(NOTE: For this entire week, I will post a new blog every day by 6 AM PST here. So check back daily! Also – I will post fun Tweets live each day! Follow me on Twitter @paulayoo) WELCOME TO DAY SIX! Guess what? NAPIBOWRIWEE IS NOT OVER YET! Even though it’s Day Six, it means you still have 48 hours to get those 7 picture book drafts done! Congrats to those of you who are working on Draft No. 6 and are not fazed at all by this week of intense… Read more NAPIBOWRIWEE 2014: Day Six – Inspirational Diversity Quotes! (May 6) →
(NOTE: For this entire week, I will post a new blog every day by 6 AM PST here. So check back daily! Also – I will post fun Tweets live each day! Follow me on Twitter @paulayoo) WELCOME TO DAY FIVE!!!!! Can you believe it? By now hopefully you have FOUR FULL COMPLETED FIRST DRAFTS of your picture books! Time to work on Draft No. 5! And for those of you who have not written a picture book per day – do NOT despair! I’m proud of you for sticking through… Read more NAPIBOWRIWEE 2014: Day Five – Guest Authors, Part 2 of 2 (May 5) →
(NOTE: For this entire week, I will post a new blog every day by 6 AM PST here. So check back daily! Also – I will post fun Tweets live each day! Follow me on Twitter @paulayoo) WELCOME TO DAY FOUR!!!!! It’s official. We are halfway through NAPIBOWRIWEE! Who’s still here? Are we all surviving? Any burn out? Fatigue? Frustration? Do NOT worry if you are frustrated, burned out or suffering from writer’s block. Because I myself got a little cranky, burned out and had a huge case of writer’s block,… Read more NAPIBOWRIWEE 2014: Day Four – Guest Authors, Part 1 of 2 (May 4) →
(NOTE: For this entire week, I will post a new blog every day by 6 AM PST here. So check back daily! Also – I will post fun Tweets live each day! Follow me on Twitter @paulayoo) WELCOME TO DAY THREE!!!!!! Still having fun? I can tell by all your comments! 🙂 Glad everyone is pushing through these tough but exhilarating 7 days where we attempt to write 7 picture books in 7 days. MY DAY TWO UPDATE: I managed to cobble out another picture book idea in the afternoon. It was… Read more NAPIBOWRIWEE 2014: Day Three – Lee & Low Interview, Part 2 of 2 (May 3) →
(NOTE: For this entire week, I will post a new blog every day by 6 AM PST here. So check back daily! Also – I will post fun Tweets live each day! Follow me on Twitter @paulayoo and use the hashtag #NAPIBOWRIWEE) WELCOME TO DAY TWO OF NAPIBOWRIWEE!!!! A lot of folks posted in my Day One blog that they wrote and completed their first draft! YAY! Congrats! But remember – pace yourself! We still have six days left. 🙂 MY DAY ONE UPDATE: I barely finished my Book #1 in time! Unlike… Read more NAPIBOWRIWEE 2014: Day Two – Lee & Low Books Interview, Part 1 of 2 (May 2) →
(NOTE: For this entire week, I will post a new blog every day by 6 AM PST here. So check back daily! Also – I will post fun Tweets live each day! Follow me on Twitter @paulayoo) ####### WELCOME TO DAY ONE OF NAPIBOWRIWEE!!!! I can’t believe I’ve been hosting this event every year since 2009. This year marks our SIXTH YEAR together where we attempt to write 7 picture books in 7 days! I started NAPIBOWRIWEE as a fun way to promote my own children’s picture books. I’m… Read more NAPIBOWRIWEE 2014: Day One Begins! (May 1) →
It’s official! We have 30 days until my sixth annual NATIONAL PICTURE BOOK WRITING WEEK (AKA “NaPiBoWriWee”) begins on May 1, 2014! I started NAPIBOWRIWEE as a fun way to promote my own children’s picture books. I’m so proud and thrilled that this event has gone viral and is a favorite annual event for many veteran published authors as well as aspiring novice writers. I do have a new children’s picture book being published by LEE & LOW BOOKS this year. It’s called 22 CENTS: THE STORY OF MUHAMMAD YUNUS… Read more 30 Day Countdown to 2014 NAPIBOWRIWEE & FAQs! →
I’m excited to announce that our official 2014 National Picture Book Writing Week Souvenir Store is now open! So now you can get your new 2014 souvenirs to inspire you for the big event which takes place this May 1-7, 2014. The link is here: http://www.cafepress.com/paulayoonapibowriweeclassic Our store features T-shirts… … coffee mugs, travel mugs, tote bags… … and journals and beach bags! Our new NAPIBOWRIWEE logo was designed by the awesome designer Sandy Tanaka. Stay tuned for more blogs before our event starts May 1-7, 2014. For the latest updates… Read more 2014 NaPiBoWriWee Souvenir Store Now OPEN! →
Happy Holidays! Can you believe it’s already December 2013? As a reminder, for those of you looking for that perfect Christmas stocking stuffer or a Happy Holidays gift for your favorite writer, please check out our NAPIBOWRIWEE 2013 STORE which features tons of great gift ideas! We have coffee mugs, travel mugs, tote and beach bags, journals, and of course, T-shirts! Please go to this link for all your holiday shopping needs! 🙂 http://www.cafepress.com/napibowriwee2013 Stay tuned for more blogs in 2014 as we gear up for our annual National Picture… Read more Happy Holidays 2013! Our NaPiBoWriWee Store Is Now Open For All Your Gift Shopping Needs! →
Hi! Please mark your calendars… the 6th annual NATIONAL PICTURE BOOK WRITING WEEK (AKA “NaPiBoWriWee”) will take place May 1-7, 2014. For the past five years, NAPIBOWRIWEE has celebrated the art and craft of writing picture books by challenging writers to attempt to write 7 picture books in 7 days. We feature fun Q&A blogs with guest authors plus lots of fun prizes and souvenirs. The goal of NAPIBOWRIWEE is to encourage writers to fight procrastination by trying to write AND finish a first draft of a picture book every… Read more Stay Tuned for 2014 NAPIBOWRIWEE – May 1-7, 2014! →