@12x12challenge.bsky.social
12 x 12 is a diverse community of picture book authors and illustrators at all levels. You get accountability & support in the goal to write 1 new PB draft each month + more! Registration open now! https://12x12challenge.com/membership.
@12x12challenge.bsky.socialWe love our published authors and illustrators, but in this episode, we're shining the light on our mid-journey writers! Let's celebrate all the work and wins big and small with #picturebook #writer Caitlin Binder-Markey!
@12x12challenge.bsky.social12 x 12 member & #picturebook author @natashakhankazi.bsky.social shares the key to creating viral content in your book marketing posts!
#amwriting #picturebook #kidlit #12x12pb #booksky #writingcommunity #bookmarketing #marketing
@12x12challenge.bsky.socialHow do concept hooks work in #picturebooks? In concept books, where the concept is the main draw (shapes, counting, etc.), that's the obvious hook, but fiction & nonfiction can have concept hooks too! Check out this helpful video on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/hia1RGr2lII
@12x12challenge.bsky.socialMost of our podcast guests are published authors and illustrators, but what about the #writers putting in the work whose names haven't yet appeared on a #picturebook cover?
Today, we get to showcase a mid-journey writer—Caitlin Binder-Markey!
@12x12challenge.bsky.social📚✨ In honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we’re highlighting books celebrating Indigenous identity, culture & community.
📚 CHARLOTTE'S NEW MOCCASINS by @jennmoudahi.bsky.social
📚 MÉTIS LIKE ME by @tashahilderman.bsky.social
📚 STRONGER THAN by @poetnikki.bsky.social and Stacy Wells
@12x12challenge.bsky.socialPoetry and Picture Books go together like PB&J! Discover how to make this winning combo work for you with our free download!
Poetry Playbook for Picture Book Writers: 12x12challenge.com/p...
@12x12challenge.bsky.socialJulie Hedlund & agent Adria Goetz of KT Literary discuss what YOU need to know about submissions in today's market, including what editors want right now, how to make your work stand out, & SO much more: 12x12challenge.com/p...
#amwriting #picturebook #kidlit #12x12pb #booksky #podcast
@12x12challenge.bsky.socialYou don’t have to do every part of your picture book journey alone. 📚
Explore services from #12x12PB members, including critiques, marketing help, mentoring, web design & more.
Open to everyone: buff.ly/sT20Mgm
@12x12challenge.bsky.socialTrying to get published? What should you write? Is there a secret to getting published? Author Eva Wong Nava offers encouragement to picture book writers.
@12x12challenge.bsky.social🎉 Congrats to @theartfulauthor.bsky.social (Maitreyee Pandit) on signing with her agent, Mary Cummings of Great River Literary! 🎉
Her advice:
“The one thing you can't do is give up.”
Read more:
buff.ly/CoVEsEt
@12x12challenge.bsky.social🎉 Happy Book Birthday to #12x12PB member @janalyssa.bsky.social! 🎉📚
📚 THE SHABBAT FLOOD: A TEXAS-SIZED TALL TALE illustrated by Evelline Andrya, and published by Kar-Ben Publishing is now available.
See this release and more Book Birthdays here: buff.ly/e0qCnTI
@12x12challenge.bsky.socialHere's Step 1 of the #12x12pb fast-draft formula for writing #picturebook drafts - all about establishing your main character. Sign up and each week you'll get video instructions to go deeper into the exercise. 12x12challenge.com/f...
@12x12challenge.bsky.social🎉 Happy Book Birthday to #12x12PB member @analene.bsky.social! 🎉📚
📚 NINANG'S HERE! illustrated by @cloudyning.bsky.social, and published by @kidscanpress.bsky.social is now available.
Find it here: buff.ly/e0qCnTI
@12x12challenge.bsky.social🎉 Happy Book Birthday to #12x12PB member @katrinatangen.bsky.social! 🎉📚
📚 RAMP IT UP! illustrated by Wendy Wen, and published by @charlesbridge.bsky.social is now available.
Check it out here: buff.ly/e0qCnTI
@12x12challenge.bsky.social🎉 Happy Book Birthday to #12x12PB member @SongjuDaemicke.bsky.social! 🎉📚
📚 SORT, WASH, ROAR! illustrated by Sian James, and published by @charlesbridge.bsky.social is now available.
Find it along with more Book Birthdays here: buff.ly/e0qCnTI
@12x12challenge.bsky.socialHow did the 12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge get started? Julie reveals why she started the 12 x 12 Picture Book Challenge. Plus, she shares 12 things she wishes she knew about picture book writing way back then.
Listen now:
12x12challenge.com/1...
@12x12challenge.bsky.social📚🍎 Happy World Teachers’ Day!
Today we’re celebrating the educators who help young readers discover new stories, ask big questions & build a lifelong love of books. 💛
Thank you for inspiring the next generation of readers and writers!
@12x12challenge.bsky.socialOn the 12x12 Picture Book #Podcast: @valeriebolling.bsky.social talks about why she challenges herself to write different types of #picturebooks, & SO much more!
Listen now: 12x12challenge.com/p...
@12x12challenge.bsky.socialGot an idea for a picture book? Grab the Free 12 x 12 Fast-Draft Formula for Writing Picture Books. A simple, stress-free, 4-part process to get that idea out of your head and onto the page!
#amwriting #picturebooks #kidlit #12x12pb #booksky #writingtip
@12x12challenge.bsky.socialFREE Book Chat on October 14 at 8pm ET/5pm PT!
Join #12x12PB author @vrukaslt.bsky.social (Laura De La Cruz) as she shares how her #picturebook 📚 LOWRIDER FOR SALE went from idea to bookshelf.
Sign up:
buff.ly/EnD97OG
