by Sue Heavenrich
It's January, which means it's time to... StoryStorm!
What's StoryStorm, you ask? It's a month of brainstorming ideas. Any genre.
Ideas of all sizes welcome.
Big ideas that scribble across pages.
Tiny ideas that take up less than a line on an index card. Ideas sketched in pencil or a rainbow of crayon color.
In the past I've spent the month generating picture book ideas. Partly because that's how it all started - as PiBoIdMo (picture book idea month).
This year I'm trying something new: generating ideas for a novel that's been bumping around in my brain for the past year. Instead of 30 picture book ideas - why not 30 chapter ideas? Maybe take the characters out for a pizza party or pit them against each other in a snowball fight (followed by hot cocoa and graham crackers).
Tara Lazar is the fearless leader and person who came up with this brainchild of StoryStorm. Every year she creates a wonderful space on her blog, Writing for Kids (While Raising Them) for StoryStorm posts - an entire month of inspiration and insight from novelists, picture book writers, nonfiction writers, artists, and experts in creativity. And did I mention there are prizes?
It's great fun! But here's the catch: you've got to register now. Registration is open through Monday, January 7 here, where you'll also find a link to the Facebook discussion group. Then check in on Tara's blog every day for Storystorm posts (or be lazy like me and sign up for email links).
Grab a notebook! Sharpen your pencils! Sign up and ... StoryStorm away!
Hi, Sue, thrilled to see you leading the Storystorm surge. I am doing something similar w/pieces/parts of this month's challenge. I am beginning a contemporary MG, my first ever, using prompts to get characters, setting, etc., down. Write on!
ReplyDeleteOh, 30 chapter ideas is a great goal! Kind of like an outline, but not?? I personally like to write down 30 ANYTHING ideas. Mostly PBs, usually, but novels and poems too. Good luck!
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