It's Over. Whew!

I did it! I can't believe it! 

Here's a reminder for myself and a tip for next year's NaNoWriMo participants: If you use OpenOffice to write your manuscript, your word count will not match the validation word count. My word count had a difference of almost 4,000 words!

So what did I win?

1. An AWESOME sense of accomplishment. 2013 was far from productive in the writing sense. I wrote more words in November than I had in the whole year. By finishing NaNoWriMo, I proved to myself that writing 2,000, or even 5,000, words in one night is possible when you enjoy your story.

2. An AWESOME 'Winner' t-shirt. Well, okay, I didn't actually win the shirt, but it only cost me $16.67 (hehe--get it? That's the number of words per day needed to win NaNoWriMo.) I will wear it proudly.

3. An AWESOME first draft to work with after New Year's Eve. I'm actually looking forward to the editing process on this novel. I may change my views on that after the third round of revisions, but for now, I'm excited.

and last but not least...

4. An AWESOME certificate. I wonder if the certificate will help when I start looking for an agent. Probably not, but it's okay--I love it!

Right now you're thinking: That's a whole lot of AWESOME for one little blog post. Yes. Yes, it is.

Thank you to all of you for your support and encouragement. 

Winner's Choice--We Have a Winner!

There were 50 entries for Winner's Choice Kindle copy 

 Thank you to everyone who participated. 

And now, what you've all been waiting for....Drum roll, please...

Michelle Hodge!

She chose a Kindle copy of:

Didn't win? There will be a giveaway every week. Make sure you stay connected so you will know when to enter.

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Open Meetings--We Have A Winner!

There were only 5 entries for a Kindle copy of Open Meetings!

 Thank you to everyone who participated. 


And now, what you've all been waiting for....Drum roll, please...

Cheryl Green!

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A Howl in the Night Giveaway--We Have a Winner!

Drumroll, please?

Kelly Hashway!

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E-Book Giveaway Results!

You thought I forgot, didn't you?

Six people commented on the Angelia Almost Author Spotlight post. I used the handy-dandy, True Random Number Generator widget in the right hand corner of my blog page, and the widget picked #3. So, the third commenter gets their choice of e-book.

Who is the third commenter? Claudine G!! Congratulations!

Your e-book choices are:

Now, Claudine, you can contact me at deestan62@gmail.com with your e-mail address and Angelia will get in touch with you about your prize!

Thanks to everyone for playing along! If you didn't win this time, don't worry, I have more giveaways planned for the future. I love giveaways!