Dance monkey says… Ya terminé

October 17th, 2008 by Ann Aguirre

Dance monkey That’s right, people.

Check out the silver beauty of that counter on the left. I’m done! I finished SKIN GAME. On Monday, I’ll get started on revisions. I’m soooooooooo happy. I stuck to my schedule of 3K a day, weekends off, every step of the way, and six weeks later, I have a sweet draft weighing in over 95K. The final polished book is supposed to be 100K, and I generally add at least 5K in revisions, so we’re good.

Come party with me and you could win a book by Nalini Singh, Eve Kenin, Meljean Brook, Lauren Dane, or Anya Bast. Yes, you get to pick the title from their backlist.

Winner announced next week, whenever I feel like it. So who knows how long you have to enter? If you want a book, shout it out in comments. Look at their sites and tell me what book you’d pick.

Posted in WIP, books, contest, writing

30 Responses

  1. Pamk

    Yay big congrats. Glad you finished it and what a great prize. That would take some thought lol.

  2. ArkieRN

    Congratulations on finishing your book. Sounds like you stuck to a pretty tough schedule. So celebrate!

    I’d love to have Eve Kenin’s Hidden.

  3. The Discriminating Fangirl

    Congrats! That’s a heck of a schedule, and I definitely applaud you for sticking to it.

    I’d love to read Anya Bast’s The Chosen Sin. :)

  4. Katie

    Congrats!!! Go you!!!

    Hummmmm…I don’t know what I would pick. I guess I would have to go with the first of Meljean Brooks Guardian Series.

    Well done, again!!!

  5. azteclady

    Yay, yay!!!!!!

    Look at that happy counter, people!! (and the other counter is over three quarters too!)

    *rubbing hands* Party? Books? Oh yes, I’m here!

    Lemme see… eeenie, meeenie… Nah, I know: Anya Bast’s The Chosen Sin

    Congrats, Ann!

  6. katiebabs

    WOW! I bow down to you.

    Here is me bowing down

  7. Cathy M

    Definitely something to celebrate, Ann, big congrats!!!!

    Since I just picked up Anya Bast’s, The Chosen Sin (so can’t wait to read this one), would love to read Driven by Eve Kenin.

  8. Wendy

    Ya terminaste, yay!

    I’d love to read Driven by Kenin.

  9. limecello

    Yay yay yay you’re done! Congratulations, Ann that’s wonderful news!
    I’d love to win a book by Nalini Singh or Anya Bast… (oops so indecisive). Regardless, yay you finished!

  10. Ericka

    Congrats! I can’t wait. Oh yeah ummm I would have to go for Anya Bast, I think I am uptodate on just about everyone else :)

  11. Jane

    Congrats on finishing “Skin Game.” I would to win a copy of What Happens In Vegas.

  12. Pam P

    Congrats on finishing Skin Game! Love to get one by all, lol, and for those choosing Hidden, really good book. I love Nalini Singh’s PSy series and have read all of them, so I’d love to get the latest story in The Magical Christmas Cat anthology I haven’t had a chance to get yet (Nalini said in her chat last night she considers it part of her backlist.

  13. Leslie

    Yeah! Congrats on finishing Skin Game. Does this mean we’ll get it before next December? I hope so. Can’t wait to read about Kyra and Reyes.

    I’ve been meaning to start Lauren Dane’s Chase Brother series so I’d pick Giving Chase.

  14. Hilcia

    Congratulations on finishing Skin Game, you’re a writing machine! Love the Playlist.

    I’ll go with The Chosen Sin by Anya Bast.

  15. Jackie

    Oohh….I would love to read something by Meljean Brooks or Lauren Dane. Although, I have an ARC of Dane’s Undercover, so I would probably go with the Brooks novel.

  16. Michele

    YaY! Way to go. I’m thinking of upping my daily goal because 1k a day, which used to feel huge, just feels like nothing lately.

  17. Ann M.

    I’d love Meljean Brook’s Demon Angel

  18. Teresa W.

    Congrats on finishing and I would love anything by Anya Bast or Nalini Singh!

  19. kh

    would love a backlist by nalini singh

  20. Lori T

    Congrats on finishing the book!! How exciting and another book to be added to my must buy list!

  21. Tez Miller

    Well done, lass – happy dance indeed!

    I’d really like to read Lauren Dane’s Undercover. But it doesn’t count as “backlist” as it hasn’t been released yet. Still, I’m eager to get my filthy mitts on it, because I’m all about futuristics right now. And I’m currently reading Anya Bast’s The Chosen Sin. And I have Grimspace on my shelf waiting to be read. Still need to track down Wanderlust though…

    Have a lovely day!

  22. Yolanda Sfetsos

    A HUGE congrats on getting the draft done! Yay. Awesome. It sounds like the kind of schedule I keep when writing a first draft – 3k+ every single day, with weekends off. :D

    Enjoy the weekend!

  23. Brad Gallaway

    I’ve already got more books than I can handle at the moment, but wanted to give you a congrats anyway.

  24. Lorelie

    Congrats chica! I hope I’m gonna be like you when I grow up. :D I’m finally feeling like I’m done with my ms, just a teeny, tiny *year* after I started.

  25. Susan

    Congratulations, Ann! Well done!

    Giving Chase by Lauren Dane

  26. RachaelfromNJ

    The Chosen Sin by Anya Bast! Congrats on finishing!! :)

  27. CrystalGB

    Congratulations on finishing Skin Game.
    I would love to read Nalini Singh’s Hostage to Pleasure.

  28. azteclady

    (I keep looking at the *other* counter too )

  29. ReadingIsSoMuchFun

    Congratulations Ann YaY! Cheers to you :)

    I would love to win a copy of MAGICAL SEDUCTION anthology by Anya Bast thank you.

    Hugssss
    LindaH

  30. Ann Aguirre

    I think I’m gonna wrap this up tonight at midnight. Ohnoes! Better enter quick.

    And that’s a wrap.