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12 x 12 September 2019 Check-In!

Well, I did it! I broke the curse of the past several months and wrote a new draft! It might be the worst draft I’ve ever written, but it felt good to break that barrier. And I revised another draft. So I’m two for two for September!

What about you?

Tell us your progress. Did you complete a draft and/or revision in September? Let us know in the Rafflecopter and in the comments. September Featured Author Lynne Marie is offering a copy of her book MOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE SCARES to one lucky winner this month!

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Thank you, Lynne Marie, for scaring up such a great prize!

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 Copy of MOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE SCARES” at the top.
  2. Click on the “Comment on Lynne Marie’s post” button. Commenting on Lynne Marie’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 September. If you did, click ENTER, if not, click cancel and 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 September. If you did, click ENTER. If not, click cancel and move on to the next step.
  5. That’s it! Rafflecopter will track your points.

You have until midnight Eastern on October 3rd to enter your results. Rafflecopter will draw a winner and it will be announced on the blog on October 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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14 Responses

  1. Yes I nearly missed Lynne Marie’s post. But I’ve made great headway with two new drafts and revision. Whew! I didn’t think I would. But it surprises me what one can do when and idea comes to you.

  2. September was a series of up and downs. Great SCBWI conference! Experimenting with different structures helped me take an idea for a picture book and make it work!

  3. What a tough month September has been. I’ve been manic at work and haven’t managed to find the energy to write much. Pulled together the roughest of rough first drafts, but didn’t get any revision done … first month I’ve missed doing revisions since January 2018. Feeling a little dispirited, but determined to get things moving again next month!

  4. Such an inspiration post! I love the idea of writing with purpose. I need to work on that next. This year has been fantastic (my first year with 12x!12) in creating new material. I have several new drafts, a bunch of sparkly new ideas, and I’m close to submitting a couple final drafts (which I’m polishing now). So, thanks for the push!

  5. Once again I did not accomplish what I wanted to this month. I am so sick of feeling like crap!! I did manage to write a new draft and I revised one of my old Storystorm stories.

  6. Well, I *thought* I had both written AND revised stories in September, but turns out… that was AUGUST! What happened to September??! “Here I come, October!” Trisha said with (nooo, nOT “futility,” thank you, autocorrect… ) ferocity.

  7. Lynne Marie, you are an inspiring writer AND person. Brava! Loved your thoughts in the Children’s Book Academy course – The Best!

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