Been meaning to frame my HMs for a while. Receiving a Third Place certificate has motivated me to actually do it. It surprised me that they sent certificates out for winners. My wife is mad that I only have eight certificates because nine would apparently make a nice 3 x 3 arrangement.
VOL 40 2nd Quarter: Third Place ("Ashes to Ashes, Blood to Carbonfiber")
Past submissions: R - HM - HM - HM - HM - HM - SHM - SHM
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Kindle Vella - Ashes to Ashes, Earth to Kaybee
Been meaning to frame my HMs for a while. Receiving a Third Place certificate has motivated me to actually do it. It surprised me that they sent certificates out for winners. My wife is mad that I only have eight certificates because nine would apparently make a nice 3 x 3 arrangement.
Eight around the outside, then a massive picture zoomed in tight on your own grinning face in the middle. 3 x 3 achieved.
DQ:0 / R:0 / RWC:0 / HM:15 / SHM:7 / SF:1 / F:1
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@ease Your winning piece will get its own artwork. Maybe put that in the middle as the 9th tile? Or the cover? Or you on the podium at the Gala? If we keep coming up with ideas, it could end up a nice 4 x 4 display? ?
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2025 Q1: P Q2: WIP Q3: TBD Q4: TBD
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. @ease We don't get place certs. I'd thought so as well, seeing people holding -something- up with their trophies. Turns out they are certs for completion of the workshop. Which is also a great centerpiece for a 3x3. However, I dig Gideon's idea of putting the art in the middle.
However again, the art is a different size and could cause space issues...
Or you could use your author signing page. Those are 8.5 x 11... 
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Wait, this means we could do an author signing together next year. Dude!
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Eight around the outside, then a massive picture zoomed in tight on your own grinning face in the middle. 3 x 3 achieved.
Hahaha. I'm already grateful for how much my wife tolerates my face. I don't need to push it!
@ease Your winning piece will get its own artwork. Maybe put that in the middle as the 9th tile? Or the cover? Or you on the podium at the Gala? If we keep coming up with ideas, it could end up a nice 4 x 4 display? ?
Oh, the illustration would be nice. That's a fine idea! Thanks Gideon.
@ease We don't get place certs.
Err, did you upset Joni?! I received my place cert last week!
Wait, this means we could do an author signing together next year. Dude!
Could do? Have to! The only question is: will the New York Public Library be able to handle that many fans?!
VOL 40 2nd Quarter: Third Place ("Ashes to Ashes, Blood to Carbonfiber")
Past submissions: R - HM - HM - HM - HM - HM - SHM - SHM
www.jd-writes.com
Kindle Vella - Ashes to Ashes, Earth to Kaybee
You got a cert? I got no such thing! I understood the trophy to be the cert. Although, I admit, that is a fine cert...
Maybe a policy change. A good one. 😉
Career: 1x Win -- 2x NW-F -- 2x S-F -- 9x S-HM -- 11x HM -- 7x R
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Is anyone else still waiting on their certificate? I usually get mine at the same time as others, so I’m hoping I didn’t make a mistake filling out the form.
V39: - - - HM
V40: SHM, HM, SHM, HM
V41: HM, SHM, SHM, F
V42: WIP
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Is anyone else still waiting on their certificate? I usually get mine at the same time as others, so I’m hoping I didn’t make a mistake filling out the form.
I'm in the UK and mine arrived a couple of days ago. I usually get mine a week or so after those of us across the pond.
R:6 RWC:1 HM:9 SHM:3
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I'm super late, but a huge congrats Ease! 
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