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Diane Mittler

@writerdi.bsky.social
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#PB #MG author seeking representation |'26 debut READY TO RIDE |'24 PBParty finalist | '24 WNDB Mentee| '23 #SCBWI-NM Enchantment Show winner| #12x12 | retired educator | ❤️ photography | mochadiane.com | she/her/hers

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Diane Mittler @writerdi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Most Important Spread in Children's Book History (And How It Has Informed Every Picture Book I’ve Written) travisjonker.substack.com/p/the-most-i...
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The Most Important Spread in Children's Book History (And How It Has Informed Every Picture Book I’ve Written)
I’ve been thinking about this specific spread for a long time.
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Diane Mittler @writerdi.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Getting excited about pub day and launch events!
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Diane Mittler @writerdi.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
I love baseball! GO CARDINALS!
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Diane Mittler @writerdi.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Approaching fast... worth looking into
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K.A. Hela ✨ Finally Querying✨ @jundlife.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
THE EXORCIST X DONNIE DARKO Chris is plagued with seeing shadow people, but an encounter with a powerful Eldritch being known as The Hatman, leaves him possessed and desperate to exorcise the entity attached to him before he loses control and becomes a demon himself. #QuestPit #Q #H
'Hat' - 84K, Cosmic Horror Querying Soon. 
Pitch: Chris is obsessed with light and nature's patterns after a Shadow Person nearly killed him as a child. He tries to focus on important things, like finding a way to get his goth girl crush Mel to share a joint or two. Until the Hatman. He imbues Chris with his essence, bonding them. If Chris was haunted by Shadows before, now he is possessed.
Tropes: 2000's set
Spooky New ENgland 
Amature Witchcraft
Nature
moon stuff
Stoner Goths
nu-Metal Playlist
Comps - The Possession of Alba Diaz. Slewfoot. 13 Months Haunted
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abbywordsandwhimsy.bsky.social @abbywordsandwhimsy.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
CUDDLE FISH? Iris, a cuttlefish, confuses the letters D and T and sets out to be a great cuddler, but when sea creatures reject her hugs, her ink squirts a brown cloud of humiliation. When Iris saves damselfish in distress, she learns she is more than just a cuddly cuttlefish. #QuestPit #PB #Q
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Diane Mittler @writerdi.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Jules loves to hike. A mobility impairment impacts how. A field trip ahead brings challenges—convincing classmates she can join, checking accessibility & deciding if a “No E-Bikes!” sign applies to her. THIS IS HOW I HIKE is about being included with an out-of-the-box approach #questpit #PB #dis #Q
woman on 4-wheeled electric mobility device with handicapped flag stops to sniff a pine tree on a ride in the Colorado mountains
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Diane Mittler @writerdi.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
A 🙎‍♀️ with a mobility impairment & her auntie embark on a 🚴‍♀️ adventure in the high desert. Startled by a darting 🦎, stranded in a sandy wash and stymied by hills, long, steep & hard in the heat, they succeed--only to find themselves in A RACE WITH THE RAIN when a monsoon rolls in. #questpit #pb #Q #dis
woman on 4-wheeled, electric mobility device with handicapped flag rides through high desert terrain
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Diane Mittler @writerdi.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
🎉🎉🎉 CONGRATS, OLGA!
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Diane Mittler @writerdi.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
COVER REVEAL!!!
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Diane Mittler @writerdi.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
READY TO RIDE
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Diane Mittler @writerdi.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Getting my stuff together!😊🎉❤️
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Diane Mittler @writerdi.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
🎉🎉🎉
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Diane Mittler @writerdi.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
A bee on my mouse!
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Diane Mittler @writerdi.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
So much fun to see this in PW. #amexcited
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Diane Mittler @writerdi.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
A 🙎‍♀️ with a mobility impairment & her auntie embark on a 🚴‍♀️ adventure in the high desert. Startled by a darting 🦎, stranded in a sandy wash and stymied by hills, long, steep & hard in the heat, they succeed--only to find themselves in A RACE WITH THE RAIN when a monsoon rolls in. #BluePit #PB #Q #DIS
Woman on mobillity device with handicapped flag stops to smell a pine tree while riding.
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Diane Mittler @writerdi.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Jules loves to hike. A mobility impairment impacts how. A field trip ahead brings challenges—convincing classmates she can join, checking accessibility & deciding if a “No E-Bikes!” sign applies to her. THIS IS HOW I HIKE is about being included with an out-of-the-box approach. #BLUPIT #PB #DIS #Q
Woman with helmet rides 4-wheel electric mobility device with handicapped flag in the desert
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Diane Mittler @writerdi.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
As Larry picks cherries for birthday pie, sister's chomping, birds’ pecking and a splort! of bird poop thwart his efforts. Larry’s plan to stop distractions succeeds and, with another splort! Larry discovers that sharing cherries with the birds will ensure CHERRY GOODNESS FOR ALL #BluePit📖 #pb #Q
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Diane Mittler @writerdi.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Such incredible books being published here!
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Diane Mittler @writerdi.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
I love to write outside with periodic distraction of lizards and horned toads.
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Mindy Alyse Weiss @mindyalyseweiss.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
The #PBParty New Draft Challenge & Critique Train starts NOW & lasts all of July17 - 19 EDT 🚂Write a new PB draft 🚂Shout 'DONE' on this post 🚂Add your name to the Critique Train Google doc: tinyurl.com/Critique... 🚂CELEBRATE! 🎉 🚂FAQ: tinyurl.com/Critique... Good luck ✨✨
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PBParty Critique Train
PBParty Critique Train open for passengers on… July 17 - 19 Check out the FAQ here Keep up to date with PBParty events (including the contest) on Facebook Congrats for writing a new PB! Please add your name and e-mail below. I’ll critique the 1st person who completes a pdraft. They’ll crit...
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Diane Mittler @writerdi.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Excited for this one! #pbmix26
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Diane Mittler @writerdi.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
My group too! What an amazing group o authors!
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Diane Mittler @writerdi.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Thanks for sharing!😊
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Diane Mittler @writerdi.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
WOW!
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Diane Mittler @writerdi.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Outside is the place to be this week!
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Pat Zietlow Miller (she/her) @patzmiller.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Today, I'm sharing a picture book I love, a blog I enjoyed, a podcast that inspired me, and the next book I have coming out. Click here to see it all: picturebookbuilders.com/2025/05/a-bo... #booksky #kidlit #megakidlit #scbwi
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A book, a blog post and a podcast: Things to check out if you’re a kidlit fan
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Diane Mittler @writerdi.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Celebrating our recent book announcement of READY TO RIDE with this as my computer wallpaper. Brings a 😊 to this girl's face every time! Sharing the joy with @astoundus.bsky.social Andrea Altimirano @heathercashman.bsky.social @stormliterary.bsky.social Liz Schleisman @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social
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Michael Benner @handle.invalid · 30/04/2025
Happy book birthday (one day late) @artbyann.bsky.social!!
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Diane Mittler @writerdi.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Today!
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Carolyn B. Fraiser @carolynbfraiser.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Thrilled to host @drenderturmaud.bsky.social on my blog this week. Danielle is a trauma therapist, KidLit author, and podcast host -- all while struggling with her own health issues. writingwhileimpaired.substack.com/p/disabling-...
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Disabling the Term, Disability
The first time I realized what the word disability actually means, I was shaken. As a person who is positioned in the world with multiple disabilities myself, this implications of this message struck ...
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KidLit TV @kidlittv.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
✨FEATURED KIDLIT✨ Introducing LITTLE CLOUD’S BIG DREAM, illus. by @martinaliebig.bsky.social from @northsouthbooks.bsky.social! 🌦️ Discover the water cycle in this beautiful #picturebook about a little cloud & the feelings she experiences as she grows & changes: www.kidlit.tv/featured-kid... #kidlit
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Diane Mittler @writerdi.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
#kidlit #2026debut #yahoo!
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Diane Mittler @writerdi.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
🎉🎉🎉 SO excited to have this news out in the big world! Many thanks to @heathercashman.bsky.social @stormliterary.bsky.social Liz Schleisman and @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social Looking forward to the next bucket list checkmarks✅✅✅...
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Diane Mittler @writerdi.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
❤️🌎
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Diane Mittler @writerdi.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Today 🔆🌸 🤔 ✍️ is perfect timing for this! 🎉😊
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Diane Mittler @writerdi.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
🏕️🤔📝. I learn so much from Way-Word Writers weekly podcast! @waywordwriters.bsky.social with @heathercashman.bsky.social @stephaniebearce.bsky.social and @nickijacobsmeyer.bsky.social
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Rosina O @techysaavy.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
I am a nyc teacher and would love books for my students. Please repost. www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
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Diane Mittler @writerdi.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Thanks for the insights! #kidlit #amwriting
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Diane Mittler @writerdi.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Huge thanks to @heathercashman.bsky.social and @stormliterary.bsky.social and to Liz Schleisman @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social
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Diane Mittler @writerdi.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
I'm thrilled to share READY TO RIDE, a story from my heart, about finding ways to continue the adventures, even when you’re a little (ok, maybe a lot) stuck. ♿️🚴‍♂️➡️☀️ So excited for the art by the incredible Andrea Altamirano!
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Diane Mittler @writerdi.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Bucket list checkmark ✅ happening today😊🎉🌟... stay tuned! #amwriting #kidlit
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Diane Mittler @writerdi.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Wishing spring would continue... not ready to go back to snow!
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Diane Mittler @writerdi.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
A beautiful day in the neighborhood currently but wind is picking up, storm is coming. Happy to be #amwriting #kidlit
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Diane Mittler @writerdi.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
🎉🎉 YEA, SONYA! Congrats! Looking forward to having your books on my shelf! 😊😊😊
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Nadia Ali @nadiaawriter.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
To the following Writer's who champion Writers. Yolmarie Garcia - Glitter Reviews Andrew Hackett – The Backstory Susanna Leonard Hill -Tuesday Debut Vivian Kirkfield – 50 Precious Word Gayle Krause - Gayle Krause Blog Heather Macht - Seasons of KidLit
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ALT: winnie the pooh and piglet are standing next to each other with a speech bubble that says `` thank you '' .
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Diane Mittler @writerdi.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
I ❤️ spring!
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Diane Mittler @writerdi.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
🎉😊🌟 Congrats and welcome to Storm!
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Diane Mittler @writerdi.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Many, many cheers and congratulations! 😊🎉🌟
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12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge @12x12challenge.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
🎉 Congrats to #12x12PB member @writerdi.bsky.social on signing w/agent @heathercashman.bsky.social! “Be ready to go for the next opportunity. When you have little successes, lean into them & keep your passion for writing & storytelling at the forefront.” Read more: buff.ly/d3J9AC8
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