Writing
How to Summon Your Muse
The leaves are turning red, zombies are roaming my neighbor's yard, and I'm wearing my gray writing sweater every day, it must be... PiBoIdMo time! Logo by Vin Vogel This is my third Picture Book Idea Month, and I…
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Mentor Text Resources & a Winner!
Thank you to all the participants in the Mentor Text Challenge. Remember mentor texts are an excellent defense against writer's block, lack of inspiration, and all sorts of writer's ailments. We have a challenge winn…
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Mentor Text Challenge (with a PiBo Prize!)
I like to write a "companion" post for PiBoIdMo every year. Last year's Match Up Mash Up game spurred PB ideas faster than a cowboy at a rodeo. This year since we've been talking mentor texts to learn craft, …
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Write Like a Celebrity
PiBoIdMo is over! I have over 30 lovely picture book ideas just waiting for me to write them. I immensely enjoyed my first Picture Book Idea Month hosted by Tara Lazar at Writing for Kids While Raising Them. Each day in N…
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A Quiet Mind is the Perfect Place for an Idea Attack
Long drives usually make my eyes glaze over with boredom, but on the way home from the holidays I jumped at the opportunity because it meant a break from being the wet nurse for the back seat drivers. &quo…
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Mash Up Match Up Game! (A New Story Idea Guaranteed)
Day 10 of PiBoIdMo (Picture Book Idea Month) brought a great idea from Diana Murray to try a mash up of ideas to create fresh new picture books. To add structure to this inspiration, I decided to create the Birthday Mash Up Ma…
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Fear and Joy as Inspiration
While the power was out last week, I suffered a recurring zombie dream. Being cut off from television and internet lets your imagination loose in the dark streets of your light-deprived mind. One particular…
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From the Mouths of Babes: Picture Book Ideas
I love when my 4-year-old says something random or annoying or demanding or crazy, and I say "that could be a picture book." This happens pretty regularly, but every once in a while it really develops into something…
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