OK, time’s up, PiBoIdMo’ers! (PiBoIdMo’ites? PiBoIdMo’igans?)
Do you have 30 new picture book ideas?
You do? Excellent!
Time to take the PiBoIdMo winner’s pledge to qualify for one of our amazing-Ringling prizes! (Sorry, there are no circus animals to give away. I just felt like rhyming. I know, I shouldn’t rhyme.)
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed
the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge,
and will, to the best of my ability,
parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
Now I’m not saying all 30 ideas have to be good. Some may just be titles, some may be character quirks. Some may be problems and some may create problems when you sit down to write. Some may be high-concept and some barely a concept. But…they’re yours, all yours!
You have until December 7th at 11:59:59PM EST to sign the pledge by leaving a comment on this post.
Remember, this is an honor system pledge.You don’t have to send in your ideas to prove you’ve got 30 of them. If you say so, I’ll believe you! (But for the record, I have no interest in purchasing a bridge at this time.)
Those whose name appears on both the kick-off post AND this winner’s pledge will be entered into the grand prize drawing: feedback on your best 5 ideas by a literary agent. There are three grand prizes! Thanks to Ammi-Joan Paquette of Erin Murphy Literary Agency plus Jen Rofe and Kelly Sonnack of Andrea Brown Literary Agency, Inc. for volunteering their time and talent to PiBoIdMo.
Other prizes include picture books, manuscript critiques, jewelry, journals, greeting cards and MUCH MORE! (Prize announcement post coming tonight!) All winners will be randomly selected by Random.org and announced on December 8th. And from now until the 7th, more guest bloggers will inspire you to develop your manuscripts.
But lucky you, you get your first prize now! This winner badge for your website, blog or social media site, designed by Bonnie Adamson. (If you display the badge, please link back to the PiBoIdMo page. You can make the badge larger or smaller…size it to fit anywhere.)
So what are you waiting for? Start signing…
…and start writing!
Thousands of children are depending on you!
Writing for Kids (While Raising Them) 
309 comments
December 1, 2011 at 1:17 pm
Bonnie Adamson
I won! I won! 😀
December 1, 2011 at 1:18 pm
Carole Lindstrom
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed
the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge,
and will, to the best of my ability,
parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
This was so much fun!
Carole Lindstrom
carlind@att.net
December 1, 2011 at 1:18 pm
Laura
I did it! I met the challenge! 30 ideas (32 actually) in 30 days and…..
IT WAS SO MUCH FUN! Thank you, Tara.
December 1, 2011 at 1:18 pm
beckylevine
Here’s my signature. I did it! Yes, a lot of the ideas are little blips, but I DO pledge to pop every one of them into a file on my computer and spend time figuring out which, if any, are worth taking to the next step. And then doing that. Thanks so much, Tara, for this great challenge!
December 1, 2011 at 1:18 pm
Megan K. Bickel
I did it! I did it! I had my doubts mid way through the month, but I rallied! : )
December 1, 2011 at 1:18 pm
Melissa Kelley
I do hereby solemnly swear! And now my battlecry – to PARLAY!!!!!
Tara, this has been SUCH fun. Thank you.
PARLAY!!!!!
December 1, 2011 at 1:18 pm
Wendy
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed
the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge,
and will, to the best of my ability,
parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
December 1, 2011 at 1:19 pm
Marcie Colleen
Yay! I did it! I am a winner! And actually, surprisingly, a little weepy right now. 🙂 Thank you, PiBoIdMo!
December 1, 2011 at 1:19 pm
elizabethannewrites
The thought of the number of picture books that could result from this amazing month just boggles my mind.
I’m pleased to report that I finished the month with 32 picture book ideas! YAY! I won!!
(And I just repeated the pledge out loud, sitting in front of my computer.)
December 1, 2011 at 1:20 pm
Brian Kramer
Not just 30 ideas, but 30 books written and sketched out. I made pIBoIdMo my full time job for the month. Thank you for organizing it! 🙂
December 1, 2011 at 1:20 pm
Bridget
I do! I did! I will!
December 1, 2011 at 1:23 pm
Sally Phillips
November was the fastest month ever! I didn’t know if I could do it but a challenge was just the kick start I needed. It’s a nice feeling and now I have lots of ideas to choose from. Thanks to PiBoIdMo and all the guest bloggers! One more thing, I won!–like many others here. Congrats to all. Happy dance time!
December 1, 2011 at 1:23 pm
Betsy Wernert
I completed the challenge.
December 1, 2011 at 1:23 pm
Nancy Furstinger (@AnimalAuthor)
Yesh! And hoping that at least 5 of them will be published winners–how’s that for optimism?!
December 1, 2011 at 1:23 pm
Jennifer Rumberger
Yeah, I did it! Thanks so much Tara for organizing everything! I will now post the badge on my website and publish my PiBoIdMo completion blog post.
December 1, 2011 at 1:23 pm
Annie Silvestro
Woo-hoo! Did it! So grateful for this challenge – what a great habit to get into as well. Thank you so much!
December 1, 2011 at 1:24 pm
Kellie DuBay Gillis
Counted ideas. (37!) Check.
Said pledge. Check.
Thanked Tara and guest bloggers for a great month. (Thank you!) Check.
Started writing PBs based on ideas. Check.
So much fun!!
December 1, 2011 at 1:24 pm
Katie Cullinan
I met the challenge! With the support of my wonderful critique group, I rallied after a slow start. And I finished 30 ideas by Thanksgiving. Now I have to see which one is begging the loudest to be developed first!
December 1, 2011 at 1:24 pm
Colleen Jensen
I did it, I did it, I really, really did it. Wahooooo!!!! Thanks for the inspirations.
December 1, 2011 at 1:24 pm
Patty
On my honor and cross my PB heart, I came up with 30+ ideas for this challenge and will most probably have to live until I am 103 to write all of their stories! Thanks, Tara, Bonnie, and everyone who participated. We are sooo fortunate to have such a wonderful kidlit community. xx oo PJM
December 1, 2011 at 1:25 pm
Mindy Alyse Weiss
I did it! And I’m amazed at how many ideas I came up with in just 30 days. I have 41 ideas in my main file, 44 random thoughts (which can be a title, or nugget I’d like to explore in more detail), and two that might weave their way into future picture books or novels. That’s a total of 87 ideas!
Thanks so much for organizing this wonderful challenge, Tara. I often get so caught up revising manuscripts that I don’t spend as much time as I should writing new ones. In the past year, I’ve written eight new picture books (based on PiBo ideas from last year) and a middle grade novel. I can’t wait to see how many manuscripts I end up with in 2012, fueled by all the ideas PiBoIdMo helped generate.
December 1, 2011 at 1:25 pm
Cathy Mealey
“I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge, and will, to the best of my ability, parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.”
*** Whee !!! ***
Congratulations to everyone who participated, and heaps of thanks to Tara!
December 1, 2011 at 1:25 pm
Jennifer DuBose
I did it! I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed
the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge,
and will, to the best of my ability,
parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
In fact, I just opened a blank ‘page’ in a new document for the idea that’s most demanding my attention. Had it not been for that ‘one last look’ at my in-box, where I found this post, I’d be writing it now! LOL! I’ve begun falling into that fabulous rabbit hole of writing blogs and links and posts, and, feeling like a sponge that has soaked up about as much as she can stand, will now log out of everything but my fresh, clean page. (Yeah, right. I swear I will try. 😉
Many thanks for this challenge, this community!
December 1, 2011 at 1:25 pm
Kirk Livingston
I completed the challenge and must say that I am so excited by what has come of it. This has helped me get out of a slump and I now have tons of exciting ideas to begin working on. So thanks.
December 1, 2011 at 1:26 pm
Vicky Jean-Louis
I can’t believe it that the month is over!! Got so many ideas at first compared to the last week! But I’m proud to said that I did it!! 34 ideas that I have put into sketches/titles/short paragraphs!! Congrats to everyone who participated and finished it!!
December 1, 2011 at 1:26 pm
Rebecca Colby
Thank you, Tara, and all your guest bloggers for the great inspiration that helped me to come up with 45 ideas this month. I really appreciate it and I look forward to writing up some of the ideas soon.
December 1, 2011 at 1:26 pm
Cathy Cronin
I did it! (And am so happy I did.) 🙂 45 new picture book ideas ready to move forward…
December 1, 2011 at 1:27 pm
Elizabeth Kellough
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed
the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge,
and will, to the best of my ability,
parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
Thank you for the opportunity Tara. I have had a very productive month.
December 1, 2011 at 1:27 pm
Sharon K. Mayhew (@skmayh)
Wohoooo! I can’t wait to display that lovely badge on my sidebar. 🙂
Where do I go from here? I start by compiling all the bits of paper I have written on around my home into a list of 31 picture book ideas. Then I start with writing with the one that calls me first.
This has been a delightful experience. I’m so glad I joined in. 🙂
December 1, 2011 at 1:29 pm
Lara Bergen
“I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge, and will, to the best of my ability, parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.”
Thanks, Tara!!
December 1, 2011 at 1:29 pm
Katy Duffield
I did it, too! I think I ended up with 35, and it was so freeing to allow myself to consider “whatever”–and not to dismiss something offhand. PiBoIdMo gave me permission to explore and get creative in fun and goofy ways. Thanks!
December 1, 2011 at 1:29 pm
Becca Henning
Yes, I did it! I finished the month with 31 ideas… one more for good measure squeaked in just under the deadline! Thank you for this wonderful challenge Tara!
December 1, 2011 at 1:30 pm
Karl Kronheim
i got in late but had more inspiration than ever before, it’s gonna be a great year thanks to PiBoIdMo and all its members! thanks to all! (oh, and yes, i made my 30. 32 actually!)
December 1, 2011 at 1:30 pm
Sharon Putnam
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge, and will, to the best of my ability, parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
Thank you, Tara, I found PiBoIdMo exhilarating!! I ended up with 80 story ideas!!
December 1, 2011 at 1:31 pm
Cheryl Mansfield
I do solemnly swear that I too, DID IT!! I ended the month with 33 ideas. Tara thank you so much for hosting this challenge. November has been a challenging month in and of itself with my boyfriend in the hospital for 3 of the 4 weeks. Having to think of a new PB idea each day has helped me get through.
December 1, 2011 at 1:31 pm
shirley
Hooooray! I did it! I completed this wonderful challenge and I must say, that this is an incredible gift that you’ve given me, Tara. From the idea of PiBoIdMo to each day’s amazing contributions, I now have kernels to work with (a few that I am SO eager to begin with)..and I just wanted to say thank you..and thanks to everyone who participated too..the energy here is amazing! Thanks to Bonnie for the awesome Winner badge..wonderful work!
December 1, 2011 at 1:32 pm
Pat Haapaniemi
I did it! Happy to say I ended up with 44! Thanks so much for putting this together, Tara. There’s no way I could have done this without PiBoIdMo!
December 1, 2011 at 1:34 pm
Madelyn Rosenberg
Veni vidi vici! Thanks so much, Tara. I was really looking forward to this challenge this year. Great posts!
December 1, 2011 at 1:35 pm
Jeremy Eyman
Woohooo! I got my 30mand then some! total of 38! what a fun and creative month. Now on to turning some of these ideas into stories!
December 1, 2011 at 1:36 pm
Sandi Hershenson
I am proud to say that I completed this challenge with 35 new picture book ideas! Thank you so much Tara for your organization, your motivation, and your desire to help kids read! I am now ready to write!
December 1, 2011 at 1:36 pm
Loni Edwards
Hurray! I did it! And to think I almost didn’t do PiBo this year because of other commitments. *gasp!* I am so thankful I chose to push through and did it. Tara, thank you so much for organizing this wonderful event. The posts were always so inspirational and they helped me right when I needed to be helped. Thank you! Congrats to all!
December 1, 2011 at 1:37 pm
Claire Bartlett
Would I be too cocky if I said I think I could write 31(plus?) stories out of my 31 ideas? I’m not saying I would get them all published….
This was pretty fun. Thanks Tara and guest bloggers, I learned so much cool stuff!
December 1, 2011 at 1:38 pm
Suzie
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed
the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge,
and will, to the best of my ability,
parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
December 1, 2011 at 1:40 pm
Donna J. Shepherd
Woohoo! Just too much fun. I like the badge! Thanks, Tara and Bonnie!
December 1, 2011 at 1:39 pm
Louise Nottingham
I do so swear to do my best to turn at least 12 of my over 30 ideas into a full story manuscript in the next 12 months. I also am so thankful to Tara and friends for challenging me to come up with so many ideas! thank you!
December 1, 2011 at 1:40 pm
Joanna
I so did it. This was such a blast and so cool to meet so many new writers. I got just over forty ideas, let’s hope some come to fruition.
A huge thanks once again, Tara. I am so in for next year too! I bet we get over 1000 in 2012!
December 1, 2011 at 1:40 pm
Julie
I made it! Here’s my pledge…
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge, and will, to the best of my ability, parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
Congratulations to everyone and THANKS AGAIN to Tara!!
December 1, 2011 at 1:41 pm
Robyn Campbell
I’m a winner!!!!!!!!!! Woot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I ended up with 55 new and awesomely cool story ideas. *feeling fine* Uh-huh. Thank you Tara, thank you Bonnie, and thank you contributors. Congrads to everyone who participated. *high five*
December 1, 2011 at 1:41 pm
DianaM
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed
the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge,
and will, to the best of my ability,
parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
Some of my ideas are sketchy and some are slight variations on others. Some, just plain stink. But there are definitely some promising ones in there! (And I must admit, I’ve already executed a draft of one of them.)
Thanks again, Tara! And thanks to all the guest bloggers for the great inspiration they provided.
December 1, 2011 at 1:43 pm
Courtney Pippin-Mathur
I did it.
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge, and will, to the best of my ability, parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
I’m a little sad it’s over. sniff.
December 1, 2011 at 1:49 pm
Lynn
I have completed the challenge with over 40 ideas and have taken the pledge.
Tara, I cannot thank you enough, ever. I do believe that your inspiring challenge has helped to change my life and perspective. As a creative, I NEED this outlet, I need the prompts and encouragement. This year’s posts have been so educational, I cannot tell you how much this does for me. I won in PiBoIdMo again this year, I did not manage to complete in NaNoWriMo this year but my story is shaping up, and I believe that the time I spend as a full-time part-time caregiver for my dad who has Alzheimer’s has been less draining because of all the writing. As I said, creatives need the outlet.
THANK YOU, Tara. You are such a blessing. I also want to thank Bonnie for the very fitting badge design, which I believe exemplifies the creative awakening of PiBoIdMo.
Congratulations to everyone who participated, and I wish you success in developing those ideas into picture books. 🙂
December 1, 2011 at 1:55 pm
Alicia Klepeis
I completed the challenge and am looking forward to fleshing out my 30 ideas. Thanks for the great blog posts and getting me to put pen to paper for the month of November!
December 1, 2011 at 1:55 pm
Joan Y. Edwards
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed
the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge,
and will, to the best of my ability,
parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
It was fun. I enjoyed writing pitches for new books and interesting characters.
Thanks Tara for the inspiration. Look at all the people you’ve influenced. Thanks to all who posted articles to help spur us on to completion of our Mission.
Celebrate being you!
Joan Y. Edwards
December 1, 2011 at 1:56 pm
Cathy C. Hall
Hecks, yeah, I did it! THIRTY sparkly ideas for ME! Don’t know where they’re going, but they’re on their way to something big. (Or maybe not so big. We’ll have to see, won’t we?)
Thanks, Tara, and thanks to all the PB authors who shared their expertise–November was more fun than I ever imagined!
December 1, 2011 at 1:58 pm
Diandra Mae
I did it! I did it! I am SO excited about the possibilities I get to explore next year. 😀 Fortunately for me (and other author-illustrators), the #kidlitart Picture Book Dummy Challenge will be kicking off again in 2012. 12×12 AND #PBdummy? I can’t wait!
December 1, 2011 at 1:58 pm
louisa bauer
Yay!!!! We all did it!!!
I do solemnly swear that I have pages and pages brimming with PB ideas all thanks to PiBoldMo! And the best one popped up in the last few minutes of the very last day :0)
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed
the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge,
and will, to the best of my ability,
parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
Thanks, Tara, for a great challenge and a huge motivator! And congrats to all who also reached the goal! I’ll miss you now that it’s almost over :0(
December 1, 2011 at 1:58 pm
Vivian Wexler
I DID IT! I DID IT!
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed
the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge,
and will, to the best of my ability,
parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
I’m so grateful- this was a great creative challenge but so worthwhile. Thanks a million!
December 1, 2011 at 2:02 pm
pascale mackey (@pascalemackey)
Challenge completed, celebrating 45 new PB ideas! I will do my best to
parlay into PB manuscripts. Thanks for the support y’all!
December 1, 2011 at 2:03 pm
Tim McCanna
Did it! Now, which one to start writing first…? Decisions, decisions. Thanks Tara. Most productive November ever.
December 1, 2011 at 2:04 pm
Sharyn Marston
“I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge, and will, to the best of my ability, parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.”
*** Woo hoo !!! ***
My first PiBoIdMo and just the best exercise ever! Thanks to Tara for organizing everything and to all the guest bloggers for their wonderful, inspirational posts 🙂
December 1, 2011 at 2:04 pm
Kelly Light
PiBoIdMo got me thru a cruise for Thanksgiving with my in laws!!!!!! I hid in the ship library and wrote… for Tara I am truly thankful! I did it- I have a journal filled with PB ideas!
December 1, 2011 at 2:04 pm
Tanya Konerman
My head is swirling with all my new ideas…now to decide which to work on first. Maybe a few at a time!? Thanks for all the great inspiration and ideas this month!
December 1, 2011 at 2:09 pm
Nessa Morris
Woo! Woo! I did it!
December 1, 2011 at 2:11 pm
Priscilla Mizell
I finished *just* in the knick of time, but I DID IT! 🙂 Hurray for PiBoIdMo! Thanks for the opportunity, Tara.
December 1, 2011 at 2:11 pm
Beth G
Just want to say thank you so much for the kick-in-the-pants of PiBoIdMo!!! After a lengthy time wondering if I really had it in me to keep writing, I now have 32 great ideas to keep rolling with! 😀 I’m thrilled with the spout of creativity, and can’t wait to spend December trying to finish a few. Thanks too for all the wonderful posts this month. All were inspiring, and I’ve saved them for future inspiration too.
December 1, 2011 at 2:12 pm
Marina A
I did it! 62 ideas . Thanks Tara for bringing us all together for the fun challenge.
December 1, 2011 at 2:15 pm
Donna Koppelman
Thank you! Thank you! LOVED PiBoIdMo. Love all my new ideas, and I’m ready to flesh them out! Woo hoo!
December 1, 2011 at 2:16 pm
suebe
Hip hip hooray for us! Yes, I managed 30 ideas in 30 days. Woo-hoo. And now I am having to force myself to finish at least two other projects before writing one or three or five of them up as rough drafts.
–SueBE
December 1, 2011 at 2:18 pm
sillylibrarian
I do solemnly swear etc., etc. … i.e. I DID IT! Thanks for a wonderful month. It was my first year… but won’t be my last! I loved all of the posts and was so impressed by all of the comments. I’ve also got some great ideas to keep me busy and excited for a while 🙂
–Jennifer Kaap, jennifer@sillylibrarian.com
December 1, 2011 at 2:20 pm
Lindsay Weiss
In the nick of time…I did it!
December 1, 2011 at 2:23 pm
Joan Waites
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed
the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge,
and will, to the best of my ability,
parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
Thank you Tara for all the time and effort that went into this project and thanks as well to all the guest bloggers for their tips and inspiration!
Joan
December 1, 2011 at 2:23 pm
Sarah C. Pilon
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed
the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge,
and will, to the best of my ability,
parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
What a month! So glad I participated. 😀
December 1, 2011 at 2:24 pm
A. Reid
How nice to join this wonderful group in the winner’s circle! Thanks, Tara, for spurring us on.
December 1, 2011 at 2:24 pm
Keri Collins Lewis (@redwriterhood)
Thanks for the motivation! I did it!
December 1, 2011 at 2:24 pm
Melanie A. Stinson (@aplace4us)
I am thrilled to have 38 ideas & did NaNoWriMo for YA too. YAY! I’m a double winner. Here’s crossing fingers & toes that you’ll count my favoriting the first post as a comment so I can enter the contest 🙂
December 1, 2011 at 2:26 pm
Sally
It was probably the hardest thing I’ve had to do all month, but I managed to somehow do it. Thanks for push and the great daily posts.
December 1, 2011 at 2:28 pm
Terri Forehand
I do swear that I have 30 ideas, 31 to be exact. And I will work on getting them to full drafts before the end of 2012. Thanks for the inspiration.
December 1, 2011 at 2:29 pm
laurasalas
I did it! 31 ideas despite a month of travel, holidays, and new seasonal job. I never would have done this on my own. Thanks, Tara, and also thanks to all the contributors!
December 1, 2011 at 2:30 pm
Amy Huntington
Thanks all who provided the daily posts! They were wonderful and now I have a drawer full of ideas!
December 1, 2011 at 2:31 pm
Beth MacKinney
I made it! (It was late last night, but I did it. Whew!)
: )
December 1, 2011 at 2:32 pm
Donna Black
Finished the mission. Woo-hoo. A million thank yous to the inspirational blog posters and commenters. I got a lot out of this.
December 1, 2011 at 2:33 pm
Lisa Schnell
I did it, and I’d do it again, too. Thank you! Now to sift through all these seeds!
December 1, 2011 at 2:36 pm
Lori Alexander
This was my first year participating and it did it! 35 ideas. Thanks to Tara and all of the guest bloggers. What a fun month!
December 1, 2011 at 2:37 pm
Stephanie Nickel
Follow-up…I love it. And a chance to win prizes…love that too.
I have over 30 ideas. In fact, I have a few I’m extremely excited about and some I hope will become series. Thank you SO MUCH for running this challenge.
Rhyming worked very well for Dr. Seuss. *grin*
December 1, 2011 at 2:37 pm
Ashley Bankhead
I did it! But I did not only get 30 ideas, I got more. And I am constantly trying to come up with new ideas each day!
December 1, 2011 at 2:43 pm
Sue Heavenrich
Thanks for the daily inspiration – this was fun. And I’ve got a passel of ideas- even if 10 percent work out as books, that’s more than I had before.
Now to the serious business:
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge, and will, to the best of my ability, parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
In fact – I intend to parlay 7 of ’em into manuscripts during the “NaPiBoWriWee” in May.
December 1, 2011 at 2:43 pm
cravevsworld
Another 30 ideas in the bag!
Thank you Tara for yet another amazing month of creativity, inspiration, and motivation.
December 1, 2011 at 2:47 pm
JoAn Watson Martin
So helpful. Yes I did the 30 ideas in 30 days. The next 30 will be harder. I felt like
I was on an easter egg hunt, constantly searching for new ideas for
picture books.
December 1, 2011 at 2:48 pm
Dorina Lazo Gilmore
I made it! I pledge that I ended up with 44 sparks and now on to molding them into books! Thanks, Tara!
December 1, 2011 at 2:48 pm
Laurie L Young
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed
the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge,
and will, to the best of my ability,
parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
Thank you, Tara and all the amazingly generous guest posters, for another fantastic month of creativity!
December 1, 2011 at 2:53 pm
Amy Dawn DeLuna
Yay me. I did it too!!! It wasn’t THAT hard … once I stopped “Thinking” about it … which probably happened on day 28. LOL!!!! Ah … but i did it. And as of right now … they’re ALL awesome ideas. And, they’ll stay awesome for the next few days while I sit here and enjoy the success of completing my task. Then … when I look back and start seeing what i REALLY have … Thats when the real work comes in. LOL!!! Hmm…maybe I should wait until next year. LOL!!!
Thank you Tara … for pushing us … and getting our butts in gear. 🙂
December 1, 2011 at 2:58 pm
Kerry Aradhya
I really has so much fun with this challenge, and am so happy that I was able to finish it. Can’t wait to see the list of possible prizes!
December 1, 2011 at 2:59 pm
julesmae
Thanks for this. It’s been a great month. I came through it with darn near 40 ideas and counting. I think a habit is forming to just see ideas practically everywhere, or at least to be ready for them when they come (ahem, notebook in purse).
Thanks again!
December 1, 2011 at 3:04 pm
Ramona
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed
the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge,
and will, to the best of my ability,
parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
I know I have participated because it is all I can think about day and night!!! Ahhh!!! So much fun, thank you for organising it all : )
December 1, 2011 at 3:06 pm
Andi Butler
I can’t believe it. I finished!! I actually finished!! *sniff* Thank you tremendously for the challenge, I’ve got my prizes : ) Congrats to all!
a : )
December 1, 2011 at 3:07 pm
mishkaj
*whew* some of it really wasn’t pretty but I came up with a few things I would otherwise have totally missed. Thank you! And now… which idea to pick?
Cheers,
Mishka
December 1, 2011 at 3:14 pm
cynthia
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed
the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge,
and will, to the best of my ability,
parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
Thanks Tara!
December 1, 2011 at 3:15 pm
Maria Gianferrari
Thank you so much, Tara, and thanks too to the guest bloggers for their inspirational and informative posts!
I came up with 36 ideas thanks to your challenge, and I hope to parlay at least 7 of them into picture books during NaPiBoWriWee 2012 which usually takes place in May.
Since some of my ideas are detailed, others more sparse, perhaps they’ll even be combined!
I look forward to participating again next year!
~Maria
December 1, 2011 at 3:16 pm
Catherine Johnson
I solemnly swear I have 30 ideas. Whoot Whoot! Can’t believe you have prizes for everything, how awesome! Thanks Tara.
December 1, 2011 at 3:20 pm
M. G. King
Thirty-two ideas! TIme to get busy. It’s been great to be part of such a creative community — Thanks to everyone who’s participated!
December 1, 2011 at 3:20 pm
itchtowrite
Thank you so much for hosting PiBoIdMo, I look forward to it every year! I pledge that I completed it! It just goes to show that anything is possible if you just stick with it….
Thanks Tara
Jodi
December 1, 2011 at 3:20 pm
Heather Jackson
November came and went in a blink of an eye, but I have 30 new ideas to prove that November really happened! Thanks to all who posted! What a great idea!
December 1, 2011 at 3:22 pm
Stacy S. Jensen (@StacySJensen)
I did. I have 30 plus ideas. I blogged about it today. November was a fun month and so very happy I participated and won!
December 1, 2011 at 3:24 pm
DD Hearn
Thanks so much, Tara. I can’t say that all 30 of my ideas are worth developing into picture books, but at least some are, and that’s some more than I had a month ago. I consider that winning!
December 1, 2011 at 3:29 pm
Kim Pfennigwerth (@kpfenni)
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed
the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge,
and will, to the best of my ability,
parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
Really loved this challenge 😉
December 1, 2011 at 3:29 pm
katfrog
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed
the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge,
and will, to the best of my ability,
parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
Yeah!!!! Thank you for all the effort you put into this event, Tara. I had a wonderful time coming up with the ideas, and I already have the first drafts done on three of the books. 🙂
December 1, 2011 at 3:30 pm
Marsha Diane Arnold
I do swear I have those 30 ideas – phrases, characters, words….IDEAS!! Now the hard part.
December 1, 2011 at 3:32 pm
Bridget Heos
I swear. This was fun. Thank you, Tara, and blog posters!
December 1, 2011 at 3:33 pm
Mona Pease
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed
the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge,
and will, to the best of my ability,
parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts. Actually I have way more than 30 ideas, now to trudge on to the scrtiching and scratching!
I’ve grabbed my winners badge. Thanks!
Mona Pease
http://monapease.blogspot.com/
December 1, 2011 at 3:36 pm
Carrie F
I did it! I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge, and will, to the best of my ability, parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
I have to admit that I’ve slacked off a bit for the last week or so, overtaken by the holidays and other stuff going on, and was cringing when I went to count up my ideas. But thanks to some of the earlier days when I had several ideas each day, my total is 31 ideas. And there are at least 4 that I’m pretty excited about.
Thank you SOOOO much Tara for doing this. You’ve given us all so much inspiration and I have loved this. I can’t wait to see what the next year brings.
December 1, 2011 at 3:37 pm
melinda beavers
I’m a WINNER! Woohoo – two years in a row, I’m on a roll… I’m beginning to realize the ideas are the easy part. 😉
-m.
December 1, 2011 at 3:39 pm
Patti Richards
I DID it!!!!!
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed
the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge,
and will, to the best of my ability,
parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
So excited to see where these ideas (not all of them great, but still) will take me in the next few months! Thanks so much for doing this Tara!!!
December 1, 2011 at 3:40 pm
Ruth Spiro
Yay! I came up with 36 new ideas this month! Now it’s time to really get down to work. Thanks, Tara!
December 1, 2011 at 3:44 pm
Bethany Telles
I did it! WE did it!! Congratulations, everyone!! So glad to have “met” you! Thank you, Tara… This was just the self-esteem boost I needed!
Bethany Telles
December 1, 2011 at 3:44 pm
Darshana
woo-hoo. i actually finished this year, and I am excited about turning some of the ideas hopefully 12 into MS.
Thanks Tara!
Darshana Khiani
December 1, 2011 at 3:45 pm
Jeanie Wogaman
I did it!
Thanks so much, Tara, for hosting this operation!
December 1, 2011 at 3:48 pm
Janeen Brian
Yes, I now have another 30 page booklet complete with 30 new ideas ready for further investigation! More than that, my writing friend and I shared our idea each and every morning- so an extra bit of excitement for us both!
Thanks, Tara.
kind regards
Janeen
December 1, 2011 at 3:52 pm
Ron Rauss
30 new ideas in November should lead to a productive 2012. Thanks Tara and everyone involved with PiBoIdMo 2011!
December 1, 2011 at 3:53 pm
Carol N
I came up 30 ideas in 30 days. I’m going to continue the list in my writers’ notebook and add to it throughout the year. Now I just have to take them and see where they lead me. Time to get to work! Thanks!
December 1, 2011 at 3:55 pm
Dana Carey
Yup. I did it. I love this challenge. You’ve really created something so special, Tara. It goes beyond ideas. Such a great thing….
Thank you for a third consecutive very productive November!
December 1, 2011 at 3:55 pm
angelapenadahle
Look at all of us! I’m so glad to have met many of you online. You are all fabulous!
December 1, 2011 at 3:57 pm
Dawn
I did it & I take the pledge! Congrats everyone!
December 1, 2011 at 4:00 pm
Stephanie Shaw
I did! I did! I did! I wrote thirty ideas! And you know the funny part? Before November I wondered if I would have another picture book idea ever.
Thank you, Tara, and all the great people who blogged and commented!
December 1, 2011 at 4:02 pm
Ruth McNally Barshaw
Holy cow, that’s a long list of comments. Congrats to everyone who took the challenge. Thanks to Tara and crew for organizing.
I finished the challenge (45), took the winners’ pledge, and even have a few ideas that could seriously work. This was much more successful than my Nanowrimo 2011 effort. 😉
December 1, 2011 at 4:04 pm
Lisa Osiecki
Thank you to all the writers who blogged their words of wisdom throughout the month. Some great tips, tricks, and advice! Now I have to find the time to sit down and write the brewing stories. In fact, that just gave me another story idea…better jot it down before I forget! Good luck to all as you build on your ideas. I would love to hear about successes as a result of PiBoIdMo. Be sure to tell us about your books that started as a crazy thought when you couldn’t come up with anything else on day 29 of PiBoIdMo and ends up getting selected for publication (I always like hearing success stories)! Oh yeah, and before I forget…I do so solemnly girls-scout-honor-swear that I have met my end of the bargain to generate 30+ story ideas during November. Now I will cross my fingers that I am one of the lucky winners!
December 1, 2011 at 4:12 pm
Linda
Thanks for providing a venue for brainstorming picture book ideas. One of my 30 ideas from last year has turned into a manuscript I’m currently submitting. I’m thankful I now have 30 more new ideas!
December 1, 2011 at 4:14 pm
aneducationinbooks
I do!
December 1, 2011 at 4:14 pm
Tracy Warren (@socialTracyW)
I did it! Now I have 54 ideas to work with in the next year. Thanks so much for this challenge.
December 1, 2011 at 4:19 pm
Mary Nelson
I did it! I did it! I DID it!!!! Thirty-ideas-in-thirty days! You are so right though–some of them are really BAD ideas 🙂 However, every single one got me thinking (which is a good thing!)
Mary Nelson
December 1, 2011 at 4:22 pm
Linda Lodding
I can’t believe the month is over…that went by way too fast! But now I have 30+ ideas and the next 11 months to fan those sparks! THANK YOU TARA!!!!
December 1, 2011 at 4:29 pm
Joyce Ray
“I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge, and will, to the best of my ability, parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.”
Thank you, thank you! It is so exciting to be a PiBoIdMo Winner.
December 1, 2011 at 4:32 pm
Susan Halko
I did it! Thanks so much for this experience. Now, to dig in!
December 1, 2011 at 4:34 pm
Debbie Meyer
I definitely feel like a winner because I made my writing a priority this month! I have 33 pb ideas, and that feels awesome. Thanks for the nudge I needed to get back to my dream. I’m posting this badge on my blog to show it off to everyone in cyberspace. ^__^
http://thelittledeb.blogspot.com
December 1, 2011 at 4:37 pm
Sheila O Lindsay
I do Solemnly Swear that I idd it! 33 to be exact + other odd bits of thoughts and character names. This was so much fun thank you for putting it together!! Thank you guest bloggers for your advice and guidance. Thank you to everyone for encouragement advice and friendship.
Tara You Rock.
Sheila Lindsay
December 1, 2011 at 4:38 pm
ninolesel
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed
the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge,
and will, to the best of my ability,
parlay my ideas (55+!! :)) into picture book manuscripts.
December 1, 2011 at 4:40 pm
Sally Heinrich
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed
the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge,
and will, to the best of my ability,
parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
Scraps, fragments, sketches and lots of words and pictures buzzing in my head still. I’m missing my daily idea thinking!
December 1, 2011 at 4:44 pm
Lori Mozdzierz
Wahoo! Success!! 30-ideas-in-30-days!!! And it feels great 😀
The guest bloggers and convos with PiBoIdMo group members was enlighting and fun!
Huge thanks, Tara!!!
December 1, 2011 at 4:45 pm
Pat Miller
I started strong and finished strong with a bit of wasteland in the middle. 31 ideas. Wonder what the total would be if we added all our ideas together? We did a great thing, right? Thanks to all the guest bloggers and commenters.
December 1, 2011 at 4:50 pm
Marcela Staudenmaier
I did it! November has brought 30 new picture book ideas to me! Thank you for the challenge!
December 1, 2011 at 4:52 pm
Chitra Soundar
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge, and will, to the best of my ability, parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
My second year and it has been absolutely productive. I have identified 5 non-fiction and 6 fiction picture books that I will start working on.. Yay!
December 1, 2011 at 4:53 pm
carterhiggins
I did it! Tallied it up yesterday for a total of 39 ideas, 3 characters that won’t leave me alone, 1 series concept that I may *gasp* illustrate, and 1 manuscript drafted. Boom.
Look at all of us! Hats off and cheers…it’s been fun!
December 1, 2011 at 4:54 pm
Alison
I did it! I came up with 32 picture book ideas in 30 days! Thank you Tara. I am looking forward to NaPiBoWriWee in May!
December 1, 2011 at 4:57 pm
Ella Kennen
Oh, my goodness! There’ s more? Winning wasn’t the only benefit?!? Thank you Tara, and thank you PiMoIdMo. I did it, and I do solemnly swear to parlay my ideas into PB manuscripts to the best of my abilities. Wohoo!
December 1, 2011 at 5:00 pm
Diane Kress Hower
Thank you Tara. It has been great fun. I have 33 ideas. Your support and the support of others has been an tremendous asset to my writing and illustrating career!
December 1, 2011 at 5:04 pm
Geralyn
I did it and it was a wonderful experience!!! Thank you so much for hosting and all the daily blog posts!!!
December 1, 2011 at 5:06 pm
Alexa
Completed it! Can’t wait to see where these ideas go.
December 1, 2011 at 5:10 pm
Abigail
I do solemnly swear that I have completed the 30 ideas and a few more as well. Thank you for this forum. It has been a really enjoyable month and a great challenge.
Abigail hicks
December 1, 2011 at 5:12 pm
Nicole Zoltack
I did it!
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed
the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge,
and will, to the best of my ability,
parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
34 actually. 🙂
December 1, 2011 at 5:13 pm
Sophie
31 ideas! Who knew?!
Thank you all!
December 1, 2011 at 5:43 pm
Michelle d Evans
I won ! I won! With some pretty dodgy ideas…. And hopefully some really brilliant ones.
Xx
December 1, 2011 at 5:49 pm
Veronica Bartles
I did it! Yay! I have 32 ideas, some of which are fully fledged, some of which are mere scraps… 1 is even a manuscript in the revising stages 🙂
December 1, 2011 at 5:59 pm
Meghan
I am so excited that I actually did it! I can’t wait to start developing ideas into manuscripts! Thanks so much, Tara for an inspiring month of “writing classes”!
Meghan Morton
December 1, 2011 at 6:17 pm
Kayleen West - Children's Book Illustration
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed
the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge,
and will, to the best of my ability,
parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
My sign up post I said” Every day scares me TOTALLY but I will shut my eyes, put notifiers on my outlook, hold my breath and put my name down :-/”
I can’t believe I actually followed through to the very end. I ended up with nearly 40 ideas and some development work to boot! I have to say that the habit of tuning in more had helped me so much. I plan to use what I started here not only for the month but in both my illustration and writing in the future. Some of the challenges of parenthood have now become stories we laugh about as a family, which in itself was worth the exercise!
Congratulations to everyone on here that made the challenge. We can only wonder at the books that will come of this commitment. Tara you may need a page with a list of future publications so we can come back and celebrate the seed in which they came from.
December 1, 2011 at 6:27 pm
Karen Cheesman
This was an amazing month full of surprises and inspiration. I’m happy to say I got 30 full-on stories and another 8 half-baked creative ideas to develop. Thank you so much, Tara, for organizing this. Thank you to all the authors, artists, and editors who wrote such encouraging, helpful daily blogs to keep us all motivated. And thank you from the bottom of my 5-year-old heart for the fun prizes!!!
December 1, 2011 at 6:43 pm
Janet
I did it! 30 ideas! Thanks for the motivation.
December 1, 2011 at 6:45 pm
Peter McCleery
Mission accomplished! Now I need to tell my brain not to get used to this kind of production.
December 1, 2011 at 6:45 pm
Kelly Korenek
I did it! I can’t believe it is over…but the fun is just beginning! I can’t wait to start digging through my glorious mess of a journal to find my jewels! Thank you, Tara! You are AWESOME!!!
December 1, 2011 at 6:47 pm
Amy Kraft
Thank you so much for putting together this challenge. I made it to a surprising 46! I really appreciate all of the resources I learned about in the past month.
December 1, 2011 at 6:50 pm
sketched out
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge, and will, to the best of my ability, parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
I did it! I managed to squeak out exactly 30. I marvel at those who had several ideas a day. I was lucky to get one a day. But that’s a good thing! Some are nuggets, some are fairly well fleshed out ideas and a couple I’m really feeling pretty good about.
Thank you Tara, all the guest bloggers and the whole dang community for sharing ideas and inspirations! I feel so lucky to have been a part of this terrific challenge! The creative juices are flowing once again, thanks to y’all!
December 1, 2011 at 6:57 pm
Amanda
I solemnly swear. I did it. I am so pleased. And thank you.
December 1, 2011 at 7:14 pm
Lisa L. Owens
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge, and will, to the best of my ability, parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
Enjoyed it — thanks again!
December 1, 2011 at 7:14 pm
rickstarkey
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed
the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge, plus a few more,
and will, to the best of my ability,
parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
This was great, I have enough to keep me busy for a long time.
December 1, 2011 at 7:23 pm
Peg Finley
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed
the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge,
and will, to the best of my ability,
parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts. Thanks for the challenge.
December 1, 2011 at 7:23 pm
patrickguindon
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed
the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge, plus a few more,
and will, to the best of my ability,
parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
I have well over thirty ideas, most of which have been child-approved by eager second graders!! Woohoo!
December 1, 2011 at 7:26 pm
Lori Grusin Degman
I did it – 51 ideas!! Way better than last year! No I just need to turn some of them into completed manuscripts 🙂
December 1, 2011 at 7:29 pm
thiskidreviewsbooks
YAY! I made it! 🙂 30 ideas (maybe not all good but 30 anyway!) !
December 1, 2011 at 7:32 pm
Libby Williams
I do solemly swear that I have 31 ideas in my ideas book and I will do my best to turn them into picture book manuscripts.
Thanks Tara for organising this challenge and for the encouraging posts each day.
December 1, 2011 at 7:33 pm
Laura Boffa
Success! I am so excited to have this stockpile of ideas to dig into. I can’t think of a better writer’s block preventative 🙂
Thanks for all your hard work!
December 1, 2011 at 7:41 pm
tinamcho
I have 32 ideas! I’m so thankful for PiBoIdMo. I never would have guessed I could come up with all these ideas! Thanks, Tara! I did repeat the pledge!
December 1, 2011 at 7:46 pm
ecmoran
Hi Tara, I do solemnly swear that I DID IT: 30 New PB IDEAS :D!! Yippee! Thanks so much for hosting this challenge. One of the most important things I’m taking away from this (besides a bunch of cool ideas) is getting in the habit of thinking, breathing, sniffing out and capturing my PB concepts on a daily basis! 🙂
December 1, 2011 at 8:22 pm
Marcy P.
I did it tooooooo! I made it by one hour and 4 minutes… but I made it! YAY! 🙂 Actually, I remembered an idea that I’d had earlier in the month and forgotten. WHEW! 🙂 Thanks TARA!
December 1, 2011 at 8:33 pm
Sheri Dillard
I did it, too! 30 new ideas! Thanks so much Tara. And thanks to all the guest bloggers. It has been a great month! 🙂
December 1, 2011 at 8:36 pm
Lisa Stauffer
Me too! Thanks, Tara!
December 1, 2011 at 8:39 pm
Gina Perry
I do solemnly swear that I worked this challenge OUT, and emerged with more than 30 ideas. Thank you for bringing us together and luring ideas from the dusty corners of our minds.
December 1, 2011 at 8:39 pm
Romelle Guittap
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed
the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge…Actually, 31! An extra for good luck. Thanks again for another great year of PiBoIdMo, Tara. And a huge thank you for your guest bloggers.
December 1, 2011 at 8:39 pm
Marcie Atkins
I solemnly swear I did it! Thanks for hosting!! It was a great month!
December 1, 2011 at 8:53 pm
Cindy
I do solemnly (no excitedly) swear that I have faithfully executed 30 ideas in 30 days PiBoIdMo challenge and will to the best of my ability parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts. Yup, 33 or is it 35 (?) ideas later. Some gems, some duds, some little fledgling chickadees. Lets see how many of our little birdies fly out of the nest this coming year. 12 x 12 in 2012 anyone?
I’m posting the badge on my website. Hope to start a blog soon (thanks for the inspiration).
And thank you all for your companionship on this journey!
December 1, 2011 at 9:03 pm
Lynda Shoup
I finished with 57 or 58 ideas! I’m ready to start turning them into drafts. Thanks so much, Tara, for hosting PiBoIdMo. It is a great way to be motivated and your guest bloggers are very inspirational.
I’ll be writing a blog post about PiBoIdMo 2011 soon. I did post about how last year’s challenge is still a blessing to me on one of my blogs earlier this week. You can read about it at
http://purpleglassesclub.blogspot.com/2011/11/our-words-take-on-life-of-their-own.html
December 1, 2011 at 9:16 pm
Mary Ann Janecka
I completed the challenge of 30 ideas and will attempt to develop the best ones into stories.
December 1, 2011 at 9:18 pm
david e
yup, i done did it. 34 of the little rascals in UNDER 30 days even! some are true clinkers, but you take the salt with the sugar as my imaginary cliche spouting granny might say.
and i had an awesome time, just like last year, thankyouverymuch!
December 1, 2011 at 9:20 pm
Erin Pearson
I did it! I loved it and will definitely participate again. Tara, thank you so much for organizing. I am excited to start turning my long list of ideas into stories. Thanks PiBoIdMo!
December 1, 2011 at 9:52 pm
Kjersten
I did it! Hooray! Thank you for the challenge. I enjoyed all the posts you put up for this, Tara. Thank you so much for all of your work and thanks as well to all of those who contributed guest posts. It was an inspiring month and I’m happy to say I’ve already gotten to work with some of the ideas. Cheers!
December 1, 2011 at 10:01 pm
Kate Higgins
I did it…again! Now comes the hard part 🙂
December 1, 2011 at 10:03 pm
storyquestbooks
WOW… what a great, inspiring, productive month. I think I did “it”–yes, met the challenge, took it very seriously (like a good Capricorn), did lots of writing and illustrating, and started my next picture book. Thanks to everyone who made this possible. So, what’s the plan for January 2012!
December 1, 2011 at 10:08 pm
Janet O'Neil
Yes, I did win the challenge. More important to me, however, is that I got connected to an amazing group of people who are so supportive and incredibly inspiring. Thank you all!!!
December 1, 2011 at 10:09 pm
Sheri Larsen
Love, love, love that badge!! Thank you so much for creating such a fun and thought-provoking NaNo exercise. The challenge not only makes me concentrate on PB ideas, but gets me all excited about writing them. I also want to mention how amazing all the participants have been! Thanks to the guest posters as well as the agents for the prizes!!
December 1, 2011 at 10:11 pm
Jessica Young
Wooo-hoooo – we did it! Great job, guys! Thanks for all of the support and inspiration!
December 1, 2011 at 10:13 pm
sandy bixby
I did it and I am so glad I did! I am also glad I stumbled on to this site!
December 1, 2011 at 10:47 pm
Julie Dillemuth
I did it! I can’t believe how the month flew by. I still keep thinking of ideas – like I got a habit going. Not a bad thing! Tara, guest bloggers, prize providers, thank you all so much for a wonderful PiBoIdMo 2011!
December 1, 2011 at 10:55 pm
jarmvee
I honestly came up with 36 ideas for PiBoIdMo…what an inspiration! How could I NOT put my efforts into creating a marketable manuscript? I can and I will! And thanks to you and your team of experts, I am well prepared. My next challenge is to figure out how to attach the badge to my website…
December 1, 2011 at 10:57 pm
Denise M. Bruce (@DeniseBruce22)
I did it! I have 28 stories written out, beginnings, middles and endings. one story no ending and one story started, beginning not finished and no middle or ending… plus i’ve oodles of ideas and titles written down, some outlined. I’ll be so busy this coming year!
thank you, Tara and all the guest bloggers!
i had a blast with you all,
love,
Denise
December 1, 2011 at 11:06 pm
Donna Martin
Short of giving you my first born, I swear I have 45 PB ideas written down in my journal…some I’m already working on…and feel so energized by this whole experience! Thanks, Tara, and all of the other writers who challenged, encouraged and demanded a higher level of excellence from all of us…I salute you!
December 1, 2011 at 11:12 pm
Brook Gideon
WOOOOOOOOOOO *running in circles with my story ideas*
December 1, 2011 at 11:15 pm
Elizabeth McBride
Tara, this was great! I am thrilled to have 30 new story ideas and quite a few synopses, plus some complete first drafts. Thank you for putting all this together and for arranging all the good posts for us. I’m excited to take them forward! Thank you again!
December 1, 2011 at 11:18 pm
Madeleine Kuderick
I solemnly swear . . . oops this is a picture book challenge – no swearing allowed! 🙂 Seriously though, thanks Tara for all your hard work. I’m excited to have met the goal – 30 ideas in 30 days / what an inspirational month!
December 1, 2011 at 11:27 pm
Christine Alemshah
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed
the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge,
and will, to the best of my ability,
parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
32 Ideas here….
I must say, only one has really sparked a fully developed PB idea. I also happen to love it and shared it with another writer friend who loves it too. I hope all the others can be further developed also.
To all you other winning writers out there! Congratulations on a sucessful PiBoIdMo!
December 1, 2011 at 11:33 pm
Casey G.
Many stories about Reptiles and Amphibians, I don’t know how many people will like those but, I’m excited about this year’s list of ideas! 30 for 30 for the win!
December 1, 2011 at 11:39 pm
Laura
Ta Da!!!!
~ I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed
the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge,
and will, to the best of my ability,
parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts. : ) YaY!!!!!
December 1, 2011 at 11:47 pm
Maria Ashworth
This was well worth the work. I enjoyed the daily interviews which encouraged me to write, write, write. Thanks!
December 1, 2011 at 11:49 pm
Kristen Henmueller
I did it! Thank you for inspiring me to create so many ideas and I will to the best of my ability parlay them into manuscripts!
December 1, 2011 at 11:58 pm
Melanie Linden Chan
I did it! I managed to get about 50 story ideas/topics/one liners… AND a finished manuscript! Already edited and I’m working on the art! Woo! 😀
Thanks SO much for this wonderful opportunity to push myself further and really stretch my mind! I can’t wait for next year! And I can’t wait to get cracking on my new stories! 🙂
December 2, 2011 at 12:03 am
susan savory
30 Ideas, documented daily – and publicly! – on my facebook page.
I have loved this challenge and feel totally inspired to keep going. 5 or 6 of these ideas are already on their way to becoming complete manuscripts – with illustrations!
Please consider this comment my “signing of the pledge” – and thank you again for the challenge!
December 2, 2011 at 12:11 am
Yvonne Saw
I did it too! What great idea this is.
Yvonne
December 2, 2011 at 12:12 am
katiemillsgiorgio
Just look at the amazing number of people that completed this! Woohoo! I am proud to say I am among these wonderfully creative folks who came up with 30 picture book ideas in November. Thanks for the wild start to this wild ride!
December 2, 2011 at 12:21 am
Rachel Smoka-Richardson
I am incredibly proud of myself (and everyone else here!) for completing this challenge! Tara, thank you for all of your hard work in organizing this. The daily blog posts were incredibly inspiring. Hurray for all!
December 2, 2011 at 12:30 am
Susan Harrison
Hooray for everyone! We all did it! I am happy to say I completed the challenge and can’t wait to develop my ideas. Thank you, Tara, and all the guest encouragers for orchestrating the challenge. Good luck everyone!
December 2, 2011 at 12:42 am
Gail Handler
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge, and will, to the best of my ability, parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
Thank you Tara for the challenge, the wonderful guest posts, and for being so supportive of picture book writers!
December 2, 2011 at 1:07 am
Sandie Sing
I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I HAVE FAITHFULLY EXECUTED THE PiBoIdMo thirty + ideas and I will do my best to turn those ideas into first draft manuscripts. Amen!
Thank you ever so much for promoting TEAM PiBoIdMo! It’s more than just challenging ourselves for ideas. I see connections, resources and sharing made in the blogs. I feel like I am with my peers. Love you all and hope to see the wonderful friends at conferences and workshops…or here, next year!
December 2, 2011 at 1:22 am
Deborah Bates Cavitt
I thought I had added my comment here mst be somewhre else. Thanks so much!. I have taken the pledge and I’m writing rough drafts now. So excited. Thanks to your all.
dkcavitt@charter.net
December 2, 2011 at 1:54 am
Margaret Greanias
Yay! Thanks for coming up with PiBoIdMo. I am gearing up to write a new story and now I have 30 ideas to pick from! Thanks Tara!
December 2, 2011 at 1:59 am
Linda Knoll
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed
the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge,
and will, to the best of my ability,
parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
December 2, 2011 at 2:28 am
Lindsey
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed
the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge,
and will, to the best of my ability,
parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts. 🙂
– Lindsey
December 2, 2011 at 3:07 am
sabrina
Tara, I can’t even start expressing how helpful PiBoIdMo was for me, stimulating my creativity, generating ideas, teaching me stuff about writing and pushing me that little bit extra that i needed ! It’s also been great to read people’s blogs and comments and I do hope the PiBoIdMo facebook page will continue to exist !!!
Here’s my pledge:
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed
the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge,
and will, to the best of my ability,
parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
December 2, 2011 at 3:33 am
Renee LaTulippe
I done did it! Somewhere around 40 ideas: 4 sketched out in detail, 2 waiting to bloom, and lots of titles, characters, and scenarios. I had my doubts about being able to do it, but PiBoIdMo was just the push this procrastinator needed. I’m really excited about the possibilities of several of these ideas, so thank you so much for the kick in the butt!
I do solemnly swear, indeed.
-Renee
December 2, 2011 at 5:13 am
Linda Andersen
Tara, I met my goal and got some great ideas along the way. Thanks so much for putting this all together. It has been so much fun.
December 2, 2011 at 5:28 am
Helen Ross
H Tara. I loved PiBoldMo. And yes, I surpassed my goal of achieving 30 picture book ‘ideas’. It was a great month for letting my creativity run wild.. So here’s my pledge:
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed
the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge,
and will, to the best of my ability,
parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts. Helen
December 2, 2011 at 5:34 am
Tammi Sauer
Hooray! I won!
Huge thanks and piles of admiration to Tara. 🙂
December 2, 2011 at 6:29 am
Liz Miller
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge, and will, to the best of my ability, parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
Thank you so much for a great month of inspiration!
December 2, 2011 at 6:32 am
Julie Falatko
I solemnly swear! I’ve got 43 ideas!
December 2, 2011 at 7:01 am
Lynne Marie
Thanks for the inspiration! I further pledge to focus on at least one per month and see where I can take them.
December 2, 2011 at 7:02 am
Juliet Clare Bell
Thanks for a great month yet again. I think I’ve got 34 ideas (but my computer’s packed up and is at the mender’s so I can’t tell for sure) but it’s certainly more than 30. Looking forward to next year already…
All the best,
Clare.
December 2, 2011 at 7:16 am
Jan Milusich
Tara thank you so much for an inspirational November. You’ve had me re-think, re-tool and forge forward on an idea that had been niggling at me for a couple of years. PiBoldMo was well worth the brain crunch. Jan
December 2, 2011 at 7:18 am
cloudscome
I did it! I am so excited to have made this list for the second year in a row! Now this year I am going to the next level and really working on those ideas, crafting them into actual stories and pushing myself to get it done. Thanks!
December 2, 2011 at 7:21 am
Jodelle Brohard
OK. I did it. I managed to get 32 ideas in 30 days! Thanks so much for running this challenge! It was great.
December 2, 2011 at 7:29 am
Debra Elliott
It wasn’t easy, but I did it!
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed
the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge,
and will, to the best of my ability,
parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
Thanks ever so much
December 2, 2011 at 7:52 am
kristy@houseofprowse
Hi Tara and PiBoIdMo-ers
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge. I created 34 in fact!
I will, to the best of my ability, parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
Looking forward to it!
Thankyou!
December 2, 2011 at 7:59 am
Carolyn Rohrbaugh
I am happy to say I have completed the task.Thank you for the challenge.
December 2, 2011 at 8:00 am
Tammi Truax
Signing in, looking forward to parlaying many of my ideas into manuscriots, and thank you for all you have done,
sincerely,
Tammi T.
December 2, 2011 at 8:03 am
Pam Zollman
I, Pam Zollman, do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed
the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge, and will, to the best of my ability, parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
WooHoo!!! i actually have 32 picture book ideas…some of which are actually probably maybe even good. I can’t wait to start working on them.
Thank you, Tara, for doing this every year. I sooooo appreciate this kick in the seat of the pants!
Pam Zollman
http://www.anauthorworld.com
http://www.pamzollman.com
December 2, 2011 at 8:09 am
Kimberly Lynn
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed
the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge,
and will, to the best of my ability,
parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
Tara, I will enjoy going back through these posts again during Christmas vacation. You and everyone who participated in this event have been such an inspiration. Thank you!
December 2, 2011 at 8:21 am
Lisa Rogers
Thanks again for providing the structure so I could make
time and create brainspace to let the ideas come, and not just let them float away. Like many of the finishers, once I got going it was not as hard as I expected to come up with more than 30…it will be fun to pick some and
get going! Thanks, Tara, for this gift.
December 2, 2011 at 8:22 am
Jenn DesAutels
Thanks Tara and bloggers for your support and inspiration. Your encouragement and the knowledge that all you other PB writers on this list were working on it together with me truly kept me going all month.
December 2, 2011 at 8:23 am
Jennifer Kirkeby
I did it! I am so grateful to Tara and all of my fellow PiBoIdMo-iens in keeping me motivated and encouraged throughout November. Thank you, and all the best to you all!
December 2, 2011 at 8:38 am
Corey Schwartz
I did it. But reading all the comments above is making me a little dizzy. Ha.
December 2, 2011 at 8:41 am
Kathleen Cornell Berman
Thanks Tara for a totally inspiring month
of fun! I have learned so much!
December 2, 2011 at 8:44 am
KAthy Higgs-Coulthard
Happy dancing with my notebook full of ideas! 30 in a month! YAy!
December 2, 2011 at 8:51 am
Susanna Leonard Hill
Thanks for another wonderful year, Tara! I love PiBoIdMo and it just keeps getting better and better! I finished with 34 ideas this year – not quite as good as my 45 last year, but still some good ideas to work with!
December 2, 2011 at 9:32 am
Penny Klostermann
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed the PiBoIdMo challenge. I ended up with 34 ideas and countless moments of inspiration. Tara~you are amazing. The advice from the guest bloggers is invaluable. I really am a winner. Thanks!
December 2, 2011 at 9:52 am
Jennifer Thermes
I did it! 37 ideas. Thanks, Tara!
December 2, 2011 at 10:12 am
Kathy May
Yes! I’ve got 30 ideas/seeds to work on and I don’t want Picture Book Idea Month to end. It’s been great having all these inspiring posts waiting for me every day like gifts. Thank you again, Tara and guest bloggers. And now to work!
December 2, 2011 at 10:15 am
Sue Morris
I may have done this already but have been so busy THINKING about ideas I may have forgotten. So, to be safe, I pledge athe winners pledge. For the next thirty days, and then after, I will think of great ideas for picture books to be ready for 2012.
I did repeatr the actual pledge but I don’t think you could hear me. 🙂
December 2, 2011 at 10:22 am
shuttaCrum
I, too, do swear that I finiahed the challenge! I even ended up with a pretty decent complete draft from one of my ideas. Congrats to everyone who participated!
December 2, 2011 at 10:33 am
Camlin
I am so pleased I participated in this great month. Got loads of inspiration and wrote down 30+ ideas. Started working on two or is it three already : )
December 2, 2011 at 11:20 am
Christine Poreba
I hereby take the pledge.
December 2, 2011 at 11:30 am
Shirley Menendez
I had my doubts that I could come up with 30 ideas but I actually did it. Now comes the difficult part of sorting through the ideas to see which are viable as picture books. Thanks for the challenge and all the inspiring emails.
December 2, 2011 at 11:36 am
Angela Padron
Cross my heart and hope to live forever to be able to fix all my PB ideas into real working manuscripts! Thanks again for this – it was very inspiring.
December 2, 2011 at 11:42 am
Corinne
I did it! I am so happy I did, I wasn’t sure I’de make it, but the daily inspirational blog made it almost easy! Thank you so much, I am excited to get started and turn these ideas into manuscripts! I will definitly be back next year!
December 2, 2011 at 11:59 am
Diana Delosh
YAY – I did it – 30 Ideas in 30 days even with a dry patch in the middle where I almost – EEK, gave up. But I rose to the challenge and ended up with exactly 30 PB ideas. Whew.
December 2, 2011 at 12:03 pm
Véronique Robigou
I won! Big time… Not only because the ideas flowed all month but the learning with all the guests bloggers was fantastic!
Thank you for PiBoIdMo.
2012 is going to be a busy year with all these ideas – I have not counted all yet but there are much more than 30!
Can’t wait to PiBoIdMo 2012, sign-up again, and see which 2011 idea evolved best!
December 2, 2011 at 12:05 pm
Stephen Berry
Well, I sort of pooped out around Thanksgiving, but thank goodness I was ahead of the game! What would I do without a wife and kid to help generate awesome ideas. Got 31 ideas. 🙂
December 2, 2011 at 12:30 pm
Storybooky
I swear I did it! Ended up with 41 concepts. Some are actually YA, but there are now lots of PB ideas ready to develop! Now to figure out how to get the badge on my blog.
December 2, 2011 at 12:35 pm
Daniela Weil
There they are, 30+ seeds.
Thank you Tara, picture book month, all the inspiring and helpful bloggers, and to the whole children’s book community. I have never worked in any industry with more passionate, kind, giving, and community based people.
“I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge, and will, to the best of my ability, parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.”
December 2, 2011 at 1:51 pm
Wendy Greenley
I came, I saw, I finished, I won!
The past month was incredible, and I’m not just talking deep-fried turkey. The exchange of ideas and encouragement was amazing! The only way it would have been better would be if it was in October instead of November since October has 31 days!
And not only did I “get” more than 30 ideas, but the ideas are still coming. Woo-hoo! Bottle PiBoIdMo for writers everywhere!
“I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed
the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge,
and will, to the best of my ability,
parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.”
December 2, 2011 at 2:21 pm
janelle mikulas
Whew!! X 30!
December 2, 2011 at 3:06 pm
Gary Masskin
WOOT!!!
Ideas aplenty have been recorded and are ready, willing and able for the parlaying bit (and some partaying)
December 2, 2011 at 3:32 pm
Valarie Giogas
Tara, you’re a rock star for doing this each year. Thank you! I’m so glad they don’t have to be GOOD ideas. I love that I have something(s) to come back to the next few months. I hereby take the PiBoIDMo pledge!
Valarie
December 2, 2011 at 3:45 pm
peggycollinsillustration
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed
the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge,
and will, to the best of my ability,
parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
I did it, it was hard. BUT, there are some nuggets perhaps…
December 2, 2011 at 6:31 pm
Sharon Nix Jones
I came up with at least 31 ideas so I fulfilled the pledge. The family doesn’t understand the creative process. Thanks for making my dream seem valid.
December 2, 2011 at 6:31 pm
Michelle Teacress
Yep, I did it – some more developed than others, but they’re there. Thanks for the fun challenge. Good luck to everyone! I can’t wait to see who wins. 🙂
December 2, 2011 at 8:23 pm
Darlene Ivy
I did it, too! What a great experience. Having all the ideas down on paper is nice, but going through the process and finding ideas in the strangest places has been liberating!
December 2, 2011 at 9:32 pm
Tricia Lawrence
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed
the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge,
and will, to the best of my ability,
parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
Thank you, Tara! This was AWESOME!
December 2, 2011 at 10:46 pm
Tina Zubak
I did it! I came up with way over 30 ideas and I’m already working on one. Thanks for holding this and for all the encouragement from your guest writers.
December 2, 2011 at 11:55 pm
jarmvee
Tara…I have already “signed” the pledge above on Dec 1st, with the name of “JarmVee”…must have been my WordPress account. On October 29th, I signed up as Jarm Del Boccio (probably with a second account). We are one and the same…just didn’t want you to be confused, or think I didn’t sign up at the beginning. Sorry for the confusion!
December 3, 2011 at 12:23 am
Alyssa Wei
It’s amazing to think what’s growing out there… 30 or more ideas from a few hundred people. All different, all unique. I’m excited to have my own 30ish out there, waiting to bloom into something fun. Tara, you and the posters were the buzzing bees who cross-pollinated all our brains with inspiration. Thanks for a great month!
December 3, 2011 at 12:51 am
Terri DeGezelle
Thank you for all the hard work behind the scenes. I did come up with ideas everyday and wrote them down. I think many of them are workable. I have already started to work on a couple of them. This week I also had a photo published in our city’s 2012 calendar, another photo in the top twenty of a local state park photo contest that is on display for the month of Dec. Where? My favorite place to visit; my local library, i have been invited to a young writer’s conf., invited to book festival in June and the opening line of my latest PB reads: Deep in the woods on a moonless night Henry sang,… . Like Shutta Crum suggests, who, what, where… truly thank you so much.
December 3, 2011 at 6:20 am
Teresa
I did it! Thanks to your blog, the great guest blog posts, and my silly kids, I now have over 30 ideas to work on this winter. Thank you very much.
December 3, 2011 at 8:01 am
betsydevany
I solemly swear I have met this year’s PiBoIdMo challenge and that I loved doing it!! I have 34 new ideas to work with, and I am crafting my third manuscript. Two are already completed.
Thank you, Tara.
Thank you to all the people who kept me going with their inspiring posts. Ultimately, you made a difference in my work.
I promise to now weed through my new ideas and shape the ones with the most potential.
Happy holidays to all and happy writing!!
December 3, 2011 at 8:59 am
Michelle Krasny
I did it! Yay
December 3, 2011 at 10:03 am
Kathryn
Can’t say they are the best of ideas, but are definitely seeds for thought.
December 3, 2011 at 11:12 am
Linda Shears
I did it! I did it!—- 30 ideas—-many made me chuckle; several are so crazy and outlandish that I thought “where did that come from?!” This was so much fun and a great way to get my/our creative juices flowing. Thank you Tara.
December 3, 2011 at 11:45 am
Wendy J. Whittingham
Hi Tara!
Thank you so much for putting together this wonderful and inspiring challenge.
I solemnly swear I made it to 30, to 33 to be exact! Also I really appreciate all of the resources I learned about this past month.
Once again, a big thank you!
December 3, 2011 at 1:01 pm
Kris Remenar
30 in 30! Woohoo! And I even like some of them! Thanks for the challenge, Tara!
December 3, 2011 at 1:19 pm
Lynn Alpert
I did it! I want to thank Tara and all the guest bloggers for helping me exercise my writing brain!
December 3, 2011 at 1:24 pm
redheadedstepchild64
Just noticed I commented on the kick-off post with this account. Wanted to make sure I got in correctly! Lynn Alpert AKA Redheaded Stepchild
December 3, 2011 at 1:43 pm
Amanda Kastner
I did it! I hope to develop several of them farther–time to start drawing. 🙂
December 3, 2011 at 3:25 pm
Julia Maisen
I did it! 33 ideas, a third of which I think could be real winners.
December 3, 2011 at 3:36 pm
Mary Meinking
I too did it! 30 (actually 31) ideas in 30 days! Whew! Even thought I got more out of the posts this year, it was harder to come up with new ideas this year.
I’ve printed off your posts and look forward to rereading them for more inspiration. Thank you to all who posted and those who donated prizes.
You are the best!
December 3, 2011 at 4:31 pm
cloudscome
I really enjoyed this and am so happy to have accomplished 30 new ideas!! Thanks for the inspiration! Andi Sibley
December 3, 2011 at 5:03 pm
Sylvia Liu
I’m so glad I did this. Thanks for organizing it.
December 3, 2011 at 5:11 pm
Ellen L. Ramsey
What fun! Thanks, Tara and guest bloggers, for your inspiration, ideas, and information! During PiBoIdMo, I created 30 ideas, plus a few extra titles and random jottings, and revised several picture book manuscripts I’d started last year with PiBoIdMo ideas!
December 3, 2011 at 5:39 pm
Rachel Anderson
I, Rachel Anderson, do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed
the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge, and will, to the best of my ability, parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
I’m so happy I decided to join up and now I have all these new picture book ideas. What fun this was (more fun than NaNoWriMo…but I have a few thousand words from that a well – woohoo!). Thanks, Tara, for organizing.
Congrats to everyone who participated!
December 3, 2011 at 7:59 pm
Kathy Ellen Davis
I did it! I think I have 150 or more ideas…thanks for hosting this! Hooray for picture books and hooray for you, Tara!
December 3, 2011 at 10:08 pm
Tia C. M. Svardahl
33 ideas in 30 days! YeaI absolutely loved this challenge and the amazing blog posts that we got to read every single day! Thank you so much to Tara and all the guest bloggers. Looking forward to next year!
December 3, 2011 at 10:49 pm
nadia roldan
Success!!! Thank you for a month filled with inspiration.
December 4, 2011 at 12:44 am
patientdreamer
Yay! I made it!
Honestly when I started a month ago I really didn’t think I would get here. But for the first two weeks I surprised myself. Then a week ago I got so desperate I asked my lovely new staff at work to come up with some ideas. Boy! that proved a laugh for the afternoon. But a couple of festive outings over the weekend and I was back on track again and reached my 30 in the nick of time….. Yay! All thanks to you Tara I have 30 ideas I never had before.
December 4, 2011 at 9:29 am
Angela De Groot
I did it, I swear. I have completed the PBIDMO challenge and have 30 or so ideas. Best of all, I had fun doing it. And learned a couple of things along the way. Thanks, Tara and all your contributors.
December 4, 2011 at 11:02 am
Cindy Johnson
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge, and will, to the best of my ability, parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
Thanks for all of the inspiration. I got so much more than 30 ideas from this! Thanks to all of the contributors for some amazing advice!
December 4, 2011 at 11:14 am
Sherry Dargert
I did it! And I can’t wait to turn a few germs into gems. Thank you!!
December 4, 2011 at 1:39 pm
Janet Slingerland Hammond
I did it, and I even added in an extra idea for good measure. Now I need to get busy writing!
December 4, 2011 at 5:35 pm
Kristen Hicks Hilty
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed
the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge,
and will, to the best of my ability,
parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
Thanks for hosting again, (and thanks to my daughter’s homework for helping me pull the last idea from the hat)!
December 4, 2011 at 7:13 pm
Lynn Almer
I faithfully completed the 30-days/30-ideas for the 2011 PiBoIdMo challenge. What fun it has been! I have a first draft for one of my ideas (from Day 7). I will add to the list as I get ideas. Thank you Tara for this creative challenge. The cob webs have been brushed aside and the brain is jiving!
Lynn
December 5, 2011 at 1:13 am
Kim Mounsey
I did it!! Having all these ideas is so exciting. I am already working on the first draft of my 2nd idea while the first one ‘ages’.
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed
the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge,
and will, to the best of my ability,
parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
Thanks everyone for the inspirational posts.
Kim Mounsey
December 5, 2011 at 2:09 am
Elena Murphy
30 ideas and lots of inspiration! Thank you thank you!
December 5, 2011 at 5:34 am
katerinazisiadou
Yes!!! I did it too!
I’m so glad I took this challenge! Thank you very much for all the inspiration, the tips and guest-posts!
In the morning of 30 November I had 30 ideas, by the evening I had 33… I’m planning to choose at least three of these ideas and work them out into picture book manuscripts. I can’t wait to start.
Thanks again, it was a great experience!
Katerina Zisiadou
December 5, 2011 at 9:35 am
Tamara Smith
Did it, Tara! It got kind of sparse and kind of scary at the end there, but I did it! Wooo hoooo!
Thanks for making me focus. 🙂
December 5, 2011 at 3:48 pm
Olga Loya
thank you so much for doing this challenge. I am excited to go back
and find the true gems in the ideas. Olga Loya
December 5, 2011 at 4:57 pm
Cat Carver
It was hard and then fun and then scary and then amazing. Thank you so much for organising this and the daily guest blog posts as they really keep me on track.
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed
the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge,
and will, to the best of my ability,
parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
December 5, 2011 at 6:11 pm
Tricia Fressola Idrobo
Count me in, with 30 + ideas. I’m now working on honing them.
Thanks for the “push.”
December 5, 2011 at 10:11 pm
Jeannie Brett
yes! Me too! 30+ideas and lots of inspiration came from you all! Thank you!
December 6, 2011 at 9:41 am
Lynn Anne Carol
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed
the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge,
and will, to the best of my ability,
parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
. . . and I promise, and that’s a fact.
Lynn Anne
December 6, 2011 at 3:32 pm
Debbie LaCroix
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed
the PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge,
and will, to the best of my ability,
parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.
Thank you for organizing this!
Debbie
December 6, 2011 at 4:52 pm
Ty's Adventures
Hi! It’s me again, Ty!
Mom and I may have missed the official sign up in October, but we still had a blast & got 30+ ideas in 30 days…pinky promise!
Can’t wait for next year (Mom’s putting a reminder on her calendar now)!
hehehe…
December 6, 2011 at 5:33 pm
Doris Holik Kelly --Niles MI
I did my best and have 30 plus ideas. Now forward!!! Thanks for hosting this fun project.
December 6, 2011 at 5:42 pm
Lisa Birenbaum
I did it! They may not all be “good” ideas, but they’re ideas nonetheless. Thanks for organizing this Tara!
December 6, 2011 at 9:41 pm
erika
This was hard and challenging but I got my ideas on paper! The inspirational posts were great, thank you!
December 6, 2011 at 10:17 pm
Bobbie Dacus
I Did it!! 31 ideas and it was a challenge! Thanks so much for inspiring us and creating this adventure!
December 7, 2011 at 12:21 pm
Tim Brandhorst
Just wanted to thank you. Ended up with 30 solid ideas, one compete new manuscript, and another two first drafts mostly done. A productive month, thanks to PiBiIdMo!
December 7, 2011 at 3:27 pm
Elizabeth Stevens Omlor
Phew! What an amazingly fun challenge for so many! Thank you for the opportunity. Also, the suggestions and laughs provided by you and guest bloggers were invaluable!
December 8, 2011 at 6:01 pm
Penny Morrison
Ooops, I missed the pledge date, but I’m still excited about saying I DID IT!