Brainstorming Posts

11/2/2014

It's that time of year again! Picture Book Idea Month. Last year, I wrote weekly posts about ways to brainstorm. And to kick off this year, I wanted to re-share those posts all in one location. Happy Brainstorming!!!

Discovering: The Neglected Step in the Writing Process

Brainstorming in Bits and Pieces

Paradox: Creating Conflict in Picture Books

Need Some Writing Inspiration? How About Some Pinspiration!

Be sure to check out Mira's post from Day 2 of PiBoIdMo!

http://taralazar.com/2014/11/02/piboidmo-day-2-mira-reisberg-reclaims-and-revitalizes-her-inner-artist/

Mandy Yates is currently an elementary reading specialist and children's book writer. She has an MFA in creative writing from Spalding University and has been published multiple times in Highlights Magazine.

She is also assisting Mira in teaching The Craft and Business of Writing Children's Books. http://www.childrensbookacademy.com/writing-childrens-picture-books.html, as well as The Chapter Book Alchemist http://www.childrensbookacademy.com/the-chapter-book-alchemist.html .

Find some of her teacher resources over at http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Mandy-Yates.

And you can follow her on Pinterest, Twitter,and Facebook.

10 Comments

Linda Ford link

11/2/2014 10:50:12 pm

What a wonderful resource. Thank you.

Kirsti Call link

11/3/2014 02:26:06 am

Thanks for the inspirational list! I know I can always use these types of ideas and tools, Mandy.

Johnell link

11/3/2014 03:28:27 am

There are great! What a lot of work finding these. Thank you.

Manju link

11/3/2014 05:23:44 am

Mandy, Thanks for reposting. All good for inspiring fresh thoughts. Brainstorming in Bits and Pieces helped me.

Maria Oka

11/3/2014 11:47:28 am

Thank you! I missed these last year, but I will definitely be catching up now!

Mandy

11/3/2014 07:27:40 pm

You're welcome. Glad you find them useful!

Pat link

11/3/2014 10:07:49 pm

Thanks Mandy, I'll be reading these posts often!

Laura

11/4/2014 08:15:53 am

These are fabulous. Thank you for sharing your brainstorming ideas! For me, fleshing out an idea is the hardest part of the process. I love trying new ways to go about it.

cecilia link

11/4/2014 08:21:12 am

thanks Tara for the links so we can revisit those excellent posts. Ideas are blossoming all over the place.

11/4/2014 08:24:21 am

see I had Tara on my mind with PiBoIdMo... Thanks Mandy and Mira. I think I am on brain overload and it is only day 5(in oz)