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12 x 12 October 2020 Check-In!

Well, it’s the scariest day of the year with a Blue Full Moon to boot! Everyone stay safe out there! Luckily writers usually have lots of chocolate on hand. 😉

I didn’t write a new draft this month, but I completed two MAJOR revisions, so I’m feeling good about the progress given the dumpster-fire of a world we’re living in right now. I am going to try very, very hard to write something new in November. It feels like maybe I just might get enough headspace with these other revisions out of the way.

Tell us your progress. Did you complete a draft and/or revision in October? Let us know in the Rafflecopter and in the comments. October Featured Author Rina Singh is offering one lucky 12 x 12 member two books—Grandmother School and Holi Colors!

Grandmother School by Rina Singh Holi Colors by Rina Singh

Thank you, Rina!

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 “Two Books from Rina Singh” at the top.
  2. Click on the “Comment on Rina’s post” button. Commenting on Rina’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 October. 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 October. 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. (The top of the Rafflecopter will say X/3 with X being the number of entries you currently have in the drawing.)

You have until midnight Eastern on November 5th to enter your results. Rafflecopter will draw a winner and it will be announced on the blog on November 6th.

Remember, badges are not awarded automatically and must requested in the forum. Click here to request your October badge on the forum.

Show your thanks in a November draft!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

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15 Responses

  1. October has been a rough month, but I wrote a draft and revised. November is going to be challenging. So many things happening too quickly. Wishing everyone well.

  2. What a long month. I’ll be glad when the drama is behind us and writing is not so competitive with everything else on my daily agenda. I did revise and wrote a Halloween story.

  3. October has been a grim month – both in the world and closer to home. I wrote nothing over the last week of the month, so never finished my “new draft” – first time I’ve missed a month in almost 3 years. I did do some revisions, and also took part in a Picture Book course run by Write Mentor, which has been brilliant and got my head into a writing space for at least some focused time. Whilst I’m upset that I didn’t get that first draft done, I am not beating myself up too much, because family always takes priority above everything else – and it’s likely to be the case for the next few months, when I think that it’ll be a case of squeezing some little bits of writing time in here and there, as and when I can.

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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.
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  3. A sample query letter for the manuscript you are submitting with your application.
  4. Pitches for two additional completed picture books.
 

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