Author of the middle-grade Accidental Archaeologist Adventure Series. www.veronamccoll.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/veronamccoll.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/veronamccoll.bsky.social/post/3mrfwx2s2is24I could listen to Ocean Vuong talk about anything. His insight to literary is refreshing. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbGauIFACar/?igsh=MXRpemZjM2NwMDRweA==24 Jul 2026 18:06 +0000at://did:plc:fcohhurrfurbnxanevyopsjv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfwx2s2is24https://bsky.app/profile/veronamccoll.bsky.social/post/3mrci4u2fyc2dAnthropic secured court approval for a $1.5B settlement with book authors, clearing payouts of nearly $3,000 a title across 482K works pulled from piracy sites — a record for U.S. copyright cases that leaves AI training standing as fair use. https://www.reuters.com/world/us-judge-approves-anthropics-15-billion-settlement-copyright-lawsuit-2026-07-20/?utm_source=www.therundown.ai&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=google-s-gemini-lineup-has-a-pro-sized-hole&_bhlid=73bbb41a6435afe4929caf4697e792ba03a008b323 Jul 2026 09:02 +0000at://did:plc:fcohhurrfurbnxanevyopsjv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrci4u2fyc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/veronamccoll.bsky.social/post/3mqffnppt7s2fwww.instagram.com/p/DaoAAAYCBL0/ Pen pals making a comeback! https://www.instagram.com/p/DaoAAAYCBL0/11 Jul 2026 19:31 +0000at://did:plc:fcohhurrfurbnxanevyopsjv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqffnppt7s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/veronamccoll.bsky.social/post/3mq6tvgneuk2hhttps://www.instagram.com/p/Dae22BxiPrO/?img_index=1609 Jul 2026 04:57 +0000at://did:plc:fcohhurrfurbnxanevyopsjv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq6tvgneuk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/veronamccoll.bsky.social/post/3mq2kylpa5s2ewww.instagram.com/p/Dae0tQnFEbB/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Dae0tQnFEbB/07 Jul 2026 12:07 +0000at://did:plc:fcohhurrfurbnxanevyopsjv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2kylpa5s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/veronamccoll.bsky.social/post/3mpbt4vph4c2nhttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DaDqKIpPwqz/?igsh=MW9rejhreXZ4YnUwOA==27 Jun 2026 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:fcohhurrfurbnxanevyopsjv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpbt4vph4c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/veronamccoll.bsky.social/post/3mp4dqicb4c2kGRAPHIC NOVELS - Build Lifelong Bookworms. #graphicnovels #middlegradebooks #blueskybooks #kidlit #veronamccoll #ancientegypt #amwritingfiction #booktok25 Jun 2026 11:38 +0000at://did:plc:fcohhurrfurbnxanevyopsjv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4dqicb4c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/veronamccoll.bsky.social/post/3mougy5ht6s2khttps://thrivingwriterspodcast.com/episodes/adam-vitcavage #writingcommunity #author #booktok #blueskybooks22 Jun 2026 08:14 +0000at://did:plc:fcohhurrfurbnxanevyopsjv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mougy5ht6s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/veronamccoll.bsky.social/post/3mopbo2f3ck24Walking the streets of Glasgow, Scotland.20 Jun 2026 06:56 +0000at://did:plc:fcohhurrfurbnxanevyopsjv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mopbo2f3ck24https://bsky.app/profile/veronamccoll.bsky.social/post/3mooanpfcns2dhttps://youtube.com/shorts/WUPueJ5Wf3U?is=_3LkGJsj8mxWb4HE Love this daily ritual19 Jun 2026 21:05 +0000at://did:plc:fcohhurrfurbnxanevyopsjv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mooanpfcns2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/veronamccoll.bsky.social/post/3moiealyvh22kGraphic Novel agents. My artist and I are transforming my original middle-grade adventure series (written but not published) into our long-anticipated GRAPHIC NOVEL. Looking for a literary agent. No Ai used. #graphicnovels #middlegradebooks #kidlit #literaryagents #adventureseries #diversity17 Jun 2026 12:53 +0000at://did:plc:fcohhurrfurbnxanevyopsjv/app.bsky.feed.post/3moiealyvh22khttps://bsky.app/profile/veronamccoll.bsky.social/post/3moblxnmycs25https://www.instagram.com/p/DY5lvg9j1Mb/?img_index=314 Jun 2026 20:23 +0000at://did:plc:fcohhurrfurbnxanevyopsjv/app.bsky.feed.post/3moblxnmycs25https://bsky.app/profile/veronamccoll.bsky.social/post/3mob2u3xivs2kGRAPHIC NOVELS - Breaking down the barriers to book reading. #graphicnovels #middlegradebooks #blueskybooks #kidlit #veronamccoll #ancientegypt #amwritingfiction14 Jun 2026 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:fcohhurrfurbnxanevyopsjv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mob2u3xivs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/veronamccoll.bsky.social/post/3mnymmtt7d22cGRAPHIC NOVELS - The stepping stone from social media to reading. #graphicnovels #middlegradebooks #blueskybooks #kidlit #veronamccoll #amreading #amwriting11 Jun 2026 06:41 +0000at://did:plc:fcohhurrfurbnxanevyopsjv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnymmtt7d22chttps://bsky.app/profile/veronamccoll.bsky.social/post/3mkry5t7osk25#writingcommunity #graphicnovels #kidlitbooks #booktok #middlegradebooks #blueskybooks01 May 2026 11:03 +0000at://did:plc:fcohhurrfurbnxanevyopsjv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkry5t7osk25https://bsky.app/profile/veronamccoll.bsky.social/post/3mkrsf4rfwk25Robin's gorgeous Queen Nefertiti ready for our new graphic novel taking shape as we speak. #writingcommunity #graphicnovel #kidlit #kidlitbooks #middlegradebooks #booktok01 May 2026 09:20 +0000at://did:plc:fcohhurrfurbnxanevyopsjv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkrsf4rfwk25https://bsky.app/profile/veronamccoll.bsky.social/post/3mjkjrlmzas2vSPELL 30 from the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead. A poem to help the deceased navigate the underworld. Anubis is weighing the heart of the deceased against Ma'at's feather of truth on her giant balance. #writingcommunity #kidlitbooks #BlueSkyBooks #ancientegypt #middlegradebooks15 Apr 2026 18:32 +0000at://did:plc:fcohhurrfurbnxanevyopsjv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkjrlmzas2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/veronamccoll.bsky.social/post/3mjgrecmyws2ihttp://youtube.com/post/Ugkx_1rCtPkcgW8l_iGeDOiwx_ZZitVh_yfT?si=964OtTXm0EuWxh6C14 Apr 2026 06:37 +0000at://did:plc:fcohhurrfurbnxanevyopsjv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjgrecmyws2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/veronamccoll.bsky.social/post/3mjeb3rq5os22Charlie Mackesy—the artist, illustrator, and author of the smash success, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse—describes his process as “making a mess on paper over and over and over again.” “People often just see an end product,” Mackesy said. billyoppenheimer.com https://billyoppenheimer.com/13 Apr 2026 06:40 +0000at://did:plc:fcohhurrfurbnxanevyopsjv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjeb3rq5os22https://bsky.app/profile/veronamccoll.bsky.social/post/3migixjzr3s2fMeet Robin, the wonderfully talented illustrator of the new middle-grade adventure series THE 9 BOWS OF ANUBIS. #writingcommunity #kitlit #Booktok #BlueSkyBooks #middlegrade #ancientegypt #kidlitbooks #veronamccoll01 Apr 2026 10:41 +0000at://did:plc:fcohhurrfurbnxanevyopsjv/app.bsky.feed.post/3migixjzr3s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/veronamccoll.bsky.social/post/3midar777js2v#writingcommunity #kidlit #middlegradebooks31 Mar 2026 03:37 +0000at://did:plc:fcohhurrfurbnxanevyopsjv/app.bsky.feed.post/3midar777js2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/veronamccoll.bsky.social/post/3mhpniq2a422pSpell 30 from the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead. A poem for surviving the afterlife. Written 5,000 years ago on the base of a scarab beetle. #writingcommunity #kidlit #middlegradebooks #childrensbooks #booktok #ancientegypt #veronamccoll23 Mar 2026 08:31 +0000at://did:plc:fcohhurrfurbnxanevyopsjv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhpniq2a422p