12 x 12 September 2018 Check-In!
No new draft. Whomp Whomp. BUT I did get loads of revision done on two different manuscripts. Both are getting very, very close. My goal for the year was to have three submission-ready manuscripts in my agent’s hands. I’ve already got one, and I’m well on my way to two more. So it looks like […]
September 2018 Good News!
Welcome to the monthly digest of all the great “goings-on” of 12 x 12 members. Congratulations to everyone on their achievements. This month we’re featuring books by 12 x 12 members that were released in September. All other good news was submitted before September 1st. Be sure to have your good news submitted by the […]
Alexandra Weiss and Wendi Gu – 12 x 12 Featured Agents October 2018
Little GOLDen Book members of 12 x 12 will be able to choose one of two agents to submit their manuscript to each month. Alexandra Weiss of Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency will be accepting picture book submissions from 12 x 12 GOLD members October 1-15. Wendi Gu of Janklow and Nesbit will be accepting […]
12 x 12 August 2018 Check-In Winner!
It’s time to announce the winner of our August check-in. Special thanks to our August Featured Author Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow! This month’s winner will get a critique from Jamilah! And the winner is … Deborah Trotter! Congrats! Please contact Kelli at kelli (at) JulieHedlund (dot) com to claim your prize. Time to fall into a new draft!
Jessica Sinsheimer & Christa Heschke – 12 x 12 Featured Agents September 2018
Little GOLDen Book members of 12 x 12 will be able to choose one of two agents to submit their manuscript to each month. Jessica Sinsheimer of Sarah Jane Freymann Literary Agency will be accepting picture book submissions from 12 x 12 GOLD members September 4 -15. Christa Heschke of McIntosh & Otis will be accepting picture […]
12 x 12 September 2018 Featured Author – Christy Mihaly
Building a Community, Becoming an Author It’s an honor to be a featured author on 12 x 12. In fact, when I consider those who have posted in this space before me (all those real authors), my Author Imposter Syndrome starts acting up. You know … that fear that someone is going to discover that […]
12 x 12 August 2018 Check-In!
It looks like 2018 is going to be a revision-themed year for me, rather than a drafting one. I’m bummed I didn’t get a new draft written in August, but I’m happy I got a TON of writing done overall, including sending a new (to her) manuscript to my agent and completing one additional revision […]
August 2018 Good News!
Welcome to the monthly digest of all the great “goings-on” of 12 x 12 members. Congratulations to everyone for their achievements. This month we’re featuring books by 12 x 12 members that were released in July and August. All other good news was submitted before August 1st. Be sure to have your good news submitted […]
12 x 12 July 2018 Check-In Winners!
It’s time to announce the winner of our July check-in. Special thanks to our July Featured Author Jami Gigot! We have two winners. One will get a copy of Mae and the Moon and one will get a copy of Seb and the Sun. Let’s get to it! And the winners are … Mae and […]
12 x 12 Featured Author August 2018 – Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
Writing Lyrical: You Have to Feel It In positive reviews (and in an unfortunate number of rejection letters), I have often received praise for the lyrical quality of my writing. I love writing and reading lyrical texts and yet, I find this style difficult to define. Lyrical picture books defy definition but have a very […]
