Welcome to DAY TWO of NAPIBOWRIWEE! Wow, I was so impressed by everyone’s wonderful comments! Again, I wish I could reply to all of them in a timely manner, but… Read more NAPIBOWRIWEE DAY 2 – Meet Picture Book Author Glenda Armand! →
WELCOME TO NAPIBOWRIWEE 2016! This is my eighth annual “National Picture Book Writing Week” event since I started it in 2009. In 2009, my second picture book biography, SHINING STAR:… Read more NAPIBOWRIWEE DAY 1 – Meet Lee & Low Books Editor Jessica Echeverria! →
Can you believe it’s only a few days until the start of our eighth annual NAPIBOWRIWEE (National Picture Book Writing Week)?! Are you ready? Are you nervous? Excited? All of… Read more Get ready, get set for 2016’s NAPIBOWRIWEE! →
Happy April Fool’s Day! I’m excited to announce our upcoming line-up of guest authors, illustrators, agents and editors for the 2016 National Picture Book Writing Week event taking place May… Read more NAPIBOWRIWEE 2016 LINE-UP ANNOUNCED! 4-1-16 →
We’ve Moved to a New Website! Welcome to the official NATIONAL PICTURE BOOK WRITING WEEK ARCHIVES now here! From January 1, 2016 onwards – NAPIBOWRIWEE has moved. It is NO LONGER HERE. Please visit our NEW website here: http://napibowriwee.com This old website now hosts the 2009 to 2015 NAPIBOWRIWEE archives only. The new website will host the May 1-7, 2016 NAPIBOWRIWEE event and all future events. Thank you! Until the next NAPIBOWRIWEE event, please also visit our souvenir store here: http://www.cafepress.com/paulayoonapibowriweeclassic NOTE: For those of you who have participated in previous NAPIBOWRIWEE events,… Read more NaPiBoWriWee Has Moved! 2009-2015 Archives Now Here →
Welcome to the NEW website for my annual National Picture Book Writing Week, AKA “NAPIBOWRIWEE”! Official link: https://napibowriwee.com This is the new home for those of you who participate in… Read more Welcome to NAPIBOWRIWEE 2.0 – A New Website! →
Well, we survived our seventh annual National Picture Book Writing Week (“NAPIBOWRIWEE”)! I am so proud of everyone. I had a ton of fun. I hope you did, too! More importantly, I hope everyone wrote a lot! Now you have anywhere from one to seven completed first drafts of picture books that you can now spend the rest of the year carefully crafting and revising! Congratulations! PLEASE NOTE – OUR CONTEST WINNERS ARE LISTED BELOW. I WILL EMAIL ALL THE WINNERS TO GET YOUR ADDRESS INFO SO I CAN MAIL OUT YOUR PRIZES!… Read more NAPIBOWRIWEE 2015 – DAY EIGHT: CONTEST WINNERS! →
Welcome to DAY SEVEN of my seventh annual National Picture Book Writing Week (“NAPIBOWRIWEE”) 2015! What? It’s Day SEVEN? Are you kidding me? Where did the time go? How is everyone feeling? Can you believe you have been writing for almost an entire week, non-stop? Are you exhausted? I am! But hang in there! We can do it! Just one more day! 🙂 Even as a professional writer who HAS to write every day, I have to admit writing 7 picture books in 7 days, no matter how much “pre-writing… Read more NAPIBOWRIWEE 2015 – DAY SEVEN: Submissions Check List →
Welcome to DAY SIX of my seventh annual National Picture Book Writing Week (“NAPIBOWRIWEE”) 2015! Well, it’s Wednesday, AKA Hump Day. At this point, I’m sure most of you are exhausted, crabby, burned out, and seeing talking animals everywhere. LOL! But hang in there, we just have two days left! Ha! I bet you didn’t realize how much hard work this week would be! You are not just writing 7 picture books in 7 days but you are also FINISHING 7 picture books in 7 days. For those of you… Read more NAPIBOWRIWEE 2015 – DAY SIX: Editorial Pet Peeves →
Welcome to DAY FIVE of my seventh annual National Picture Book Writing Week (“NAPIBOWRIWEE”) 2015! I am so proud of everyone for hanging in there. We’re getting closer to the finish line. Can you believe you have been writing non-stop for FOUR DAYS IN A ROW? Talk about a marathon writing session! I’m so proud of you for not giving up. Think of writing as if you are in a gym working out or training for a marathon. You have to exercise every day to stay in shape! Same with writers! We… Read more NAPIBOWRIWEE 2015 – DAY FIVE: Editor Vs. Writer →