Oh, I’ve had my share of embarrassing mistakes. Now if I only had the courage to remember them and transform them into stories…
Thanks, Doreen and Tara!
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Storystorm 2018 DAY 29: JANE YOLEN CULTIVATES THE WILD IDEA
Collecting those ideas is just like gathering eggs. You have to watch where you’re walking, keep your eyes peeled, and collect those golden orbs of inspiration and place them in a sturdy basket to incubate for hatching up a great story.
Thanks, Jane and Tara!
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STORYSTORM 2018 Day 28: Stacy McAnulty’s Brain if Full
Way to prime the pump! Thanks, Stacy and Tara!
STORYSTORM 2018 Day 27: Josh Nash is Always on the Clock
Ideas wait for no clock. It’s now or never, baby! Write down those great ideas, whenever they appear!
Thanks, Josh and Tara!
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STORYSTORM 2018 Day 26: Jeanette Bradley Invites You to Tea
I’d love to come home and find ideas on my deck, just waiting for me. But usually all I find are dead mouse parts and fluffs of bird feathers (no bird attached).
Thanks, Jeanette and Tara!
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STORYSTORM 2018 Day 25: Vivian Kirkfield Kicks Back and Kicks Butt
This post is full of wonderful tips for staying the course in writing picture books for kids. AND Vivian shares suggestions on where to collect new ideas for future projects!
Thanks, Vivian and Tara!
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STORYSTORM 2018 Day 24: Susan Tan Writes on the Go
On the GO writing is my favorite type of writing! That’s why I feel anxious when I don’t have paper and pencil with me at all times…what would happen if I had extra FREE time waiting or something and NO paper or writing utensil??? The horror!
Thanks, Susan and Tara! Great post!
STORYSTORM 2018 Day 23: Kerri Kokias Embraces the Things That Made Her Weird as a Kid
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!
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STORYSTORM 2018 Day 22: Robin Newman Has Food for Thought
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!
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STORYSTORM 2018 Day 21: Tara Luebbe Has a Sixth Sense
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!
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