CHANCE TO FLY When 12yo Ivy longs to be seen, she elicits help from the antique mannequin from Mom's shop and her snarky grandma after her act for the talent show with frenemy BFF sinks. But will it be enough to step into the spotlight? #BluePit #MG #CON 📖

BEYOND THE MOON
When 12yo Ivy longs to be seen, she elicits help from the antique mannequin from Mom's shop & snarky grandma after her act for the talent show with frenemy BFF sinks. But will it be enough to step into the spotlight and out of her siblings' shadows?

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Laurie Smith Murphy @lauriemurph.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

I plan to join tomorrow but I'm terrible at pitching. I have a complete #MG that I #AmQuerying and will be pitching. I also have several #PBs. I plan to work on my pitches today. Wish me luck! #BluePitHype

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Laurie Smith Murphy @lauriemurph.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

“Why did you do all this for me?' he asked. 'I don't deserve it. I've never done anything for you.' 'You have been my friend,' replied Charlotte. 'That in itself is a tremendous thing.” ― E.B. White #EBWhite #KidLit #Classic #Charlotte'sWeb #Writer #AmWriting #AmQuerying

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Laurie Smith Murphy @lauriemurph.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

“Come with me,' Mom says. To the library. Books and summertime go together.” ― Lisa Schroeder #KidLit #AmWriting #AmQuerying #Library #Summertime

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Laurie Smith Murphy @lauriemurph.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

"We were honest with each other and we were honest about the music. The music was positive. It was positive in love. They did write - we all wrote - about other things, but the basic Beatles message was Love.” — Ringo Starr #Beatles #Music #Love #Lyrics #Writing #RingoStarr

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Laurie Smith Murphy @lauriemurph.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

"People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within." —Elisabeth Kubler-Ross #Light #NearDeath #Grief #Writing #ElizabethKublerRoss

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Laurie Smith Murphy @lauriemurph.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

“Feet, what do I need them for if I have wings to fly.” ― Frida Kahlo #FridaKahlo #Painter #Inspiration #AmWriting #Wings

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Laurie Smith Murphy @lauriemurph.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

“The mind can go in a thousand directions, but on this beautiful path, I walk in peace. With each step, the wind blows. With each step, a flower blooms.” ― Thích Nhất Hạnh #Poet #PeaceActivist #Peace #Writer #Writing

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Laurie Smith Murphy @lauriemurph.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

"An actor entering through the door, you've got nothing. But if he enters through the window, you've got a situation." — Billy Wilder #screenwriter #filmmaker #BillyWilder #AmWriting

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Laurie Smith Murphy @lauriemurph.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

"Warm summer sun, shine kindly here. Warm southern wind, blow softly here. Green sod above, lie light, lie light. Good night, dear Heart, Good night, good night." — Mark Twain #MarkTwain #Writer #Essayist #AmWriting #AmQuerying #Poetry #KidLit

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Laurie Smith Murphy @lauriemurph.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

If you are looking for a developmental editor for your #KidLit novel, look no further than @hannaneier.bsky.social, Hanna Neier. She chose me and my middle grade novel, BEYOND THE MOON, for #RevPit and I couldn't be happier. She helped me revise and edit my story to the next level. Thank you, Hanna!

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Laurie Smith Murphy @lauriemurph.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

"My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me." — Jim Valvano #Fathers #Inspiration #Believe #Basketballcoach

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Laurie Smith Murphy @lauriemurph.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

If you're in the Acton area, you must stop by for this amazing event on Saturday, June 21, at 11:00 am, at The Silver Unicorn Bookstore! All are welcome! Pam's second book is coming out! TENACIOUS WON'T GIVE UP! @pamvau.bsky.social

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Laurie Smith Murphy @lauriemurph.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

I am beyond the moon to share this story of a 12yo girl who discovers the courage to stand up and be seen even when she feels not good enough. #MG #CON The #RevPitClassof25 is LIVE! #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #KidLit

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Laurie Smith Murphy @lauriemurph.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Thank you, @hannaneier.bsky.social, for choosing my #MG story about a girl who doesn't feel good enough. For helping me see that the Cape Cod setting & her unique old house with an antique shop in an old barn are like characters themselves. It's been a pleasure working with you. #RevPitClassof25

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Laurie Smith Murphy @lauriemurph.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

I've learned so much from my editor, @hannaneier.bsky.social, during this experience. The most valuable lesson I've learned is to give your main character agency in every single scene. Thank you, Hanna! My favorite spot to write is at my desk in the sunroom overlooking the pond. #RevPitClassof25

I've learned so much from my editor, Hanna, during this experience.
I've learned it's okay to kill your darlings, and it's usually for the best.
I've learned how to revise by looking at the MC's agency in every scene/chapter, atmosphere, character arcs, the universal message, and on and on.

Here is my desk in the sunroom overlooking the pond. My favorite spot to write.

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Laurie Smith Murphy @lauriemurph.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Here's a snippet of my #MG novel, BEYOND THE MOON, for #RevPitClassof25

“How could you banish your middle child to the barn. I’m always the one who has to compromise.” My voice caught like tangled twigs and grew softer and softer. “What’s wrong with Brooke’s room?”
But Mom wasn’t listening. She couldn’t hear anything anyway with the ancient vacuum rumbling so loud. Besides, she didn’t care that Grams wanted my room. She hadn’t even asked if it was okay with me. After the year my family had, I shouldn’t have been surprised. And I know I’m not supposed to complain. I headed out of my former room, my heart hammering in defeat.
Lugging the basket down the hallway, my eyes stung with tears. If Grampie was here, he’d see the tears making my eyes shiny and the way I pinched my lips together like I did when I was upset. He’d know. He always did.
With the basket thumping behind me—clunk, step clunk, step clunk—I trudged down the steep steps thinking about how many straws it would take to actually break a camel’s back. There were plenty of straws this week alone. Now I was the camel, legs splat on the ground, buried under mounds of hay.

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Laurie Smith Murphy @lauriemurph.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Wow! This is so exciting, Lynda!! If you haven't checked out this beautiful, important picture book, it's time you did! WISH IN A TREE by Lynda Mullaly Hunt. @lyndamh.bsky.social

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