It’s that time of year again! Yup, it’s May 1, 2017 which means it’s Day One of my annual NATIONAL PICTURE BOOK WRITING WEEK event… AKA “NAPIBOWRIWEE”! What is NAPIBOWRIWEE? Well, you can find out all about it here at the official NAPIBOWRIWEE website here: http://napibowriwee.com From May 1 to May 7, 2017, I’ll be at the NAPIBOWRIWEE site hosting my 9th annual National Picture Book Writing Week event where I encourage everyone to write 7 picture books in 7 days as a fun way to celebrate the art and… Read more NAPIBOWRIWEE May 1-7, 2017! →
WELCOME TO NAPIBOWRIWEE 2017! This is my 9th annual “National Picture Book Writing Week” event since I started it in 2009. For those of you who have participated in this event… Read more NAPIBOWRIWEE DAY ONE – WELCOME! (May 1, 2017) →
Can you believe it? We’re less than a month away from my annual NATIONAL PICTURE BOOK WRITING WEEK (“NAPIBOWRIWEE”) event that takes place this May 1 to May 7, 2017!… Read more Announcing Our 2017 NAPIBOWRIWEE Guest Author Line-up! →
Hello! Welcome to the NAPIBOWRIWEE! This is the official home to the annual National Picture Book Writing Week, hosted by children’s book author PAULA YOO. Our event takes place May… Read more Stay Tuned for 2017 NAPIBOWRIWEE! Official Dates: May 1-7, 2017 →
WELCOME TO NAPIBOWRIWEE DAY 8 – CONTEST RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT!!! This is it! We’re done. We wrote (or tried to write) 7 picture books in 7 days! It’s now the 8th Day,… Read more NAPIBOWRIWEE DAY 8 – Contest Winners Announced & Wrap-up! →
WELCOME TO NAPIBOWRIWEE DAY #7!!!!!!!!! Yes, it is our LAST DAY! How are you feeling? Sleepy? Exhausted? Cranky? Exhilarated? Shocked? Stunned? Excited? Sad? All of the above? 🙂 Yes, you… Read more NAPIBOWRIWEE DAY 7 – Meet Agent/Writer/Mentor Jodell Sadler & Illustrator Shirley Ng-Benitez! →
WELCOME TO DAY 6 OF NAPIBOWRIWEE! It’s amazing how fast time flies. Just six days ago, I was posting my first blog… sob… 🙂 You guys have grown up so… Read more NAPIBOWRIWEE DAY 6 – Meet Authors Jill Esbaum & Penny Parker Klostermann! →
WELCOME TO NAPIBOWRIWEE DAY 5! Congratulations! You made it through Hump Day #4! Now we’re in the home stretch – we can see the finish line! Day 7 is just… Read more NAPIBOWRIWEE DAY 5 – Meet Literary Agent Tricia Lawrence! →
Welcome to NAPIBOWRIWEE DAY 4! Hello? Anyone there? 🙂 LOL This is usually the day that some folks, MYSELF INCLUDED, start to feel fatigued. The first 3 days can be… Read more NAPIBOWRIWEE DAY 4 – Meet Children’s Book Author & Artist Sylvia Liu! →
Welcome to DAY 3 of NAPIBOWRIWEE! How’s everyone doing? I have to say how impressed I am by everyone’s comments. I finally caught up on reading everyone’s posts. I was… Read more NAPIBOWRIWEE DAY 3 – Meet Children’s Book Author Gwendolyn Hooks! →