Board book? Picture book? How do they differ? How do you write a board book? A roundtable full of great advice & examples from @authorlauragehl.bsky.social @nchurnin.bsky.social, Laura Purdie Salas, & Darrin Lunde. Part 2 next week w/Sue Heavenrich! groggorg.blogspot.com/2025/11/writ...

(Inspo - "Ripple" by Robert Hunter and Jerry Garcia) #HaikuSaturday #Haiku #poetry #writingcommunity

@jessicafgwrites.bsky.social shares a creepy browseable nonfiction picture book about animal behaviors. Get ready to be amazed and horrified this Halloween season and every season. Get tips on research and writing nonfiction, too. groggorg.blogspot.com/2025/10/so-r...

It's Reformation Sunday! The Hope Lutheran Church choir is doing 2 numbers to celebrate. Here is one, full of hope. Freedom Is Coming! tinyurl.com/2v5dmmh4

Picture Book Palooza 2 with Janine Lee, Laura Gruszka, and Bunmi Ishola! Real time pitches with feedback for writers! @ctcwriters.bsky.social #WBPitch

(The Oval at Ohio State University viewed from The Thompson Library) #HaikuSaturday #Haiku #poetry #writingcommunity

A writing activity that became more... a writing process "when young writers feel the power & courage to whisper a story in the library & hear someone gasp...connections—that’s the real magic". @tburleson.bsky.social crafts a 2-sentence scary story contest. groggorg.blogspot.com/2025/10/from...

Fall colors show off! #HaikuSaturday #Haiku #poetry #writingcommunity

Unlovable animals as main characters? @literallylynne.bsky.social and Sue Heavenrich discuss how to write about rats, spiders, and other creepy crawlers. Yes. BUGS! Find out about how The Palace Rat came to be! groggorg.blogspot.com/2025/10/lynn...

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Bexley” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

@christymihaly.bsky.social shares her experience w/"soft" book bans. She gives concrete suggestions on how to help: go to school & library board meetings, sign the EveryLibrary pledge. (See link in comment.) The literary ecosystem is in our hands! groggorg.blogspot.com/2025/10/bann...

The amazing faculty and team that made for a fun and informative #scbwiohionorth Fall Conference. Thanks to all who made it a success!

@tburleson.bsky.social shares useful info for both indie and traditionally publishing writers - trusting beta readers with an ms & wrestling w/cover design. How do we make the outside of a book feel as true as the inside? groggorg.blogspot.com/2025/10/what...

Gonna be a great weekend! Who else is joining me? #scbwiohionorth @scbwi-ohionorth.bsky.social

Now here's action for Banned Book Week, Oct. 5-11, 2025 bannedbooksweek.org

Kindergarten and writer woes are similar. Find out how with author/kindergarten teacher Tina M Cho. She shares a handy list of how to face our fears, and she give us homework, too. 😁 groggorg.blogspot.com/2025/09/back...

@bethstilborn.bsky.social's newsletter drops this Thursday. Subscribe here: bethstilborn.ca/my-newsletter/

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Lavender in my front bed, sedum on the side. A bee delight! #HaikuSaturday #Haiku #poetry #writingcommunity #haiku #amwriting

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(Please note: I am angry. Words are my way to express it. Life is a gift. Let us all live up to what American can be together.) #HaikuSaturday #Haiku #poetry #writingcommunity #haiku #amwriting

Fun night at Natalie's. Great music and inspo. #HaikuSaturday #Haiku #poetry #writingcommunity #haiku #amwriting

Back to School with School Visits 8.16.25 7-8:30 PM EDT 2-part webinar series How to connect readers, teachers, & librarians who buy the books. A 2-part webinar series! Part 1 covers developing effective, fun program for different ages & venues. www.scbwi.org/events/back-...

New reads for back to school feature fun, culture, classroom climate, & activities that center curriculum & connections to others. Books by ... @jyotigopal.bsky.social‬, ‪@pamismylmnop.bsky.social‬, ‪@bethanyhegedus.bsky.social‬, ‪@bartography.bsky.social‬ groggorg.blogspot.com/2025/09/back...

Happy Labor Day Weekend. Reward workers, not corporate greed. BTW, find your open road and TAKE the invitation! #HaikuSaturday #Haiku #poetry #writingcommunity #haiku #amwriting

Revision woes? Check out Heather Preusser's GROG post using Blake Snyder’s “Beat Sheet for HEDGEHOG WHODUNIT, including step-by-step details from the 1st book in the series. groggorg.blogspot.com/2025/08/heat...

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I'm attending May Day Strong's event, “Reynoldsburg, Ohio #WorkersOverBillionaires Labor Day” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mayday/event...

Scrappy Doo wishes all dogs & their hoomins a Happy #internationaldogday!!!!! Scrappy is our 3rd rescue & 2nd rescue Corgi. We promised our first, Wile E. Coy-orgi, we would continue the love in his memory with a 2nd rescue Corgi. Consider how much a rescue can do for you

roots wedged into fractures Marblehead shoreline stones a grove grows time waits #HaikuSaturday #Haiku #poetry #writingcommunity #haiku #amwritingr

Join me at @scbwi-ohionorth.bsky.social 's fall conference, Oct. 3-4. Let our stories and creativity take flight! 9/1: Early Bird Conference Registration CLOSES!

Watch out! There be dragons! #HaikuSaturday #Haiku #poetry #writingcommunity #haiku #amwriting

New rec 4 back-to-school books that encompass classroom climate, SEL, diversity & more. Check out Yours, Mine, Ours by @bethanyhegedus.bsky.social, #ArunGandhi, & Andrés Landazába. #backtobooks #BackToSchool2025 #bookreview #schoollibrarians #elementaryteacher

Autocratic Summit in Alaska open.substack.com/pub/davidpep...

(while at Marble Lighthouse - ) #HaikuSaturday #Haiku #poetry #writingcommunity #haiku #amwriting ohiodnr.gov/go-and-do/pl...

Just home from vacation! Psyched for paper engineer, children's book illustrator, the amazing @littlerainey.bsky.social, Portfolio Showcase Gold Award,SCBWI 2025's Summer Virtual Conference! Congrat, friend!!!!

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#HaikuSaturday #Haiku #poetry #writingcommunity #haiku #amwriting (Inspo -my image, Lake Tahoe, inspo from @tburleson.bsky.social)

A great article on Debunking Book Banning Myths from @authorsabb.bsky.social. It includes tips for what to say to counteract those myths in a non-confrontational way. www.freedomtoreadproject.org/debunking_th...

A poem on the power of small things and creatures who do amazing things daily. Poetic moments of understanding. TY, @lena1370.bsky.social

go forth this week find your perfect light bloom #Haiku #poetry #writingcommunity #haiku #amwriting

the sacred now Haiku inspo by @AndrewsSusanM Photo by Peter Herrmann on Unsplash #HaikuSaturday #Haiku #poetry #writingcommunity #haiku #amwriting

inspo from a friend's boat, Cape Cod, last Saturday, I'm there virtually #HaikuSaturday #Haiku #poetry #writingcommunity #haiku #amwriting

Share the new Trump Tax website on your social media. It’s got fact sheets for every state democrats.org/trump-tax/ How the Trump Tax affects my state, Ohio: 490,000 Ohioans lose health insurance, 98,000 Ohioans risk losing food assistance AND more!

(Inspo Wanda Gág, Mac Barnett, Jon Klassen) #HaikuSaturday #Haiku #poetry #writingcommunity #haiku #amwriting

New to kidlit? Publishing 101 is for you. 7.15. 2025 is the last day to register! Join us Wed, 7-8:30 PM, $20/SCBWI members. $30/nonmembers. Sub opportunity, too.

Going for 2 today. I learned about Ohio skippers and found a useful download for butterflies in OH! #HaikuSaturday #Haiku #poetry #writingcommunity #haiku #amwriting

Thinking of all the tragedy that did not have to be... #HaikuSaturday #Haiku #poetry #writingcommunity #haiku #amwriting

8 sleeps 'til @lydialukidis.bsky.social & Tara J. Hannon's young GN drops! Love it's zaniness, the goofy names, & characters. Yes, it's a series! Pre-order now! Get your book, your pancakes, & your favorite kid for a delightful day of reading. Save the carrots for my Corgi Scrappy Doo!