Kathy Halsey
Kid lit Author | 📚🖌 Ask Infowoman: A Library Consult |PBChat Mentee |Corgis | NFNerd |Former Storyteller Academy Community Manager | Retired Librarian | kathyhalsey.com
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- Join me & FLOAT w/Larry Daley's picture book debut! We chat about his background in children’s media & supervision of comic book brands, the publisher @booklingmedia.com, plus his tips for authors attending their first library conferences. groggorg.blogspot.com/2026/02/its-...
- This just IN. We finally found our doorstep hiding under waves of snow. #HaikuSaturday #Haiku #poetry #writingcommunity
- How about a ghost story weaving together the stories of two young protagonists from two different pandemics, a century apart? That's what Wild Mountain Ivy by Shannon Hitchcock is all about! Coming March 3, 2026! Interview by @christymihaly.bsky.social. groggorg.blogspot.com/2026/01/shan...
- This is my view yesterday AM. I chopped this photo in thirds to see how it would look. #HaikuSaturday #Haiku #poetry #writingcommunity
- On National Squirrel Appreciation Day read this post w/ @nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social & Sue Heavenrich. Nancy looks at these familiar creatures and invited readers to see them differently. See how she structured the book here. groggorg.blogspot.com/2026/01/nanc...
- (ASPERITAS clouds form when the atmosphere is very turbulent w/varying wind directions creating the wave like look.) #HaikuSaturday #Haiku #poetry #writingcommunity
- Resistance quote whenever I find them. Balm for the work.
- We're back! Check out the GROG blog next Wednesday!
- Been committing to Morning Pages and my left pinky shows it! LOL #HaikuSaturday #Haiku #poetry #writingcommunity
- It's gonna be a bright sunshiny day in Ohio when we elect a team that works for the common good of all Ohio's! Get behind Amy and David because they've been there for us. Don't sit this one out.
- My touchstone phrase for 2026. Illuminate the good in my life. May we all find our light and share it with all who need it!
- Enjoying another year almost in the books w/my haiku community here. TY, @andrewssusanm.bsky.social #HaikuSaturday #Haiku #poetry #writingcommunity
- Wishing all my friends here (especially #HaikuSaturday friends) a Happy Holidays! Thanks for being with me! I appreciate you! Let's work for peace, love and justice for all in 2026.
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- Tina M. Cho explains what one should consider when attending a major conference like NCTE. She shares 11 tips for newbies and those who have been to conferences before. I attended the 2023 and NCTE and agree with Tina's expert advice. groggorg.blogspot.com/2025/12/what...
- This Sugar maple is across the street from my home. Glorious, Always. #HaikuSaturday #Haiku #poetry #writingcommunity
- Make timelines more than a list of dry dates. Drill deeper into the life of a person & milieu w/timelines. It makes a HUGE difference & adds depth to PB bios!! Great examples from @tinacho.bsky.social & astute authors and illustrators. groggorg.blogspot.com/2025/11/what...
- (inspo Ohio State Jazz Ensemble, An evening w/Miles Davis 11.14.25) #HaikuSaturday #Haiku #poetry #writingcommunity
- 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...
- 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...
