Been snowed in this week and going stir crazy?

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Yowie! I think you may have fractured something there, buddy.

Speaking of fractures, all along I’ve been calling LITTLE RED GLIDING HOOD a fractured fairytale, but I think I’ve been WRONG. Yes, folks, I’m admitting my mistake. Somebody turn up The Biebs!

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LITTLE RED is actually a fairytale MASH-UP. (This is probably a sub-segment of a fracture, like a bone chip.)

I didn’t merely retell LITTLE RED, I inserted a flock of fairytale and nursery rhyme characters into a whole new story starring Red and The Big Bad Wolf.

During revisions, editor Heidi Kilgras asked me to create a chain reaction after the boy cried “Wolf!”. I immediately whipped this up, which Troy Cummings illustrated brilliantly:

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I’m wondering if maybe I haven’t marketed this book correctly. Do people think it’s the same story as the original, just taking place on ice??? No, it’s so much more than that!

Again, self-doubt creeps into the creative’s mind. Self-doubt, which I talked about last week, happens not just when you’re writing, but through every part of the book-making process…even when the process is over! I still think self-doubt is healthy, as long as it’s not overwhelming or paralyzing. Those slices of doubt help you create a better book…and perhaps also help you market the title more effectively!

So now I’m doing the mashed potato.

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Oh wait, not THAT mashed potato. I’ll leave that for an alien book.

OK, enough hijinks (which is a FABULOUS word for a picture book text)…onto the final winners of the PiBoIdMo daily prizes. I will be emailing the remaining winners (from this week) later today to arrange delivery!

Day 21: Nancy Tupper Ling Winner
LANE ARNOLD (Double Happiness)

Day 22: Anna Staniszewski Winner
CAROL GWIN NELSON (Power Down, Little Robot)

Day 23: Katy Duffield Winner
SELENA SPAIN (Loud Lula)

Day 24: Jesse Klausmeier Winner
ANNIE CRONIN ROMANO (Open This Little Book)

Day 25: AJ Smith Winner
ROBYN CAMPBELL (Even Monsters)

Day 26: Pat Zietlow Miller Winner
LISA CONNORS (Share the Bread)

Day 27: Kelly DiPucchio Winner
AMY BRADSHAW (Everyone Loves Bacon)

Day 28: Paula Yoo Winner
CHRISTINE RODENBOUR (Twenty-Two Cents…the book, not $0.22!)

Day 29: Arree Chung Winner
SARA WEINGARTNER (Ninja!)

Day 30: Kim Norman Winner
KIM PIDDINGTON (This Old Van)

Congratulations to all the winners…and that includes all those who completed the 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge. Remember you can honor your gumption (ooh, another great word!) with a prize at the PiBoIdMo CafePress Shop! Like this snazzy mug! Every purchase via our link makes $3.00 for RIF (all proceeds).

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In 2015,  PiBoIdMo donated $230.39 to Reading is Fundamental,  helping to put new books into the hands of underprivileged children. A sincere thank you to those who snapped up PiBoIdMo goodies. You did a good thing.

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Thanks to everyone for participating! That’s all, it’s OVAH!

Now I think I’ll go hibernate with this guy!

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