czikimonkey
says:
@Holly, your stories are private. I would love to look at them--just make them public! Here are my tips to writing good storybirds:
1. Think about wacky ways to make the pictures go together, because sometimes they don't. What do you see in the picture? I spend a long time looking at each one. Then, I start making piles of pictures.
2. I organize the pictures (if I think it will help, or if there are too many) and I prioritize the ones I like. I start filling in the book with the ones I like and decide the order.
3. Then I start writing...I usually mess around with a few ideas. Right now I have about ten storybirds in process. None of them are ready to go yet. They aren't ready because I like my storybirds to be silly, or deep, or poetic, or rhyming, or something special--I always try to put a little quirkiness in each one.
Try different formats of books: an encyclopedia, a dictionary, a book of short stories, a poem story, etc. Those are fun and easy ways to link together hard to match up pics.
I hope that helps!!!
Let me know if I can help more. And happy writing! And make your stories public! :))))
That was the most awesome book ever!
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Thanks everyone :) I loved writing this!
figment68 hearted this
Really nice story!!
celtic32 hearted this
Amazing. Just so good. No words can describe this. You are an amazing author!!!
Thank you all so much!
Great, great, greatly fantastic story. I love how you fabricated this book. It's just so creative that I wonder how you could have ever come up with it.
Allalea hearted this
@Allalea--thank you so much! It took a really long time to come up with the story, but I loved the pictures sooo much!
Beautiful story! i love how well you managed to link all the pictures together. :)
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amazing! great story!
@smartcookie thanks!!!
@feathered dragon, thank you!
@magarooney--thanks for the heart!
HollyTheWelshie hearted this
That was so good!!! I love all of your stories, they are really good! You are so good at making them make sense. The pictures seem to match the stories, not the stories to the pictures. The are brilliant!!! :-D
Please please please can you write some more soon, and you have to give some tips on how you make them so good! They are amazing, and you are a fantastic writer!!!
Please can you have a look at my page?
:-)
It is not as good as yours but I could use some advice
The was really inspirational. I loved it!
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@Holly, your stories are private. I would love to look at them--just make them public! Here are my tips to writing good storybirds:
1. Think about wacky ways to make the pictures go together, because sometimes they don't. What do you see in the picture? I spend a long time looking at each one. Then, I start making piles of pictures.
2. I organize the pictures (if I think it will help, or if there are too many) and I prioritize the ones I like. I start filling in the book with the ones I like and decide the order.
3. Then I start writing...I usually mess around with a few ideas. Right now I have about ten storybirds in process. None of them are ready to go yet. They aren't ready because I like my storybirds to be silly, or deep, or poetic, or rhyming, or something special--I always try to put a little quirkiness in each one.
Try different formats of books: an encyclopedia, a dictionary, a book of short stories, a poem story, etc. Those are fun and easy ways to link together hard to match up pics.
I hope that helps!!!
Let me know if I can help more. And happy writing! And make your stories public! :))))
Oh my goss.........amazing book and congrats.you wown that story contest.And your a teacher!iam only nnie!plese read some of my stories!love this book
oh and congrats on getting author of the week
czikimonkey-Hey!!!! I need an adult judge for my Community challenge!! Please Be it!!!! Here is the link-
http://storybird.com/books/luckyboy22s-second-comunity-challenge-everyone-wel/
You really made it seem like you enjoyed writing this! I love it!
monkey! new cc, by, me! check it out!
http://storybird.com/books/a-community-challenge-for-all/
hi_its_me hearted this
Cziki..... I LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!! it kept me intrested the WHOLE time! it was an amazing moral, beautfially written and it made me smile so much my cheek bones hurt! it was increadbly lyrical and just.....amazing
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http://storybird.com/books/the-smallest-of-all-the-story-of-shay-b-bunnyrabbi/
A story by my friend who is new here. Wish her a hello.
What a amazing and long story.I love all your stories.Please WRITE more stories.
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Eighteen2012 hearted this
awesome story!!!
The stranger. part eight:
http://storybird.com/books/the-stranger-part-eight-no-longer-a-stranger/
enjoy!:)
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annaamy hearted this
THIS WAS THE LONGEST BOOK BUT GOOD
Nele hearted this
Brilliant!
monkey, are you entering my cc?! i need to know! also, i've gotten to the part in the hunger games, where rue d-es! it's so sad! and, the changing of the rules, having one rule! that's just confusing!
AWESOME!!!
http://storybird.com/books/the-monthly-papers-a-storybird-newspaper-march-201/ Storybird NEWSPAPER! Tell everyone about it!
Such a beautiful story!!! =)
Wow! I loved your story. It was truly amazing and beautiful.
leopard3 hearted this
WOW LOL!:):):):):)
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thank you for that wonderful message. and that you for being so nice and comenting on my books!
frbg616 hearted this
Congratulations! You're the Adult Bronze Winner for the Music Community Challenge. (Community Challenges are run by and for the community.)
Martenkid hearted this
Congratulations czikimonkey!!
AND CONGRATS :D you really deserved this aswell!!!!
oh emm gee! this book is AWSOME! and it has more that 30 pages!!!!!! omg
it would be a dream come true if i knew you in real!!!
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Hi, Would you like to participate in my challenge?
It can be really fun if you participate because there won't be much people doing it so you could have a BIG chance of winning! Come and have a go! Looking forward to your story! :)
http://storybird.com/books/fancy_dress-autumn-challenge/
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you are such a great author! no wonder you made author of the week... i hope you can check out some of my stories some time! i <3 your stories
that is the awsome book ever