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I’m on Katie Davis – Again!

Posted in 12 x 12 in 2012, Authors, Children's Books, Dogs, Picture Books, Social Media, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on February 7, 2012 | 9 Comments »

Okay you guys, I’m a little late getting this out (or early since Katie’s new episodes don’t usually release until Wednesday), but I’m SO EXCITED to tell you that I am a guest on Katie Davis’ Brain Burps About Books kidlit podcast again.  This time I am with several other authors, all of whom are [...]

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Gratitude Sunday 71

Posted in 12 x 12 in 2012, Books, Children's Books, Creativity, Friendship, Gratitude Sunday, Picture Books, Skiing, The Artist's Way, Works in Progress, Writing, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on February 5, 2012 | 20 Comments »

Much to be grateful for this week! Quotes on Gratitude “Happiness is the settling of the soul into its most appropriate spot.” — Aristotle “Deficiency motivation doesn’t work. It will lead to a life-long pursuit of try to fix me. Learn to appreciate what you have and where and who you are.” — Wayne Dyer [...]

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January 12 x 12 Winner!

Posted in 12 x 12 in 2012, Children's Books, Giveaway, Goals, Picture Books, Writing, tagged , , , , , , , , , on February 2, 2012 | 30 Comments »

Now that I have your attention, let me make a few announcements about how the drawings will work going forward based upon the experience this time around. First a couple of reminders. Reminder #1: In order to be eligible to win one of the 12 x 12 in 2012 giveaways you must 1) be an [...]

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George Shannon: February 12 x 12 Author

Posted in 12 x 12 in 2012, Authors, Children's Books, Giveaway, Goals, Picture Books, Publishing, Writing, tagged , , , , , , , , on February 1, 2012 | 130 Comments »

It is with great pleasure that I introduce George Shannon, author of more than 40 books for children, as our featured author for February.  I discovered George’s blog more than a year ago when I was  procrastinating on my own writing by surfing social media sites serendipitously followed a link there.  I wrote a post about [...]

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Get Your Goodies! 12 x 12 Store Open

Posted in 12 x 12 in 2012, Charity, Children's Books, Picture Book Month, tagged , , , , , , , on January 30, 2012 | 10 Comments »

Want to proclaim your participation in 12 x 12 while donating to a worthy cause?  Or perhaps you just want to contribute to a worthy cause and get some cool gear.  Either way, the 12 x 12 in 2012 Cafe Press store officially opened its “doors” today. One hundred percent of the proceeds of sales [...]

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IMPORTANT information for 12 x 12 in 2012 Participants

Posted in 12 x 12 in 2012, Authors, Children's Books, Giveaway, Goals, Picture Books, Works in Progress, Writing, tagged , , , , , , , , on January 29, 2012 | 50 Comments »

Sign-up for the 12 x 12 in 2012 picture book writing challenge is now closed. CONGRATULATIONS to the 401 brave souls who decided to take this plunge with me.  I am so grateful to you all for providing ME with the inspiration and encouragement I need to meet my writing goals this year. A few [...]

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Twofer Tuesday: Two 12 x 12 in 2012 Announcements

Posted in 12 x 12 in 2012, Authors, Children's Books, Guest Blogging, Picture Books, Publishing, Works in Progress, Writing, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 24, 2012 | 49 Comments »

Two exciting 12 x 12 in 2012 announcements! Announcement #1 Beginning February 7th, a pre-published participant of the 12 x 12 challenge will guest post on the blog for the new Tuesday 12 x 12 series.  Each participating author and/or illustrator will write a post on a topic of their choice related to the challenge [...]

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Perfect Picture Book Friday: Show Way

Posted in Authors, Children's Books, Perfect Picture Book Friday, Picture Books, tagged , , , , , , , , , on January 20, 2012 | 42 Comments »

I didn’t write a post about Martin Luther King Day this week, so I thought I would share my favorite picture book on the subject of slavery and racism in the U.S.  I had the extreme good fortune of hearing the author read this story out loud at a conference, where I was moved to [...]

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I’m on Katie Davis’ Brain Burps About Books Podcast!

Posted in 12 x 12 in 2012, Apps, Authors, Children's Books, Digital Publishing, ebooks, Goals, Gratitude Sunday, Guest Blogging, NaPiBoWriWee, Perfect Picture Book Friday, PiBoIdMo, Picture Book Month, Picture Books, Publishing, SCBWI, Social Media, The Artist's Way, Writing, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 11, 2012 | 31 Comments »

Smile, You’re on Katie Davis!* That’s the way I feel today as I have the extreme honor of being Katie Davis’ first Brain Burps About Books podcast guest of 2012.  I am so excited I’ll be throwing the link around all over the place – in this post, on Facebook, on Twitter, email.  Want to [...]

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12 x 12 in 2012: Frequently Asked Questions

Posted in 12 x 12 in 2012, Authors, Children's Books, Goals, Picture Books, Works in Progress, Writing, tagged , , , , , , on January 9, 2012 | 57 Comments »

Hi everyone.  I created this FAQ to provide one place to get all of your questions about the 12 x 12 in 2012 challenge answered.  If you have additional questions, leave them in the comments and if necessary, I’ll move them up into the FAQ itself. Also, please note the lovely companion banner to our [...]

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