ReFoReMo Day 31: Reading for Research All Year

3/31/2016

Raise your hand if you benefited from ReFoReMo this year! Raise your hand if you made a new friend (books count, too)! Raise your hand if you are ready to be refreshed once a week with featured authors, books, ReFoReMo revelations, and monthly challenges! Ohhhh, goody! We are so excited to support you all year long.

If you followed us over to the new exclusive blog home for ReFoReMo, then you know where we'll "meet" from now on. I hope you subscribed to the new blog...this will deliver the posts right to your inbox. The Facebook group will not be moving, and we'll keep you connected there, as well.

Your very first post from the new blog will be a prize announcement post. However, we cannot guarantee the exact date that the prize post(s) will arrive. We'll do our best, but please understand that it will take us a while to verify our winners. What I can guarantee is an author interview on April 12, a research challenge on the 19th, and a THINK QUICK book-themed interview on April 26.

Thanks again for your support! Our ReFoReMo family means the world to us! See you soon!

Carrie & Kirsti

128 Comments

Pamela Courtney

3/31/2016 01:17:18 am

Ladies, take a bow. You've done an amazing job. What a memorable month I had. I'm so very glad I stuck it through to the end.

Carrie Charley Brown

4/5/2016 12:32:25 am

Thanks, Pamela! We're glad you did, too!

Sharon Giltrow

3/31/2016 01:38:00 am

Yay! Year long support. I made 50 new friends (books) and am going to make many more :-).

Vicki Reinhardt

3/31/2016 05:11:41 am

I'm raising my hand!!! =)

Sue Ganz-Schmitt link

3/31/2016 05:21:45 am

It is so great to be part of this family. Sending great gratitude for all you have done. Perhaps a ReFoRemo meet up at the SCBWI Summer Conference??

Carrie Charley Brown

4/5/2016 12:33:17 am

It's very possible, Sue! I plan to attend. :)

Michele Manning

3/31/2016 05:34:26 am

Hand is raised!

Mona Pease

3/31/2016 05:53:55 am

Hand raised! thank you over and over again!

Linda Chavez

3/31/2016 06:43:30 am

My hand is raised high in the air reaching for the stars!

Linda Schueler

3/31/2016 06:44:47 am

See you soon! Looking forward to meeting again.

Terri Degezelle link

3/31/2016 07:01:07 am

March 2016 had been a wonderful learning opportunity. Thank you. Now to sit down and put it all to good use.

Patricia Nozell

3/31/2016 07:07:42 am

Hands raised & waving! Thank you!!!

Nancy Rimar

3/31/2016 07:12:02 am

Hand raised! Thank you!

Donna Cangelosi link

3/31/2016 07:13:11 am

Thank you for everything! Hope to see you at the NJSCBWI conference, Carrie!

Carrie Charley Brown

3/31/2016 09:27:34 am

Yes, Donna! BOTH Kirsti and I will be there! :)

Kirstine Call

3/31/2016 11:13:22 am

Can't wait to meet you!

Lucky Jo Boscarino

3/31/2016 07:13:29 am

Raising left hand; right hand is busy writing/drawing.

Rebecca Colby

3/31/2016 07:22:19 am

I'm raising both hands and then putting them together to applaud the fantastic job you've both done this month. Many thanks!

Melissa Stoller link

3/31/2016 07:27:50 am

I am raising my hands ... and they are now poised over the computer keys ready to write! Kudos to Carrie and Kirsti - I am so happy to be part of this amazing community.

Manju Howard

3/31/2016 07:33:33 am

Thanks again, Carrie & Kirsti ! I appreciate all the time both of you give. Best wishes!

Sue Heavenrich

3/31/2016 07:49:15 am

thanks for all the time and effort you put into ReFoReMo! - see you on the other blog.

Darlene Koppel link

3/31/2016 08:11:52 am

YAY - I did it. Thank you all so much!

Juliana Lee link

3/31/2016 08:23:32 am

So happy to be part of the ReFoReMo family!

Sue Poduska

3/31/2016 08:23:57 am

Raise the roof!

Christine Rodenbour

3/31/2016 08:31:50 am

Looking forward to all of it!

Denise Engle

3/31/2016 08:37:13 am

My hand is raised!!!!

Mary Worley

3/31/2016 08:38:40 am

I'm amazed that you can pull off a blog switch during ReFoReMo. You deserve a vacation.

Monique Wakefield

3/31/2016 08:38:58 am

Raising my hand! Awesome experience. Thank you guys for all the great posts and the contributors:)

Andrea Mack link

3/31/2016 08:53:32 am

I'm so glad I decided to join the challenge this year! Looking forward to more in the coming year.

Robin Currie link

3/31/2016 08:56:37 am

Hand up with the excitement of Hermione Granger in Transfiguration!

Diane link

3/31/2016 08:56:50 am

Raising both hands, two feet, and a smile that can't be beat.

Thank you both for all of the wonderful information.

Diane Roberts

Kathy Halsey

3/31/2016 08:58:40 am

Carrie and Kirsti, I WILL carry on w/ReFoReMo. Already subscribed to new blog. I made new friends both virtual writing peeps and books.

Kirsti Call

3/31/2016 11:29:18 am

This is fantastic!

Jess Townes link

3/31/2016 09:00:38 am

Ladies, it's time for you to go get a massage. Or a glass of wine. Or take that vacation! You've earned it. Thank you for all you do!

Anita Jones link

3/31/2016 09:07:36 am

What a great program you all have created!! I was a fellow in the National Writing project and although intense...this was right up there!! I can't tell you how much I learned about picture books,...the writing, the mentor notes, terminology, reading, reading, reading, and inspiration, which was amazing!! Thank you all for your hard work and dedication...because that's what it takes to do something this wonderful!!!

Carrie Charley Brown

3/31/2016 09:30:24 am

Wow, Anita! May I quote you on social media? "I was a fellow in the Nat'l Writing project and although intense...#ReFoReMo was right up there!!" -Anita Jones Thanks for the very kind compliment!

Anita Jones link

3/31/2016 05:14:21 pm

Oh course Carrie! I plan on sharing this program to those colleagues and teaching consultants who also were involved in the program!! Great Work!

Cathy Mealey

3/31/2016 09:12:59 am

^ O ^

Standing O-vation for all your ReFoReMo achievements!

Lori Dubbin

3/31/2016 09:16:07 am

Raise a glass to you and us and all the books we read! Tomorrow and tomorrow there will be more books to read. See you on your new blog! Thank you for the time and commitment you put into ReFoReMo and beyond :)

Mary Warth

3/31/2016 09:20:10 am

Thanks again Carrie and Kirsti! Looking forward to the new site!

Joy Main

3/31/2016 09:20:34 am

Hand raised! Amazing to have so much ongoing support, thanks again.

Anita Banks

3/31/2016 09:25:31 am

Hands Raised!!

Melissa Rutigliano

3/31/2016 09:31:08 am

I'm raising my hand!!

Kelly Rice Schmitt

3/31/2016 09:36:33 am

Ladies, thank you for a fantastic month! I'm excited to be subscribed to the new site, and look forward to reading for research all year long.

Rosie Pova

3/31/2016 09:42:39 am

Cheers! :)
[I know it's morning, it's just coffee...hehe]

Celeste Gerard

3/31/2016 09:45:21 am

Mucho gracias!

Trine

3/31/2016 10:04:24 am

Both hands raised high!! THANK YOU!

Tracey Brown

3/31/2016 10:08:02 am

Hands are raised! Happy to belong to this wonderful community!

Linda Thomas

3/31/2016 10:09:10 am

Hand raised! Thank you for a great month and I look forward to the weekly post too!

Dina Ticas

3/31/2016 10:09:27 am

Oh, gosh, I was starting to wonder how I was going to keep up the momentum. Excited to keep going.

Sharon Putnam

3/31/2016 10:24:21 am

I’m raising my hand! I look forward to more posts on the new ReFoReMo site

AJ Irving link

3/31/2016 10:28:00 am

Hand raised!

Lisa Morgan

3/31/2016 10:28:55 am

What an amazing experience! Thank you SO much for taking the time to share your knowledge and help everyone make connections. What a fabulous opportunity for so many.

Karen Brady link

3/31/2016 10:37:30 am

Thanks again for a wonderful month of insight and inspiration! I'm looking forward to learning more with ReFoReMo throughout the year.

Meena

3/31/2016 10:47:13 am

Thanks for the inspiration and month-long motivation. Looking forward to learning every day.

Donna L Martin link

3/31/2016 10:48:07 am

Carrie, you and all the other people on your ReFoReMo team are the greatest! I had so much fun and look forward to applying what I learned moving forward...

THANKS!

Angie Quantrell

3/31/2016 10:51:30 am

Yes, take a bow everyone who helped put this fantastic month together! So much work and organization and effort - we thank you! (Cheers, clapping, standing ovation.) Thank you!

Gabrielle Snyder link

3/31/2016 11:01:30 am

I'm raising my hand and I look forward to meeting all year long on the new ReFoReMo site!

Marianne Kuzujanakis link

3/31/2016 11:02:31 am

ReFoReMo has grown so much since it's beginnings. I LOVE it! Sincere wishes for your continued success. I will look forward to joining in for many more years! THANK YOU!!!!

JEN link

3/31/2016 11:07:00 am

Hands raised and applauding. See you all on the new site!

Marlene Rohr

3/31/2016 11:13:22 am

My hand is raised and and my feet are ready for the next step in this journey. Thanks for all you do for this community of aspiring authors!

Maria Marshall

3/31/2016 11:18:51 am

Joining Jen in a round of applause. You both did an amazing job. The encouragement, intensity, and amount of information were so valuable. Excited about the new site and all you have planned in the future. Thanks.

Kimberly Marcus link

3/31/2016 11:30:45 am

I can't thank you enough for ReFoReMo! My hands are raised. Its so important to carve out the time to read and this has totally helped. Can't wait to learn more!!

Kristen Browning

3/31/2016 11:41:12 am

I have now commented on all of the posts! Late, but now I feel that I have completed the challenge! Thanks again for everything, and I look forward to your upcoming posts and to ReFoReMo 2017

Traci Bold link

3/31/2016 11:48:18 am

Hand raised! Thank you for a great month!

Elizabeth Duncan link

3/31/2016 12:02:20 pm

Thanks for an interesting and educational month.

dee Leone link

3/31/2016 12:02:34 pm

My hand is raised. Thanks again.

Ellen Leventhal

3/31/2016 12:03:34 pm

Again, Carrie and Kirsti, thanks so much. And yes, my hand is raised. :)

Sandra Jenkins

3/31/2016 12:20:31 pm

Thanks for a great month

Sherry Howard link

3/31/2016 12:25:55 pm

I can only imagine the love you must have for books and the writing community to produce such wonderful content! Thank you so much!

Susan Deo

3/31/2016 12:29:22 pm

Thank you all for a wonderful month of exploring picture books and writing!

maria gianferrari link

3/31/2016 12:32:08 pm

New book AND new people friends :). I love our kidlit community :)!!

Thanks, Carrie, Kirsti & Janie!!

Bethany Roberts link

3/31/2016 01:00:40 pm

This was such a valuable challenge. I'm looking forward to more with posts year-round!

Lauri Fortino link

3/31/2016 01:13:48 pm

Though I don't "officially" participate, I do read every fantastic post and Tweet them. ReFoReMo is a valuable resource for writers and it's fun too! :)

Anne Appert link

3/31/2016 01:56:49 pm

I am definitely looking forward to your weekly posts! Read so many books that I am considering adding to my own personal library :). And such a great community! This has been a great experience.

Ann Magee

3/31/2016 01:59:30 pm

Thanks so much, ladies, for all you've done for us fellow writers (and readers) this month. If there's anything you need from us, just ask :)
Looking forward to seeing you again at the NJSCBWI conference in June!

Carrie Charley Brown

4/5/2016 12:37:18 am

Sure, Ann! Would love to see your submission to the Revealing ReFoReMo series. :) http://www.reforemo.com/p/submissions.html
See you in NJ!

Shelley Kinder

3/31/2016 02:22:43 pm

Hand raised! Thanks for a great month! See you at the new site...

Amy Murrell

3/31/2016 02:35:27 pm

My hand is definitely raised!

Susan Zonca

3/31/2016 02:43:47 pm

Utilizing some of what I've learned throughout the month I have revised and submitted my manuscript. Thanks for helping to empower us.

L. Michelle Quraishi link

3/31/2016 02:44:30 pm

I feel like I really learned how to incorporate mentor texts into my process.

Sara Gentry

3/31/2016 03:15:44 pm

Thanks for a great month! Looking forward to seeing the new site.

Lynn Davidson link

3/31/2016 03:25:10 pm

I'm still working on analyzing the suggested books, have returned a few to the library, and have more on hold to pick up. This month's challenge is going to continue for me awhile yet.

I think I commented on every post, and I am signed up for future posts on the new site. The fact that you have to move to a site that will accommodate all this activity shows we writers are a hungry lot and you have tapped into a need. Thank you!

Ashley Bankhead

3/31/2016 03:45:25 pm

Thank you!

Heather Pierce Stigall link

3/31/2016 03:47:59 pm

Hand raised then lowered in a fancy ballroom-style bow to you for another great year of ReFoReMo! Of the new books I read this month (not counting the ones I had already read), my new best friend is LITTLE TREE. I'm in love!

Carrie Charley Brown

4/5/2016 12:38:23 am

Such a powerful feelings to be in love with a PB! :)

Lenne' Musarra

3/31/2016 04:32:03 pm

Hands raised, hands a clapping,
Clicking fingers, toes a tapping,
Thanks to you, my brains-a-rapping!
Thank you everyone! Looking forward to more ReFoReMo!

Carrie Charley Brown

4/5/2016 12:38:59 am

Fun! Sounds like RhyPiBoMo might also be right up your alley, Lenne'! :)

Beverly Marsh

3/31/2016 04:40:38 pm

Both hands are raised and waving. Thanks for a fantastic month!

Charlotte Dixon

3/31/2016 04:42:56 pm

Hands raised and heart thumping for more to come!!! Thank you Carrie, Kirsti, Janie, and guests. This is exciting and I'm so happy to be a part of it.

Jena Benton

3/31/2016 05:05:40 pm

Yeah! We did it!

Carol Nelson

3/31/2016 07:35:01 pm

Hand definitely raised! Thanks for all the inspiring mentor texts.

Noelle McBride

3/31/2016 08:12:31 pm

I'm so thrilled for this beginning!

Natalie Lynn Tanner

3/31/2016 09:17:36 pm

Everyone raise your hand if you LOVE Janie, Carrie, and Kristi!!!! Ladies, you deserve a standing ovation! WE LOVE YOU!!! WE LOVE REFOREMO!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!

Carrie Charley Brown

4/5/2016 12:40:02 am

You sure know how to make us feel loved, Natalie. :) Our goals have been reached when we can help others learn. That's what this is all about.

Lotus Ivak

3/31/2016 11:27:45 pm

Both hands raised! Thank you!! :)

Lauren Kerstein link

4/1/2016 12:14:38 am

My hand is raised for sure! Thank you!

Stephanie Gray

4/1/2016 06:28:16 am

Much thanks!

Mary Boehmer

4/1/2016 07:48:04 am

Many thanks for all you do!!!!

PatHaap

4/1/2016 08:06:38 am

Hand raised!

Lori Gravley link

4/1/2016 08:10:37 am

Both hands are raised and I'm doing a little happy dance. Thank you.

Megan Taraszkiewicz

4/1/2016 08:21:55 am

Great job and thanks again!!

Laura Renauld

4/1/2016 08:53:46 am

Jazz hands!

Rita Lorraine Hubbard link

4/1/2016 08:59:56 am

[Hand in air...] Oooh, ooooh, me, me!!!

Linda Hofke

4/1/2016 10:01:25 am

I learned a lot and made new friends. Thanks again!

Sheri Radovich

4/1/2016 10:41:09 am

Can't wait for new posts to come to my address. Will be bookmarking it soon.

Martin Segal

4/1/2016 10:55:52 am

Hand raised! Thank you so much for all you do! Looking forward to even more mentor texts!

Ann Kelley link

4/1/2016 11:07:21 am

Hand raised! :)

Virginia Manning link

4/1/2016 11:13:05 am

I really enjoyed my first year participating in ReFoReMo! I've been raving about it to my picture book friends! I read 114 picture books, became a huge fan of Goodreads, and learned a lot from the posts. I definitely discovered a lot of new book crushes. Thank you again!!!

Carrie Charley Brown

4/5/2016 12:40:44 am

Hooray, Virginia!

Debbie McCue

4/1/2016 11:36:41 am

Yea! I signed up on the new blog and look forward to more inspiration from the blog posts and guests. You guys are wonderful! Thanks for all you are doing.

Natalie Rompella link

4/1/2016 11:42:36 am

Raise your hand if you get the importance of mentor texts now? Me, me!

Carrie Charley Brown

4/5/2016 12:41:20 am

Job accomplished! :) It's a good feeling!

Claire Noland link

4/1/2016 12:10:15 pm

Yes! I am so happy to know that your great posts will continue to arrive in my inbox.

debra daugherty

4/1/2016 12:14:56 pm

Thanks again, Carrie and Kirsti, for a job well done!

Karen Condit

4/1/2016 12:53:26 pm

This is strengthened my resolve to keep at this hard work of writing! I feel energized again! Many thanks!!

Annette Bay Pimentel link

4/1/2016 01:16:06 pm

So much new book love! Thanks.

Carol Cole link

4/1/2016 01:39:06 pm

I have both hands raised high and looking forward to all the new information I'll be getting from your new site.
Thanks again for a fantastic month.

Joanne Sher link

4/1/2016 04:06:20 pm

This has been absolutely fabulous, ladies! Thanks so VERY much for all you have done. I am SO much better for it!

Melanie Ellsworth

4/1/2016 05:42:38 pm

Thank you! I look forward to on-going research and wonderful mentor texts throughout the year.

Wendy Greenley

4/1/2016 05:45:24 pm

Reading for FUN today. (But can I turn the critical eye off, NO!)

Sherri Rivers link

4/1/2016 08:20:13 pm

What a great experience this was. I learned a TON! So many picture books; so little time.

Lisa Rogers link

4/1/2016 08:56:29 pm

Thanks so much for a wonderful month of studying fantastic books. While I didn't comment on every post, I benefited so much from the stellar author lineup and great examples. Thanks again.

Carrie Charley Brown

4/5/2016 12:42:32 am

That's the whole idea, so we've done our job and you've done yours! It's a win win! :)

Lydia Lukidis link

4/1/2016 09:38:51 pm

I also raise my hand!!
Thanks ladies.

Jilanne Hoffmann

4/2/2016 02:04:54 pm

My hands are raised and waving! Thank you for such an exhilarating month of posts and research! So much work behind the scenes. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Lisa Riddiough

4/4/2016 12:12:43 pm

Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom and resources.

Cassie Bentley

4/5/2016 12:25:53 pm

My hand is raised for such a wonderful month of research and learning. Thanks for all your time and effort.

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