Sally Hoch
@sallyhochwriter.bsky.social
🙋🏼♀️Writer. #STEMGirl. Math nerd. ✍️ KidLit author. Freelancer. Teacher. #SCBWI. 📍Oklahoma
www.sallyhoch.com
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I'm attending the SCBWI conference for the first time in January. Who else will be there? 👀 #kidlitchat
TOPIC: What workshops/conferences/challenges are capturing your attention now, as the year winds down? In-person or online? If you were a NaNo participant, have you found a replacement? #kidlitchat
November 12, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I'm attending the SCBWI conference for the first time in January. Who else will be there? 👀 #kidlitchat
Tonight, I did this instead of writing, to help dig out of a creative rut. 🧩 🪴 #kidlitchat
August 6, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Tonight, I did this instead of writing, to help dig out of a creative rut. 🧩 🪴 #kidlitchat
I am so proud to be an Oklahoman. I am so proud to be a Thunder fan. I LOVE OKC!! 🥹💙⚡️🤩 THUNDER UPPPPPPPPP!!!!
June 24, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I am so proud to be an Oklahoman. I am so proud to be a Thunder fan. I LOVE OKC!! 🥹💙⚡️🤩 THUNDER UPPPPPPPPP!!!!
I'm sentimental and cutesy, watching Star Wars on May 4th. My fave of the originals growing up (we had the trilogy on VHS) was RETURN OF THE JEDI, but tonight, I'm watching A NEW HOPE.
Spoiler: it's great.
Second spoiler: the good guys win.
Third spoiler: Han is so hot.
#starwars #maythefourth
Spoiler: it's great.
Second spoiler: the good guys win.
Third spoiler: Han is so hot.
#starwars #maythefourth
May 5, 2025 at 3:38 AM
I'm sentimental and cutesy, watching Star Wars on May 4th. My fave of the originals growing up (we had the trilogy on VHS) was RETURN OF THE JEDI, but tonight, I'm watching A NEW HOPE.
Spoiler: it's great.
Second spoiler: the good guys win.
Third spoiler: Han is so hot.
#starwars #maythefourth
Spoiler: it's great.
Second spoiler: the good guys win.
Third spoiler: Han is so hot.
#starwars #maythefourth
I've done both. While writing the first draft of my first novel for NaNoWriMo, I literally had no idea how I wanted it to end, so I just wrote. It was a good experiment for me, though none of the ending of that story made it to the final draft. I'm generally a plotter now. #kidlitchat
TOPIC: Let's talk process. Do you start at the beginning of ideas and power through? Do you just work on whatever hits your mind? Are you a plotter or a pantser? Spill the beans (and give tips) here at #kidlitchat
February 19, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I've done both. While writing the first draft of my first novel for NaNoWriMo, I literally had no idea how I wanted it to end, so I just wrote. It was a good experiment for me, though none of the ending of that story made it to the final draft. I'm generally a plotter now. #kidlitchat
If you’re a #kidlit writer and haven’t joined the #kidlitchat yet, you can be my +1 to next week’s party. 🎉 💃🏼
Tonight’s convo started mild but quickly (for me) veered into musical land. ⭐️
#kidlitchat
Tonight’s convo started mild but quickly (for me) veered into musical land. ⭐️
#kidlitchat
I sat in the waiting room with two boys on tablets and listened to them compete against each other for half an hour. Brilliant use of my time. Haha. #kidlitchat
February 5, 2025 at 3:29 AM
If you’re a #kidlit writer and haven’t joined the #kidlitchat yet, you can be my +1 to next week’s party. 🎉 💃🏼
Tonight’s convo started mild but quickly (for me) veered into musical land. ⭐️
#kidlitchat
Tonight’s convo started mild but quickly (for me) veered into musical land. ⭐️
#kidlitchat
Something I can’t unsee:
When people are mad at a man, they call him by his last name.
When people are mad at a woman, they call her by her first name.
Look for it. It happens all the time.
When people are mad at a man, they call him by his last name.
When people are mad at a woman, they call her by her first name.
Look for it. It happens all the time.
January 29, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Something I can’t unsee:
When people are mad at a man, they call him by his last name.
When people are mad at a woman, they call her by her first name.
Look for it. It happens all the time.
When people are mad at a man, they call him by his last name.
When people are mad at a woman, they call her by her first name.
Look for it. It happens all the time.
Speaking at a middle school Career Day. Is this when am I supposed to feel like an expert, or is it cool for me to feel like a kid in a trenchcoat?
#impostersyndrome #careerday
#impostersyndrome #careerday
two women wearing hats and coats are standing next to each other in a room .
ALT: two women wearing hats and coats are standing next to each other in a room .
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January 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Speaking at a middle school Career Day. Is this when am I supposed to feel like an expert, or is it cool for me to feel like a kid in a trenchcoat?
#impostersyndrome #careerday
#impostersyndrome #careerday
My husband made Ramen, and I slurped the delicious meal with joy… until a drop of spicy broth flipped off a noodle and bounced into my right eye.
Can’t make it up. The acrobatics of the broth drop shall go down in history.
#dinner
Can’t make it up. The acrobatics of the broth drop shall go down in history.
#dinner
January 23, 2025 at 12:35 AM
My husband made Ramen, and I slurped the delicious meal with joy… until a drop of spicy broth flipped off a noodle and bounced into my right eye.
Can’t make it up. The acrobatics of the broth drop shall go down in history.
#dinner
Can’t make it up. The acrobatics of the broth drop shall go down in history.
#dinner
I started watching the Today Show when I was on maternity leave with my son, who is now seven, and felt like Hoda and I became moms together. I don’t watch every day, but there have been seasons when I did. I’m watching Hoda’s last day today and sobbing. What a beacon of light. #hodabration
January 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I started watching the Today Show when I was on maternity leave with my son, who is now seven, and felt like Hoda and I became moms together. I don’t watch every day, but there have been seasons when I did. I’m watching Hoda’s last day today and sobbing. What a beacon of light. #hodabration
My 5-year-old did my makeup. Please clap. #parenting
December 30, 2024 at 10:45 PM
My 5-year-old did my makeup. Please clap. #parenting
Imagining being a dad and not having a pocket knife on Christmas Day.
Like not owning a TV on the Super Bowl. A tragedy.
Like not owning a TV on the Super Bowl. A tragedy.
December 28, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Imagining being a dad and not having a pocket knife on Christmas Day.
Like not owning a TV on the Super Bowl. A tragedy.
Like not owning a TV on the Super Bowl. A tragedy.
My favorite thing to gift myself is a solo night in a hotel, and I order room service, eat snacks, and write/revise for two days. Hoping to make that happen this year… 🤞🏼 #kidlitchat
TOPIC: As you think of gift-giving this year, don't forget yourself! Short of a book deal, what is the dream career-oriented gift for YOU this year? A brand new laptop? A treasure trove of brushes and pens? That blissful retreat you've always promised yourself? Think BIG! #kidlitchat
December 11, 2024 at 3:01 AM
My favorite thing to gift myself is a solo night in a hotel, and I order room service, eat snacks, and write/revise for two days. Hoping to make that happen this year… 🤞🏼 #kidlitchat
I’ve been querying and editing! It’s actually been a productive quarter! Not much to show here, but lots of progress. #kidlitchat
TOPIC: It's quarterly check-in time at #kidlitchat! Four times a year, we share what we've been up to (career-wise) for the past three months, and look ahead to the next three. (And just hanging in there totally counts!)
December 4, 2024 at 2:15 AM
I’ve been querying and editing! It’s actually been a productive quarter! Not much to show here, but lots of progress. #kidlitchat
Reposted by Sally Hoch
TOPIC: It's quarterly check-in time at #kidlitchat! Four times a year, we share what we've been up to (career-wise) for the past three months, and look ahead to the next three. (And just hanging in there totally counts!)
December 4, 2024 at 2:00 AM
TOPIC: It's quarterly check-in time at #kidlitchat! Four times a year, we share what we've been up to (career-wise) for the past three months, and look ahead to the next three. (And just hanging in there totally counts!)
December 4, 2024 at 1:12 AM
Happy Thanksgiving from Emma! And me. And the rest of my fam.
But come on… This face. 😍🐶
#bulldog #thanksgiving
But come on… This face. 😍🐶
#bulldog #thanksgiving
November 27, 2024 at 11:06 PM
Happy Thanksgiving from Emma! And me. And the rest of my fam.
But come on… This face. 😍🐶
#bulldog #thanksgiving
But come on… This face. 😍🐶
#bulldog #thanksgiving
Monday of Thanksgiving week.
Kids are doing puzzles.
I’m watching the Today Show.
Dog is snoozing next to me.
I feel like I’m doing it right.
Kids are doing puzzles.
I’m watching the Today Show.
Dog is snoozing next to me.
I feel like I’m doing it right.
November 25, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Monday of Thanksgiving week.
Kids are doing puzzles.
I’m watching the Today Show.
Dog is snoozing next to me.
I feel like I’m doing it right.
Kids are doing puzzles.
I’m watching the Today Show.
Dog is snoozing next to me.
I feel like I’m doing it right.
Talk about a BlueSky.
(See what I did there?)
From yesterday. 🌅
(See what I did there?)
From yesterday. 🌅
November 17, 2024 at 7:16 PM
Talk about a BlueSky.
(See what I did there?)
From yesterday. 🌅
(See what I did there?)
From yesterday. 🌅
Every time I see someone say “skeet,” I think… 👀 💅
a woman wearing a santa hat says " stop trying to make fetch happen "
ALT: a woman wearing a santa hat says " stop trying to make fetch happen "
media.tenor.com
November 17, 2024 at 5:50 PM
Every time I see someone say “skeet,” I think… 👀 💅
I know I’m late to the party (especially as a middle school teacher), but Abbot Elementary is so great.
Who else loves it? Also, no spoilers. I just started, remember?
#abbottelementary
Who else loves it? Also, no spoilers. I just started, remember?
#abbottelementary
November 15, 2024 at 3:36 AM
I know I’m late to the party (especially as a middle school teacher), but Abbot Elementary is so great.
Who else loves it? Also, no spoilers. I just started, remember?
#abbottelementary
Who else loves it? Also, no spoilers. I just started, remember?
#abbottelementary
My four-year-old went to bed crying because tomorrow isn’t Easter. Happy Halloween? 🎃 🐣
November 1, 2024 at 3:11 AM
My four-year-old went to bed crying because tomorrow isn’t Easter. Happy Halloween? 🎃 🐣
October 23, 2024 at 11:32 PM