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Here Comes NaNo! | A little update, a break, and a book giveaway!


looks up from my piles of papers and drops my headphones to around my neck Oh, hello there! I guess this means I officially forgot I have a blog, huh? slides glasses up Hehe. Whups?


In all reality, this has been a pretty accurate description of how I've been lately, what with rushing to prep for NaNo, writing two different plots at once, and trying to keep up with all my other commitments . . . absent-minded professor syndrome.


That's why I decided it was about time I owed you guys a bit of a warning . . .


I will not be posting in November.


I thought about this for a while, hemming and hawing, going back and forth on it. But then the reality that I'm writing two stories this NaNo came and smacked me upside the head, and I decided . . . I really don't need one more thing to keep up with. You guys deserve the best I can give you, and sleep-deprived scatter-brained running-on-coffee-only me isn't that. I will be back in December, though, with a fun announcement involving ducks, contracts, and a grumpy-sunshine trope. wiggles eyebrows But, you didn't hear that from me.





That being said, I will be still keeping up with my monthly newsletter, in which I hope to have a bunch of journal-type updates from throughout the month. If you aren't signed up yet to the chaos that is a monthly subscription to my brain, you can do that here! https://mailchi.mp/c1274944c2ea/deigan-marie


Speaking of newsletters . . . a little exciting thing to keep you guys excited, I'm going to be doing a BLIND DATE WITH A BOOK GIVEAWAY! My two-year newsletter and blogging anniversary is coming up at the end of this month, and I thought this would be the perfect way to celebrate! Sound fun? Here's what you do to enter:

1. Join my newsletter list (you can do that here)

2. Subscribe to my blog (check!)

3. Send the link to both or either to a friend

4. Respond to this post (or email me here) saying you did so

And that's it! Do these four simple steps, and you'll be entered to win a blind date with one of my favorite books! This giveaway will run from the second you see this post to the end of November - gotta give everybody a chance to enter! <3 I wish you the best of luck!





Okay, that's it for today, guys! I hope to see all your names on my newsletter list, and if not, then we will see each other in December!


Are you entering to win a free book? How's your October so far? Are you doing NaNo this year? I'd really love to know! <3





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typingbirds
Nov 08

Love the idea of the giveaway! Did everything to enter!

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Joelle Stone
Joelle Stone
Nov 08

Girl I love your blog aesthetic *chef's kiss* A friend pointed me over here and I have no regrets! Signing up not just for the book but because this looks awesome. ;) All steps complete!

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Katherine
Oct 27

Hello Deigan! I completed the steps for the blind date with a book 🙃 I think that this year I will be doing nano but for writing draft two of my book instead of starting another project. It is always good to take a break enjoy it!

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Deigan Marie
Deigan Marie
Nov 04
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Awesome, thank you, Katherine! Would you mind emailing me so I can be sure to have your email address? 💕 That's still exciting! Breaks are very much needed.

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Autumn Grace
Autumn Grace
Oct 25

Hey, Deigan, I think I'm going to be doing NaNo this year, too! I've always wanted to, but I've never felt prepared. I'm just going to give it a go this year, and we'll see what happens. I'm okay with stopping if things don't go well, but I'm excited for the new experience.

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Autumn Grace
Autumn Grace
Nov 04
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Thanks, Deigan! I'll definitely let you know! Thankfully, it's a story I've written before, and I'm rewriting it---not a second draft, really, just taking old ideas and reworking them! I'm excited, and things are going really well. Thank you for your encouragement!

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Brittney Brianne
Brittney Brianne
Oct 25

Enjoy your break! (Also, I did everything to enter the drawing! 😄)

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Deigan Marie
Deigan Marie
Nov 04
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Thank you! I will. (Perfect, thank you! 💕)

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