099 - Our Writing Routines

099 - Our Writing Routines

From Picture Book Summit Podcast by Picture Book Summit

May 26, 2026 · 51 min

About this episode

The Founders of Picture Book Summit discuss their diverse writing routines and the factors that motivate them.

The Founders of Picture Book Summit reveal their varied writing routines and what keeps them motivated and putting pen to paper. Are they morning writers, evening writers, or something in between? Who's a pantser? Who's a plotter? How do they keep themselves accountable to get their writing done? How important is a critique group? (Spoiler alert: VERY!) Does our resident author-illustrator start with words or pictures? How many manuscripts work on at the same time? How many revisions does it take for their stories to feel ready to go out on submission? The answers may surprise you, but we hope you'll find some inspiration and validation for your own process! Books mentioned in this episode: Who Hops? by Katie Davis Kindergarten Rocks! by Katie Davis Mabel the Tooth Fairy and How She Got Her Job by Katie Davis The Great American Mousical by Julie Andrews, Emma Walton Hamilton, and Tony Walton Toys Meet Snow by Emily Jenkins and Paul O. Zelinsky Find out more about this year's Picture Book Summit writing conference here: https://picturebooksummit.com/

People in this episode

Host: Picture Book Summit

Topics covered

  • writing routines
  • motivation
  • critique groups
  • manuscript revisions
  • author-illustrator process

Keywords

  • writing routines
  • motivation
  • critique group
  • manuscript revisions
  • author-illustrator

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Who Hops?, Kindergarten Rocks!, Mabel the Tooth Fairy and How She Got Her Job, The Great American Mousical, Toys Meet Snow

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