I did it! I passed Round 1 qualifications. Time to charge forward!
Also, I altered the cover because I wanted to show Garby. Isn't he adorable!?

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I passed 8,000 words! And Chapter 5 is posted!

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Johnny is as shocked as he should be in discovering his new housemate is an alien.

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I'm just using it for inspiration.

I'm also still working on the cover, but the Canva template works for now until I find the one that sings! If you know me, I tend to play with cover deigns and change it up A LOT before the final weeks of the challenge.

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