For picture book writers, the end of November isn’t just about
filling up on turkey. It’s also about filling up on ideas. Picture Book Idea
Month (PiBoIdMo) has become an annual favorite for many children’s book writers.
And for good reason.
Not only do we finish the month off with a big stack of
ideas to play around with, we also finish the month with a big stack of
fabulous prompts and inspirational blog posts dancing around in our heads like
visions of sugarplums. It's all due to PiBoIdMo super-guru Tara Lazar, who once
again gathered a smashing collection of industry-pro blog contributors for this
year’s challenge.
In addition to great posts by locals Paul Schmid and Elizabeth Rose Stanton, highlights this
year included Tammi Sauer’s fantastic kick-off post
about titles, Zachariah OHora’s illustrator-friendly
post on pimping characters and Annette Simon’s spine-tingling post
featuring sentences she put together using the spines of books stacked on top
of one another (it’s really cool, you have to see it to believe it).
If you haven’t already browsed through the posts, do head
over to Tara’s blog and look around a bit. And for everyone who completed the
challenge: Three cheers to you! Give yourself a well-deserved pat on the back.
—Contributed by Street
Team Member Kjersten Anna Hayes
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