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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

When toys don't reflect MAVIS or her friends, she sets out to be a toy UN-MAKER. A doll with no hair? Exactly. A giraffe with monster truck wheels? Perfect. When she's challenged by others' dismay at her taking apart new toys, can Mavis show the world that different isn't bad? #DVPIT #PB #DIS

Yellow background, cartoon girl with brown hair sitting forward-facing at a desk with a bunch of toys in front of her. Friends in the background in shock. Photo on the wall of Mavis and her friends, who represent various disabilities

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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I'm pretty sure I wished to write books💗

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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

My children think sticky notes are just disposable bookmarks. 😂

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Julie Bihn, author of Titanic Voyage @juliebihn.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I‘ve been wanting to read this! Check it out!

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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

For one week only!! Seriously, what else can you buy these days for less than a dollar?! 🙏🙏🙏

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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

#Giveaway Time to prepare for #DVpit! Enter from July 13-18, 2026 to win query and/or first pages critiques from agents! TO ENTER: • repost this post • AND reply with your category & genre! (e.g. YA Fantasy) • Entries must be for completed, unpublished work. Full rules: dvpit.carrd.co#giveaway

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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I just wanna write good books and not have to tell you about it using fancy designs from Canva… Is that too much to ask?!

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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Writers are the ones who celebrate the tiniest of wins with their best friends they've never met, but are the only ones who understand. 🫶

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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

After completing my first paying gig as a sensitivity reader, I'm realizing that this role is so much more. The author even went on to say my feedback gave him the ability to deepen his MC in a way he didn't know he needed. Perhaps I've found myself a new way to help writers.🙏

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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Teaching kids they're stronger than they think, because that's the only way I know. 💗

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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Denver friends! Please share, if you can--I certainly don't want to read to myself 😅🙏

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joycefrankwrite.bsky.social @joycefrankwrite.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

PB’s I’m loving right now: “She knows that she can pick herself up and keep pushing ahead.” When I Grow Up I want to be a Chair, @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social Barry Lee. #ChildrensBooks, #ChewyReviewy, #KidlitAmbassador #WritingCommunity. 📚‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

A coworker just stopped me to let me know that she just finished a chapter of my memoir that she swore was written just for her. She's not a wheelchair user. This is where I'm reminded again and again how important sharing stories are, and how relatable lives can be. ❤️

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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

This. There are few things in this world more beautiful and meaningful than this right here. This is why I wrote it. It is SO MUCH MORE. (And would you take a look at that awesome matching chair?!!)

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Brian Kirby @boringstorybook.com · 04/05/2026

The #pbparty 2026 Finalist Showcase is live! So many great entries this year - check it out! mindyalyseweiss.com/category/pbp...

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PBParty Finalists 2026 Archives ⋆ Mindy’s Writing Wonderland

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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

This rollercoaster ride just got a little bit more fun...👀🙌 Cannot wait to "Stroll" into that showcase soon!!!!🙏🙏🙏🙏

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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Cheers to my first storytime event! I only flubbed up twice, and even made a couple of new friends! @barefootbooks.bsky.social

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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Agents & Editors, a NO is actually far better than n o t h i n g. 🫶

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April Berry | KidLit @aprilberrybooks.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

ANOTHER PICTURE BOOK POSTCARD! I love this fun postcard from Vo! 👩‍🦽💌✨ WHEN I GROW UP I WANT TO BE A CHAIR Author: @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social Illustrator: Barry Lee Publisher: @barefootbooks.bsky.social Read Vo's postcard here: aprilberrybooks.com/when-i-grow-... #amreading #kidlit

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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Somehow I managed to take my little self-published memoir and turn it into a traditionally published children's book. It took a ton of persistence, self-belief, and a WHOLE LOT OF LUCK!!!! Don't give up, my friends!

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Publisher Spotlight @pubspotlight.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

“Focused on a child’s shifting self-image” WHEN I GROW UP I WANT TO BE A CHAIR from @barefootbooks.bsky.social is “a complex exploration of autonomy, identity, and support” Happy #BookBirthday! www.publishersweekly.com/9798888599051

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Barefoot Books @barefootbooks.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

✨🎂 Happy Book Birthday to ‘When I Grow Up I Want to be a Chair’ written by Ryan Rae Harbuck and illustrated by Barry Lee! Purchase ‘When I Grow Up I Want to be a Chair’ now 👉 www.barefootbooks.com/when-i-grow-...

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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Today's the day. The dedication says it's for my boys. But it's also for every single one of us who's ever been challenged by our identity and dream of the future. 💜👇

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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

There's a preschooler at school who just got his own controls to his power wheelchair, as I watch him show off his moves to his friends this morning. My debut picture book comes out tomorrow, ready to show the world that we are as much our chairs as we aren't. And I'm just 😭.

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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

My first traditionally published book releases tomorrow--I've worked so hard to get here!--and I will be inappropriately celebrating with a mammogram today and dentist appointment tomorrow. Please, someone do better than me... 😩🫣🫠

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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

I'm beyond excited for this book, as it shares so much of my own heart and soul. I hope you take a peek!🙏💗📚

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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Take a look at some of these early reader reviews for WHEN I GROW UP I WANT TO BE A CHAIR, from Barefoot Books, coming April 7th!!! Reviews are truly e v e r y t h i n g. Check out the book in the comments💗

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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

I just dropped off my debut picture book, that hasn't been officially released yet, at our school library. There were 2 kids in there and they both screamed and said they wanted to check it out RIGHT NOW!!😭😭😭

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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

The @PublishersWkly review is in!!!! 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 "Focused on a child’s shifting self-image, it’s a complex exploration of autonomy, identity, and support."

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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Sometimes I take photos of the things I get most annoyed about, because I know eventually I'll wish for them when they're gone.

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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

My debut picture book based off my memoir comes out in less than a month. I'm so buzzy and thrilled, but... ... have you read my memoir?!!

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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

I was just told that I have the most beautiful writing style and soothing prose NOT by an industry professional, but by a real live human being. And in the midst of query rejections for the EXACT SAME THING with my adult novel, today I choose to make this matter more. ❤️🙏

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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Is now the time to bring this back around and let you know there might me a version brewing written in verse as well??🙏😅

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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Last night, I gifted an advance copy of my debut picture book to the kiddo I used to be a para for at school. She burst into tears when I gave it to her, but said not a word. Sharing stories holds such great love. This is why I write.

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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

~Always Distracted: A Poem About Writing~ Sat down to outline my day And wrote a picture book Instead.

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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

There's so much silence in the publishing world. We've grown accustomed to it. Grown to expect it. And we're all barely hanging on, knowing that the silence can mean both the good things and the bad.

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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

6yo, during the Halftime Show: "So, where's the bunny?"

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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

My children forget that I use a wheelchair and don't step, especially not on banana peels. They must also think I'm a cartoon-- but, oh man, those giggles as they sneaked away behind me😂😂

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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

When your critique group's comments are so valuable that you go through the hassle of copying your entire ms with their feedback and resave it before editing, just so you never have to delete a single thing they said. ❤️

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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

A true writer's curse: I am never deficient in ideas. Only in time.

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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

More than commas, more than conflict. More than dialogue, more than drafting. More than hook, more than hyphens. More than em dashes, more than exposition. More than setting, more than syntax. More than pantsing, more than plotting. The single most important thing is GRIT.💪🙏

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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Am I the only one with secret stories that I will never actually write??

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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

29 years ago today, my life was changed forever. 29 years ago today, a split-second accident injured my spine. But today, I celebrate the life I was spared and the immense lesson in it all. Today, I wouldn't change a thing. ❤️

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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

I invite you for a 20-sec look into: A woman who can't remember the accident. A mind she no longer trusts. A deep-dive into Paris. A lioness. A blind man who helps her see the truth. But only if she's brave enough to see herself for the first time again. #questpit #Q #A #DIS

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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Recipe for an Author 1 c grit 3/4 c persistence, sifted 2 T grammatical rules 1 T raw talent 1/4 t patience And a pinch of luck Combine all ingredients carefully and bake for 30 minutes, or forever--whatever comes first.

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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Mondays are for getting all of my real job duties and everyday chores done, so I can spend the rest of the week w r i t i n g.

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