It’s OK to be WEIRD! Whew! I was sweating that one. Now I can look back on my childhood and find those things that made me weird and use them to come up with story ideas. Use your gifts, right?
Thanks, Kerri and Tara!
via STORYSTORM 2018 Day 23: Kerri Kokias Embraces the Things That Made Her Weird as a Kid
Food for thought. Ha-ha! Get it? Add food to any story you are working on – be it the main character, a walk-on part, the conflict, or part of the setting. I can see, I mean taste it now…a maple oat nut scone walks into a coffee shop…
Thanks, Robin! Thanks, Tara!
via STORYSTORM 2018 Day 22: Robin Newman Has Food for Thought
This post has an excellent list of ways to make sure your manuscript is marketable! Love this as a resource. Thank you, Tara and Tara!
Great post! I’ve always thought about this illustration and that illustration for my picture book manuscripts, but I’ve never considered if they’d are WORTH illustrating!
Thanks, Kate, Mary, and Tara!
via STORYSTORM 2018 Day 20: Kate Dopirak & Mary Peterson Ask…What is Worth Illustrating?
Dig down deep and daydream about your younger years. Recall incidents, feelings, and experiences and get ready to catch those story ideas as they spring to mind!
Thanks, Karen and Tara!
via STORYSTORM 2018 Day 19: Karen Rostoker-Gruber Digs Down Deep
When worlds collide? Check out this fun way to come up with story ideas. 🙂
Thanks, Jarrett and Tara!
via STORYSTORM 2018 Day 18: Worlds Collide for Jarrett Lerner
Ooh, making lists of things we are curious about and things that capture our imagination and things we love! This is the perfect way to fly deep and dig up ideas for picture books!
Thanks, Michelle! Thanks, Tara!
Not every day comes with a deluge of perfect picture book ideas. Some days ideas might shower down for future projects while other days are as dry as the Sahara Desert. Nada.
Thanks, Tami, for your encouraging words. Thanks, Tara, for STORYSTORM!
via STORYSTORM 2018 Day 16: Tami Charles Might Fail (and that’s OK!)
Dreams are amazing (and weird and sometimes terrifying). But they can also be a source of ideas for stories. The important thing to do is to write down your dreams as soon as you wake up, or, POOF, the ideas will be gone. Not that my dream last night of spell-checking the name of my granddaughter’s teacher would make a good story…but still. You get the idea! Write it down.
Thanks, Melissa! Thanks, Tara!
Do you need resources? This post (and Rachelle’s site) are chock full of anything a writer could need! Wow!
Thanks, Rachelle! Thanks, Tara!
Love, Laughter, and Life 