![]() After reading Tammi Sauer’s guest post about attempting ‘How-To’ books, I jotted an idea in my notebook that involved a pie and a porcupine. PiBoIdMo 2014 was in full swing and I was filling my notebook with ideas. I was finally taking myself seriously as a writer!įast forward three years. ![]() That same year I joined SCBWI and found a local critique group. Back then, it was called Picture Book Idea Month (PiBoIdMo). I’ve been participating in Storystorm since 2011. ![]() Some of my favorites include NaPiBoWriWee, ReFoReMo, Susanna Leonard Hill’s writing contests, and, of course, Storystorm. Challenges have helped me develop my craft, given me strategies for revision, and connected me with a vibrant writing community. ![]() I’m the kind of writer who needs external goals and deadlines to jumpstart my internal motivation. Online writing challenges have been key to my career as a children’s author. ![]()
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