Storystorm 2023 Day 3: Monica Acker Shops for Ideas
by Monica Acker Sometimes lightning strikes. An idea hits fully-formed. Beginning, middle, and end flow on the page. That is what happened for BRAVE LIKE MOM....
Storystorm 2023 Day 2: Mirka Hokkanen Crafts the Perfect Tetris-Pizza-Supreme
by Mirka Hokkanen Now that the holiday season is over, it is time to get off the couch, stretch and get those idea-generating muscles warmed up...
Storystorm 2023 Day 1: Tara Lazar Presses “Play”
by Tara Lazar December 2022 will forever be known to me as “The Month of YouTube.” In the afternoons, I’d settle into my comfy blue couch...
Unique Relationship Unfolds in LOVE MADE ME MORE (plus a giveaway)
by Colleen Rowan Kosinski I’ve been waiting for this month for a long time. My new picture book, LOVE MADE ME MORE, released on December 13th....
Password Manager Tips
In this post I’m going to share some lessons learned recovering an MSecure version 4 password manager, but I’m also going to address more universal issues...
Minecraft, YouTube and Communication Skills
Yesterday morning I spent some time finalizing my podcast migration to Anchor. My “Moving at the Speed of Creativity” podcast channel, which I launched in 2005,...
Storystorm 2023 Registration is OPEN!
Welcome to STORYSTORM 2023 Registration! Six years ago I changed the name and month of my annual writing challenge, from Picture Book Idea Month (PiBoIdMo) to...
Podcast481: CMC World Student News
This podcast features an October 2022 with middle school student CMC (his public alias) who is the creator of CMC World News (cmcworldnews.com). In this 20...
Mastodon Tips (Dec 2022)
Mastodon is an open-source, federated social media platform which can ably serve as a replacement for Twitter. No, Mastodon is not QUITE as easy to use...
28 New Picture Books, December 2022
Today, I’m catching up on picture books that I missed and sharing amazing new releases. Yetis Are the Worst! by Alex Willan FUNNY / MYTHICAL CREATURES...
