**book finished: April 25, 2018**
[written at age 16]

I can't believe An Abnormal Christmas is officially complete!

Who would ever have thought that merely pulling your sister's name from a Secret Santa hat in 2017 and deciding to write her a book would be so exciting? I hope you're happy, Meg! Since this story is specifically for you, was it a good enough gift? ;P
Love you! <3

It's been quite the journey writing this book. It has definitely had its bumps along the way but, overall, I'm proud of what I've accomplished. I mean, how many people can say that they wrote a whole book? This is literally a writing community so, to us, it seems like a lot of people can say that. But this is Wattpad. Outside of here there are a lot more people who don't write.

There is a bittersweet feeling in completing a story. You've completed something amazing. You've wrapped up the tale you created! At the same time, you're going to miss the thrill and joy in writing the book. You're going to miss brainstorming ideas and getting extremely excited about the littlest things that you knew would make your story better.

I'm proud to have finished writing this book. It was all worth it! The writers block, procrastination, brainstorming, crying and yelling (yes, I literally yelled and cried a couple of times) because I was frustrated that it didn't seem to be coming together. In the end, it did. It came together.

Reads as of 4/30/19: 3.32K
Votes as of 4/30/19: 1.33K

A huge, HUGE shoutout to every single person who contributed to this story! I would not have gotten far without all of your support! I'm talking about all of you. You readers, you voters, you commenters, you motivators, you silent readers, you friends, you critics, you haters; thank you so much for pushing me forward. You've all contributed to the progress and completion of this book and I'll never be able to fully express how much that means to me. <3

Some Of My Favorite Comments:

Anyone187 - I've been looking through your books and this one really caught my eye!

Anyone187 - I loved it! I already love all the characters (Except Gordon, not too sure about him yet. If Ryder doesn't like him, shouldn't there be a reason? :o not sure though) lmao and it's just the first chapter! Your descriptions really impressed me! Love them❤

@laurenIdean - This dialogue is so natural and realistic! Is it bad that I'm reading a Christmas book in October? Iconic.

MayGarner - Ahh! I truly enjoyed this chapter so much ❤ I loved the imagery you used in many of the paragraphs, and i have already fallen in love with your characters! Amazing job!

MayGarner - This imagery has me hooked ❤❤ I love the Christmas feel I get thrown into while reading!

IREASH_OFFICIAL - You describe scenes pretty perfectly

MirandaCarriexo - You describe it so perfectly

MirandaCarriexo - Wow, Christmas but mystery at the same time, FREAKING LOVE IT😍😍😍

parismontibrook - Actually in love your a great writer!!

HivertoAutumn - This first chapter is wonderful! Its beautifully written and has such a nice feel to it, it definitely needs more reads!

@YellowRainCoatLove - Your descriptions really make me feel like I'm in the story! Very nice

CrimsonFingertips - Another good chapter. I like how you're mixing a light hearted Christmas story with mystery. It's a good story too. The grammar is great. The characters have believable and well created personalities. And a lot of conflict exists. Good job.

@southsidegirlxo - This got me freaked out oh my Gosh, I've got the chills lol

Shadow-Dragon02 - Not me, I would be the one who would NEED protecting, lol I would be screaming and crying and wouldn't be as much help. haha

Miss_MegRicwayson - Those fawns must really love that family, I wish fawns would come to my doorstep and want to stay with me, those lucky kids!

NYassineY - I hope that someday you can publish this book because it's actually fantastic

k__oko - I'm already in love with this book and the fact that it is a thriller is a bonus :)

--bebes-- - These adorable nicknames will be the death of me

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FUN FACTS ABOUT AN ABNORMAL CHRISTMAS
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1) I was really considering killing one of the family members. When that didn't happen, I was going to kill Officer Jyles. For some reason, that didn't happen. 😂 I think it's because I just didn't have the heart to do it. To me, it didn't fit well with the story. I mean, it could, but after putting that poor family through so much I felt that giving it a happy ending would work better. Plus, my sister wouldn't like that at all and this story was written for her. ;)

2) In chapter 9 - Christmas Tree Hunt - it was mentioned that Meghan's eye twitched when she was tired. I'm pretty sure this happens with most people, but the funny thing about it was that when I wrote that little scene, my own eye had been twitching due to lack of sleep. xD

3) In the last chapter, Santa Claus gives Carly a rat terrier puppy for Christmas. I was thinking of doing a bigger dog but one of my grandmas shows, breeds, and sells rat terriers (and it has been in the family for quite some time) so I figured I'd make it a rat terrier. <3

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AN ABNORMAL CHRISTMAS SUCCESSES
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