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Sondra Eby

@sondrae.bsky.social

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Based on 20 years as a web designer, I coach & speak about ways authors & illustrators can make more intuitive websites. | MG, YA, CB Author sondraeby.com/author-website | UX Design www.oddbird.net | Drums www.teacupgorilla.com

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Sondra Eby @sondrae.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I'm honored to be a mentor again this year for the Michelle Begley Mentorship Program with SCBWI Rocky Mountain Region. @scbwirockymtn.bsky.social I loved being a mentee, and you will too! Deadline: November 2 scbwi.org/regions/rmc/RMC-mentorship-program #rmcscbwi #kidlitart #kidlit #PB #MG #YA

Sondra Eby @sondrae.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I talked with @keepwritingkidlit.bsky.social about website design for kidlit creators. Do you need a site? What should the content be? What should you do if your eyes glaze over when you hear words like "hosting?" Checkout the giveaway and full interview at: www.keepwritingkidlit.com/sondra-eby/

Keep Writing Kidlit. Giveaway and interview. Demystifying website design for kidlit creators.

Sondra Eby @sondrae.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Thanks so much, Megan, for this opportunity! Talking to other kidlit creators about building websites is one of my favorite things. (I love talking to kidlit creators about anything, really!) To be in a drawing for a conversation about your website, sign up for Megan's fabulous newsletter.

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Keep Writing Kidlit @keepwritingkidlit.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I often joke I'm a writer because I'm not good with technology. But it can be helpful to know! So we're talking websites! @sondrae.bsky.social answers questions like: What do I put on a website if I don't have publishing credits? Find out below!

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Motivator #10: Sondra Eby

Ever since this blog’s anniversary, I’ve been having a lot of thoughts… about websites! I never had a web presence before, and I never wanted one. I figured one day I’d have an author website, but in the interim, social media was enough. Then, Twitter imploded. I deleted my account. I reconnected with most people […]

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Mia [data-css=poetic] @miriam.codes · 24/06/2026

If you're near Denver this weekend, and looking for a chill pride activity… Pity+Fear (but different this time) College Hill Library, Westminster @ 2pm

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Allison Alexander @aealexander.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

I love building magic systems. Listen to the hosts of The Worldbuilder's Tavern podcast brainstorm one! You can use the questions to build your own. #Writing #Fantasy #Worldbuilding worldbuilderstavern.com/e/46-buildin...

Cover for The Worldbuilder's Tavern podcast. A medieval-style inn against a starry sky, a spaceship and planets above.k

Sondra Eby @sondrae.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

@michellewitte.bsky.social You requested my MS during #DVPit. I've been working with an editor over the past several months and wondered whether you might still be open to receiving my query. Thanks for your time!

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Sondra Eby @sondrae.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

This Sat, I'm giving a talk on Demystifying Website Design for authors & illustrators at @scbwirockymtn.bsky.social Denver Metro Connect. If updating a site makes you want to huddle under the covers, join us! Let's untangle complexity. #WritingCommunity #kidlit RVSP docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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OddBird @oddbird.dev · 07/11/2025

Winging It E25 @stacykvernmo.com, @sondrae.bsky.social and @clayton.social.coop.ap.brid.gy debate thorny #UX design questions in costume. www.oddbird.net/2025/10/23/w... - Complex navigation - Ever a case for infinite scroll? - Pagination or load more button? - Click to open or hover? - Truncatio…

Sondra E, Stacy, and Clayton Dewey wear Halloween costumes and laugh.

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Melissa Taylor @imaginationsoup.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Indigenous and Native American Heritage Month is coming up in November. Here are picture books that celebrate Native North American and Native Canadian traditions, cultures, and languages in the present day. imaginationsoup.net/picture-book... #kidlit

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30 Best Children's Picture Native American Books About Families & Cultures - Imagination Soup

Share Native American books with Indigenous representation with children to learn about these rich cultures and traditions.

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Mia [data-css=poetic] @miriam.codes · 30/10/2025

Working on some new band merch for an upcoming house show. (logos will be white and red when they're done) #pottery

low angle of a large cup in black clay, still leathery, with a short foot ring, rounded wide base, and then sharp angle in to a narrower lip. the teacup gorilla word mark is hand carved one word in slab serif caps above the other in a cursive script. The teacup e is lowercase and rotated slightly forward. The cup handle is a small ring sticking out the side.

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Stacy Kvernmo @stacykvernmo.com · 24/10/2025

If you missed it, @sondrae.bsky.social and I chatted with @clayton.social.coop.ap.brid.gy about how to solve some of our current UX challenges. We also gave some free design advice and discussed what grinds our gears as designers. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RcF...

Bad UX Design Patterns

YouTube video by Winging It

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Mia [data-css=poetic] @miriam.codes · 23/10/2025

Winging It in 30m: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RcF...

Bad UX Design Patterns

YouTube video by Winging It

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Mia [data-css=poetic] @miriam.codes · 22/10/2025

Tomorrow @stacykvernmo.com & @sondrae.bsky.social will be Winging It Live with @clayton.social.coop.ap.brid.gy to take on Bad UX Design Patterns. Join live, and bring your UX questions! I'm excited for this one, and I get to watch it. :) 1pm ET / 10am PT www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RcF...

Bad UX Design Patterns

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Sondra Eby @sondrae.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

So thrilled to be a mentor in the SCBWI Michelle Begley Mentorship Program for writers and artists this year. If you're in the Rocky Mts, apply! I've been a mentee a few times, last year with the fabulous @taradairman.bsky.social. Highly recommend! #rmcscbwi #writersky #booksky #artistsky #kidlit

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Sondra Eby @sondrae.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Bitters (12) is just fine on her own, but when a carnivorous house swallows her whole, she'll need more than her lock picks to break out. To survive a vicious baby cabinet attack, escape the attic of doom, and harness an unruly elevator, Bitters must overcome anxiety & open her ❤️. #DVpit #MG #F #ND

Sondra Eby @sondrae.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

So beautiful! I'd love to read!

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Sondra Eby @sondrae.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

I love this pitch so much

Sondra Eby @sondrae.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Yay for Anya and Death!

Sondra Eby @sondrae.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

This sounds like a really fun time!

Sondra Eby @sondrae.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Yay for a magical scavenger hunt!

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Sondra Eby @sondrae.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Ooh. Becoming a nightmare is intriguing

Sondra Eby @sondrae.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

I especially love the rare plant w/ a dark, secret history in this pitch!

Sondra Eby @sondrae.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Yes to Ophelia not drowning!

Sondra Eby @sondrae.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Hooray!

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Sondra Eby @sondrae.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Thank you so so much!

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Sondra Eby @sondrae.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Yes

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Sondra Eby @sondrae.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Yes to 12 y/o con artist

Sondra Eby @sondrae.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Love this!

Sondra Eby @sondrae.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

I would read this

Sondra Eby @sondrae.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Yes to evil sidekick mayhem!

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Sondra Eby @sondrae.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Yay for chasing riddles!

Sondra Eby @sondrae.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Such cute characters!

Sondra Eby @sondrae.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Love!

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Sondra Eby @sondrae.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

A ghost at a school for ghost hunters is a really good!

Sondra Eby @sondrae.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Wow! Your art is gorgeous and so full of movement

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Sondra Eby @sondrae.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Sounds riveting

Sondra Eby @sondrae.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

I love this so much! I want to find books that wash up on shores!

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Sondra Eby @sondrae.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

I want to read this!

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Sondra Eby @sondrae.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

You got it! Yay Latin!

Sondra Eby @sondrae.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Thanks so much!!

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Sondra Eby @sondrae.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

RIVER OF SPIRITS x THE LOCK-EATER A lonely lockpick who goes in search of her missing grandmother gets swallowed by a house. 🏚️ Carnivorous house 🔐 Lock puzzles 🐍 Snarky ghost snake 🎹 Magic pipe organ 🍂 Eco crisis 🧶 Hairball wishes ⭐ Non-binary rep Fast-paced, under 50K wrds #DVpit #MG #F #LGBT

Sondra Eby @sondrae.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Thanks so much!!

Sondra Eby @sondrae.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

This sounds delightful! 🪸

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Sondra Eby @sondrae.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Want to read!

Sondra Eby @sondrae.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Yes to dragon-shifter

Sondra Eby @sondrae.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

I love all of this!

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Sondra Eby @sondrae.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Ooh! Calligraphy magic! 🖌️

Sondra Eby @sondrae.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

I love that the main character is poisoner!

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Sondra Eby @sondrae.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Love this!