Eric Bell

@ericbellwriter.bsky.social

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Middle grade writer of ALAN COLE IS NOT A COWARD and ALAN COLE DOESN'T DANCE. Kidlit teacher, workshop facilitator, freelance editor. Queer, neurodivergent. He/him. Rep: Christa Heschke, Daniele Hunter. https://iamericbell.com/

Eric Bell (me!) is running an event for Blue Stoop on Thursday, 3/27 from 4-5pm ET, called Writing for Young Readers: See the World From a Younger POV! It's free on Zoom.
Promotional flier for the Highlights Foundation's Whole Novel Workshop: A Virtual Course for Middle Grade and Young Adult Writers Apply on or before March 24 Workshop starts May 7 Whole submission due between May 28-June 5
Left: screenshot of Meta's new Hateful Conduct policy, with the following text highlighted: "We do allow allegations of mental illness or abnormality when based on gender or sexual orientation, given political and religious discourse about transgenderism and homosexuality and common non-serious usage of words like “weird.”" Right: a goodbye post to Instagram, which reads: "I will no longer be using Instagram due to Meta's new official policy (as pictured) of permitting hate speech against queer people on all its platforms, including Instagram. I do not want to belong to a social media platform that fosters an environment where I feel unheard, unsafe, and unwelcome. Mark Zuckerberg and his company of greedy, nihilistic, billionaire-class, Trump-frothing sycophants only care about profit above all else. Well, they won't be profiting from my clicks anymore. If you're interested in hearing more from me (either in general or about this), I'm on Bluesky, which - so far, at least - doesn't seem to have an explicit clause in their terms of use allowing homophobia and transphobia: https://bsky.app/profile/ericbellwriter.bsky.social I hope to see you all around brighter pastures, in a world where my very existence isn't seen as mentally deficient. If you're reading this, Zuck: I hope Trump's shoe polish tastes nice."
A page of the early reader AMELIA BEDELIA 4 MAYOR by Herman Parish, with a picture of Amelia Bedelia being comforted by Mr. and Mrs. Rogers. The text reads: "Now, let's welcome the mayor and Amelia Bedelia!" said the announcer. Everyone clapped and cheered. "I am nervous," said Amelia Bedelia. "Just be yourself," said Mrs. Rogers. "I always am," said Amelia Bedelia. "Who else would I be?" Mr. and Mrs. each gave her a big hug.
A pie chart of various moods ascribed to my 2024 book reads from The StoryGraph. Lighthearted has the largest slice, then in descending order: adventurous, emotional, reflective, funny, hopeful, mysterious, informative, dark, inspiring, sad, tense, relaxing, and challenging as the smallest slice.
Cover of ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING, a juvenile nonfiction book by Christopher Lloyd.