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Rebecca Chaney @rebeccajchaney.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

How to give me a Happy Halloween. 🎃👻 It's quite simple, really. 😊

Rebecca Chaney @rebeccajchaney.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Hello, NSW Central Coast friends! The weather's looking grim on Saturday 🌧 so why not bring the kids in to Bookface at Erina Fair and grab some pre-Halloween reading to keep them entertained (and giggling) these school holidays? Free mini pumpkin toy with every book purchase too! 🎃 #halloweenreads

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Rebecca Chaney @rebeccajchaney.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Stu and the Rolling Pumpkin Army, anyone? 🤔 Or, Stu and the Sneaky Spooky Squishie? Try saying that over and over, faster and faster. 🫣) And I'm deeply grateful that so many of you bought Book 1 and 2 of Stu's adventures.💜 It was great to catch up with writing friends too!

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Rebecca Chaney @rebeccajchaney.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Thank you to all of the parents, teachers and, most of all, young readers who visited me yesterday at Books and Beyond. I loved our chats on books, Halloween, and possible new names for Book 3 of The Sketcher Series... 1/2

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Rebecca Chaney @rebeccajchaney.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I had so much fun last year that I'm back this Sunday at the September Books & Beyond event with more than 30 amazing authors. I'll have my spooky new release, Stu and the Sinister Second Serum, there and may even have some Halloween extras for young readers. Come and say, Hi! 👋 🎃 👻

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Rebecca Chaney @rebeccajchaney.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Oh my gosh! What a wonderful review over on Goodreads for Stu and the Sinister Second Serum! And I've become a "guaranteed I'll buy any books from this author!" Thank you, Leisa, for such an amazing review! I'm using so many exclamation marks and my heart is bursting into song!!!💜🎵 #Halloweenreads

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Rebecca Chaney @rebeccajchaney.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Seeing your book on a bookstore shelf for the first time feels as good for the second book as it does for the first. Thanks for the support, BookFace! Signed copies of Stu and the Sinister Second Serum are in store from today, next to older brother, Stu and the Sketchy Time Stops. #bookreleaseday

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Rebecca Chaney @rebeccajchaney.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

It’s here! The book birthday of Stu and the Sinister Second Serum, the second book in The Sketcher Series, my time-stopping middle grade adventure series! To say I’m proud of this book is an understatement. Stu and the Sinister Second Serum is available to buy here: www.amazon.com/Stu-Sinister...

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Rebecca Chaney @rebeccajchaney.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

ONE DAY TO GO before Stu and the Sinister Second Serum, Book 2 in The Sketcher Series, is out in the world in hardcover, paperback & ebook! The mystery and mayhem continues in "time" for Halloween! 🎃 👻 #StuandtheSinisterSecondSerum #scienceshouldneverbesinister #timestoppers #Halloweenreads

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Rebecca Chaney @rebeccajchaney.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

TWO DAYS TO GO before Stu and the Sinister Second Serum, Book 2 in The Sketcher Series, is out in the world in hardcover, paperback, and ebook! Let the mayhem continue in this spooky sequel to Stu and the Sketchy Time Stops! Preorder the ebook at link in bio or here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0H8C6KX65/

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Rebecca Chaney @rebeccajchaney.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

THREE DAYS TO GO before Stu and the Sinister Second Serum, Book 2 in The Sketcher Series, is out in the world in hardcover, paperback & ebook.In time for Halloween! 🎃👻 Preorder ebook at link in bio or here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0H8C6KX65/ #StuandtheSinisterSecondSerum #scienceshouldneverbesinister

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Rebecca Chaney @rebeccajchaney.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

FIVE DAYS TO GO before Stu and the Sinister Second Serum, Book 2 in The Sketcher Series, is out in the world in hardcover, paperback & ebook.In time for Halloween! 🎃👻 Preorder ebook at link in bio or here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0H8C6KX65/ #StuandtheSinisterSecondSerum #scienceshouldneverbesinister

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Rebecca Chaney @rebeccajchaney.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

ONE WEEK TO GO before Stu and the Sinister Second Serum, Book 2 in The Sketcher Series, is out in the world in hardcover, paperback, and ebook! Hard to believe, right?! Let the mystery and mayhem continue! Preorder the ebook at link in bio or here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0H8C6KX65/ #Halloweenreads 🎃

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Rebecca Chaney @rebeccajchaney.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Here are my first two events where I'll be signing copies of Stu and the Sinister Second Serum, Book 2 in The Sketcher Series! (Psst! There may be Halloween goodies as well...) 💜 📚 🎃 👻 #stuandthesinistersecondserum #TheSketcherSeries #middlegrade #Halloweenreads #bookevent

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Rebecca Chaney @rebeccajchaney.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

TWO WEEKS TO GO before Stu and the Sinister Second Serum, Book 2 in The Sketcher Series, is out in the world in hardcover, paperback, and ebook! Let the mystery and mayhem continue! Preorder ebook at link in bio or here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0H8C6KX65/ #Scienceshouldneverbesinister #middlegrade

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Rebecca Chaney @rebeccajchaney.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The rest of these middle grade books are cluttering my small office. 📚 😂 Stu and the Sinister Second Serum. Book 2 in The Sketcher Series. Out September 10. 😀 Details of my first two events. Out much sooner than that (this week). 👀 #middlegradeauthor #Halloweenreads 🎃

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Rebecca Chaney @rebeccajchaney.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

THREE WEEKS before Stu and the Sinister Second Serum, Book 2 in The Sketcher Series, is out in the world in hardcover, paperback, & ebook! Let the mystery, mayhem, & Halloween hiccups begin! Preorder ebook at link in bio or here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0H8C6KX65/ #scienceshouldneverbesinister

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Rebecca Chaney @rebeccajchaney.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Request Stu and the Sketchy Time Stops, Book 1 in The Sketcher Series, on Libby at your library and read it before the second book in the series, Stu and the Sinister Second Serum, comes out Sept 10! Plus, your library only pays half price! #stuandthesketchytimestops #thesketcherseries #librarians

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Rebecca Chaney @rebeccajchaney.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

FOUR WEEKS before Stu and the Sinister Second Serum, Book 2 in The Sketcher Series, is out in the world! Let the mayhem begin! Preorder at link in bio or here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0H8C6KX65/ #StuandtheSinisterSecondSerum #TheSketcherSeries #scienceshouldneverbesinister #booksof2026 #Halloweenreads

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Rebecca Chaney @rebeccajchaney.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

ONE MONTH TO GO before Stu and the Sinister Second Serum, Book 2 in The Sketcher Series, is out in the world! Preorder at link in bio or here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0H8C6KX65/ #StuandtheSinisterSecondSerum #TheSketcherSeries #scienceshouldneverbesinister #booksof2026 #Halloweenreads

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Rebecca Chaney @rebeccajchaney.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

My latest newsletter is out! What's it about, I hear you ask? Um, it's about the front, back, and spine of books (of two books anyway), and my upcoming event dates, and how I hid from my husband when he wanted me to help with renovations. 😬 Read it here: rebeccajchaney.substack.com/p/stu-dates

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Rebecca Chaney @rebeccajchaney.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

PURPLE ALERT! NEW RELEASE DATE! STU AND THE SINISTER SECOND SERUM, Book 2 in The Sketcher Series, will now be released on September 10, a week earlier than originally planned to give our amazing librarians a little extra "time" to order it in for their patrons' spooky season reading.

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Rebecca Chaney @rebeccajchaney.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

TWO MONTHS UNTIL RELEASE DAY!!! Only two months until Book 2 in The Sketcher Series, is out! STU AND THE SINISTER SECOND SERUM is coming September 17! Preorder at link in bio or here: amazon.com/dp/B0H8C6KX65/

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Rebecca Chaney @rebeccajchaney.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Want to read Stu and the Sketchy Time Stops for free before the second book in the series comes out in September? If your library has Hoopla, access Stu here: www.hoopladigital.com.au/ebook/stu-an... Or ask your library if they have, or can get, Stu on Libby, cloudLibrary, Borrowbox or Vivlio.

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Rebecca Chaney @rebeccajchaney.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

COVER REVEAL!!! I'm thrilled to reveal the cover of my middle grade science fantasy, STU AND THE SINISTER SECOND SERUM, Book 2 in The Sketcher Series! Coming September 17, in time for the spooky season! Huge thanks to Lily Uivel for again capturing Stu in phenomenal Stu-style Preorder link in bio

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Rebecca Chaney @rebeccajchaney.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Looking for an entertaining read for the kids (or you) these holidays? My multi-award winning middle grade adventure, Stu and the Sketchy Time Stops, is only $1.49 as part of the Smashwords Annual Summer/Winter Sale. That's half price! Find Stu here: www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...

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Rebecca Chaney @rebeccajchaney.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Just a sneaky sketchy peek of the cover of STU AND THE SINISTER SECOND SERUM, Book 2 in The Sketcher Series. Out September 17 in time for the spooky season! Cover reveal and all the info coming soon! #StuandtheSinisterSecondSerum #thesketcherseries #book2 #coverteaser #scienceshouldneverbesinister

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Rebecca Chaney @rebeccajchaney.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

If you’d like to see me start slow, then get a little animated while reading from my middle grade novel, Stu and the Sketchy Time Stops, here it is! One take, no edit: 😂 substack.com/home/post/p-... Thank you to Mary and A Storied World for featuring Stu in its summer reading program for kids!

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Stu and the Sketchy Time Stops by Rebecca J. Chaney

Hello again summer readers!

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Rebecca Chaney @rebeccajchaney.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

No, don't read my middle grade adventure, Stu and the Sketchy Time Stops, as a bedtime story unless you want to stay up way past your bedtime! Sound advice for a good night's sleep. Love this ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review! 💜 #StuandtheSketchyTimeStops #Book1 #TheSketcherSeries #middlegrademayhem #sciencefantasy

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Rebecca Chaney @rebeccajchaney.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Watching these magnificent creatures play in my backyard is one of the many reasons I love science. It's. So. Good. I think they were having a whale of a time too, don't you think? 🐳 🐋 #humpbackwhale #whale #ispeakwhale #scienceisbeautiful #scienceiscool

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Rebecca Chaney @rebeccajchaney.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Thank you to Michelle Gordon for interviewing me for the inaugural issue of Piggy Post, a zine for young readers who want to be writers. I'm truly honoured! 🙏 💜 #PiggyPost #kidlit #writingmagazine #kidlitmagazine

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Rebecca Chaney @rebeccajchaney.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

My long overdue newsletter on snobbery, funny children's books, and a wrinkling nose is out! You can read it here: rebeccajchaney.substack.com/.../stop-it-.... #kidlitnewsletter #stuandthesketchytimestops #stuandthesinistersecondserum #thesketcherseries #middlegrade

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Rebecca Chaney @rebeccajchaney.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Lovely librarians, for the month of May, my multi-awarded and science-based middle grade novel, STU AND THE SKETCHY TIME STOPS is 30% off on CloudLibrary! You can check Stu out on my website (link in bio) or on CloudLibrary. #StuandtheSketchyTimeStops #Book1 #TheSketcherSeries #STEM #Libraries

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Rebecca Chaney @rebeccajchaney.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Thank you, @indieauthorfanclub on IG, for your continued support of my middle grade indie debut, STU AND THE SKETCHY TIME STOPS, and for your support of indie authors everywhere. 💜 #stuandthesketchytimestops #book1 #TheSketcherSeries #book2comingsoon #indieauthor

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Brian Kirby @boringstorybook.com · 15/04/2026

One way to keep up with #kidlit info right here on Bluesky is by checking the Kidlit Mega Feed! bsky.app/profile/did:... #kidlitchat

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Rebecca Chaney @rebeccajchaney.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Well, this is not good news for indie authors. D2D introduces a $12 maintenance fee on accounts that earn less than $100 in annual sales. More on it here: draft2digital.com/blog/underst...

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Understanding D2D's Activation and Maintenance Fees - Draft2Digital | Blog

A brief explanation of D2D's activation and maintenance fees, which accounts are subject to them, and what this means for you.

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Rebecca Chaney @rebeccajchaney.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Go you! I'm thinking of doing something similar. Dusting off a manuscript I revised and revised and revised and ...haven't looked at for seven years. #kidlitchat

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Rebecca Chaney @rebeccajchaney.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

It's hard to keep up, this industry is changing fast, but chats with my writing groups is my number one way to do it. Does it inform my work? Not that much. I write what I want to write and don't listen much to trends. As soon as they're in, they're usually on the way out again anyway. #kidlitchat

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Rebecca Chaney @rebeccajchaney.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Topping up the dwindling supply of my middle grade science fantasy adventure, Stu and the Sketchy Time Stops, at Bookface Erina with my own dwindling supply. Time for me to reorder my own stock! #stuandthesketchytimestops #book1 #TheSketcherSeries #indiebookstores #grateful

Australian children's book author, Rebecca J. Chaney, leaning over a bench in a bookstore signing copies of her middle grade science fantasy adventure, Stu and the Sketchy Time Stops.

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Rebecca Chaney @rebeccajchaney.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Librarians and educators! During April, my multi-awarded middle grade novel, STU AND THE SKETCHY TIME STOPS is 50% off through OverDrive! This fast-paced STEM story is especially targeted to encourage boys 9+ to keep reading. Check STU out on my website (link in bio) or in the OverDrive Marketplace

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Rebecca Chaney @rebeccajchaney.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

I spy with my little eye... Stu on YouTube! Thanks to author and editor, G. S. Harrington, for including my middle grade debut, Stu and the Sketchy Time Stops, in her latest YouTube post on the intersection of character and plot. You can check the full post out here: youtu.be/O44VzGriIOQ?...

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The Intersection of Character and Plot Part 2

YouTube video by G.S. Harrington

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Rebecca Chaney @rebeccajchaney.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Returning from a week at sea to messages like this make my day! This is why I write. Thank you, Gaynor! 💜

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Rebecca Chaney @rebeccajchaney.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Just got back from a cruise where I forgot, for a few days at least, of the mess we're making of the beautiful world we inhabit.

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Rebecca Chaney @rebeccajchaney.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

"Self-published authors continue to earn more than those who are traditionally published." Interesting findings in ALLi's The Big Indie Author Data Drop 2025. www.allianceindependentauthors.org/wordpress/wp...

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Rebecca Chaney @rebeccajchaney.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

With the world increasingly in turmoil, now more than ever, kids need books to escape in. Especially funny books. #kidlit #middlegrade #humor #funny #escapism #kidlitchat

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Rebecca Chaney @rebeccajchaney.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Looking for a fun read to entertain your kids this month? Until March 7, STU AND THE SKETCHY TIME STOPS is 50% off at Smashwords. That's Stu for only $1.49! Find Stu here: www.smashwords.com/books/view/1... @smashwords.bsky.social #smashwords #ebookweek26 #ebooksale #stuandthesketchytimestops

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Rebecca Chaney @rebeccajchaney.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Author/first page/cover - and yes, I slipped the cover into the author pic as well. Did you spy it? 👀 #stuandthesketchytimestops #kidlit #TheSketcherSeries #authorfirstpagecover #trend

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