PiBoIdMo Interview

My PiBoIdMo idea was a moth and my new book, Without Me? became the butterfly.

Novelists have NaNoWriMo, but thanks to author and blogger Tara Tazar, picture book writers have PiBoIdMo (Picture Book Idea Month); a 30-day challenge to come up with at least one picture book idea a day. It can be a title, a few sentences about an idea, or more. The idea is to generate ….well … ideas!

Why such enthusiasm for PiBoIdMo you ask? Well, my new book Without Me? (yes there is a question mark in the title), was created from one of my 58 ideas birthed from this challenge. I participated in this challenge in November 2011. Today I am still chewing on the fat pile of ideas created then and the from the now idea collecting habit I have as a result. I am always on the look out for good picture book ideas, and will need the lifetimes of a cat to get through them all. Check out my 2 folders below. And I have almost that much paperwork in ideas too!

For the month you get to soak up daily blog posts by picture book authors, illustrators, editors and other kidlit professionals so there is no excuse not to be excited, motivated and actively creative.

Tara had invited me to share my PiBoIdMo success story which I jumped at. I was so please to be able to thank her for the seed she planted within me, and the ideas (and success/s) that are flowing from it. I will post my story HERE now it IS LIVE!

November last year (2012) there were over 750 writers following PiBoIdMo, so who know how many will be there this year. Beginner writers – do it! Established writers and authors – do it! Go now, be brave, have some fun. Put your name down and start generating the picture book ideas that just might land you a publishing contract too. You could have the next “Without Me?” waiting around the corner.

Check out PiBoIdMo HERE and get ready to join in.

Are you going to have a go? Can you see where this challenge could help you? Do you know of any other great challenges to share?

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