Basically, all the work is already done. Participants unknowingly applied via direct messaging (before that disappeared), posting on my message board, filling out the forms in In My Opinion or TheBlossomCommunity_ and -Chrysalis_Realm's editing and review shops, commenting within stories...however the requests came, I accepted most of them.

I have multiple places where I document and organize every request, because I really don't want somebody to fall through the cracks. You can see a few of them in my reading lists and the relevant chapters of In My Opinion, but I have many more in my Google Drive files (IMO, Partial Reviews, Completed Reviews, Deleted/Unpublished Reviews, community shop upload documents, etc.).

So, I just had to transfer the information I needed to a new Google Docs file I called Secret Awards 2024, and voila!

Okay, well, I also had to use a spreadsheet to keep me straight. And contact Janefanfics_ to see if she could design graphics that actually looked good, since I'm not a graphics designer. And create this book. And then I spilled the secret to Ravendipity, because it was bursting to get out, and I consulted with AprilJester the content and formatting of this book to make sure I got it right...

Hosting an award is a lot of work!

Anyway, in the following chapters, I'll go into rules, categories, and prizes, but again, I've already done all the work, so all you'll have to do is find your name and claim your prize. It's literally that simple.

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12/27/2024: Well, you have to wait, too. Patience is a virtue, after all. Next chapter posts tomorrow. 😊