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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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 12 x 12 in 2012, Books, Children's Books, Friends, Friendship, Gratitude, Gratitude Sunday, Julie Hedlund, Picture Books, Skiing, The Artist's Way, Works in Progress, Writer, Writing on February 5, 2012 | 20 Comments »
Get Your Goodies! 12 x 12 Store Open
Posted in 12 x 12 in 2012, Charity, Children's Books, Picture Book Month, tagged 12 x 12 in 2012, 12 x 12 Store, charity, Children's Books, First Book, Giving, Literacy, Picture Books 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 [...]
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 12 x 12 in 2012, Children's Books, Contest, Editing, Editors, Guest Blogging, Julie Hedlund, Picture Books, Pitching, Publishing, Tamson Weston, Tuesday 12 x 12, WIP, Works in Progress, Writer, Writing 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 [...]
Perfect Picture Book Friday: Show Way
Posted in Authors, Children's Books, Perfect Picture Book Friday, Picture Books, tagged Children's Books, Jacqueline Woodson, Julie Hedlund, Newbery Honor, Perfect Picture Book Friday, Picture Books, Racism, Show Way, Slavery, Writer 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 [...]
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 12 x 12 in 2012, apps, August 10 for 10 Picture Books, Authors, Brain Burps About Books, Children's Books, Goals, How to Promote Your Children's Book, Julie Hedlund, Katie Davis, NaPiBoWriWee, New Year's, Paula Yoo, Perfect Picture Book Friday, PiBoIdMo, Podcast, Resolutions, Susanna Leonard Hill, Tara Lazar, Writer, Writing 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 [...]
Tara Lazar Launches 12 x 12 in 2012
Posted in 12 x 12 in 2012, Authors, Children's Books, Giveaway, Goals, Picture Books, Works in Progress, Writing, tagged 12 x 12 in 2012, Authors, Children's Books, Critiques, Giveaway, Goals, Julie Hedlund, PiBoIdMo, Picture Books, Tara Lazar, Writer, Writing on January 1, 2012 | 227 Comments »
Happy New Year everyone! I hope you had a great celebration to ring in the New Year. I also hope that after you are finished watching football and nursing whatever *ahem* hangover you might have, you are ready for DAY ONE of the 12 x 12 in 2012 challenge!! Ladies and Gentlemen, fire up your [...]
Perfect Picture Book Friday: The Little Fir Tree
Posted in Authors, Children's Books, Perfect Picture Book Friday, Picture Books, tagged Authors, Children's Books, Julie Hedlund, Margarent Wise Brown, Perfect Picture Book Friday, Picture Books, The Little Fir Tree, Writer on December 23, 2011 | 12 Comments »
A classic Christmas choice for this, the day before Christmas Eve. The Little Fir Tree Written by Margaret Wise Brown, Illustrated by Jim LaMarche Harper Collins, March, 1954 (text original), 1982 (text renewed), 2005 (illustrations) Suitable for: Ages 3-8 Themes/Topics: Christmas, Nature, Family, Children with Disabilities, Seasons, Winter Opening and brief synopsis: From Booklist: “(The [...]
Julie: An American Girl – Deja Vu Blogfest
Posted in Authors, Children's Books, Writing, tagged American Girl, American Girl Dolls, Blogfest, Blogging, Children's Books, Deja Vu Blogfest, Julie Hedlund, Julie: An American Girl, Lite Brite, Megan McDonald, Pet Rocks, Shrinky Dinks, The Seventies, Weebles, Writer, Writer's Platform-Building Crusade on December 16, 2011 | 51 Comments »
If you blink on the Internet, you’ll miss a million blog posts that you wanted to read. Okay, maybe that’s an extreme statistic, but many lonely blog posts go unread and unloved. Enter the Deja Vu blogfest, brainchild of bloggers Katie Mills, DL Hammons, Lydia Kang and Nicole Ducleroir. On December 16th participants will re-post [...]
Blog Tour Day 4
Posted in Children's Books, Creativity, Digital Publishing, ebooks, Friendship, Giveaway, Guest Blogging, Picture Books, Publishing, Writing, tagged A Troop is a Group of Monkeys, Blog Tour, Children's Books, Contest, Creativity, Digital Publishing, e-books, e-publishing, Guest Blogging, Julie Hedlund, MeeGenius Author Challenge, Picture Books, Writer, Writing on December 15, 2011 | 10 Comments »
Today is the final stop on my blog tour to promote my story, A TROOP IS A GROUP OF MONKEYS, which I entered in the MeeGenius Children’s Author Challenge. I’m honored to be visiting my friend, fellow writer and creative soul, C.B. Wentworth. This time, the post is more introspective, addressing the importance of “taking [...]
Contest! Help Promote My Story and WIN
Posted in Agents, Authors, Children's Books, Digital Publishing, ebooks, Giveaway, Guest Blogging, Picture Books, Publishing, Social Media, Writing, tagged apps, Authors, Blogging, Children's Books, Contest, Digital Publishing, e-publishing, ebooks, Giveaway, Guest Blogging, Julie Hedlund, MeeGenius Author Challenge, Picture Books, Publishing, Social Media, Storybook Apps, Writer, Writing on December 11, 2011 | 84 Comments »
Special post today. Gratitude Sunday will be back next week. ETA: IMPORTANT! PLEASE LET ME KNOW IN THE COMMENTS IF YOU ARE ENTERING THE CONTEST. Some people may vote just to vote (not to enter), so I want to make sure I count everyone who does. Thank you! Alright everyone, I may not know a [...]
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