Composing an appropriate "thank you" to everyone is proving to be more difficult than writing a novel. I am overwhelmed by today. Thank you for your support. i will be posting an appropriately long-winded essay of gratitude in the near future.

For now, please accept this simple statement of thanks. "The Madness of Mr. Butler" will be edited, marketed, published, and distributed in full. This win means the world to me, and I literally could not have done it without everyone’s support. I came in second, and the third place book sold the exact same number of copies that I did...I just had five more readers, and that’s what put me into second.

Literally every single one of you counted. Thank you.

If I have begun to achieve my dream, then I now know that achieving a dream only requires tireless work...

...and countless people who believe in you.

Thank you.