PiBoIdMo 2012 Registration Begins NOW! Sign-up Here!
Wake up, kidlit campers! Rise and shine! It's time to register for Picture Book Idea Month!
I hope you're ready to take the 30-picture-book-ideas-in-30-days challenge!
Need to know more before you sign up? Read this.
Those who sign-up for Picture Book Idea Month will be eligible for prizes—like feedback from one of four literary agents and critiques from picture book editors! Plus more to come!
2. Leave your full name in the comments of this post. The form will ask for your email address. Please enter it so I can contact you if need be. (Your address won't be published and I won't use it for any other purpose.) PLEASE LEAVE ONLY ONE COMMENT. DO NOT REPLY TO COMMENTS.
4. Purchase PiBoIdMo merchandise, like the official journal. [Note: more items to come over the next week.] All proceeds ($3 per item) benefit RIF, helping to put books into the hands of underprivileged children.
4. Add a Twibbon to your Twitter avatar and use the #PiBoIdMo hashtag when tweeting about the event.
REGISTRATION REMAINS OPEN THROUGH NOVEMBER 7th. You can still follow along if you're not registered, but remember, those who register and complete the challenge are eligible for agent and editor prizes like picture book critiques.
PiBoIdMo will kick-off with the first guest post October 25th for Pre-PiBo, a week designed to help you prepare for the event. There will also be a Post-PiBo the first week in December to help you organize all those ideas.
If you'd like, comment on the daily posts. You don't have to say anything profound, a simple "Keeno Yaccarino!" will do.
At the end of the month, I'll ask you to sign the PiBo-Pledge confirming you did create 30 ideas, and then I'll pick prize winners from those who have registered and pledged.
Thanks for joining! I hope you enjoy this year's PiBoIdMo! As always, if you have any suggestions for this event, please contact me at tarawrites (at) yahoo (dot) com or post on the PiBoIdMo Facebook group.
Marcus Ewert- reporting for duty!
Nothin like the last minute.
I'm in! So excited for another great year of PiBoIdMo. Thanks for hosting the fun, Tara!
Kathy Ellen Davis: should be sleeping but signing in instead!
Believe it or not, but I've been counting the days down since the end of last year's PiBoIdMo! Please count me in. I'm already signed up with blog posts to my email. I look forward to the challenge, and can't wait to get started! Thank you, Tara!
am i really doing this again? really?
okay then. count me in.
I can't wait to participate in PiBoIdMo again, Tara. I had so many amazing ideas the past few years, and can't wait to see what gems I discover in 2012.
Wow, you people are up late! Sorta. I'm in Germany and we're just waking up on the 24th… lol.
Marcy Pusey and I'm in!!! Thanks!
I am beyond excited about this. Sign me up!
Books are wings…they help kids soar! I'm ready to add 30 feathers during PIBOIDMO. Thanks, Tara, for organizing this and providing the inspiration and framework for lots of creativity. 🙂 This is my first time…and I'm totally excited and pumped!
I'm so excited to get started!
(second time lucky -I've just lost my first reply.
I love Novembers! PiBoIdMo AND SCBWI's Annual British Isles' Conference. I'm already signed up to your newsletter and can't wait to get started. Thanks again, Tara, for an amazing month.
Will try my best sweating it out in Singapore!
I am taking my first leap! I am in!!!
Excited! Nervous! Ready and willing!
I'm new to this malarky, but can I join in please?
Hooray, hooray, hooray. I'm so excited!!
I'm in! My first, yahoo:) Thanks for hosting this, Tara.
Sign me up again this year.
Can't wait to do it all over again – really enjoyed the challenge last year!
I hear voices :O Don't you just love it when your muse and characters are vying for your attenetion 😀 Going to be a good time!!!
Kathy Cyr – I'm ready!!
Hi Tara, I'm signing in. Yay! I already subscribe to your terrific blog and I'll add that cute badge to my blog. Thanks!
I'm in! I love this event. I still have a list of ideas leftover from last years PiBoIdMo. Ready to add another 30+ this year. Thanks for hosting again, Tara.
Since both kids are up at the crack I've dawn, I'm here bright and early!
Susanna Leonard Hill. Can't wait to get started on my 3rd consecutive year of PiBoidMo! Love this month 🙂 Thank you, Tara!!!
Hooray for you and for PiBoIdMo!
Yippeee skippee! I'm so IN! Thanks, Tara for all you do. Looking forward to a great month.
Thanks for coordinating such a fun month! Can't wait to get started and I love the logo!
Did PiBoldMo last year and am looking forward to doing it again!
Thanks for keeping this going, Tara! I'm ready to dive in.
I'd like to give this a try.
Keeno Yaccarino! Excited for my second PiBoIdMo. Thank you!
Wendi Silvano. Can't wait to get started!
Erik Weibel -Ready to go!
Sue Morris finally signed-up. YEAH!!
Can't wait … going to have my class take part, too!
Keeno Yaccarino! I'm in! So excited…going to pick out a special notebook this weekend 🙂 Thanks so much for doing this, Tara!
I'm ready with open journal and pen in hand!
I'm in! So excited for this.
Tara, thanks for putting this "out there". It was amazing to have a year's worth of ideas to work on after last Nov.!
Excited to report to my third year of PB Boot Camp ❤ Will be away til 11/5 but will catch up. Count me in!!
I just finished a MS of 7,838 words and now on to the next project. thanks for the encouragment!
Can't believe a year has already flown by. So excited for November to begin. Thanks Tara!
Kim MacPherson has been anxiously awaiting this and is SOOOO ready!
Yay…had a blast with 2011, looking forward to 2012.
Let me try this again after logging out of my WP account so you have my email!
Does spelling count? Any way, I'm signed up.
I'm lucky number 75…Donna L Martin…now to start filling in the lovely book I won from Kathy Ellen Davis as soon as it arrives in the mail!
In! Excited for 30 new ideas. Way cute banner and badge. Already signed up for your blog, so off to post the badge on Facebook. Can't believe how many people have already signed up. We are bunch of excited early birds! Thanks, Tara!
I'm in again, Tara! Can't wait to begin!!
Renee LaTulippe – in for my second time! Love the logo.
WOW! What great energy going on already.
Ready…set…gone! Thanks for doing this again.
I'm in again! Looking forward to it!
What a great motivator! Thanks for offering this; I can't wait to get started.
One happy camper here ready to take on the challenge! Thanks, Tara.
Really enjoyed last year and ended up with a couple of workable drafts that are now finished PBs waiting for me to do something with them! Looking forward to getting inspired again. Thanks Tara.
Hooray for another PiBoIdMo!!! Getting a new pack of sticky notes for my PiBo wall!
So very excited for this challenge. I am ready to go! I've been waiting for the day to sign up!! Woo hoo!!
This is a great way to get the ideas flowing and get myself drawing! Thanks.
It's my first PiBoIdMo, so yikes. Following – check. Facebook group – check. My mind is blank – check. I'm in!
Looking forward to participating again this year. Thanks for all you do to organize the challenge Tara!
I'm in for this too! Tracy Shave is my name – coming up with ideas will be my game..
If I got the info for this in an email does that mean I just have to leave my name and I am already subscribed to the email feed?
I am participating again this year.
Kathy Cornell Berman is ready! I can't believe this will be my second year.
Thanks Tara! I love it!
Abigail Aguirre signing up for the first time.
YES! On board and very excited. Thanks, Tara!
This is going to be fun. Can't wait to get started!
Ashley Bankhead. I am very excited.
Hurray! Can't wait to see what comes up this year! WHEEEEE!
Julie Hedlund at your service. Absolutely cannot wait. People say December is the most wonderful time of the year, but I say not – it's really November and PiBoIdMo!
Julie Hedlund signing up and committing to the pledge. Absolutely cannot wait. People say December is the most wonderful time of the year, but I say not – it's really November and PiBoIdMo!
As a writer, I'd be lost without my PiBoIdMo list of inspired ideas every year! I'm in!
I'm ready for 30 days of picture book learning and inspiration! Thanks!
Signed up and excited to be creative!
Thanks again for organizing this,Tara! Looking forward to deliberate idea practice again this year!!
Registered!! and so excited! Thanks Tara!!
First-timer Andrea Wang is in!
I'm in! And I have to say that while scrolling through the list, it was so wonderful to see so many names of friends, none of whom I knew before last year's PiBoIdMo. THANK YOU, Tara!
Here's to planning to do a better job this year than I did last year. I even have a *theme*! Thanks for doing this Tara, and you have some fantastic guest bloggers lined up!
This comes at the perfect time! Thanks, Tara! And, good luck everyone!
Deanie Yasner I am excited about this challenge.
Can't wait! Thanks for organizing this, Tara.
This is such an awesome event, I'm so grateful for the month long reminders & inspirational posts. So looking forward to it all!
Thanks, Tara! I'm ready for the challenge!
Flipperoony, it's here again. Where did the past twelve months ago. I am in again and know that Tara has an amazing line-up for us! Swell!
Felicia Lilley – I will be adding this link to my blog !!
I, Elizabeth Stevens Omlor I, am an official participant, unlike last year when I was a wee wall flower, er page flower….CANNOT WAIT!
I'm giving it a try for the first time this year.
Jill Proctor – What a wonderful challenge! Can't wait! It'll be a first for me.
Woo-hoo month long picture book writing party!
Woo-hoo! Anything to hang out with you, Tara!
I'm joining in this year! Coming up with ideas is not my strong suit, so I'm looking forward to the encouragement and camaraderie. Thanks, Tara!
Thanks for this opportunity. I enjoyed participating last year. And thanks for all your hard work keeping us motivated.
Christie Wild registered and ready to go!
Can't wait to join in this year!
Wait for me! Count me in.
A whole month's worth of story ideas? Yes, please!
Thanks for doing this, Tara. I can't wait to get started!
Woo hoo! Count me in!
Donna Jeanne Koepp – Looking forward to the challenge!
This is the greatest event of the year. Tara, thank you so much for making it happen.
NanoWriMo+PiBoIdMo=30 days of creative bliss, frustration and hot tea….lots of hot tea! Bring it!!!
Count me in. I will not cower in fear this year.
I'm excited about a month of brainstorming. Yay and hooray!
I'm in, and I'm very excited. Thanks so much for doing this again, Tara.
Last year was so amazing, I'm coming back for more. Thank you for hosting, Tara!
I'm ready to go! 😀 yippie!
Linda Armstrong is at the post.
I'm hoping to go right to the end this year. =S Thank you!
Kimberly Babeu –looking forward to this!
Uhhhh. Ok, sure. I'm in.
Romelle Broas looking forward to another round of PiBoIdMo.
Catherine Bailey – can't wait to get started!
Fun up ahead! Thanks for organizing this!
I am ready and very excited to try this for the first time,Tara!
I am excited to try this for the first time Tara!
Darshana Khiani reporting for duty! I'm ready to go.
Count me in. Looking forward to it!
Last year was fun, I'm in again.
Rebecca Van Slyke, being committed… err… COMMITTING to PiBoIdMo!
Niki Masse Schoenfeldt- Count me in!
Giving this a try this year.
me too me too! Thanx Tara!
I'm in! Can't wait to start the PiBoIdMo 2012 idea folder–2009, 2010 and 2011 are still providing inspiration!
Danielle Heitmuller – So excited to be doing this!
I'm in! Lets do this!
What up, T?! You KNOW I'm in it! (Sorry… Feelin' a tad gangsta today).
I'm in! I'm also doing NaNoWriMo (and I'm an ML for my region) in November so it's going to be a really crazy month for me!
Jo Hart — Participating in PiBoIdMo for the first time! I've been wanting to do it the past couple of years, but I'm usually doing NaNo.
I'm ready! Plus I'll try harder this year and not get distracted – honest!
Read about the fun in '11 and have been saving up ideas (cheating?) and waiting to sign up for this year's round!
I'm excited, and I am surprised I'm nervous too. What if…oh my, I just realized that all of my concerns have to do with me being a control freak and not being sure I can finish what I start. Who knew? Hahah. I can finish 30 IDEAS, yes, I can!!!!! Yes, I can. Thanks for the opportunity, and thanks for fostering this much needed community.
Ready to go! I have announced it to my Picture Book Writers and Illustrators Group. I hope they will be participating in the challenge.
Thanks, Tara for organizing this event and Ward Jenkins did a fabulous job with the illustrations. Bravo!
and getting all my pic bk ideas down!
Thanks so much for hosting this fine month. I'm signing up the second year. Clara Bowman-Jahn. Love seeing all me friends here, too.
Woohoo! Let the fun begin! Thanks Tara!
Count me in! Thanks Tara!
count me in, tara and thanks for organizing the fun! a huge congratulations on all of your books in the queue! i look forward to reading them.
I'm so excited to join in! Thanks for hosting, Tara.
Yup! I'm in. 2nd year. thanks Tara!
I already subscribe to the blog. 🙂 Looking forward to this year!
I'm finally doing it! What the heck took me so long?
Thank you for doing this! Excited to put ideas on paper.
It's great to be participating again.
Looking forward to a month full of inspirational posts–and hopefully some exciting ideas!
Okay, I'm in! I know that you'll have lots of cool stuff in [Mon}store for us. (I know, it's really corny but I'm so excited about your upcoming book).
Three cheers for a productive month. Happy writing!
Great idea! Thanks to Ward Jenkins for cluing me in to PiBoIdMo!
Hooray – thank you for doing this again, the guest blogger list looks fantastic!
Helen N. Hill: yes, yes, mais oui, okay, I'll do it. . .
Can't wait to have to start!
Can't wait! Thanks for doing this.
It's official…Danny Kyzer is signing up!!
Helen N. Hill PiBoIdMo here we go! I'm excited to participate!
I'm looking forward to it–Thanks for doing this.
I can't believe I missed this – darn daytime job!! I'm so excited to get started and to use my PiBoIdMo notebook again!! I'm determined to fill that baby up! Thanks for doing this again, Tara – you're awesome!!
YEAH BABY! I am officialy signing my name to the roster! YAYAYAYAY!
Happy to join for the first time this year! I do solemny swear, I do.
Please count me in it might just be the kick up the arse I need.
OK, my 2.8 year old 'princess' just said Pi-Bo-Id-Mo,daddy! The gardening can wait, I'm in. Now where are my good crayons…?
This was so much fun last year–Thanks for doing it again!
This looks like fun. I am not organized enough to write ideas down as they come. This could be the start of a good habit.
Thanks for providing such a wonderful opportunity ma'am!
Looking forward to doing this this year.
Keri Collins Lewis, Year 2, ready to go!
New here, but it sounds like fun– I'm in!
Laurie Magovern – Let's go!
Revved up and ready to go!
Nessa Morris: Hooray! I need some new ideas. Now I finally buckle down and think of some.
Looking forward to trying this this year.
Thanks for organizing this wonderful adventure once again!!!
Count me in. 30 days, 30 ideas. My 3rd year!
Long live the Picture Book!
My Newberry Library Picture Book Workshop writers and I are in!
And, your PiBoIdMo logo welcomes http://www.teachingauthors.com visitors!
Thanks for making this creative challenge possible.
So excited!! I loved doing this last year.
Let's get this writing started!
Sounds real exciting. I 've published one picture book and have ideas for othetrs. I hope to follow through to the end.
Yay! Looking forward to another November full of continual, creative shots in the arm! Thanks Tara for all you do! Woooooo!
First timer here, tho have sent a few ideas to publishers, all with nice rejections unfortunately. This looks like fun.
Deb Beauchamp Can't wait- Thanks!
First time. Sounds like fun.
ok, i'm taking the plunge!
Always right when I need it. Yay!!!
Count me in! Looking forward to another November full of inspiration and camaraderie! Thanks Tara for all you do!
Ready for another idea-filled PiBoIdMo!
Hooray! Here we go again!
I'm in! Looking forward to great inspiration and buckets of ideas.
Count me in dahhhlink! It's about time I got iff my bum and generated some new ideas. Can't wait and thank you Tara for all that you do for us!!!
Wendy Fedan – Looks like fun!!
I'm in. This will be my 3rd year of PiBoIdMo. Looking forward to it.
Carol Breedlove I'm signed in and ready to go! Yeah!
Carol Breedlove I'm signing in and redy to go! Yeah!
Sign me up! 🙂 My first year, so excited!
I'm in. It'll be so fun to generate all those ideas! Thanks so much, Tara!
I am really looking forward to my first year!
Thanks for the challenge! I'm a first-timer and looking forward to it.
First timer and I can't wait to get started!
First timer here. Tina finally convinced me to try it. Thanks, Tara.
Doing this for the first time – I'm excited!
I see some of my favorite people are already here. This is a party I don't want to miss!
This is my first time. I'm in!
Hi Tara! Thanks! I'm too busy to do this but am signing up anyway, because I know it'll be worthwhile and I'll have 30 ideas at the end of the month.
I will do this thingy!
Meagan Munroe Looking forward to the challenge!
Was brought here by Positive Parental Participatiom blogger Vivian Kirkfield.
Sounds like a challenge. I'm in!
Sign me up! Thanks for Hosting this Great Event!
Thanks Tara, I'm really looking forward to it!
Thanks for doing this Tara! I will give it a try I have never done something like this!
I'm in! Thanks for setting this up again.
This will be my first year. Sounds so exciting!
Super idea! I did NaNoWriMo a few years ago and ended up with a lot of nonsense. This feels much more helpful and doable. Thanks.
Well this feels a little crazy and a lot wonderful I'm in! Michelle Levin. Can't wait.
I'm one of Joan's clients too. Hope to meet you sometime. I'm mostly a YA writer, but I'm going to attempt some picture books, so I'm in.
I'm looking forward to another great month of picture book ideas…thanks, Tara!
This is great! I am so excited to be able to participate this year.
I'm new to PB writing, but I'm loving it and I'm very excited about this challenge. Thanks!
This will be a fantastic month! Been waiting since I began writing last year, so I am going for this challenge. Thanks Tara, and this great writing community for inspiration and idea-a-mation!
I'm going to try and hang in there with you again this November.
I am so looking forward to this. Got a lot of so-so ideas, and a few I could really run with in the past two years.
This is my first time. I am SO excited to be doing this!
Yeah. My second year and I am hoping it will be even better than last year. Thank you for all your inspiration and time, Tara!
I'm in! I tried last year and didn't quite make 30, but I'm diving in again.
Such a brilliant idea you had!
Count me in! I'm still working on ideas from last year!
What a welcoming space to discover!! A special thanks to a member of my critique group for letting me know.
Sylvia Liu: glad to be here again for another round of PiBoIdMo!
Jennifer Reynolds – This is a wonderful idea. Thanks for setting it up.
I'm in. I just wish Thanksgiving and my birthday weren't in November…this year they are both on the same day. Turkey and birthday cake make it hard to concentrate…wait…I think there's a story in there somewhere….Dibs!
Sounds like fun! Count me in.
Looking forward to a month of creativity! Thanks for the motivation.
I am in! Thanks for organizing this Tara!
I can't wait to get started! Thanks, Tara!
Looking forward to another fantastic PiBoldMo! Thank you!
Rachel Hamby looking forward to another fun year!
Kerry Mazengia – What a great idea for Picture Book writers! Thanks for setting it up. I'm looking forward to the 30 day challenge.
Yo quiero PiBoIdMo! Count me in.
Nice to meet you at the Bridgewater Library the other night! I'm so excited for the challenge, thanks!
Margie Kimberley signing on. Best thing to do in the drippy PNW in Nov is WRITE! Thanks for the oppty, Tara.
Wow! 400 comments already! Please add my name to the list, Tara!
Loni Edwards – So excited for another PiBo! 🙂 Great job on the logo, Ward!
I'm in and ready to get started!
Laurie French – Ready to go!
Looking forward to this challenge!
This is a great kick-start for ideas not yet set in water. Stone would never due, paper is old, and electronic comes and goes.
First timer here! Joining some friends in this fun challenge. Thanks!
OK, I'm in. I've also committed to writing 30 poems in 30 days — a fundraiser for a local organization. Hopefully one challenge will inspire the other.
Katie Roy I'm in. I hope I did this right.
Andrea Mack – It's my first time trying this and I'm looking forward to collecting some great ideas!
Estelle van Eeden – I'm all for crazy adventures!
Estelle van Eeden – looking forward to the adventure!
Looking forward to this year's event!
Sounds like fun. I'm in.
There's nothing like a deadline (or 30 deadlines) to get the creative juices flowing. Thank you, Tara! This is such a great idea. I look forward to the challenge.
Beth Consugar, giving it a try!
Rick Starkey. Thanks for doing this!
Anne Bromley – I'm new to this, but I'm in and looking forward to the challenge. Thanks for the opportunity!
Deb Marshall here and ready to go!
In again for the second year….maybe this time with an illustrator slant. Also, I'll be creating a blog in part to put my PiBoIdMo badge on it!
Crave Cravak: Bring it on!
Thanks again for hosting such a wonderful event.
(thought I'd left a comment earlier but can't find it now – sorry if this is a repeat).
Looking forward to it! Mindy Long.
Last year I couldn't sleep because of all the ideas my brain was churning out. But I'm in for another no-sleep-November! Yay!
Wa-hoooo! Here we go again!
In order to really challenge myself, I'm taking things one step further: instead of coming up with 30 picture book ideas in 30 days, as the challenge requires, I'm determined to write 30 picture books in 30 days. Crazy? Probably, but for me the hard part isn't coming up with ideas. I have notebooks stuffed full of ideas. No, for me the hard part is forcing myself to sit at the computer long enough to go through the exhilarating, frustrating, challenging process of turning each idea into a story.
My notebook is open and ready to go. I can't wait!
Alexa Kaufhold. Sign me up.
I'm trying again this year! Made it to 30 last year hope I will this year, too!
I'm really looking forward to this!
Kendra Lindell – Count me in!
Having a senior moment–thought I posted but I don't see it. Anyway, I've ordered a journal and I'm looking forward to filling it with 30 great ideas!
Kerri Kokias- Thanks for hosting this event!
A great way to keep the creative juices flowing.
I'm in for the first time ever. Looking forward to it!
So much more my speed than NaNoWriMo!
Sign me up, please! These pre-PiBo posts have got me pumped up and I can't wait for the rest of the month. Thanks for organizing such an awesome challenge.
Linda Ralston…a newbie to the world of writing children's books.
Wonderful idea. I am excited to participate!
So fun to see such enthusiasm for this project!
A prod to jumpstart creativity. Love it.
Looking forward to this challenge. Will be participating with only the use of my non-dominant hand, so we'll see. Thanks for organizing, Tara.
I'm so excited to get this started. Thank you for hosting.
Zara Bloomfield pencils at the ready!!! This will really liven up my London commute!!
I've got my notebook ready. Thanks, Tara!
I'm in! Bring on the fun!
THANKS for running PiBoIDMo!! GREAT logo!
I am Evelyn Guy. I didn't know this site existed, but am excited about doing the challenge, along with the Nano challenge.
I'm a first-timer and pushing myself to do this. Thanks for the challenge!
Suzanne Purvis – what a fantastic idea! Looking forward to November.
Helen Labun Jordan – because why not? My blog is helenlabunjordan.wordpress.com and it will display the badge shortly. . .
Lisa Osiecki signing up for another year! (Even though I still haven't had time to follow up on ideas from last year – yikes!) But…I want to win a critique, so I'm all in!
Such a great idea… count me in! First timer and looking forward to it!
Thanks to Darshana Khiani for spreading the word at the SCBWI conference in Oakland.
Can't wait to get started on another year of PiBoIdMo!
I'm excited about this opportunity! First time for me, Patricia J. Holloway.
Taylor Stonely – Doing this in conjunction with NaNoWriMo 2012. Hope I haven't bitten off too much to chew!
I've heard chat about this all year, so I need to throw my hat into the ring this year!
This is gonna be a blast!
Excited to be part of this!
Yikes! How exciting, can't wait.
Annie Bailey – Sign me up!
First timer and chompin' at the bit!
Not sure what I'm letting myself in for, but here goes.
Count me in. The ideas are already rolling in!
Cynthia Cotten – I'm in!
I am in! This is wonderful, I can't wait to begin!
Oops, forgot to include my name in the previous comment. I am Nithya Sivashankar.
Laura Kassner – have always wanted to try this. Thanks to Carter Higgins for turning me on to your blog!
Lisa L. Owens — looking forward to another PiBoIdMo.
30 ideas, here I come!
I solemnly swear to post a new idea for a picture book as an illustration every day of PiBoIdMo. Eek!
Jennifer Whistler from Switzerland. First-timer, and can't wait!
Hello Friend! Welcome to PiBoIdMo! Glad you're joining! It is a great experience and such a motivator!
I did this last year, instead of NaNoWriMo. This year, to prove that I am totally insane (and because I'm overflowing with creative ideas lately, that I'm hoping won't decide to dry up as soon as November officially hits), I'm going to do PiBoIdMo ALONG WITH NaNoWriMo!!! Wish me luck!!
Thanks for creating this challenge and finding such great voices to inspire us along the way! Looking forward to it.
I am ready to be recharged.
Thank you! I cant't wait!! So excited!!
I'm in! Thanks for creating the challenge!
I've been waiting to sign up since I heard about PiBoIdMo back in April. 'Can't wait to go sleepless and make myself crazy!
I did this last year and it was so much fun! I'm excited about doing it again.
Patricia Tilton – I'm in!
I hope this November PIBoIdMo will help me generate enough ideas to use in the February Picture Book Marathon with Jean Reagan.
Rebecca Evans – I'm excited to join in this year! YAY!
I'm participating. Can't wait to get the creative juices flowing.
Tanya Konerman – Can't wait to hunker down and get to it!
Patricia Nozell here (finally), readying my brain to come up with 30 PB ideas in 30 days!
Sounds awesome, I'm in. Real name Sara Griffith.
Love/fear this…Thanks for hosting, and Happy Halloween!
Heather Newman. I'm looking forward to joining in as a first timer this year!
Joy Acey and her dog SPOT are in. Great logo.
I've never done this before but am quite excited.
It's not November 1 yet!
Looking forward to being part of the PiBoIdMo gang again. Thanks, Tara!
Sandy Asher here. Count me in!
Hey Tara, I'm thrilled to participate. Many thanks for doing this even WITH a huge hiccup known as Superstorm Sandy!! Hope you and your family recover well. (((Hugs))) and Best Wishes!!
I've always wanted to try writing picture books. Thanks for helping me get organized. Erin Bylund here, ready for writing.
Kathy Johnson here and ready to begin!
Tara, thank you for turning dull, dreary November into inspiring, exciting, fun PiBoIdMo. Looking forward to it.
Add my name to the (ever growing) list. Simon James.
Looking forward to coming up with some fresh ideas. Count me in. Nancy Gow. P.S. Just moved to the West Coast and must reinstall software for my website, so couldn't display the badge.
not sure that I got onto wordpress and a daily post from you ????
Casey Girard here ready to shake up my mind!
Priscilla Van Koevering – I'm in!
Deborah Cuneo – Not sure if ,my first post took so I am trying it again. As a first timer, I am really looking forward to this. I've heard so many great things about it. Thanks for hosting!!
Great idea – Looking forward to it!
Registered and ready! Can't wait to start!
Hooray! Sounds like fun! I'm in!
Great idea. I'm game to try!
Today I begin! Looking forward to the challenge. Thank you, Tara.
Marileta Robinson–Maybe I'll have better luck this year.
Failure beckons. I'll ignore it.
Okay. I'm officially in again this year. I love this event!
Rebecca Thornburgh, joining in the creative craziness and fun!
Tiffany A. Robbins – I'm in!
I'm taking the challenge for the first time. Need to get those creative juices flowing. Thanks for doing this!
Judith L. Roth is present and excited to be here!
I've heard such great things about this challenge. Sign me up!
Erin Fennell – I'm excited to participate! Thanks, Tara!
I'm ready for the fun!
Andrea Alban-May you find a favorite tree to write your ideas beside!
LuAnn Kern. Year 2 and looking forward to it.
Liza Gardner Walsh- I am excited to start!
Third times a charm! Looking forward to the third year of PiBoIdMo and all the writerly inspiration.
I'm in! Did it last year and it was great! I'm not a writer; not an illustrator either… Just a painter who loves picture books. Tara thanks for hosting this again!
Kevin J. Doyle – the purple amoeba monster!
Joanne R. Fritz. Made it! It's my second year doing this. Thanks, Tara!
Tricia Schwaab reporting for writing. Good luck everyone.
kate berube is in too!
Michelle Mapp signing up. This is my first year and I am very excited.
Tara, I am in. And Carter, thanks for reminding me. Creative geniuses, on board! 30 stops of brilliance!
I must be crazy, but I'm in! WON'T SOMEBODY THINK OF THE CHILDREN?!
I'm in! Following the blog and already off to an excellent day 1.
This is a great challenge!
Amy Cohas. Count me in!
Lisa Jayne Murray – completely terrified, stay at home Mum from Melbourne diving in feet first!!!!! EEeeeek!
Debbie Ridpath Ohi. I'm in!
I'm in…and dragging my first graders along with me!!
Jennifer Gordon George. Excited for another year of NaNoWriMo!
Jenny Boyd . . . Is taking the challenge.
Emily Goldstein – ready, set, write!
Ashley B Hays- I am so excited for this.
This is Sharon Nix Jones signing in.
I'm glad it's not too late!
I am in and ready for ideas to flow from my fingertips!
I'll give this a go!
This is my first PiBoIdMo. I registered & hope I did it right. I'm so excited about this! I hope I did this right.
I'm in! Already have two ideas in the file. Great motivation!
A little late, but I'm in. Thanks for doing this! (And sticking with it through the awful weather we've been having in NJ lately.
Hope this helps me to become inspired to create stories to animate!
A day late, but here I am!
I can't believe I'm doing this – I must be mad. Just hope inspiration strikes.
I'm in! Thanks for doing this, Tara!
Angela DiBartolomeo – great idea, this will be fun!
Don't think my last comment took. Here goes again. Brian Humek. Thanks Tara.
Megan Wagner Lloyd. I'm excited to join in this year!
What a fun idea! i just had a baby and this is something I can handle, that will keep the creative juices flowing. I am not currently blogging/don't have a website. (Yet). If I did I would put the banner on! I hope that doesn't preclude me. Maybe if I made it into a bumper sticker…?
I'm in! I can't wait to have a notebook full of ideas by the end of the month!
I am so glad I found this in time! What a great idea!
Josh Beatty. Better late than never!
Wow this is a big party! Still working on the subscription part.
I'm in. I'm 10 years old and I love books.
Emma Servant! Ready to write!
Thanks for organizing this – can't wait to dream up some new stories!
Douglas Cootey – I tried to sign up for your newsletter, but it told me my address was not valid. I know it is valid. I receive enough spam there to feed a nation.
Mary Jo Wagner – reporting for PB idea duty.
I'm going to give this a shot this year. Thanks for organizing the fun!
I'm in! Glad I didn't miss it!
Caroline Flory. This is my first year participating!
Jessica Claire Perrin – Let's write!!
Happy to join. I love picture books!
I'm looking forward to 30 days of following your great quote from Roald Dahl!
Looking forward to it. Thanks!
I'm looking forward to reading all of the inspirational blogs this year!
I will give it a go! Thanks!
Alisha Gabriel – I've already started developing some ideas!
Susan Count me in! Count me 30!
Alrighteeey then, gonna give it a go.
I am so glad the deadline was postponed. I just found out about it and can't wait to get involved. I just published my first picture book!
Procrastination is my middle name. Get it done…..can't wait.
Jody Lindke — brainstorming as I type!
Hi, I want to join in the picture book fun. This is my second attempt at posting a comment!
Jane Norton – I'm in! Thank you!
Jennifer Faragitakis–looking forward to giving this a go!
Thanks for the opportunity for great prizes and connections of like minded people! Thanks to all those who post encouraging articles for us.
Julie Douglas- better late than never!!
Sally Matheny here. First-timer for PiBoIdMo!
Ready to push the boundries, or punch them out, whichever seems appropriate at the time. 'Course sanity may loose out! Oh well, who needs sanity anyway–right?
This will be my first year to try this. It sounds like a lot of fun. Thanks for organizing it.
I' m officially in! Thanks for organizing this!!
Teri Skrdla ….count me in! Woohoo! Thanks for doing this.
WordPress didn't like my email, so I couldn't sign up for the blog, but I have been creating ideas since the first!
Hi there Tara. Glad you're doing this again. Please count me in.
Suzanne Kaufman hoping to join in!
Power's back and I'm anxious to get back to my writing routine.
Lisa Ann Schleipfer. This sounds fantastic. I edit children's books all day, and I'm ready to make a move on my own!
I'm in, Robin Robinson, author and illustrator!
Teresa Heapy – sounds a great idea!
Ashley Taylor – This is such a fun idea!
Yay! Caught this just in time! Thanks!!!!
This is going to be a wild ride! So excited to be a part of this!
Yona Wiseman – better late than never I hope!
Carrie Ann Brown is ready to roll!
Thank you for this great idea/opportunity!
Jessica Collins. I've been doing it, but didn't realize there was an official sign up. Thanks for doing this, Tara!
Cheryl Silva is ready to go.
Elizabeth McBride here and signing in! I'm so excited to be doing PiBoIdMo again! It was a GREAT experience last year and I'm ready for the wonderful way that it seemed to bring ideas to me! Like the quote above, 'only those who believe in magic, see it,' those who believe the ideas will come, will find them! Blessings and ideas to all!
I'm looking forward to this challenge.
My full name is Heather Anne Soodak. I just made it thanks to Jeff Decoursey passing on the word via facebook! I sure need motivation, and here it is, thanks!
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I've loved the adorable Minions since they first appeared in Illumination, Despicable Me in 2013. Fast forward 4 years later the biggest animated hit continues the story of Gru, Lucy, their adorable daughters—Margo, Edith and Agnes—and the Minions in Despicable Me 3. My family and I recently were invited to attend a special screening and breakfast with Food Network Star Duff Goldman to screen the movie and discover a few Despicable Me 3 Party idea's you can do at home.
1)Have a Minion Character to help entertain the guest.
As you know, character rentals are always a hit. Joy loved Minion at our event. He greeted her as we entered the party, she took fun pictures with him and he mingled with the kids at the different activity stations.
At each table, there were decoration supplies and premade cupcakes provided by Duff Goldman for guest to make their own Minion Cupcakes. Although you may not be able to give decorations as elaborate, you can bake the cupcakes and provide guest with yellow icing, mini spatulas, Minions icing decoration or printable cupcake toppers to build their masterpiece.
Yummy Spoonfuls was on hand providing samples of their yummy smoothies, and Kelloggs provided breakfast. When it comes to planning your next party, look over the menu to make sure you have a great selection for your little guest. Yummy Spoonfuls offers a wide variety of frozen organic baby & toddler products. If you have a party that includes little guest, their fruit pouches make a perfect treat, Joy love eating them.
In addition to the DIY Cupcakes, there were also activity tables set up for kids to color different activity sheets and other items for the kids. Click on the Image below for you to download free Despicable Me 3 printable activity sheets.
Whenever you are hosting a party, you are bound to have tons of sticky hands, spills and other mishaps to clean up. Stay in the theme of things by cleaning up using Bounty, Despicable Me 3 printed paper towels or napkins.
If you are planning a Despicable Me 3 party, I hope the idea above inspire you. Thank you Illumination for inviting to celebrate the launch on your latest hit. Joy, had a blast.
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10 Things To Read Before the Stanford Cybersecurity Summit
By Eli Sugarman
Staff members sit at their work stations at the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center in Arlington, Virginia, January 13, 2015. US President Barack Obama visited the facility to talk about cyber security. (Photo Credit: Saul Loeb/ AFP/ Getty Images)
President Obama will join experts from government, industry, and academia tomorrow at a first-of-its-kind Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection hosted by Stanford University, a grantee of our Cyber Initiative. If you're wondering how we got here, here's 10 links to help get you up to speed.
Many of the Hewlett Foundation's grantees will take part in the summit, our own Larry Kramer will speak on a panel this evening, and we're excited about the renewed focus and cross-sector collaboration that it represents.
1. The White House explains the goals of the Summit and recent cybersecurity policy initiatives at its site. Whitehouse.gov will also livestream the summit on Friday.
2. The summit strives to bridge the gap between Washington and Silicon Valley by focusing on cybersecurity issues of interest to consumers, though the Wall Street Journal notes that the list of attendees is notable not just for who will be there, but who's skipping it.
3. The New York Times reports on the announcement that a new Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center will be created to unify government efforts to identify and respond to cyber-attacks.
4. Stanford's Herb Lin describes the importance of an evolving research agenda for cyber policy and security.
5. A RAND Corporation report, Markets for Cybercrime Tools and Stolen Data: Hacker's Bazaar, argues that understanding the economic incentives behind cybercrime is critical to effectively combatting it.
6. The New America Foundation notes that encryption plays a critical role in protecting consumers' sensitive information and communications and should be respected by government.
7. New America also argues that efforts to counter cybersecurity threats must be careful not to fragment and undermine the free and open Internet
8. Ben FitzGerald of the Center for a New American Security explains why privacy advocates are skeptical about newly issued NSA guidelines for gathering and storing data.
9. A report from the Center for a New American Security describes China's cyber strategy—information that is critical for understanding the U.S. cyber debate.
10. And finally, yours truly, writing for Forbes, explaining why Washington needs a comprehensive policy playbook and plans in place to respond to major cyber incidents like the Sony Pictures attack.
The Hewlett Foundation's Cyber strategy is explained in some detail in two memos staff prepared for our Board: at the launch of the Initiative, and in support of our recent grants to Berkeley, MIT, and Stanford to establish cybersecurity policy centers on their campuses.
Building the cyber policy talent pipeline
The secret history of disinformation and political warfare: Five questions for Thomas Rid
The sorry state of cybersecurity imagery

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The  is an ancient tumulus (kofun in Japanese) located in the village of Asuka, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The tomb is believed to have been constructed some time between the 7th and early 8th centuries, but was only discovered in 1983.

A small stone chamber, the Kitora Tomb is a little over 1 metre in height and width and about 2.4 metres long, just large enough to bury a single person. The four walls are aligned with the cardinal points of the compass, and respectively feature the Black Divine Tortoise of the North, the Azure Dragon of the East, the Red Phoenix of the South, and the White Tiger of the West. On the ceiling of the chamber there is also an astronomical chart that has been the focus of much research and debate by scholars in the field of archaeoastronomy. In addition, the 12 zodiac animals-headed figures with human body are painted on the wall, which may be one of the oldest remaining zodiac murals in East Asia.

Fragments of a lacquered wooden coffin, torn apart when the tomb was robbed, lay 5 cm thick on the chamber floor, mixed with grave goods and human bone. A gilded bronze fitting and sword decorations were discovered, both executed with superbly inlaid patterns. Based upon analysis of the bone fragments and items found in the tomb, it is believed the interred was a middle-aged or older male of aristocratic background.

The paintings have suffered the ravages of time, and, as National Treasure of Japan and World Heritage, their preservation has been accorded the highest priority. The entire tomb has been roofed over, and a series of adjoining antechambers were constructed to isolate the central chamber from temperature and humidity fluctuations, and prevent contamination by airborne mold spores and microorganisms.

See also
List of Special Places of Scenic Beauty, Special Historic Sites and Special Natural Monuments
History of Japan
Kofun period
Takamatsuzuka Tomb
Fujinoki Tomb

External links
  Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties
 N. Hayakawa, From Tomb to Museum: Transferring and Reconstructing the Kitora Burial Mound Murals, nippon.com (2017.03.09)

Kofun
Special Historic Sites
Buildings and structures in Nara Prefecture
History of Nara Prefecture

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New Delhi:In the ever-evolving fashion world, try going bold with off-shoulder blouses, or do a sensual cover-up with a cape or even by adding a dash of style with a fusion jacket in the bridal season, say experts.
New Delhi:In the ever-evolving fashion world, try going bold with off-shoulder blouses, or do a sensual cover-up with a cape or even by adding a dash of style with a fusion jacket in the bridal season, say experts.
Off-the-shoulder silhouettes make for a perfect wedding-to-beach-to-bar outfits. Whether you pair your blouse with a dhoti skirt, a sari, high-waist trousers, a mid-length skirt or opt for a white eyelet dress, you cant go wrong with this trend, designers have said.
As for the cape, team it up with saris, gowns, dresses, lehengas and kurtas. The capes are totally detachable, giving one endless options to style ones outfits and also allows one to re-use your lehenga with a whole new look.
Designer Payal Singhal will showcase capes in a vibrant way via her collection at the upcoming Vogue Wedding Show 2016, a three-day exhibit of latest wedding services. The fourth edition of this 'By invitation only' luxury fair will be held from August 5-7 here, read a statement.
Talking about the trend, Singhal said: "The trend is moving towards more individualistic and curated looks as women dont want their repertoires to scream head-to-toe store bought anymore.
"So, mixing and matching pieces from a collection or even different designers is also a big trend. The emphasis on shoulders with cold shoulders, off-shoulders, shoulder cut-outs is big this year for bridal cholis.
"With the introduction of capes and drapes, the dupatta has also become redundant and a lot of brides will be wearing their lehengas without dupattas now."
Also, fusion jackets are changing the dynamics for the Indian bride. Jackets make such a versatile piece in ones wardrobe that one cannot restrict it from mixing and matching with different outfits and create different looks out of it.
So, if you still do not own a jacket already, grab one today and rock your ensemble.
Monica Shah and Karishma Swali, founders of JADE label, who are also a part of Vogue Wedding Show 2016, shared that "traditional choli and dupattas are being stylishly swapped with embroidered jackets that are paired with a lehenga".
"Contemporary lehenga saris with traditional motifs are also making a comeback this year. Subtle and sophisticated workmanship is the way to go for these new age brides," they said.
Ace fashion guru Manish Arora feels "embellished sweatshirts, lehengas, printed saris, long jackets, denim flared skirts with off shouldered and crop top blouses are new trend to look out for this bridal season".


The Varsity team winning its 1st playoff game (2011).
The Varsity team winning the LAUSD Academic Excellence Award for the highest team GPA in the district (2011).
In 2012, the first alumni game was held bringing back the girls who paved the way for the volleyball program.
Arleta High School competes in the CIF City Section East Valley League Division 2. Our League opponents include Chavez High School, Grant High School, Monroe High School, North Hollywood High School, Polytechnic High School, and Verdugo Hills High School.
History: The file below was the first ever boys volleyball match played vs.Canoga Park HS on February 25, 2013. Arleta won 3 games to 2. Junior Hugo Zepeda, started the boys volleyball tradition by serving 6 straight points. The team improve tremendously, went on to take third place in league and qualified for city section playoffs.


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In recent years, advances in dental implant materials, techniques, and technologies have made this tooth replacement option viable for a growing number of patients. Dental implants are small, titanium implant posts that mimic root structure, providing stability and retaining replacement teeth in a natural manner. At Region Dental, we encourage patients from La Porte, Plymouth, and other nearby neighborhoods to contact our office to schedule a dental implant consultation. We're happy to examine your smile, answer your questions, and offer our professional recommendations in order to help you select the tooth replacement option that meets your needs. Dental implants are the most versatile tooth replacement options, restoring any number of missing teeth from a single toot to a full arch.
Like traditional crowns and bridges, the implant supported variety is used to replace one to three consecutive missing teeth. Patients missing a single tooth receive one dental implant that supports a high-quality dental crown in the same manner as natural tooth roots. Patients with several missing teeth in a row will need two implants to anchor both ends of a single prosthetic the same way that surrounding teeth are crowned to anchor a traditional fixed bridge. A series of bridges may be used to replace an entire arch of missing teeth in some cases. While this restoration method is complicated and takes a significant amount of time to complete, it offers a natural look and feel.
Patients with more extensive tooth loss may wish to receive an implant supported partial or full dentures. These implant-retained prosthetics are available in removable or fixed varieties, and apart from the fact that they are supported by dental implants, they closely resemble traditional partial and full dentures.
As the name suggests, All-on-4 implants support an entire dental prosthetic on just four implant posts. This is possible due to the unique positioning of the implants. The All-on-4 system places implants in the front part of the jawbone, which is naturally denser, and angles them toward the back of the mouth to support a full bridge or denture.


PHILADELPHIA -- Ilya Bryzgalov will get the start for the Flyers tonight against Carolina after giving up four goals on 10 shots in a relief appearance Thursday. Bryzgalov said he is suffering through a crisis in confidence after the 9-8 loss to Winnipeg, but Flyers coach Peter Laviolette said he wants to get him right back in there.
Danny Briere did not skate this morning at Wells Fargo Center, but Laviolette did not provide any news on his status. The prevailing opinion here is that he will be able to play against the Hurricanes. Jody Shelley and Matt Walker stayed on the ice for extra work, so they appear to be the scratches.


How Do I Video Interview…Candidates With A Criminal Record?
Having a criminal record has the potential to overshadow a job candidate's skill set and character. And with more than 92 million Americans having a criminal record, it can be easy for hiring managers to get the wrong impression. That's why we're tackling video interview tips for different types of candidates with this how-to series.
Today, we'll discuss how to use video interviews to connect with candidates who hold a criminal record. How do you ask questions without offending the candidate or breaking discrimination laws? And at the same time, how do you make sure you're not hiring a dangerous felon?
Fortunately, it is possible to hire great candidates who have a criminal background. According to CareerBuilder, half of employers have hired someone with a criminal record. So let's get started.
It might sound easier said than done, but finding out what is on a candidate's record is important. Why? Because not all crimes are going to be serious or impact the nature of a candidate's work at your company. Similarly, when the crime occurred is also important. A minor misdemeanor 15 years ago might not hold as much weight as a more recent and weighty conviction.
But before you ask any questions, keep the laws in mind. The EEOC does allow employers to inquire into felony convictions when looking at applicants. However, you must avoid discriminatory or biased statements. But if you do decide that this candidate isn't the right fit, most states require employers to provide a written statement when they decline to hire an applicant due to a prior criminal conviction.
If you're unsure of your state's law concerning requesting a criminal background or denying work based on a conviction, check before you make any decisions.
So now you know what happened and when. Do you feel a little better? If you still have some red flags, ask the candidate what they've been doing since then (if it's not included on their resume). Other points to consider are halfway houses, rehabilitation programs, volunteer work, and higher education post-conviction.
What your job candidate did after their conviction says a lot about their work ethic and character. Also consider how they answer your questions. Did they answer it head-on or tip-toe around the subject? This can also be telling during your interview.
Fortunately for you, you're using video interviewing technology that allows you to see your job candidate and judge body language, facial expressions, and personality quirks. These are all important in determining if this person is a career fit for your company. Don't focus on the criminal record, focus on the person, their brand, and how they would fit in with your team. Also don't forget to weigh in their skills!
In the end, if you can look past a criminal record at the eager job candidate you're interviewing, you may find a well-qualified candidate who would fit well within your company. As the saying goes, don't judge a book by it's cover — or in this case, a candidate by their criminal record.
Have you hired an employee with a criminal past?


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Wow…great catch on that upgradability issue with that. I would have never thought of that! 🙂 That's why you're the master. What kind of issue did you find out? Good to see you got a good deal on your new box. Enjoy!
To be more specific, the PowerEdge T105 is a "true" server-class machine, if only for low-end/workgroup usage. Whereas our current Dell box had atleast on-board sound, the T105 does not. With no onboard sound or video, some add-on cards are necessary, which is typically a trivial task.
The T105 has only a single PCI slot, a 1x PCI Express Slot, and an 8x PCI Express Slot. Getting a PCI sound card is no big deal. In fact, I've got spares of those. Getting a video card for a PCi Express slot that *isn't* x16 is a real killer — unless you want to go PCI based. I was basically needing to get two PCI cards, but only had one slot. Any other configuration was clearly going to be pricey, which defeated the whole purpose.
That's a nice setup, Kevin. VERY nice.
Yeah… the Antec case really is amazing, and super quiet. Strangely quiet, in fact! I've had Antec cases in the past, and they've all been pretty darned clever and well-built.
Anyhow, this is really revisiting old times to me. Assembling the computer was, in many ways, just like old times, but some of the components are just so cleverly designed these days — especially the motherboard! Really great stuff.
It should be fun, and I'm looking forward to a speed bump from our lowly 3.0ghz P4 to a 3.0ghz (3.4ghz overclocked) Quad-Core AMD!


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Horror, Nature, and Polish Cinema in Sand & Fury
Generoso and I rarely write about works that have almost identical characters and themes. Perhaps it's the nature of the medium we each focus on, or perhaps it's the time period, but in general we seldom manage to cross paths.
Consequently, when I picked up Sand & Fury a few days before our cross country move, I would have never guessed that the book would somewhat be an adaptation and expansion on Jerzy Skolimowski's The Shout and the Robert Graves poem it adapted.
Cover of Sand & Fury
Whereas Alan Bates's Crossley character in The Shout remains for the most part an enigma, his female screaming/shouting counterpart in Ho Che Anderson's Sand & Fury receives a full character development treatment in the graphic novel. Our unnamed female lead carries a scream that brings death onto a person destined to die. Though her supernatural skills make her somewhat of a grim reaper, this angel of death is unwillingly on duty for someone else's reign of terror; she has met and interacted with all of the victims of the the summer Hammer Killer, and all of these victims hear the angel's scream right before the Hammer Killer strikes.
Consequently, the moments with the victims before the scream and before the Hammer Killer's fatal blow haunt our grim reaper. To make matters worse, she let the Hammer Killer escape death from her scream once upon a time. She undoubtedly lives a horrific reality, but flashes of the angel's previous life weave in and out of the current time, and gradually we understand that our reaper's existence and all of the sadness and terror she must come to terms with stems from her hedonistic and selfish past.
Unlike some supernatural spirit directly out of the mouth of the underworld, this grim reaper once lived on Earth. A shark-like businesswoman and human being over all, she preyed on others' emotions to reach her goals. Ranging from business partners to lovers to spouses, she chewed them up and spit them out with her philosophy of existence consisting of solely reckless hedonism unchecked by morality, loyalty, or any crumb of selflessness.
Though her pleasure seeking methods for the most part worked, she crossed paths with Elio Angermeyer, her boss, and after a long winded affair and a promotion, she also threw him aside, but alas, he was the wrong one to toss away. In a moment of pure wrath, Elio murdered the human predecessor to our angel of death and buried her in the desert; however, nature had something else planned for her, and when a rancher's boy discovers her body and unearths it, she is unconscious but alive. When she wakes from her coma, she emits a scream that kills the family that discovers and begins her life as the angel of death bearing the fatal scream.
Loosely structured with fragments of various moments of time weaved together out of sequence, Sand & Fury experiments with the narrative structure to slowly reveal our angel of death's connection to the Hammer Killer, but the reveal of this mystery lives in the shadow of the strength of the narrative: its ability to develop a rich understanding of why our unnamed reaper possesses her difficult power.
Toward the last third of the novel, our angel of death meets another screamer , Lydia Philadelphia and asks why they have the powers they do, and Lydia replies with, "It's our burden." In that simple and vague statement combined with the moments of the reaper's past, we begin to understand that her current existence as the reaper and thus all of the awful moments she has to witness and prompt serve as an atonement to nature for her evil ways on earth before she died. The unnamed reaper carried no burden despite her cruel actions toward other people in her life, and after her mortal death, she now must carry the burden of the force of death.
Ho Che Anderson fills Sand & Fury with unnervingly horrific ideas, some which are realistic and others which are supernatural, and together, they succeed in what horror does best: understanding the truth behind human behavior under the most intense terror and duress. To further heighten each moment of terror, Anderson transitions his art style from a more flat black-and-white style to a more realistic black-and-white drawing style with splashes of red anytime blood is spilled, making each moment of violence more painful for the reader and for our grim reaper as well.
An example of the Black, White, and Red Illustration Style
With his narrative and visual form, Anderson alludes plenty of film styles, especially those of gialos and film noirs, but alas, his style in Sand & Fury most closely parallels that of Andrzej Żuławski's in Possession with his use of hyperbolic moments of violence, fantasy, and horror and frenetic energy to better understand human existence. Whereas Possession uses horror to capture a spouse's fears and sentiments about an infidelity, Anderson uses the same devices to understand karma-like forces, which restore balance to the world and to individual lives.
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Need to do this too!!
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Q: Is the word "psithurism" really used in English?  I have seen people using this word to refer to the sound wind makes  as it moves through trees. However,
1. No reputable dictionary seems to have acknowledged this term as a valid english word.
2. Even Google Ngram seems to agree on its oddness.

A: The word psithurism first appears as a match in a Google Books search in 1871. It reappears once in 1872, three times in 1874, and one last time in 1876 before slipping into occultation thereafter for the next century or so. Its next vogue began around 1983, seemingly on the strength of being called out as a quaint and colorful obsolete word. I am not at all sure that it has moved very far from that hothouse flower status into real-world usage in its new heyday.
In any event, the record of its original period of usage is not very lengthy. A year before Mortimer Collins used psithurism in The Princess Clarice: A Story of 1871 (1872)—the first instance cited by the OED, as noted in user 66974's answer—he used it in The Secret of Long Life (1871):

Look from your window some March morning of east wind—Eurus, ab urendo—and you may tell the quarter whence it blows by the tortured movement of the trees. They struggle with their aerial tormentor, and shudder as he smites them. Another day the sweet south is blowing ; do you not see how the larch and lime palpitate with pleasure ? . . . do you not hear the musical psithurism of the feathered foliage?

Two years later, Collins was back at it, in Transmigration, volume 1 (1874):

It was love at first sight with us both. I knew it, the very moment I met her glance in that wainscoted Twickenham parlour. She was mine. She knew it also ; a psithurism seemed to pass through her, as when a full-foliaged tree is caught by the wooing south wind. But we were very quiet and polite that afternoon, and neither Mrs. Lovelace nor Captain Charles for one instant suspected what was very well known to Lucy and me ... though without a word.

And then the reactions begin. From a review of Transmigration in The Pall Mall Budget (February 20, 1874):

We felt inclined to address him ["the very tiresome hero of 'Transmigration,' Mr. Mortimer Collins's latest novel—it has been published by the way, at least six weeks, and so, likely enough, it is no longer his latest—"] in some such words as, according to Dr. Hunter, are addressed to the dead among the hill tribes of India. "You have had your good things on earth, your rumpsteak and oyster-sauce, your Presburg biscuits, your Mocha, your red mullet, your 'unquestionable port.' You can no longer have them now. You have talked your nonsense about psithurism, strident, scientists, cheirognomy, trituration, attenuate electric hand, aureate iota, and the rest ; you can no longer talk them now. You have called a spark a scintilla, and a neighbourhood a vicinage ; you cannot so call them again. We will not come to trouble you. See that you do not come to trouble us."

From a review of Transmigration in The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science, and Art (February 28, 1874):

Mr. Mortimer Collins dedicates his latest novel to a lady of rank, "whom," as he writes "all who desire 'the preservation of our religion and our loyalty to our Queen' must honour for her courage in their defence." To what display of courage he refers we are not told. ... Nevertheless, free as is the Queen's person from any risk of violence, we cannot say quite so much of the Queen's English. On this the most outrageous attacks are constantly made, by writers too, like Mr. Mortimer Collins, who cannot plead as their excuse their entire ignorance of language. Mr. Collins is familiar with Greek, so far at least as to enrich his own tongue with the new words "psithurism" and "cheirognomy," and to variegate his pages with scraps of Greek quotation. He has also, we infer,  read a good deal of English, for in a letter which he lately wrote to the Times, in correction of a misquotation of an English poet, he informed the world that "inaccurate quotation is a growing vice." He himself, by the way, is happily freer from this vice than most writers of the day ; for when he wants to quote poetry, as he is a poet as well as a novelist, he generally, if we are not mistaken, quotes himself. It would be just as well then, since religion and loyalty are sufficiently safe from attack, if Mr. Collins would refrain from ostentatiously praising ladies for a courage which there has been little room for displaying, and would himself do a little more for the preservation of our language, which is really in considerable danger.

Then comes the instance from Blacksmith and Scholar (1876/1883)—the OED's second cited quotation—which turns out to be a novel by Mortimer Collins:

Under a vast apple-tree in fullest breadth of blossom, the god-like blacksmith, as Homer would have called him, sat on a rustic seat, while Robert Fitz Roy threw himself lazily on the grass, and stretched his flexor and extensor muscles. Down upon the sturdy dwarf and the lithe young Englishman the sunshine danced and flickered through the leaves: the wind wooed them with a whispering psithurism: a mad bobolink just above shouted more loudly than an English thrush in May. Presently through the orchard alleys came tall blue-eyed yellow-haired Devonshire Kezia, with a silver flagon of cider, the juice of the great tree under which they sat. The blacksmith took a mighty draught (for thirst grows by the forge) and silently handed the flagon to Fitz Roy, who left no supernaculum.

So the footprint of psithurism in nineteenth-century English, according to Google Books search results, consists of four uses of the term by the same prolific author and a couple of derisive allusions to it by hostile critics of the author's work.
And that's it for original instances of psithurism for the next 100-odd years. Then come appreciations such as Paul Dickson, Words: a Connoisseur's Collection of Old and New, Weird and Wonderful, Useful and Outlandish Words (1983) [quoted text not shown in snippet window]:

Psithurism. Whispering sound of wind through leaves.

And David Grambs, The Endangered English Dictionary: Bodacious Words Your Dictionary Forgot (1997):

psithurism (SITH-er-iz-um) a whispering sound, as of wind among leaves [example:] a faint and scary psithurism at the edge of the dark woods

It turns out, however, that Mortimer Collins didn't simply pull psithurism out of his copy of Liddell & Scott. The word, in the slightly Greeker form psithurisma, appeared a number of times in nineteenth-century English writing before Collins dropped the final a from it and began trotting it out in novel after turgid novel.
A Google Books search turns up two matches for psithurisma from 1844. From Catherine Long, Sir Roland Ashton: A Tale of the Times (1844):

She endeavoured to feed her dying brother's mind, with the fancies which filled her own, and would tell him "that the sighing of the summer winds in the high branches of the trees—'The Psithurisma of the dark-blue pine—was the voice of those of other days, calling them to join their happy throng!"

And from Leigh Hunt, "A Jar of Honey from Mount Hybla," in Ainsworth's Magazine (1844):

In the opening of Theocritus' first poem, the time of day is a hot noon, and a shepherd and goatherd appear to have been piping under their respective trees;—we suppose at a reasonable distance. The shepherd goes towards the goatherd, who seems to stop playing; and on approaching him, commences the dialogue by observing, that there is something extremely pleasant in the whisper of the pine under which he is sitting, but not less so was the something he was playing just now on his pipe. He declares that he is the next best player after Pan himself; and that if Pan were to have a ram for his prize, the ewe would of necessity fall to the goatherd.

"Αδυ τι το ψιθυρισμα," &c.
Sweet sings the rustling of your pine to-day / Over the fountain-heads; and no less sweet / Upon the pipes play you

The Greek word for rustling, or rather whispering,—psithurisma,—is much admired. "Whispering" is hardly strong enough, and not so long drawn out. There is the continuous whisper in psithurisma.

Then from John Cooke, The Last of the Foresters, Or, Humors on the Border: A Story of the Old Virginia Frontier (1856/1859):

The girl gazed for some moments at the crimson and yellow trees, on which a murmurous laughter of mocking winds arose, at times, and rustled on, and died away into the psithurisma of Theocritus; and the songs of the oriole and mocking-bird fluttering among the ripe fruit, or waving up into the sky, brought a pleasant smile to her lips.

And from T. B., "Home Correspondence," in The Athenæum: A Journal of Literature, Science, the Fine Arts (August 27, 1859):

This was just such a mountain stream as a Greek would have loved, tumbling and brawling as it does from rock to rock, between high banks and ferns, slopes shadowed by ancient oak and ash trees. We take out our Theocritus, and think how Chapman translated for us a passage or two out of the first Idyll.

Sweet is the music which the whispering pine / Makes to the murmuring fountain.

The Greek word is psithurisma,—a word that admirably expresses the soft sibilant swaying, and, so to speak, the curtseying of the boughs. The Latins have caught a little of it in susurrus, and the Northerns in "sough," though this last has a wailful, melancholic sound.

A few further instances of psithurisma appear in the late 1800s—for example, in William Knox Little, "Sermon 7: The Witness to the Sustaining Principle" (1883) in The Witness of the Passion of Our Most Holy Redeemer (1884):

Like the pines of Ida, it [joy] takes the sunlight bravely, because it has been strengthened by the storm; it turns the troubled tempests of life into stirring music; it compels its lighter cares to sing; from sorrow it brings a happy cadence—sad yet happy—like the ψιθυρισμα (psithurisma), the soft low whisper of Sicilian pines.

And in J. Wood, Voices of the Past: A Sacred Drama: in Three Parts (1894):

Everything was so still that I could hear / The softest psithurisma midst the Pines. / In that tranquillity, and perfect peace, she came; / And held me once more to her heart: /  Her clasp faint and undefinable (as it was / Not palpable to the touch as the sight) / Thrilled me with a tremulous awe.

It seems, however, that in English psithurisma never escaped Theocritus and the music of the pine tree to become a generalized term for the sound of wind in the leaves of a generic tree (whereas, in contrast, Collins had psithurism operating at full volume through the leaves of an apple tree).

Conclusions
On first acquaintance, it seems hard to take seriously the notion that psithurism was ever a grand old word in English, given that the precise word in question owes its existence entirely to the repeated efforts of a rather poor novelist with an overblown vocabulary to establish it, by adverting to the term on the least provocation in four different novels. But this underrates the extent to which a certain stratum of readers may well have been familiar with the source word ψιθυρισμα through reading the Idylls of Theocritus—or reading other authors (such as Leigh Hunt) who had read them.
Objectively, I think that psithurisma has a stronger claim to English wordhood than Mortimer Collins's shortened form psithurism. Certainly psithurisma was used by more authors with more precision and greater awareness of its pedigree than psithurism was. But perhaps because most of the writers who used it characterized psithurisma as Greek or linked it specifically to the pines of Sicily and to Theocritus, the OED seems to have been more inclined to view it as a foreign word, whereas Collins's baby, being more distinctly his own offspring and subject to his whims, passed muster as English, despite quickly becoming an orphan.

A: It appears to be an obsolete rare term.
Fom the OED Online:
Psithurism (rare)

Whispering; a whispering noise, as of leaves moved by the wind.

*

*1872 M. COLLINS Pr. Clarice II. xix. 218 Psithurism of multitudinous leaves made ghostly music.

*1875 Blacksmith & Scholar (1876) II. 12 The wind wooed them with a
whispering psithurism.

Psithurism(plural not attested)

(obsolete) The sound of rustling leaves.
Origin -  An adaptation of the Ancient Greek ψιθύρισµα (psithurisma) or ψιθυρισµός (psithurismos), from ψιθυρίζω (psithurizō, "I whisper"), from ψίθυρος (psithuros, "whispering", "slanderous").

(Your Dictionary.com)

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