Great Links- Picture Book Construction

Graphic by Tara Lazar

Here is a very useful post by the wonderful Tara Lazar that explains all the possible layouts on a typical 32 pg Picture Book.

Really worth checking it out! :o)

Kick it off right: PiBoIdMo

Today marks the start of Picture Book Idea Month, or as it's more widely referred to: PiBoIdMo.
Tara Lazar created this event, publicly, in 2009. Each November, she puts together an amazing line up of guest bloggers, asking all participants to come up with at least one picture book idea a day for the month. There are prizes. There are inspirational posts. There is a supportive and fun community. But at the heart, it's a way for all of us to get the ideas out of our noggins and onto paper. To dig deep and come up with the start of something special.
It might seem intimidating - I'm a little jittery, and it's my second time around! - but I encourage you all to dive in head first.
Visit Tara's blog for the details, and read the first official post by Amy Dixon.
And with that, I'm off to find an idea or two!

Link Love: PiBoMo and Holli's Tips

In November Tara Lazar kicked off the 2nd annual Picture Book Idea Month. Sadly, I only lasted about 10 days - but those 10 days STILL generated so many great ideas and got me thinking about future book ideas. I'll be doing it again next year, and hopefully I'll last the whole month on a 2nd attempt! The good news for all of you is that Tara's blog has a whole month of amazing posts to inspire and motivate you.


And... for the month of December, Holli Conger is posting daily tips for illustrators. Holli's advice and insight is always awesome, so I'm eagerly reading her posts every day - you should too!