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JuNoWriMo 2015 Winner!

And I’m done! Slogged a bit in these past few days but finally I made it!
Total word count: 51,284 words

I’m done with the first draft of my book with chapters in details and scenes in super details. Now, I’ll be joining Camp NaNo for editing my first draft and simultaneously writing the second one. Hopefully, I’ll be done by 15th of July… fingers crossed!

I’m so, so, so thankful to ‪#‎JuNoWriMo‬ for making it possible for me to write the entire first draft in 1 month (considering that I’ve never written anything of this magnitude before!) I’ll be sending out my second draft to two of my proofreader cum beta reader friends (Willow and Dagny) by the end of July. Then I’ll be editing the book again after receiving reports from them. So there is a lot of work still remaining… Hopefully I’ll be able to get my manuscript to the publishers by September…

I’d like to thank Vishal for being such a sweetheart and helping me with everything. I know I was a crazy, emotional mess this month and this book wouldn’t have been possible without you! Love you always!!! <3

I’d also like to thank all my dear fellow writers at JuNoWriMo (you guys are the best!) I met a lot of beautiful writers here and made a lot of wonderful friends. They helped me stick to my goals and all the pep talks were really helpful! I’ll be dropping by JuNo’s page every once in a while even after the WriMo is over…

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The main badges I earned in JuNoWriMo

And following are the snapshots of JuNoWriMo Word Tracker for this year:

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Heena R. Pardeshi
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48 responses to “JuNoWriMo 2015 Winner!”

  1. priyalovingly Avatar
    priyalovingly

    congrats

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    1. Heena Rathore P. Avatar
      Heena Rathore P.

      Thanks dear!

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  2. Erika Kind Avatar
    Erika Kind

    Congratulations, Heena! That sounds like a lot of wore and for sure nerve wrecking….

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    1. Heena Rathore P. Avatar
      Heena Rathore P.

      Thanks a lot Erika… Yea, I’ll be pretty much soaked up in writing again this month for the revised 50K words! Writing is definitely not as easy as one might think 😉

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      1. Erika Kind Avatar
        Erika Kind

        That is amazing! The problem is when we get stuck in our brain… then the flow stops.

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        1. Heena Rathore P. Avatar
          Heena Rathore P.

          Haha! I agree! 🙂

          Reply
  3. phoenixgrey85 Avatar
    phoenixgrey85

    Well done! It’s such a special feeling to finish a draft of a novel, and even better when you’ve done it in a Wrimo environment because it’s such hard work. 🙂

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    1. Heena Rathore P. Avatar
      Heena Rathore P.

      Thanks a lot Phoenix! Yea, feels like I’ve conquered the entire world! lol!
      I’ll be starting with CampNaNo tomorrow… another 50K words to go 🙂

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      1. phoenixgrey85 Avatar
        phoenixgrey85

        I too will be starting Campnano tomorrow. I’m not as prepared as I was planning to be, but I shall wade in nonetheless. Good luck! 🙂

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        1. Heena Rathore P. Avatar
          Heena Rathore P.

          That’s great! I’m so glad to have you there (I was starting to feel a little alone there!)
          All the best for your project dear 🙂

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          1. phoenixgrey85 Avatar
            phoenixgrey85

            Thanks, and good luck to you too. 🙂

            Reply
    2. Heena Rathore P. Avatar
      Heena Rathore P.

      Please check your inbox for my newsletter. If it’s not there then please check it in your spam and mark it ‘not spam’ and add my mail-chimp name to your address book. So that from next time it’ll come to your inbox.
      As this is the first newsletter, it went directly into the spam folder of many subscribers.

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      1. phoenixgrey85 Avatar
        phoenixgrey85

        Thanks for the heads up. I found it in the spam folder. Very nice newsletter. 🙂

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        1. Heena Rathore P. Avatar
          Heena Rathore P.

          You’re welcome!
          Thanks a lot dear! I took me quite some time to finally get off my ass and make it… lol! Glad you liked it 🙂

          Reply
  4. tonyasmithauthor Avatar
    tonyasmithauthor

    Congratulations Heena! Great job!

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    1. Heena Rathore P. Avatar
      Heena Rathore P.

      Thanks a lot Tony 🙂

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    2. Heena Rathore P. Avatar
      Heena Rathore P.

      Please check your inbox for my newsletter. If it’s not there then please check it in your spam and mark it ‘not spam’ and add my mail-chimp name to your address book. So that from next time it’ll come to your inbox.
      As this is the first newsletter, it went directly into the spam folder of many subscribers.

      Reply
  5. ArcaneHalloween Avatar
    ArcaneHalloween

    Congratulations Heena. 🙂

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    1. Heena Rathore P. Avatar
      Heena Rathore P.

      Thanks Bruce 😀

      Reply
  6. Dagny Avatar
    Dagny

    Well done, Heena! We knew you’d make it.

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    1. Heena Rathore P. Avatar
      Heena Rathore P.

      Awww… Thanks a lot Dagny 😀

      Reply
  7. Galit Balli Avatar
    Galit Balli

    Yey hun, congrats 💐 🎉 I am so happy for you sweety and I knew you’d finish this (even with a few day to spare) 🎉

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    1. Heena Rathore P. Avatar
      Heena Rathore P.

      Thanks a bunch hun!!! You’re really sweet <3

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      1. Galit Balli Avatar
        Galit Balli

        ♡

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    2. Heena Rathore P. Avatar
      Heena Rathore P.

      Please check your inbox for my newsletter. If it’s not there then please check it in your spam and mark it ‘not spam’ and add my mail-chimp name to your address book. So that from next time it’ll come to your inbox.
      As this is the first newsletter, it went directly into the spam folder of many subscribers.

      Reply
      1. Galit Balli Avatar
        Galit Balli

        I will go now and check it now hun 🙂 So cool 📞

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      2. Galit Balli Avatar
        Galit Balli

        Omg hun, I love ❤ your newsletter so much. So pretty 🙂
        It was in my spam folder, lol.

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        1. Heena Rathore P. Avatar
          Heena Rathore P.

          Thanks a lot sweetie! I’m glad you liked it 🙂 <3
          Yea, Vishal, my hubby, noticed that it was in his spam and so I thought that maybe it went in everyone's spam folder! lol!

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          1. Galit Balli Avatar
            Galit Balli

            Easily fixed 😀 Beautiful newsletter theme and layout

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      3. Galit Balli Avatar
        Galit Balli

        The reply had failed hun. Maybe by choice or not, lol, I just wanted to let you know 🙂

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        1. Heena Rathore P. Avatar
          Heena Rathore P.

          Really? Oho! I guess I’ll have to work out on it some more…

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          1. Galit Balli Avatar
            Galit Balli

            I am sure it will be fixed fast 🙂

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  8. Sue, the YA Author Avatar
    Sue, the YA Author

    This is so awesome! Great job and congratulations! Yeah, you!

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    1. Heena Rathore P. Avatar
      Heena Rathore P.

      Thanks a lot Sue!!! 🙂
      I’m planning to post my chapters to Wattpad after writing them… If it’s not too much to ask you, will you please help me out by reading them (may be once a week or however you have time) and telling me if something’s not right?
      Please…. ???

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      1. Sue, the YA Author Avatar
        Sue, the YA Author

        I will certainly do so! Can’t wait!

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        1. Heena Rathore P. Avatar
          Heena Rathore P.

          Thanks you so much!!! 🙂 😀

          Reply
    2. Heena Rathore P. Avatar
      Heena Rathore P.

      Please check your inbox for my newsletter. If it’s not there then please check it in your spam and mark it ‘not spam’ and add my mail-chimp name to your address book. So that from next time it’ll come to your inbox.
      As this is the first newsletter, it went directly into the spam folder of many subscribers.

      Reply
      1. Sue, the YA Author Avatar
        Sue, the YA Author

        I got it! Yay! Great job and as always, I’m amazed at how much you accomplish!

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        1. Heena Rathore P. Avatar
          Heena Rathore P.

          Awwww… thanks a lot Sue! You’re really really so sweet 😀 <3

          Reply
  9. conniecockrell Avatar
    conniecockrell

    Well done!

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    1. Heena Rathore P. Avatar
      Heena Rathore P.

      Thanks Connie 🙂

      Reply
  10. e Avatar
    e

    Excellent congratulations!

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    1. Heena Rathore P. Avatar
      Heena Rathore P.

      Thanks a lot dear! 🙂

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      1. e Avatar
        e

        Absolutely

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  11. Norma Avatar
    Norma

    Wow! You should treat yourself first and then do anything else. Your progress report looks excellent. Congrats Heena. 🙂

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    1. Heena Rathore P. Avatar
      Heena Rathore P.

      Awww… Thanks a lot Norma. Now that you mention it, I’m realising that I actually didn’t do anything to treat myself! I guess a spa is what I should be thinking now 😉
      Thanks again dear! 🙂

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      1. Norma Avatar
        Norma

        Good choice. Nothing relaxes those writing bones like a spa treatment. 🙂

        Reply
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