And with this post, we officially conclude Storystorm 2020!
I hope you are continuing to practice daily idea generation. Has the Storystorm practice become a habit? It has for me, even though I notoriously don’t participate in my own challenge! But I continue to collect and record my ideas in a single file, and I return to that file on a regular basis to flesh some out. It’s great exercise for my creative mind, which is always itching to be creative. Is that you, too? I feel positively out-of-sorts if I haven’t been creative in a while, and then it will finally dawn on me—I haven’t done my creative work! And I sit down and get to it. (But first, there is always Earl Grey tea. I’m a bit obsessed.)
Ah, if only it were that easy. And caffeinated.
I have to once again thank Urania Smith of KitLit Nation for helping to randomly select the winners. KidLit Nation is the place for authors and illustrators of color to get their publishing info. Check it out if that describes you!
And without further ado…here are the winners! I will be contacting you shortly via email to arrange delivery of the prizes.
Day 1. Heather Bell (heatherbell37)
Day 2. Shannon Hall
Day 3. Kariail2013
Day 4. Cindy C
Day 5: Jolene Ballard Gutiérrez
Day 6: Bruce Benson
Day 7. Beth Charles
Day 8. Dea Braydon
Day 9. Shirley301
Day 10. Betlw
Day 11. Jim Chaize
Day 12. Maria Marshall
Day 13. Heather Rowley
Day 14. Judith Snyder
Day 15. Thelia Hutchinson
Day 16. Lisa Riddiough
Day 17. Laurel Ranveig Abell
Day 18. Jennifer Weisse
Day 19. Dea Lenihan
Day 20. Elizabeth Brown
Day 21. Leeann Rizzuti
Day 22. Sheri Radford (Sheriradford)
Day 23. Colleen Kosinski
Day 24. Leslie Leibhardt Goodman
Day 25. Susan Schade
Day 26. Eileen Mayo
Day 27. Dina Ticas
Day 28. Darlene Koppel
Day 29. Chelle Martin
Day 30. Wendi Silvano
Thank you, all! I can’t wait until Storystorm 2021, can you?
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February 29, 2020 at 10:53 am
chichiscraps
Congratulations to all the winners! Now I must go make some Earl Grey tea.
February 29, 2020 at 10:57 am
Andrea Mack
What fun! Congratulations to you all! I feel like a winner too because I have so many story ideas (and already a new pb draft). Thanks, Storystorm!!
February 29, 2020 at 10:59 am
danielledufayet
Yay to all the winners and may EVERYONE who participated get a book deal from one of your book ideas. Thanks Tara! 🙂
February 29, 2020 at 10:59 am
yangmommy
Congrats to all the winners, bloggers, judges & readers! It’s been another fab month of new ideas & I for one, intend to keep this habit. 🙂
February 29, 2020 at 11:10 am
Laura Rackham
congratulations winners! and, YES! I’m ready for the next Storystorm!
February 29, 2020 at 11:15 am
Susan Drew
Thanks Tara. This was my first year to do Storystorm and it was big help. Lots of great ideas and learning! And one of my ideas was my February manuscript for 12×12. Can’t wait to see where that one goes.
February 29, 2020 at 11:16 am
Claire W Bobrow
Congrats to the winners! And thank you for another super Storystorm, Tara!!
February 29, 2020 at 11:26 am
Johnell DeWitt
Congrats!
February 29, 2020 at 11:36 am
Kathy Doherty
A BIG congratulations to all the winners!
February 29, 2020 at 11:39 am
Angie
Congratulations to all the winners! I’ve added a few more ideas to my Storystorm notebook, and wrote a first draft of one of my favorite ideas. 🙂 Can’t wait for next year!
February 29, 2020 at 11:40 am
Angie
ANDDDDD a giant thank you to Tara for all the hard work, and all the daily guests who shared such wonderful posts. Thank you!
February 29, 2020 at 11:47 am
Angela De Groot
Congrats to all the lucky peeps, and most of all thank you, Tara!
February 29, 2020 at 11:53 am
kiwijenny
Thanks Tara. You must be the best mom . You’ve trained 100’s plus to develop great habits. Big extend-hand-pat-back. You are the ‘awesomest’
Congrats to all who won. I’m a teensy weensy bit jealous… wait could that make a story? Hmmmmmm
February 29, 2020 at 11:54 am
lmconnors
Congratulations to all the winners! Thank you once again Tara for all your hard work with this event.
February 29, 2020 at 11:59 am
Gail Atherley
Thanks for a structured, motivational tool in my writer’s box! The creative inspiration is a wonderful assist to all burgeoning writers! Much appreciated!
February 29, 2020 at 11:59 am
Abby Wooldridge
Thank you so much to Tara and to everyone who contributed to a great StoryStorm! I appreciate you all! 🙂
February 29, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Carole Calladine
Thanks, Tara! Story Storm is a great way to start the year pulling and putting our writing into focus. Look out 2020! Have several drafts started. Researching other ideas. And, I have one finished and resting for another look next month. Thank you. Thank you.
February 29, 2020 at 12:00 pm
carolmunrojww
Congrats to everyone–the winners named here and all participants in this year’s Storystorm. I hope everyone’s eager to dive into their idea pile!
February 29, 2020 at 12:02 pm
Nadia Salomon
Congrats to all the winners! May your story ideas become future books! Happy writing. Until 2021…
February 29, 2020 at 12:09 pm
saputnam
Congratulations to all the winners!! Thank you again Tara for all that you do to make Storystorm the best thing since sliced bread!! I can’t wait until next year!!
February 29, 2020 at 12:10 pm
June Sengpiehl
Congratulations to the winners.
February 29, 2020 at 12:25 pm
Joan Longstaff
Congratulations to all the winners … roll on 20201!
February 29, 2020 at 12:33 pm
Dea
Yay!
Thank you so much Tara for all you do.
❤️
Love Storystorm and this wonderful community.
February 29, 2020 at 12:35 pm
Suzanne Lewis
Congratulations winners!!!
March 1, 2020 at 10:53 am
Thelia Hutchinson
Awesome!! Thank you. Congratulations everyone!
February 29, 2020 at 12:36 pm
Kaitlyn Leann Sanchez
I can’t wait either and it’s always so fun to see so many people get such cool prizes! Thanks for all you do, Tara, and congrats to everyone for all your awesome ideas, and extra congrats to those that won prizes, esp the wonderful and amazing Heather Bell and Jolene Gutiérrez, love ya ladies!
February 29, 2020 at 12:55 pm
dinatowbin
Thanks Tara for a fun exercise and the encouragement to keep writing as a daily habit. Happy Saturday.
February 29, 2020 at 1:08 pm
Mary Jane
Thank you so much, Tara. Because of you, January was a month of creative ideas on pages for all of us. Congratulations to the winners and good luck everyone! Keep on writing!
February 29, 2020 at 1:26 pm
LeeAnn Rizzuti
Oh my goodness! I won a prize! And that wouldn’t have happened without your amazing Story storm, Tara. And all the creative people who generously share their time and talent with participants. Thank you all!!
February 29, 2020 at 1:26 pm
Poupette Smith
Woo-wee, another great Storystorm! Thanks, Tara, hope to see you next year…
February 29, 2020 at 1:35 pm
pathaap
Congratulations to all the winners! Thanks again for making this another successful Storystorm, Tara!
February 29, 2020 at 1:37 pm
Jolene Ballard Gutiérrez
Storystorm is the best–thank you so much for all you do for the KidLit community, Tara! Congrats to all of the winners! I’m so excited to be on that list! I can’t wait to get my copy of Counting Elephants and share it with my students. 🙂 Thanks for the generous donation, Dawn Young! And thanks, Kaitlyn Sanchez, for the shoutout. ❤
February 29, 2020 at 1:39 pm
Christina Shawn
I love Storystorm! Thank you so much for creating it!
February 29, 2020 at 1:46 pm
Bruce Benson
Thank You to everyone. I learned so much through everybody’s participation and comments.
February 29, 2020 at 1:58 pm
Judy Sobanski
Congrats to all the winners! Thank you, Tara, for another wonderful Storystorm!!
February 29, 2020 at 1:59 pm
Darlene Koppel
OH MY Gosh! I won a prize. Thank you so much. Every day I felt like a prize winner when I read the motivating Story Storm posts. Every one, including you Tara, gave so much of themselves creatively.
February 29, 2020 at 2:44 pm
Erik Ammon
Woohoo! Congratulations to all the winners! And way to go Maria and Jim- an occasional CP and a regular CP right in a row!
February 29, 2020 at 3:00 pm
kathrynjeanhagen
Thank you, Tara, for a new year of inspiration and creativity!! I’m already looking forward to 2021.
February 29, 2020 at 3:02 pm
Matt Forrest Esenwine
Congratulations to all! (And thank you again, Tara, for hostig our cover reveal on Feb. 10!)
February 29, 2020 at 3:06 pm
tiffanydickinson
Congratulations, Winners! Thank you, Tara, for this great practice and opportunity. Write on.
February 29, 2020 at 3:36 pm
donnacangelosi
Congratulations to all the winners! Thank you for another year of StoryStorm fun and inspiration, Tara!
February 29, 2020 at 3:37 pm
Susan Twiggs
Congratulations to you all and to all of us for coming up with new ideas.
February 29, 2020 at 4:28 pm
chardixon47
Congratulation winners! Thank you, Tara and guests, for a terrific 2020 STORYSTORM. The ideas are still coming 🙂
February 29, 2020 at 5:43 pm
Jennifer Weisse
Wow! I won a prize! Thank you so much to Tara, and all who contributed and participated. It was very inspiring! Congratulations to all! Happy writing!
February 29, 2020 at 6:02 pm
Krista Harrington
Congratulations to everyone!!
February 29, 2020 at 6:07 pm
nancy s ferguson
Congratulations to the winners! THANK YOU, TARA for Storystorm.
February 29, 2020 at 6:09 pm
nancy s ferguson
Congratulations to the winners! THANK YOU, TARA for StoryStorm.
February 29, 2020 at 6:13 pm
writersideup
Wow! Congrats to all the winners!!! And Tara —– THANK YOU!!!! 😀 oxox
February 29, 2020 at 7:15 pm
Rinda Beach
Congratulations to the winners! And thanks to Tara for 31 days of inspiration and new ideas!
February 29, 2020 at 7:51 pm
Jilanne Hoffmann
Congrats to the winners! And thanks, Tara et al, for one crazy inspired month!
March 1, 2020 at 10:02 am
ptnozell
Congratulations to all of the winners – which truly is ALL of us! And many thanks, Tara & Team StoryStorm for the super start to 2020!
March 1, 2020 at 11:48 am
Susan Macartney
Looking forward to meeting up again for Story Storm 2021 and here’s to a wonderfully, creative 2020 to ALL!
March 1, 2020 at 12:02 pm
Cathy L. Murphy
Thank you, Tara! As always, it’s been grand! Congrats to the winners.
March 1, 2020 at 6:05 pm
Lisa Riddiough
Thank you for everything, Tara!!!
March 1, 2020 at 6:18 pm
Michele Ziemke
Everyone who participated is a winner! I’ve been working on six stories that really have potential. Thank you again for this amazing January adventure! Someday I’ll be be able to post that a published book came from #storystorm!
March 2, 2020 at 11:59 am
Joanne Roberts
Thanks. congratulations to all!
March 5, 2020 at 11:44 am
Eileen Mayo
Thank you Tara for such a fun challenge! This was my first time and it has been loads of fun!
March 6, 2020 at 3:46 pm
polishbabe
Hi Tara,
Hope you’re having a good day. I feel my fibromyalgia act up with the weather.
Can’t believe I actually won a prize. Just hope I didn’t miss your contacting me. Day #29. It says two winners, but I just see me. How does that work? It says critique and/or a book.
Best regards and thanks again for a great year of Story Storm!
Chelle Martin
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March 8, 2020 at 11:51 pm
Dina Ticas
WOW! I never win anything 🙂 I have a special connection to “At the Mountain’s Base since my 5th grade class and I participated in a Penguin Webinar where we asked Weshoyot Alvitre questions about this particular project. SOOO cool!
March 9, 2020 at 6:08 am
Dee Knabb
Congrats to the winners and every Storystormer. Thanks, Tara, for another fabulous event.