Storystorm 2025 Day 23: Margo Sorenson Rethinks and Repurposes Gems
by Margo Leipua’ala Sorenson Rejection! Rejection! Rejection! Poor Little Cup—no one wanted to publish his story. *cue sobbing* Here was the pitch: “Everyone in the kitchen...
NotebookLM Introduces Me
Tonight’s Jason Neiffer #edtechSR inspired AI experiment: I asked Google’s NotebookLM AI model to take my bio, resume, vitae, portfolios, etc and create a “deep dive”...
Storystorm 2025 Day 22: PB25 Vibes Shares the Vibes
by PB25 Vibes In PB25 Vibes, a group of creators with books launching in 2025, we are all about vibes! Finding that feeling you want to...
Storystorm 2025 Day 21: Jolene Gutiérrez and her Children Shine a Light
by Jolene Gutiérrez It’s 2025. We’ve been through dark times, and there could be more coming. How do we brave the darkness? How do we find...
Storystorm 2025 Day 20: Katie Mazeika Consults Her Younger Self
by Katie Mazeika Howdy Storystormers! I’m going to tell you a little about my childhood and hopefully it’ll help you come up with an idea for...
7 New Chapter Books, January 2025
Keep your growing readers reading good books with these new titles celebrating adventure, a love of animals, and friendship. 7 New Chapter Books, Dec 2024… The...
Storystorm 2025 Day 19: Matt Forrest Esenwine Celebrates Success
by Matt Forrest Esenwine The great thing about Storystorm is that it spurs so many ideas! It also encourages one to simply brainstorm, without worrying about...
Storystorm 2025 Day 18: Lori Keating Creates a Vision Board
by Lori Keating Brainstorming ideas for stories can be an exhilarating journey into the depths of creativity. It often begins with a spark—an intriguing character, a...
Storystorm 2025 Day 17: Namita Moolani Mehra Tests Titles, Taglines and Golden Nuggets
by Namita Moolani Mehra The ad agency girl in me tends to come up with titles before developed story ideas. My Storystorm output for the last...
11 Beautiful New Picture Books, January 2025
Happy 2025! The new year in picture books features funny, sweet, and interactive stories for age 4 to 8. New Picture Books, January 2025 The… The...
