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ReFoReMo Day 29: Carrie and Kirsti Celebrate with You! Plus, a Giveaway!

3/29/2016

You’ve done it! You have reached the end! (Go ahead…kiss the ground.) Was that couch beginning to swallow you up? Or were you at your desk most of the time? Whether you read one book or five each day, you are a winner! If you increased your reading research habits in any way, you are a winner! Even if one mentor text helped you revise a manuscript, you are a winner! The official reading period ran between March 7-27. As far as your reading goes, the goal is consistency and developing a new research habit. We are proud of each and every one of you!

Feel free to post your ReFoReMo Winner Badge on your blog, website, and social media profiles. Link the badge back to this address: http://www.reforemo.com/p/reforemo-mission.html
Thanks again to our incredibly talented resident illustrator, Lori Nawyn! The badge is beautiful!

As we mentioned in yesterday's post, ReFoReMo is moving to a new blog home! To celebrate the transition, we are offering this extra prize opportunity to EVERYONE, whether you are registered for ReFoReMo or not! There are two prizes in this drawing (see the little dots and arrows): one picture book critique (from Carrie) and one picture book (Kirsti's The Raindrop that Couldn't Fall). Follow the instructions in the Rafflecopter below to enter. All we ask is that you subscribe to the new site! That will enable you to continue receiving our weekly mentor text posts. You will enter your email in the right hand side bar of the new site (www.reforemo.com.) You will see a captcha box pop up after entering your email address, so please don’t skip that step. A verification email will come to your email inbox. Confirm that email and you will be all set to receive blog posts and enter the drawing. New options for extra entries in the drawing will be revealed in the Rafflecopter after you unlock the first step. This drawing is open between today and April 5. Please help us by spreading the news! (You are entitled to extra entries each day you share!)

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We will remain on this blog site until the end of March. All prize announcements and other posts in April and beyond will come from the new site. If you don't want to miss out, make sure you subscribe to posts from the new site at www.reforemo.com.

Please share your ReFoReMo achievements below and consider sending in a submission for our Revealing ReFoReMo series. This series is open to ReFoReMo participants who are interested in sharing the glory of mentor texts, research methods, specific revelations, or anything else related to your ReFoReMo experience. Submission guidelines can be found HERE.

Prize drawings for fully registered ReFoReMo participants will open tomorrow and only be available for one day. I repeat: ONE DAY. One entry will place you in the drawing for all of the prizes. If you enter more than once, you will be disqualified. There is magic in the number one: One Day. One entry. Rafflecopters will open at 12:00am CST March 30 and remain open only until 12:00am CST on March 31. Make sure you take advantage of your entry while you can.

You are eligible to enter the drawings if:

You commented on every ReFoReMo post.
You were properly registered by March 1 (Check the registration post)
You read daily.

Registrations and comments will be verified before announcing prize winners and the process may take us a few weeks.

See you bright and early tomorrow morning! If for some reason you have trouble with your Rafflecopter entry, refresh your browser and try again. Even if you are not eligible to enter, please join us as we celebrate the entire team (and you!) tomorrow.

Congratulations to everyone! Please share your success below.

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ReFoReMo Surprise + Sharing Buzz Contest

1/20/2016

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By Carrie Charley Brown

Well...do you notice anything new and spectacular about the blog? We want to thank our incredibly talented resident illustrator, Lori Nawyn, for the fabulous new header! We are so glad to embark upon this journey with you, and our little mascot's voyage symbolizes it well! Will you board the ReFoReMo boat with us?

As the February 15th ReFoReMo registration date nears, we'd like to create a buzz! With our passion for picture books and appreciation for this art form, what better way to ring in ReFoReMo 2016 than with singer/songwriter Emily Arrow? We all want kids to fall in love with our eventual works of art, as well, and Emily captures the heart of that through song. Let's encompass Emily's contagious spirit and enthusiasm through song as our event draws near!

Presenting...The Official ReFoReMo Song!
Written and Performed by the one and only Emily Arrow

Let's kick ReFoReMo into gear with a sharing contest and some prizes! Anyone is welcome to share, but this round of prize drawings are open to US residents only. Sharing is all it takes to enter the drawings between the dates of January 19-February 2! As you know, the bigger the buzz, the more picture book writers we will inspire. Together we can transform writing for picture book writers and illustrators at any learning level. Great gains comes from reading the newest picture books on the market. That's a great thing to share!

Many options allow you to share more each day. Pick your favorite social media sites: Twitter, FB, Google +, your blog, You Tube, etc. If you are not sure what to say, you can find information about our mission here. We love originality, but please feel free to use the Tweet examples below to guide your shares, as well. We've included our Twitter handles in each Tweet so we can retweet you and show our appreciation. If using Facebook, please friend and tag us there instead: Carrie and Kirsti. Feel free to expand on these examples in other forums that allow more characters.

Presenting the Official #ReFoReMo Challenge Song by the one and only @helloemilyarrow! http://ow.ly/XfQ1s @carriebrowntx @kirsticall

Catch #ReFoReMo fever through song! @helloemilyarrow @carriebrowntx @kirsticall http://ow.ly/XfQ1s

Get your foot a-tappin' as @helloemilyarrow kicks of #ReFoReMo in true kidlit fashion! http://ow.ly/XfQ1s @carriebrowntx @kirsticall URL

The second annual #ReFoReMo is drawing near! Will you be there, #picturebook writers? #giveaway @carriebrowntx @kirsticall http://ow.ly/XfQ1s

Registration for #ReFoReMo 2016 is coming February 15! #picturebook #writers #giveaway @carriebrowntx @kirsticall http://ow.ly/XfQ1s

Take a look at the author-educator line up again HERE. Find a few of them you would like to promote and share like this example:

Author-educators @ewhamilton @SauerTammi @MarcieFAtkins ready to rock #ReFoReMo! #giveaway @carriebrowntx @kirsticall http://ow.ly/XfQ1s

Feel free to use any of our author educator's twitter handles! Or mention the educators in general, like this:

PB writers! #ReFoReMo guests revealed! Sign up for updates and enter #giveaway. @carriebrowntx @kirsticall http://ow.ly/XfQ1s

Of course, you can create your own original tweets and shares! Just be sure to list this URL and tag Kirsti and me so we can thank you!

So...what are the prizes? Mentor Texts, of course! I received each of the texts shown below as a brand new hardcover review copy during the CYBILS awards. It will be hard to part with these special stories, but I feel compelled to share. Due to shipping costs, I must limit the drawings only to US entrants.

All three books are listed in the Rafflecopter below. Your entries will apply to all of the books and Rafflecopter will choose one winner for each book.

Thank you for your support! We can't wait to share ReFoReMo with you!

Kane Miller EDC Publishing

Candlewick Press

Chronicle Books

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Emily Arrow creates literature inspired music for children, cultivating an appreciation and love for singing, songwriting, literature, and art. Winner of the 2015 John Lennon Songwriting Contest, Emily is currently recording her debut children’s album, “Storytime Singalong” that will be released in January 2016. She has collaborated with awardwinning authors including Peter Brown of THE CURIOUS GARDEN, Peter H. Reynolds of THE DOT, and Kelly Light of LOUISE LOVES ART to name a few. Emily is based in Los Angeles and regularly performs at children’s literature festivals, schools, and libraries sharing her love for music and literature.

Follow Emily at these Social Media links:
You Tube, Twitter: @helloemilyarrow, Facebook,
and on her site at www.EmilyArrow.com.

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ReFoReMo Author-Educators Revealed (Plus Giveaway)

1/19/2015

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Reading for Research Month is shaping into a wonderful learning experience, thanks to these wonderful author-educators that have opted to share inspiration, tips, and recommendations with you! Just look at this line up! All of our guests are committed to picture books either as authors, librarians, or writing teachers. It's pretty cool to have that many picture book addicts in one place at one time! My gratitude goes out to each and every one of them!

ReFoReMo will benefit picture books writers of every level...from beginner to multi-published. Why? No matter the level, great gains come from reading the newest picture books on the market. As the February 15 registration date nears, we'd like to create a buzz! Let's kick it into gear with a sharing contest and some prizes! All you have to do is share between the dates of January 19-February 6 in order to enter the drawing. As you know, the bigger the buzz, the more picture book writers we will inspire. Many options below allow you to share more each day. Together we can transform our writing through ReFoReMo. That's a great thing to share!

Pick your favorite social media sites: Twitter, FB, Google +, your blog, You Tube, etc. If you are not sure what to say, you can find information about our mission here. I love originality, but please feel free to use the Tweet examples below. I've included my Twitter handle in each Tweet so I can retweet you and show my appreciation. Feel free to expand on these in other forums that allow more characters.

PB writers! #ReFoReMo guests revealed! Sign up for updates and enter #giveaway. @carriebrowntx
http://ow.ly/Hzu76

Author-educators @MarcieColleen1 @mstewartscience @TaraLazar ready to rock #ReFoReMo! #giveaway @carriebrowntx http://ow.ly/Hzu76
(Feel free to use any of our author educator's twitter handles!)

PB writers from beginner to multi-published all need to read #picturebooks! Join us for #ReFoReMo! @carriebrowntx http://ow.ly/HuFsM

Author-educators revealed for #ReFoReMo! C'mon PB #writers #authors! http://ow.ly/Hzu76 @carriebrowntx

Thank you for your support! We can't wait to share ReFoReMo with you!

The Farmer and The Clown by Marla Frazee

An original Suzy Leopold hand-crafted ReFoReMo Research Journal- Personalized with the name of the winner!

Mumbet's Declaration of Independence by Gretchen Woelfle and Alix Delinois

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ReFoReMo Day 29: Carrie and Kirsti Celebrate with You! Plus, a Giveaway!

ReFoReMo Surprise + Sharing Buzz Contest

ReFoReMo Author-Educators Revealed (Plus Giveaway)

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