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By: Caroline Starr Rose,
on 10/31/2012
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This year I'm joining author Tara Lazar for PiBoIdMo, Picture Book Idea Month. It's an alternative to National Novel Writing Month that also takes place in November (something I tried once and failed at miserably).
Tara started PiBoIdMo in 2008, after realizing there was nothing for kidlit authors and illustrators who don't write novels. Since then, she's had hundreds of others join her. Here's what she has to say:
***Registration is open NOW through November 4th. Click here.***
Tired of novelists having all the fun in November with NaNoWriMo, I created PiBoIdMo as a 30-day challenge for picture book writers.
The concept is to create 30 picture book ideas in 30 days. You don’t have to write a manuscript (but you can if the mood strikes). You don’t need potential best-seller ideas. You might think of a clever title. Or a name for a character. Or just a silly thing like “purple polka-dot pony.” The object is to heighten your picture-book-idea-generating senses. Ideas may build upon other ideas and your list of potential stories will grow stronger as the days pass.
Daily blog posts by picture book authors, illustrators, editors and other kidlit professionals will help inspire you. By the end of the month, you’ll have a fat file of ideas to spark new stories.
PiBoIdMo was first held in 2008 by a party of one—me! Then I hosted it on my blog for the first time in 2009. Each year the number of participants has doubled. In 2011 we had over 600 writers following PiBoIdMo. And now 2012 promises to be bigger and better!
Registration begins on October 24th and ends on November 4th. Then in early December you will be asked to take the PiBoIdMo Pledge stating you have completed the challenge with at least 30 ideas.
Writers who register and pledge will be eligible for prizes:
- Feedback from literary agents
- Original sketches by picture book illustrators
- Picture book critiques from published authors
- Signed picture books
- Jewelry
- Other Cool Stuff
I'm the sort of writer who has to fight for new ideas, and while a month seeking them out will be a challenge, it will also be a wonderful opportunity to stretch and learn with the support of other writers doing the same.
Please let me know below if you too are participating!
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Ward Jenkins for the fun PiBoIdMo banner.
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Betsy Bird,
on 1/18/2011
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Marketing yourself. Yeah, forget the hokey-pokey. We know what it’s really all about in this game. You poor authors and illustrators. Isn’t it enough that you sweat and strain to create the highest quality literature for the generation that will inherit the earth after we are dead and gone . . . and now you’ve gotta go and publicize your own book yourself?!? Who’s the yahoo who made THAT rule up? I feel your pain, and so in an effort to help you I shall direct you, today anyway, to someone who shows that the best way to bring attention to yourself is to be creative, low-key, and involve a lot of other folks. The author of Will Work for Prom Dress, Aimee Ferris (she of many names) has for the past few weeks been “posting daily photos of ‘mystery YA authors’ in their angsty teen best (showcasing a range of tragic teen fashion choices), as well as a few truly surly anti-prom shots on http://willworkforpromdress.com/ in anticipation of my upcoming book release on Feb 8.” She’s calling it the “Promapalooza” and promises that in the future weeks there will be serious cases of “Man Perm” an “Agent Week” and much much more. What she has up already is pretty impressive though. I’m not giving away who the cute gal in this photo I lifted from her site is, but I will say that she has a picture book out this year (and she’s definitely not me).
- Speaking of Blue Rose Girls, we’ve all heard of authors and illustrators talking about getting “the call” that told them they’d won a Caldecott or a Newbery. But an agent talking about getting “the call”? I’ve never heard of that one before.
- Well, geez. I was all set to tell you about Ward Jenkins and his crazy contest to convince enough people to “Like” his Facebook profile page for the upcoming picture book Chicks Run Wild. He said that if 300 people “liked” it he’d wear a chicken suit. The happy ending? It hit 333 as of this post. Didn’t need my help. Chicken suit-up, Ward my man.
Space Alphabet illustrated by Peter P. Plasencia
"Throughout this week I'll feature the interview as well as showcase some books that Abner had illustrated throughout his career. Stay tuned!"
Congratulations to our very own Ward Jenkins whose first illustrated children’s book has finally been published!
Ward illustrated Michael Phelps’s How To Train With a T.Rex and Win 8 Gold Medals.
To celebrate the launch of the book, Ward’s giving away a signed copy of the book and a print from his Etsy shop.
All you need to do to win is visit Ward’s blog and leave a comment by midnight (PST) Wednesday, June 17.
Great work, Ward! The book looks great.
And speaking of our very own, look who has a new website — it’s Ward Jenkins. Visit the site and check out his illustrations and animation work. Lookin’ good, Ward!
This is a silly cartoon depiction of
Ward. A gift for being such a latenight upright citizen. Stop by his
blog and check out his work. If you see him up late on Twitter tell him to get some sleep.
Ink drawing scanned>Adobe Illustrator (w/ some light photoshopping)>rock.
Portland-based animation studio Fashion Buddha has posted their just-completed short film The Fable of Annabell Lee (Quicktime link). All of the artwork was hand-painted by illustrator Evan B. Harris, and the pieces were animated using Maya and After Effects.
And what’s this? The front page of Fashion Buddha features a gallery link to our own Ward Jenkins’s B-Boy show.
Previously on Drawn!:
Evan B. Harris
Same magazine, different page! Page 176 to be exact.
That's right folks, as I've made my way through the April 2007 issue of HOW Magazine, I've come across yet another SFG'er.
This time it's another long-time SFG contributor, Ward Jenkins. Ward was the character designer and animator of the 2006 show reel for his employer, Primal Screen, which was deemed Outstanding for the category of Motion Design. The April issue of HOW Magazine is the International Design Annual.
Congratulations Ward!
I interviewed Ward Jenkins for Design Inspiration back in July of '06. Check it out here.
It’s crazy the things we have to do to get our books noticed!
I'm glad you're doing this! :) Sounds like great fun!!
Caroline, I decided to try it this year too! I'm looking forward to coming up with a bunch of new ideas.
Glad to hear it! I'm cheering you on.
Me too. It will be a great change of pace. This is one of the reasons I love bouncing between mid-grade and picture books.
Sounds fun and intense!
Much more a speed I can handle.
Caroline, I participated in 2010 and I'm still fleshing out some of those ideas! So PiBoIdMo is an inspiration for anyone who has trouble getting started. I wasn't going to participate again, but your post reminded me that there are prizes like critiques and feedback from professionals! Hmm...
Do it!