A Different Challenge for Writing Month

November's crisp cold air and snowfalls seem to lead writers into a frenzy because it's Nano writing month for novelists and play writers.  Now there is PiBold(Picture Book Idea Month).

The idea of PiBold is to create 30 concepts in 30 days.  Tara Lazar and a few other children writers thought up this idea because they wanted writers to have some picture book writing friendly fun.  PiBold heightens you creativity above and beyond nonsense needed to write a picture book.  Ideas can build upon other ideas to create you strongest and best stories.

This year I decided to participate in PiBold.  I logged on to Tara Lazar's website and took the pledge to write 30 ideas in 30 days.  Everything in on the honor system, and your ideas aren't shown or known to anyone which I like because no one can really steal your ideas.  Read the interesting blogs each day of November with giveaways of author signed books and artwork, critiques, and agents willing to take a look at your ideas.  Commented on the blogs, registered for the prizes, and at the end of the 30 days I took the pledge that I actually finished PiBold with 30 ideas for picture books.

 Now the real work begins.  If you're interested in Picture Book writing, next November you can sign up and join in on the fun at Tara's website www.taralazar.com.

by Jenifer McNamara