Novel 90 Grand Prize Shortlist

Winning out against 6000 other writers

HELSGAARD KEEP RUNEBOARDHELSGAARD'S HEROINE

7/29/20251 min read

AutoCrit 90-Day Novel Challenge Shortlister!!!

90 days to write a novel? Challenge accepted.

When AutoCrit launched their Novel90 contest — a 90-day challenge to write a book from scratch — I knew I had to give it a shot. But here’s the twist: I misunderstood the schedule. So instead of 90 days… I outlined and wrote the entire novel, Helsgaard's Heroine - A Warrior of Two Worlds, in just 30 days. Editing took up the rest of the time :(

With time to spare, I started the sequel: Helsgaard’s Fury - Draugar's Conquest.

I didn’t take home the grand prize, but I did make the shortlist — just three names in the category out of over 6,000 entries. That means I placed #2 or #3, and honestly? That’s a win in my book.

AutoCrit even featured the story and my writing journey on their blog.

Want to see what all the excitement is about? Here's the interview.

So what's taking so long to get these published? Ahhh and that is yet another part of my novel publishing adventure. Feel free to follow along on the mailing list.