We are a three-state region of nearly 600 members, with the vast majority living in Maryland. Our annual conference — a one-and-a-half-day in March — is held in Maryland. We do several other events, often aimed at specific sub-groups.Our regional advisors:
Kathy MacMillan
Rebecca Evans
Category Archives: NaNoWriMo / PiBoldMo
Got NaNoWriMo Stress? Take a break with some funning writing videos!
For those of us pounding out the words for National Novel Writing Month, aka NaNoWriMo, aka why am I putting myself through this again, it’s gonna be a long, long month with many late nights and countless cups of coffee. … Continue reading
NaNoWriMo Survival Kit: Time to Prep!
Today we’re teaming up with Eastern Penn Points for the #SCBWIsocial Third Thursday Blog Link Up. Want to join along? See details at the bottom of this post. It’s almost that time of year again, folks: National Novel Writing Month, … Continue reading
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Cooler Weather, Changes, and Events
Happy Friday, everyone! I hope you’re enjoying the beginning of fall as much as I am; I love the start of the autumn colors and that I can bake again without sweating. I look forward to this time of year … Continue reading
The Voice of May
Hello, to lovely May flowers and to you, creators of children’s books! Our theme this month is Keeping it Real – Crafting Authentic Characters and Believable Voice. I have been exploring those ideas as they relate to my genre of … Continue reading
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Tagged believable characters, Darcy Pattison, picture books, Tara Lazar, voice, word choice
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Congrats to our regional NaNoWriMo and PiBoIdMo finishers!
Something amazing arrived in our mail yesterday. THIS!!! My apologies if this sounds braggadocious, but wow, I’m really proud of this shirt after failing at NaNoWriMo for many, many years. So there might be a slight chance that I’ll be wearing … Continue reading
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Tagged NaNoWriMo / PiBoldMo, PiBoIdMo, scbwi
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30 Ways to Gather Picture Book Ideas for PiBoIdMo!
Yesterday was all about NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month. Today’s topic is about the lovely Tara Lazar’s awesome PiBoIdMo, Picture Book Idea Month, that starts on November 1st! What is it? From Tara’s Website: Why, it’s Picture Book Idea Month! Tired of … Continue reading
NaNoWriMo … yes or no?
November is almost here and you know what that means, right? The writing challenge season is about to begin! Tomorrow we’ll talk about PiBoIdMo – Picture Book Idea Month, hosted by the lovely Tara Lazar. Today’s topic is all about … … Continue reading
Yet one more NanoWriMo Post…
Last year I made a post around this time about why I was not doing NaNoWriMo so let me tell you, no one is more surprised than I that I decided to do NaNoWriMo this year. Never say never… So … Continue reading
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NaNoWriMo Wrap-up
Happy Cyber Monday everyone! I trust you all have survived your Thanksgiving food hangover. For those of you who braved the Black Friday frenzy – you’re a far better person than I! Hope you found deals galore. It’s time to … Continue reading
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As the Eraser Burns 