Hey everyone! As we enter the final quarter of 2024, I want you to take a moment to appreciate everything you have done this year. Even if you’re not on track to win the Challenge (I’m not, alas), I can guarantee that if you are reading this post right now, you are making progress! Let yourself appreciate yourself!

As for me, by some miracle I actually did write a new draft this month. I got a sudden spark of inspiration and wrote it in a single sitting. It needs lots of work, but I’m excited to get to work on it.

What about you?

• Did you complete a draft of a new picture book story in September?
• Did you complete a revision of a previous picture book manuscript in September?
• Did you post a review of a 12 x 12 member book on Amazon, GoodReads, or Barnes and Noble?
• Did you request that your local library purchase a 12 x 12 member’s book that they don’t currently have in circulation?

Let us know in the Rafflecopter and the comments.

September Featured Author Margaret Chiu Greanias is offering one lucky 12 x 12 member a choice of a copy of HOOKED ON BOOKS or a critique on a non-rhyming, fiction picture book manuscript of 700 words or less.

Margaret, you rock!

Here’s how 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 Margaret’s post” button. Commenting on Margaret’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 Margaret’s post yet, go to the post here to comment.
4. After you’ve commented on Margaret’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. Click on the last “Requested your local library purchase a copy of a 12 x 12 member’s book” button. This will ask if you requested your local library to purchase a 12 x 12 member’s picture book. If you did, enter the name of the library and click ENTER. If not, click cancel.
9. 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/5 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: Click here for the monthly check-in tutorial.

The deadline to enter the Rafflecopter is midnight Eastern on October 8th. Rafflecopter will draw a winner and it will be announced on the blog on October 9th.

Remember, badges are not awarded automatically and must be requested in the forum. Click this link to request your September badges.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

12 x 12 may earn a commission from books purchased through the links in the post. Proceeds go to fund 12 x 12 diversity programming and scholarships.