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12 x 12 November 2017 Check-In!

WOW! I’m so far behind I didn’t think the end of the month was until tomorrow (hence, the lateness of the post).

I will tell you the truth. I am so fried I have no idea whether I wrote or revised a draft this month, and I’m too tired to go look at my badges. Seriously. Having said that, I’m still happy with November because I got a LOT of necessary work done. Specifically, although we’re still a teensy bit short of the total goal, we are fully funded to give six 12 x 12 scholarships again in 2018. In a month focused on gratitude, I am always amazed and grateful for the generosity of this community.

I can’t believe we only have one month left of the challenge this year. Somehow, the time seems to go by faster every year. But, this year has been special in ways I didn’t expect and couldn’t predict (more on that soon). I am grateful for each and every one of you and all the ways you contribute to our community and beyond. You lift me up. Truly.

Now it’s your turn!

Tell us your progress. Did you complete a draft and/or revision in November? Let us know in the Rafflecopter and in the comments. Our prize comes from this month’s Featured Author Carter Higgins. One lucky winner will get a picture book manuscript critique!

Here is what you need to do to check in for a chance to win:

  1. See the Rafflecopter widget at the end of this post that says “A PB Critique from Carter Higgins at the top.
  2. Click on the “Comment on Carter’s post” button. Commenting on Carter’s post is mandatory for this giveaway and you can enter the Rafflecopter even if you didn’t write a draft this month. You can comment on the post here.  Click ENTER.
  3. Click on the “Wrote a PB Draft” button. This will ask if you completed a PB draft in November. If you did, click ENTER, if not, move on to the next step.
  4. Click on the last “Revised a PB Draft” button. This will ask if you revised a PB in November. If you did, click ENTER. If not, move on to the next step.
  5. That’s it! Rafflecopter will track your points.

You have until midnight Eastern on December 3rd to enter your results. Rafflecopter will draw a winner and it will be announced on the blog on December 4th.

(Remember, monthly draft and revision badges are awarded separately from your Rafflecopter entry. Watch this handy tutorial to find out how to get your badges. CLICK HERE.)

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13 Responses

  1. My brain is fried too! And Dec’s writing goals seem to be just as frazzled as November’s. I just get mad when I don’t write, so I think a new year’s goal will be to clean less & feed the soul more 🙂

  2. I was all too happy to’ve written a new draft this month, as I didn’t for either September OR October. I was beginning to worry my muse was dead. Looking forward to rounding out the year w/ one more–good luck w/ December, everyone!

  3. Yes. Time is too fleeting and I feel it. I’m looking forward to new beginnings, but need to wrap up some of 2017. I wrote my draft for November and did several revisions. I’m going to try and keep “frazzle” to a simmer-LOL

    1. It has been an amazing year, Andrea! I love our 12×12 community, and all of the resources that we share!

  4. It doesn’t seem possible that today is the second day of December… before you know it, it will be Christmas!

    This has been another busy month for me… what with writing and revising manuscripts in between new medical issues that have cropped up, which of course means new meds…YUCK!!!

    I revised 4 of my old PB manuscripts along with beginning the revisions on another my chapter books.
    I also wrote a new PB and have sketched out ideas for another one… this may turn into a series… we’ll have to see how it goes

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Financial Need Scholarship Guidelines

All applications will be accepted via email only between November 1, 2023 – November 30, 2023 at kelli@juliehedlund.com.

Subject line of the email:

  1. 12 x 12 Financial Need Scholarship
 

Please include the following in the body of the email:

  1. An autobiographical statement and career summary in 250 words or fewer.
  2. A short statement describing the nature of the financial need/circumstances in 250 words or fewer.
  3. A sample query letter for the manuscript you are submitting with your application.
  4. Pitches for two additional completed picture books.
 

 Attached to the email:

  1.  The full text of one picture book manuscript, attached as a Word document named as FIN_YourFirstName_YourLastName_Title_of_Manuscript.doc (or docx).