End of the #ChanceChallenge: Experience & Results + FIRST GIVEAWAY DETAILS
We have come to the end of the #ChanceChallenge!
Actually, the end of the challenge was on October 9, but all three of the pups picked up the same stomach bug this week (starting around 2:30am Tuesday morning) and I've been on nursemaid duty since then. Thankfully, we now have two out of three doggies feeling better, and one to go! Besides, this was nothing compared to the Great Canine Stomach Virus of 2016 that swept through our neighborhood.
Back to the results! Congratulations to everyone who participated, and a big thank you to YA author Kim Chance for sponsoring the challenge!
I didn't make my original goal of 60,000 words in one month, however, I am thrilled with the progress I've made! I made it to 22,655 words, and that was with not being able to write every day like I'd planned to. This gave me the confidence boost I needed to set my main goal for the final quarter of 2017: Finish the entire first draft by the end of the year!
The program we used for the challenge, MyWriteClub.com, was so helpful in tracking my progress I've decided to keep using it through the rest of this draft. If anyone is interested in trying it out, the site is free to use. Just click "Try the Beta" on the homepage, and you'll be prompted to create a writer profile.
That's it!
So, stay tuned for the giveaway kick-off this evening!
Actually, the end of the challenge was on October 9, but all three of the pups picked up the same stomach bug this week (starting around 2:30am Tuesday morning) and I've been on nursemaid duty since then. Thankfully, we now have two out of three doggies feeling better, and one to go! Besides, this was nothing compared to the Great Canine Stomach Virus of 2016 that swept through our neighborhood.
Back to the results! Congratulations to everyone who participated, and a big thank you to YA author Kim Chance for sponsoring the challenge!
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| Final graph for the challenge! |
I didn't make my original goal of 60,000 words in one month, however, I am thrilled with the progress I've made! I made it to 22,655 words, and that was with not being able to write every day like I'd planned to. This gave me the confidence boost I needed to set my main goal for the final quarter of 2017: Finish the entire first draft by the end of the year!
The program we used for the challenge, MyWriteClub.com, was so helpful in tracking my progress I've decided to keep using it through the rest of this draft. If anyone is interested in trying it out, the site is free to use. Just click "Try the Beta" on the homepage, and you'll be prompted to create a writer profile.
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And now, for the announcement I've been dying to make all week:
THE WRITING DESK BLOG IS HAVING A GIVEAWAY!!!
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| *Throws virtual confetti* |
Our first giveaway! This is something I've wanted to do since starting this blog a little over a year ago, and now I finally have the opportunity.
The official giveaway entry post will be live on Instagram TONIGHT and submissions will end next SATURDAY (10/21/2017), with the winners announced the following week.
This is not only a celebration of my first professional publication as a writer, but also of a collection of mystery and thriller authors who worked together to bring this book to life.
THE PRIZES:
- Three (that's right, THREE!) winners will receive a copy of "Carolina Crimes: 21 Tales of Need, Greed, & Dirty Deeds", edited by
- a set of "Do not disturb the reader" bookmarks that were released with the book. (With maybe a little something extra in there too!)
HOW TO ENTER:
- FOLLOW me on Instagram @ccwriter_
- LIKE the official giveaway post.
- COMMENT below the post and tell me, what is your favorite mystery/thriller book or short story, or who is your favorite author?
That's it!
So, stay tuned for the giveaway kick-off this evening!
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