The end of the year is always a flurry activity in the children's book world. Publishers are up against deadlines, trying to get those books to print before the end of the year. Readers and writers alike are poring over end-of-year Best-Of lists, "ordering fingers" at the ready. And over here at Alli Brydon Creative, I've been busy, too... Yesterday, I had the absolute pleasure of speaking live, via webinar, to one of the most active picture book writing groups, 12x12 Challen