Hi everyone! Whew – what a month! I launched my new picture book biography, SONG AFTER SONG: The Musical Life of Julie Andrews, so that’s been my primary focus. I did, however, write a proposal for a nonfiction picture book that my agent sent out and has gotten a few nibbles. Between that, book launch events, and school visits, I feel like this was a successful month. 

What about you? Did you complete a draft and/or revision in September? Did you post a review of a 12 x 12 member book on Amazon, GoodReads, or Barnes and Noble? Let us know in the Rafflecopter and in the comments.

September Featured Author Janet Sumner Johnson is offering one lucky 12 x 12 member a copy of RECESS GENIUS: OPEN FOR BUSINESS!

What a genius idea, Janet! Thank you!

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

1. See the Rafflecopter widget at the end of this post.
2. Click on the “Comment on Janet’s post” button. Commenting on Janet’s post is mandatory for this giveaway and you can enter the Rafflecopter even if you didn’t write a draft this month. Click ENTER.
3. If you haven’t commented on Janet’s post yet, go to the post here to comment.
4. After you’ve commented on Janet’s post, come back to this post to enter the Rafflecopter.  (Commenting won’t enter you in the drawing automatically, you must enter the Rafflecopter by following step 2.)
5. 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.
6. Click on the “Revised a PB Draft” button. This will ask if you revised a PB in September.  If you did, click ENTER. If not, click cancel.
7. Click on the last “Reviewed a 12 x 12 member’s book” button. This will ask if you reviewed a 12 x 12 member’s PB on Amazon, GoodReads, or Barnes and Noble in September.  If you did, enter a link to your review and click ENTER. If not, click cancel.
8. That’s it! There is no overall submit button or email confirmation. Rafflecopter will track your points. (The top of the Rafflecopter will say X/4 with X being the number of entries you currently have in the drawing.)

Here’s a video tutorial on the forum to walk you through these steps as well. Click here for the monthly check-in tutorial. (This tutorial features the old 12 x 12 website, but the steps are still the same for entering the Rafflecopter.)

You have until midnight Eastern on October 8th to enter your results. Rafflecopter will draw a winner and it will be announced on the blog on October 10th.

Remember, badges are not awarded automatically and must be requested in the forum. If you haven’t requested your September badges yet, you may do so here.

a Rafflecopter giveaway