Giveaway Winner Announced and Award Given

And the winner of the Hippo Bottomless book giveaway is...drum roll please...

Sherry Alexander!! I'll be notifying you, Sherry so I can send your book and stuffed Hippo right out to you. Congratulations and I hope you enjoy the book!

I am feeling so honored today because a fellow author and critique partner has awarded me with the Encouraging Thunder award!

Thanks so much to Deanie for thinking of me. Below are the details.

What you can do with Encouraging Thunder award?
– Post it on your blog
– Grant other bloggers with the award

What you can’t do with Encouraging Thunder award?
– Abuse or misuse the logo
– Claim that it’s your own handmade logo

 What you should do after receiving Encouraging Thunder award:

– Enjoy the award
– Thank via comments or mention the blogger who gave you the award :)

That’s it. No questions to answer or cumbersome rules to follow. It’s acknowledgment to those blogger friends who have stuck behind you through good times and bad, whether through comments, social media, email, etc.

You don’t need to award it to anyone else if you don’t want to. Just accept it. So many people have my back, I can’t sit behind this computer and not give this Award to some very special people. Whether they choose to accept or display it is completely up to them. (They’d know I love them even without it!

Thank you so much, Deanie Humphrys-Dunne, for giving me this special award! You really made my day and I'm honored to know you. Plus, you're a wonderful writer yourself. I encourage everyone to check out her blog to read about some of the books she's gotten published.

There are so many friends who always encourage me. I'm going to give this award to a few of those friends. Every single one of you who stops by to read my blog can claim this award because I appreciate you a great deal.

Courtney Rene - http://ctnyrene.blogspot.com/

Kelly Hashway - http://kellyhashway.blogspot.com/

Genilee Swope-Parente - http://swopeparente.com/

Sherry Alexander - http://rightsherry.blogspot.com

Claudine Gueh Yanting - http://www.carryusoffbooks.com/blog