OK, time’s up, PiBoIdMo’ers! (PiBoIdMo’ites? PiBoIdMo’igans?)
Do you have 30 new picture book ideas?
You do? Excellent!
Time to take the PiBoIdMo winner’s pledge to qualify for one of our amazing-Ringling prizes! (Sorry, there are no circus animals to give away. I just felt like rhyming. I know, I shouldn’t rhyme.)
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed
the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge,
and will, to the best of my ability,
parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
Now I’m not saying all 30 ideas have to be good. Some may just be titles, some may be character quirks. Some may be problems and some may create problems when you sit down to write. Some may be high-concept and some barely a concept. But…they’re yours, all yours!
You have until December 7th at 11:59:59PM EST to sign the pledge by leaving a comment on this post.
Remember, this is an honor system pledge.You don’t have to send in your ideas to prove you’ve got 30 of them. If you say so, I’ll believe you! (But for the record, I have no interest in purchasing a bridge at this time.)
Those whose name appears on both the kick-off post AND this winner’s pledge will be entered into the grand prize drawing: feedback on your best 5 ideas by a literary agent. There are three grand prizes! Thanks to Ammi-Joan Paquette of Erin Murphy Literary Agency plus Jen Rofe and Kelly Sonnack of Andrea Brown Literary Agency, Inc. for volunteering their time and talent to PiBoIdMo.
Other prizes include picture books, manuscript critiques, jewelry, journals, greeting cards and MUCH MORE! (Prize announcement post coming tonight!) All winners will be randomly selected by Random.org and announced on December 8th. And from now until the 7th, more guest bloggers will inspire you to develop your manuscripts.
But lucky you, you get your first prize now! This winner badge for your website, blog or social media site designed by Bonnie Adamson. (If you display the badge, please link back to the PiBoIdMo page. You can make it larger or smaller…size it to fit anywhere.)
So what are you waiting for? Start signing…
…and start writing!
Thousands of children are depending on you!
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Just want to say thank you so much for the kick-in-the-pants of PiBoIdMo!!! After a lengthy time wondering if I really had it in me to keep writing, I now have 32 great ideas to keep rolling with!
I’m thrilled with the spout of creativity, and can’t wait to spend December trying to finish a few. Thanks too for all the wonderful posts this month. All were inspiring, and I’ve saved them for future inspiration too.
I finished *just* in the knick of time, but I DID IT!
Hurray for PiBoIdMo! Thanks for the opportunity, Tara.
I did it! 62 ideas . Thanks Tara for bringing us all together for the fun challenge.
Thank you! Thank you! LOVED PiBoIdMo. Love all my new ideas, and I’m ready to flesh them out! Woo hoo!
Hip hip hooray for us! Yes, I managed 30 ideas in 30 days. Woo-hoo. And now I am having to force myself to finish at least two other projects before writing one or three or five of them up as rough drafts.
–SueBE
I do solemnly swear etc., etc. … i.e. I DID IT! Thanks for a wonderful month. It was my first year… but won’t be my last! I loved all of the posts and was so impressed by all of the comments. I’ve also got some great ideas to keep me busy and excited for a while
–Jennifer Kaap, [email protected]
In the nick of time…I did it!
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed
the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge,
and will, to the best of my ability,
parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
What a month! So glad I participated.
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed
the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge,
and will, to the best of my ability,
parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
Thank you Tara for all the time and effort that went into this project and thanks as well to all the guest bloggers for their tips and inspiration!
Joan
Thanks for the motivation! I did it!