Ahem! Mic test, mic test
Oye oye!
Okay, let's be serious
'How to forgive a cheater' has made it to the Open Novella Contest 2024 shortlist. Thank you all for the awesome support!❤️
That's the main message of this post, but for those willing to read all my blablas (not many, I know)...
That's awesome! I mean... When I started writing it, I just hoped I would be able to finish. Then I finished and I started hoping to make it to the longlist. So when they announced the longlist and my name was in there, I thought "yes! I made it! I can now die in peace".
And today, I arrived home, there was a power outage, my internet was bad as hell (it took me 3 attempts to finally open the app). And the first thing I noticed was a comment left by someone congratulating me. I didn't get it straight, until my brain finally processed the ONC cover and the fact that it was around the time to announce shortlisters.
And I made it! In the middle of many other amazing writers and their amazing stories, mine was SHORTLISTED!!!
How to forgive a cheater received more recognition than I expected, coming from the ONC committee, but also from readers. In around four months, the story reached more than 25K reads! And lately, my daily dose of sunshine is opening the notification page and seeing votes and comments. It simply lights up my mood.
Thank you all for reading, for supporting my work. I now have the obligation to do a better job next time, in order to satisfy you guys.
You are awesome❤️❤️❤️