MG/YA Author. Hamline MFAC. Storymakers Guild member. Bookworm 📚🐛. Maker of amigurumi. Loves sloths 🦥. Nerd. “Have courage. Be kind." she/her
Texas
Joined July 2013
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I'm not currently planning on leaving this place, but just in case it goes south quickly, I created a link tree with all my writer social media accounts so we can continue to connect: linktr.ee/jonipope
(includes Insta, 🧵,🦋, and my lame website)
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It’s been a hot minute since I’ve used this platform, or any social media, but I just finished my first MFA semester so there hasn’t been time. School is awesome! And a lot of work. The people are amazing and the faculty is top notch, I’m so glad I decided to do this 😊📚✍🏻❤️
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This program is helping me find confidence again and try new things. I’ve written a picture book and have an idea for another. I tried verse finally and loved it! I even enjoyed the critical essays, which I thought I was going to hate 😂 And I’ve read so many amazing books!
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Wow, they’re actually updating Animal Crossing! 😱 Gonna have to dust off my island and get ready, I’m here for it! 😊❤️
Ahoy, islanders! #AnimalCrossingNewHorizons – #NintendoSwitch2 Edition and a free content update for all players both sail ashore Jan. 15, 2026.
Watch the trailer for all the details: ninten.do/6015tDXI5
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I didn’t know I needed this!
Play as a Ditto transformed into a human and shape an empty land into a beautiful home for Pokémon in Pokémon Pokopia, releasing on #NintendoSwitch2 in 2026. #NintendoDirect
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I got a form reject today with this in the text, “We are replying as soon as possible...” Age of query: 6 months 🤔
Last week I got a note saying I’m still in the maybe pile. It’s actually really nice they let me know this! ☺️ Age of query: 9 months 🤷🏼♀️
Querying is weird 😂
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I can attest that wanting to make it as a writer (and repeatedly being rejected) has been horrible on my mental health. As someone who has struggled with bad self-esteem my entire life, this experience hasn’t helped me feel great about myself…
People tell you, as a writer, you have to be tough about rejection, but the mental health of querying authors now is not the same as 20 years ago or even 2 years ago. Receiving multiple rejections in one day, ghostings, little to no feedback in the face of immense competition…
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A certain woman who is extremely rich because she wrote a popular book series about a boy wizard is really one of the worst people ever 😡
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Finally heard back from my full request. It was a rejection. A form rejection on a full. I'm not going to comment because I get agents have lives but... *sigh*...it's just the sad last nail in that coffin. I'm already in the process of trying to decide what to query next
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I sent my last query in January (even then, I was pretty much already done with it for this manuscript, the last real batch went out in November). All are now closed, either with no response or rejection. I only have one open full request left I still haven't heard back from...
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The good news is I've worked on my writing every week day for the past two and a half weeks, so things are being done (mostly revising an old MS so my daughter can read it...which still counts, by the way!) and I'm happy with that.
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I actually worked on my writing yesterday! Shocker, but true 😳😂
My goal is to do some kind of writing every day this week for at least an hour, see how that goes and make more goals for where to go from there 🤞🏻
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Joni Pope retweeted
Excited to announce our 3rd
MGHub Off-Social-Media pitching event for all ages of kidlit: PB / CB / MG / YA learn more here: docs.google.com/document/d/1… #kidlit
My querying and writing is going absolutely nowhere. I have no intention of quitting, that would only make me more unhappy. What I really need is a writing critique group to join. My last group kinda died. Is there anyone out there in a group with room for another writer? ☺️
