Thursday, January 12, 2012

12x12 in '12

I love watching my friends' successes. I get caught up in the excitement. Every now and again there might be a twinge of envy, but honestly, I'm just so thrilled for them. They've worked hard to be where they are and their successes are hard won.

Such is the case with one of my wonderful critique partners, Julie Hedlund. Julie's been working hard to build her blog (very successfully, I might add), and she just launched the 12x12 in '12 challenge to write 12 picture books in 12 months. She's got well over 200 participants. to kick it all off, Katie Davis just released her first 2012 Brain Burps About Books podcast featuring... Julie.

Click that last link and listen up, folks (even if you don't write PBs). There's a lot of great information here! Congratulations Julie!

7 comments:

  1. I'm a friend of Julie's too. So proud of her!

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  2. Haha, "brain burps." Love it. Yaaay for Julie! That is cool. I love to hear how other writers succeed too. It's really encouraging, even though it makes me impatient to "get there" myself sometimes. :) 12 PBs in 12 months is a good goal!

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  3. It's exciting, isn't it, Corey? :)

    Carol: I can't imagine writing 12 PBs in 12 months. I write them, but only 2 or 3 a year--I am beyond impressed with the participants!

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  4. That's sounds like quite the challenge! :)

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  5. Hi there! I'm new to your blog and love the nice, clean look. :) Twelve picture books in twelve days, huh? I can't imagine! Thanks for the link, I'm going there now.

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  6. 12x12 was such a great idea - truly inspired! i am taking part, and so glad Julie thought it up!

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  7. Alison - I'm so sorry I didn't see this until now. I'm all misty-eyed. Thank you so much! I am so fortunate to be CPs with you!

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