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 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 →
Welcome to DAY THREE of my seventh annual National Picture Book Writing Week (“NAPIBOWRIWEE”) 2015! I hope you are now in the swing of things! How’s the writing going? How many of you have written two books so far? Ready to handle No. 3? And for those of you still writing Book #1 – do not fret! I’m PROUD of you for continuing to write! Don’t give up! Remember, we must conquer procrastination! 🙂 Please post your progress for Day 3 in today’s comments! MY DAY TWO EXPERIENCE: The day began quite… Read more NAPIBOWRIWEE 2015 – DAY THREE: Timely Trends & Topics →
Hi! Just a quick blog to say that from May 1-7, 2013, I will be hosting my fifth annual NATIONAL PICTURE BOOK WRITING WEEK (AKA “NaPiBoWriWee”) event at my other blog site here: https://paulayoo.com/napi So I will not be posting any blogs at this regular blog site (https://paulayoo.com/blog) until NaPiBoWriWee ends. To find out more about the event, go here: https://paulayoo.com/napi and follow me on TWITTER @paulayoo We also have a store with new souvenirs here: http://www.cafepress.com/napibowriwee2013 Hope to see you at NaPiBoWriWee 2013 soon! Until I return to my regular blogs, remember… Read more National Picture Book Writing Week (AKA NaPiBoWriWee) May 1-7, 2013 →
PLEASE NOTE: This is my last blog posting for now at the regular blog site (https://paulayoo.com/blog) From today until May 7, 2012, I will be posting daily blogs at the official NaPiBoWriWee site: https://paulayoo.com/napi I will return to this regular blog on May 8, 2012, which also marks the debut of the paperback edition of my YA novel GOOD ENOUGH (HarperCollins 2008/hardcover; 2012/paperback). https://paulayoo.com/books-good.html ###### So… what is NAPIBOWRIWEE? “NAPIBOWRIWEE” is the nickname for an event called “National Picture Book Writing Week.” I started this event in 2009 to promote my… Read more NaPiBoWriWee May 1-7, 2012 Update – https://paulayoo.com/napi →