Overall: Good -- I put my writing out there. That's the hardest thing for me. I'm so afraid of rejection (which being a writer, one must expect and embrace). Understanding and acceptance of this fact are two very different things.
Not only did people see my writing, but I went out to several local (and not so local) businesses and talked to people. Another thing I'm not so strong at. (One reason I wanted to write when I was young). I now see my faulty thinking in that. Of course, when I am actually writing, I do not need to interact with people. However, if I want people to read my stuff, I now know I do - and a lot.
Next I need to send out some serious thanks! First to my husband, Rob, who I sent to work with instructions to make everyone he worked with read my story and vote. I could not have done this well without him. Thank you to everyone who reviewed my story. Your input will help me become a better writer. Thank you to everyone who voted, shared, tweeted, and asked friends to vote too!
Complaints:
-My biggest complaint about the competition is I am still not sure how the votes were tabulated. I know they stated the reason being for that is that no one could cheat. However, it would have at least been helpful to see how many quick votes everyone had. I am guessing this had the biggest effect and in the weeks where I was in the top 20, I think being able to say "I am 50 votes behind number one" would have helped reach more readers. Just a thought.
-I also did not like that the voting started a new every week, but it didn't seem to in all respects. I guess I just wished that I had understood the voting system better.
What next? Well I am going to read, vote, and review all of the finalists starting Wednesday. I would like to read what I lost against and help (who I feel to be) the best writer win. I encourage anyone who reads this to do the same.
Next next? I will go back to the novel I was writing before NaNoWriMo. No I didn't even come close to winning. However, I do like where my NaNo novel was going, and I suspect that I will finish that some day too.
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