@JoshMonkwords This was on my #Storystorm list this year!😆

Of all @taralazar's 📚that screamed "I'm ALSO a song!" it was Absurd Words w/@Sourcebooks Explore. It took over #Storystorm 2023. Enjoy "We Love Those Absurd Words’ by Annie Lynn; it's awesome! 👈🏽(not hyperbole😉) on.soundcloud.com/P6Cdv

How do you decide if an idea is good enough to turn into a manuscript, #PBParty? 🌟It helps to see ideas all in one file. I collect most during #Storystorm & flesh them out until they demand to become a PB. 🌟Sometimes I'm not sure...so I have fun writing & see what happens.

@MindyAlyseWeiss I really love setting up the year with #Storystorm the daily blog posts with different inspirations get me thinking new ways to see an idea. My idea file continues to grow all year.

@MindyAlyseWeiss Ditto on the importance of #Storystorm to fill your bucket with ideas! I also come back to advice from an English teacher long ago: "Somebody - Wanted - But - So" - If you can take your story seed and fit it into that model, you'll come out with a story!

@RyannJones117 lol, it was another #storystorm inspired story. Stupendous was one of the words I wrote down for one of the blog posts.

@MindyAlyseWeiss #Storystorm is a big one, but also just observing and listening- to my kids, my friends, wherever I am… when I find something humorous I try to envision the story that can be created from it

Where do you do your best brainstorming, #PBParty? Any tips to share? 🌟Challenges like #Storystorm with a supportive community & helpful blog posts help me brainstorm new ideas. 🌟I brainstorm well on walks, drives, showers, etc 🌟Garbage writing helps get my ideas flowing.

It was a big brainstorming month for me - getting reacquainted with my YA novel work in progress and fleshing out some #storystorm ideas.

I just wrote 3 options for #50preciouswords, all based on ideas from #Storystorm! While only one story has the arc (beginning, middle, end) needed, I am really excited about 2 of the characters drawn out of the experience for future #pbs! #kidlit #amwriting #growyourwriting

I guess today is the day that I sort through my Story Storm ideas and create some outlines. Not that I haven't written some, considering I did write 3 pb drafts from the list. @taralazar #storystorm #writing #pb

@MindyAlyseWeiss Yep, #Storystorm , #12x12PB, contests, goals with new drafts! and I guess it helps to not be working full time😉and walking helps too!

How do you stay motivated to keep writing and revising throughout the year, #PBParty? 🌟Challenges like the PBParty New Draft Challenge & Critique Train (next one is 3-21) & #12x12PB help, plus all my #Storystorm ideas. 🌟Critique groups are great for revision deadlines

@MindyAlyseWeiss I’m working on my ideas from #StoryStorm! I have one that keeps nagging for my attention. Perfect time to give it some love and see what happens.

🌹📷The  relationship between butterflies and flowers is called symbiosis (That means benefit from one another). #nature #beautiful #DigitalMarketing #business #socialmediamarketing #Verizon #PBPitch #CBA #Storystorm #booklovers

@hannakimwrites Thank you! It started out as a #storystorm idea, then an entry in #50PreciousWords, now a board book! 😊

#Storystorm thanks to @taralazar The @hfxpublib in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada has 4 paper copies and 1 ebook. This book is on FOUR different staff lists: Best Picture Books of 2020, halifax.bibliocommons.com/list/share/113…

Nova Scotia, Canada. Another great author I 'met' during #storystorm thanks to @taralazar Parents, teachers and kids will love this book! It's on a great list of books about Fur-Faced Friends! halifax.bibliocommons.com/list/share/113… @carriewillis18 @FirstGrade148 @FirstGrade148 @firstgrade111

It's been a while, but I wrote the first draft of an idea I got last #Storystorm. It's full of hilarious how-could-this-get-any-worse shenananigans and it was a blast to write! #amwriting #kidlit