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By: Genevieve Petrillo,
on 12/30/2012
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Today, we’re counting down Our Year in Review.
My Highlights in 2012
3. My picture was in a book! Chuck Sambuchino wrote a political humor book called Red Dog / Blue Dog, and he used my picture to illustrate one of the pages! I looked adorable.
2. I learned how to dance. Mom taught me to twirl around on my hind feet for a cookie.
1. I forgot how to bowl! I learned bowling using empty water bottles…..
But then Santa brought me a bowling set, and I have no idea how to bowl. So I just take a pin and bring it on the couch.
16. I found some bread that the birds dropped in front of my house. It was delicious!
Mom’s Highlights in 2012
3. Mom’s story Fly Fishing was in the final issue of Stories for Children Magazine in November. There was no dog in the story, but there was a trout.
2. Mom’s story Waiting for Petey was in the November/December issue of Turtle Magazine. there was no dog in the story, but there was a teddy bear (I love teddy bears).
1. NWEA bought Mom’s poem Talking Goldfish to use in their online test prep program. There was no dog in the poem, but there was a fish.
42. Humpty Dumpty Magazine is holding Mom’s story Show and Tell Surprise for possible publication in the May/June 2013 issue. There was no dog in the story, but there was a hermit crab.
67. Mom completed 3 challenges this year – 12x12in’12 (3 of her 12 stories featured a dog), PiBoIdMo (9 of her 30 ideas are about dogs), and Goodreads. (about 30 of the 214 books she read had a dog in them).
2012 is in the rear view mirror. Bring on 2013. Happy New Year!
Mom shopped online a whole bunch last week. Now, packages keep coming to our house. Each one is a surprise. Mom says, “Yay!” and “I wonder what this is!” and “Stop barking at the UPS guy. He is our friend.”
One of the surprises was not even something Mom ordered. It was a gift from my bloggie- friend, Mollie. Her awesome Mom made me a bandana with cupcakes on it to match my name. I think I am very cute in it. Thanks, Mollie!
Sometimes surprise ideas pop into Mom’s head. She gets ideas from people-watching, kids talking, names, signs, games, shopping, the newspaper, driving, the park, the neighborhood, the laundromat, the garage, ….everywhere! She gets ideas from spider webs, eyeglasses, the broom, flowers, baseballs, the ice cream man, ….everything!
Once, she thought she was fresh out of ideas, but then – SURPRISE- something on the news made her think of an idea. She googled it, got more ideas, thought about it in her head and got MORE ideas, and now she’s writing it into her computer and getting even more ideas. Surprise! She wasn’t out of ideas after all.
One more surprise Mom found on my blog was that I FINALLY have 100 followers. 101, actually. After blogging for so long we thought we never get to 100, so yay and thank you to everyone who clicked the follow button! I wanted to celebrate with 101 treats, but that was a no-go.
What kind of a celebration is this??
Mom has finished writing nine stories for her 12×12 challenge. She is ready to start something new. That’s always fun. Something new for a writer is exciting because they get to start with a clean page and have millions and millions of possibilities in front of them, just ripe for the picking (like when somebody spills a whole bag of popcorn in the field where I walk). One of those possibilities might be The Idea that leads to THE ONE.
For Mom THE ONE means the elusive Book #2. She will look at the list of ideas in her phone for a long time. She will probably mumble to herself for a while. When she starts typing, she will stall around, looking for just the right names for her characters. She’ll look in her phone at her list of names, and maybe look online at a name-your-baby website (or a name-your-puppy website if it’s a dog story – which I hope it is). From start to finish, she’ll mind write a lot, talk to herself a lot, type on the computer, and drink coffee (that’s my favorite part).
Yesterday, I did something new, too. If I were a writer, this might become my Favorite Idea for MY elusive Book #2.
There is no such thing as failure. There are only results.
Tony Robbins
Mom and I do not even believe in failure. We can’t. It would make things too difficult. When I try to learn new things like fetching (yes, I consider that “new” even though I’ve been trying to learn it for two years), Mom never says, “Forget it.” or “This is an epic fail.” She always says, “Try it again.” and “Almost.” and “Not the couch! Not the couch!! NOT THE COUCH!!! Ugh!”
Apparently, bringing the ball on the couch is not fetching, which is unfortunate because I’m really good at that. I’ve been practicing that for two years.
When Mom gets rejections, she does not think that is failure, either. She says, “It’s the nature of the beast.” (*shiver* I don’t like beasts at all.) Mom knows that authors get rejections, so she takes them in stride.
It’s not her favorite result, but it’s just a result and not the end of the world. 12x12in’12 helps Mom to keep on keeping on, so she writes more stories and different stories and doesn’t waste time being sad about rejections because writing is not sad. It’s fun.
Fetching, on the other hand – NOT fun.
By: Genevieve Petrillo,
on 6/30/2012
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A huge cuddle and snuggle and I-hope-I-don’t-accidentally-bite-your-head-off-thank-you to Eve and Dexter and their human at Hamster Diaries for choosing us as June’s Best Blog. Although I am still a little afraid of my mechanical hamster, Eve and Dexter don’t seem as scary as that baby Frankenstein monster in its evil, unpredictable plastic ball.
Mom also won two awards from our friend Beth at By Word of Beth. These awards are for being a 12×12 writer, which Mom is. To me it means Beth likes me. She really really likes me.
These awards require us to:
- Link back to the person who gave us the awards – Thanks, Beth!
- And tell 7 things about ourselves
You can read 7 things about me here or here or see 7 of my favorite toys here….
Having 3 new awards is helpful, since yesterday Mom found out she didn’t win the Highlights Annual Fiction Contest. She said, “This story is SO cute, how did it not win?” and “Oh well. I’ll enter a new story next year.” and “Being a dog is so simple….”
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I love to jump – onto the couch, off the couch, onto the bed, off the bed, into the car…
You get what I mean. So Mom decided to teach me to jump through a hoop. This sounds simple, but it’s not. Sometimes I forget to jump, and I accidentally run UNDER the hoop and stand on the other side, waiting for a Cheerio. Sometimes, my front feet jump, but my back feet don’t. Mom says, “Why did I waste $8 on a hula hoop?” and “Up. Up! UP!! Ugh.” and “You’re only halfway there.”
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Mom is also halfway there in her 12×12 Challenge. She and a bunch of other picture book authors decided to join Julie Hedlund and challenge themselves to write a picture book a month for 12 months in 2012. Now that it’s the end of June, they’re halfway there.
Mom is actually a little more than halfway there! She has written 7 and a half picture books. She likes most of them, but she thinks a couple stink. She says, “It’s only a first draft.” and “This one isn’t my favorite.” and “I have Cheerios in my pocket. Let’s play Fetch for a while.”
Yeah…I’m only halfway there, too….
I’m not worried about Mom. She always finishes what she starts. She has to keep trying like I do, and we can get a new box of Cheerios, so we don’t run out.
Soon, it will be Memorial Day – unofficial start of summer. So, today, on this non-Friday, my 5 words are about summer.
1. June – June is the 6th month. That means Mom will have written 6 picture books for her 12x12in’12 Challenge. One of them is about a dog named Oliver. Oddly enough, he acts a lot like me, but is named after a dog that Mom met at the dentist office.
2. Sunshine – I love sunshine. When I sit outside with Mom, the sun likes to tickle me. I can feel it running all over my fur!
3. Bugs – When bugs come near me, I try to eat them. I think bugs are delicious. I also think maybe it’s not the sun that runs all over my fur and tickles me….
4. Swimming – I am not allowed to go swimming, and I’m not sure I even know how to swim. But lots of times, Mom and I go to the park and we see turtles and fish and butterflies and dragonflies. Last year, Mom had an idea to write a story about a dragonfly. She still has that idea, but didn’t write the story yet. Maybe she’ll write it in July.
5. July – Independence Day – ‘Nuff said. Summer! Yay! Bring it on.
By: Genevieve Petrillo,
on 4/5/2012
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It’s settled! I am super popular. The proof is that I was interviewed for a wonderful writer’s blog called Imagine! Create! Write! The whole interview is ALL ABOUT ME. I mean, Mom is mentioned here and there, but mostly it’s me, me, ME. Yay me!
Look how happy I am!
You can read the interview and see pictures of me here —> Blog-erview
Or here —> Interview about me!
Or over in the Blogroll on the right.
I’ll be practicing my signature in case I need to sign autographs.
Cheryl, one of my blog friends, and one of Mom’s 12×12 friends from the blog
Book Nook, has tagged us for the Lucky 7 Meme Award. It’s an award for writers, like Mom (and me).
A meme moves around the Internet and carries people along with it while it grows and changes – kind of like I want my blog to do. But it sounds a lot like MEAN, which I don’t like, so I will call it the Lucky 7 Award, and that’s it! I like Lucky better than Mean.
These are the rules to the Lucky 7:
1. Go to page 77 of your current manuscript. (Mom’s stories are all little, like me, so she’s going to page 1.)
2. Go to line 7.
3. Copy down the next 7 lines/sentences, and post them as they’re written. No cheating.
4. Tag 7 other authors to do the same.
Here are 7 sentences from Mom’s story called New Big Sister. It’s about a little girl who gets a Big Sister from Big Brothers and Big Sisters.
“Would you like to take a walk?” Val asked.
I held onto Mom. “Go ahead, Honey. Val is your Big Sister, now.”
“What if I get lost?”
“Val will show you the way. That’s what Big Sisters do,” Mom said.
I hope this meme *shiver* makes this story lucky!!
Seven authors that deserve this Lucky Award are:
A Pen in Neverland
No Water River
On the Write Track
Artist or Author
The Write Routine
Dear Bliary
Mira Reisberg
Lucky us!
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. Swing on!
Cupcake, you’re good at bowling. Are you in politics, these days… lol I loved the highlights. Happy New Year’s Eve
Happy new year to you all. We hope all your dreams come true in 2013
Boh Hugs xx00xx
Mollie and Alfie
WOW Cupcake….what a year you and your Mom have had!! I’m sure you will re-learn how to bowl or if not, hugging a bowling pin works too! You look so cute with your teddy bear….and I think that crown looks purrfect on your cute little head!! Are you wearing it to my birthday pawty tomorrow???
Here’s to a HAPPY, HEALTHY, SUCCESSFUL new year for all of us….
Your Friend, Sammy
Have a wonderful New Year… all my best best wishes for a fabulous 2013 …and if you need a bad idea for next year – just call me ;o)
As far as bowling goes, I think it’s the pins! You’re use to bottles. Maybe mom should tape the caps from the bottles on to the tops of the pins. Then, first step – don’t be afraid. Second step, picture someone’s face on the bottle. (I can suggest one or two if you’d like).
As far as mom’s book two – not that anyone mentioned that – I see a pattern in her publications. NO DOG! The second book needs to be about Sparky or Buster, or Rocky! Talk to her about it.
And use your picture with the teddy bear for the next contest. WAY TOO CUTE.
Yay Cupcake! Your really good at knocking down the pins!
Cupcake, sounds like both you and your mom had a really good year. Hope 2013 is even better!
You have had a busy year! We hope 2013 brings lots of happiness.
Oink oink,
Katie and Coccolino the mini pig
Wow! Congratulations, it sounds like you had a stellar year. Here’s hping 2013 is just as good!!
What a great year you have had. May the next be just as special!
Nibbles, Nutty, Buddy & Basil
xxxx