Writer of sorts. Mom who doesn't own sweatpants. Really just an uphill battle. ✏️ #PBRisingStars Mentee ‘26, Runner-Up '25, ‘24, ‘23 ✏️ #PBParty HM ‘25 ✏️ #50PreciousWords HM '23 ✏️ ⅕ of Chicka Chicka Zoom Zoom ✏️ #InkedVoices #CtC #KidlitZombieWeek 📍 NYChttps://bsky.app/profile/monicafreewoman.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/monicafreewoman.bsky.social/post/3mnkh25okmc2nWanna know what kills motivation? @julianplum.com has a great answer. HINT: It's not zombies!! #KidlitZombieWeek [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Jun 2026 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:pd73inkwjhcwlita35dvfooq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnkh25okmc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/monicafreewoman.bsky.social/post/3mnhrzsmvbc2gSay it louder for everyone in the back: "Sometimes the story you thought you were writing isn’t actually the story that wants to emerge." Thank you Rosie J. Pova! [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Jun 2026 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:pd73inkwjhcwlita35dvfooq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnhrzsmvbc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/monicafreewoman.bsky.social/post/3mnfrx57n5c2sMy favorite piece of revision advice from @christinashawn.bsky.social's #KidlitZombieWeek post: "Every good Franken-story requires at least one murder." 🧟 [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Jun 2026 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:pd73inkwjhcwlita35dvfooq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnfrx57n5c2shttps://bsky.app/profile/monicafreewoman.bsky.social/post/3mndf7y6gj22hProof that sometimes a manuscript has to die a few times before it finds its true form 🧟 Loved reading about how NO LEGS, NO LIMITS kept evolving until it became the right book! Thank you @nishaligon.bsky.social and Kanya Sesser!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Jun 2026 20:02 +0000at://did:plc:pd73inkwjhcwlita35dvfooq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mndf7y6gj22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/monicafreewoman.bsky.social/post/3mnbfz5xuzc2yA revision technique I haven’t considered before! Thank you for your wisdom @marciecolleen.bsky.social! [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Jun 2026 01:11 +0000at://did:plc:pd73inkwjhcwlita35dvfooq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnbfz5xuzc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/monicafreewoman.bsky.social/post/3mn5s2q2dvs2xOur zombie horde eagerly awaits your manuscripts! #KidlitZombieWeek [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 May 2026 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:pd73inkwjhcwlita35dvfooq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn5s2q2dvs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/monicafreewoman.bsky.social/post/3mlqhvs2wbk2qafter three years of being a @pbrisingstars.bsky.social runner-up, i finally made it out of my “always a bridesmaid, never the bride” era!13 May 2026 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:pd73inkwjhcwlita35dvfooq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqhvs2wbk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/monicafreewoman.bsky.social/post/3mlb6g3nfqk2oIt’s baaaaaaaaack! [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 May 2026 12:05 +0000at://did:plc:pd73inkwjhcwlita35dvfooq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlb6g3nfqk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/monicafreewoman.bsky.social/post/3lsbizfq5t22qHere we go zombies! [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jun 2025 11:45 +0000at://did:plc:pd73inkwjhcwlita35dvfooq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsbizfq5t22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/monicafreewoman.bsky.social/post/3lrscpn5mak2zSo thrilled to be a part of this crew 💚 [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Jun 2025 10:42 +0000at://did:plc:pd73inkwjhcwlita35dvfooq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrscpn5mak2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/monicafreewoman.bsky.social/post/3lpbscf5swk2xWHOA what a week! I’m ELATED to be a @pbrisingstars.bsky.social runner-up for the 3rd year in a row! What an honor to be considered by the totally rad @juliapierrehammond.bsky.social.16 May 2025 10:15 +0000at://did:plc:pd73inkwjhcwlita35dvfooq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpbscf5swk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/monicafreewoman.bsky.social/post/3lonu7chm5k2iIt’s been a minute, but I’m back here to share that The Dot Went for a Walk made the #PBParty HM list! This story has had a JOURNEY, and I’m so thrilled to hear that its new direction is resonating with creators I deeply admire.08 May 2025 11:56 +0000at://did:plc:pd73inkwjhcwlita35dvfooq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lonu7chm5k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/monicafreewoman.bsky.social/post/3lcbgykgqo22mHi, ‘Sky!01 Dec 2024 20:25 +0000at://did:plc:pd73inkwjhcwlita35dvfooq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcbgykgqo22m