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All I Want for NaNo and Game On Bloghop Winners!

Ah, NaNo has arrived and I am... well, I'd be happy if there was one more day left in October to get ready lol! However, there's no stopping the time, so this afternoon, I will be settling down at my laptop and getting started!

In the interests of getting in the mood for NaNo, I'm taking part in the All I Want For NaNo bloghop! This was set up by Jennie Bennett, David Powers King, Becca Ann, Kelley Lynn, and Jessica Salyer.

These guys have teamed together to release a Christmas anthology, and to celebrate the release, they want to know what we want for NaNo! This hop also comes with great prizes:



Jennie's giving away a 50 page critique + an ecopy of The Spirit of Christmas
Jessica's also giving a 50 page critique + an ecopy of The Spirit of Christmas
Kelley's giving a $25 Amazon Giftcard + an ecopy of The Spirit of Christmas
David's also giving a $25 Amazon Giftcard + an ecopy of The Spirit of Christmas
Cassie's giving a choice of any of her ebooks + an ecopy of The Spirit of Christmas
 
So, what do I want for NaNo? My only wish is to finish it as well as I finished CampNaNo last year. I wrote Blindsided and it came out almost perfect with minimal edits needed. I don't know how I did it, but if I can do that again, I would be thrilled! 

Game On Bloghop Winners
 
I'd like to extend my thanks to all the people who entered the Game On Bloghop! There were only a few of us, but that's okay, y'all made an effort and I appreciate it!
I had seven prizes on offer, but as only seven people entered, everyone gets a prize! SO, here's how they breakdown:

1) New paperback copies of Game On and Blindsided - WINNER Annalisa Crawford
2) An e-copy of one of my books WINNERS: Clare Dugmore, Alex Tanner, Theresa Paolo, and Sydney Aaliyah
3) A full manuscript edit (2 winners) WINNERS: L.G Keltner and Elizabeth Seckman

I will contact all of you over the weekend or early next week about your prizes!

Right, I'd best get started on work! Happy NaNo-ing, everyone!

Comments

  1. Anonymous1 November 2013 at 09:21

    Ooh yay, prizes! :D awesome!

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  2. Suzanne Furness1 November 2013 at 09:23

    Congrats to the winners, wishing you all the best for NaNo. Happy writing!

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  3. Catherine Noble1 November 2013 at 09:49

    Good luck with NaNo! I only decided yesterday I was doing it myself! x

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  4. Jennie Bennett1 November 2013 at 12:26

    Isn't that all our dream?? A manuscript that doesn't need much editing? I wish for that too! Thanks for joining our hop :)

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  5. David P. King1 November 2013 at 14:26

    An awesome a worthy goal, and without much editing last time?! Dang. I could do with some of that action. Thanks for participating in our holiday hop! :)

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  6. Samantha May1 November 2013 at 14:33

    Good luck with NaNo! I have faith in you!

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  7. Kelley Lynn1 November 2013 at 14:33

    I'm hoping for the same thing! Though, I'm thinking my first draft won't be as pretty as yours was...haha

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  8. ilima1 November 2013 at 14:37

    Good luck. You can do it!

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  9. Alex J. Cavanaugh1 November 2013 at 14:40

    Congratulations to the winners!
    Here's hoping you finish with a clean manuscript, Kyra.

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  10. L.G. Keltner1 November 2013 at 14:41

    That's a worthy goal. Best of luck to you! And the Game On Blog Hop was fun. Yay prizes!

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  11. Emily R. King1 November 2013 at 16:27

    I hope you get your wish, Kyra!

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  12. Annalisa Crawford1 November 2013 at 17:33

    Woooooo! I won books! And sexy new covers., Yay, thank you :-)

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  13. Cecilia Robert1 November 2013 at 17:52

    Congrats to the winners! :) Good luck to you, Kyra. Let's hit that 50k, then party :D

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  14. Sheena-kay Graham1 November 2013 at 18:47

    Congrats winners! Wish you the nest of luck Kyra and who doesn't want to finish their manuscript? Minimal edits is just icing on the cake.

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  15. Theresa1 November 2013 at 23:26

    I am so excited!!! Thank you! The bloghop was a lot of fun :)

    Good luck with Nano! To come out with an almost perfect manuscript is beyond impressive!!!!

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  16. Cathrina Constantine2 November 2013 at 00:56

    Congrats to the winners, and happy writing.

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  17. Unknown2 November 2013 at 08:44

    I hope your NaNo wish comes true!

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  18. Cortney Pearson3 November 2013 at 04:22

    I can't believe Blindside went so smoothly--I wish I could write something with minimal edits! :D Happy NaNo-ing!!

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  19. Nick Wilford3 November 2013 at 07:22

    Congrats to the winners! I just want to win NaNo this year - hopefully with a bit extra so I have as much of a complete first draft done as possible. Maybe just a pipe dream, but it comes down to how much we apply ourselves, I suppose. Good luck!

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  20. Trisha3 November 2013 at 10:43

    Somehow I forgot about or missed the Game On bloghop. I would have liked to be in the running for that stuff, even though I already have two of your books and one of your novellas in e-format. Someday I plan to have the print copies as I totally prefer those!

    Anyway, congrats to the winners, and YAYYYY NaNo!!

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  21. Talli Roland3 November 2013 at 18:38

    Hope the NaNo is going well so far!

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  22. Suzi3 November 2013 at 22:03

    I haven't tried Camp NaNo yet. That's always an option to redeem myself if I don't finish NaNo! :)

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