Evidently CreateSpace.com has a special deal for folks who finish their novels — a free “proof” copy. Woot! 

We’re overjoyed to learn this year that CreateSpace.com will once again offering a free proof copy to all our 2009 winners! Yay, CreateSpace! To redeem the offer, you’ll need a special NaNoWriMo winner’s promo code, which we’ll be posting on the “I Wrote a Novel, Now What?” page again, starting December 2. The code will be good for six months.

Here’s how you go about using it:

1) Win NaNoWriMo. Then, starting December 2, sign in to the NaNoWriMo site, and head to the “I Wrote a Novel, Now What?” page. If you’re logged in and a winner, you’ll see a secret CreateSpace code there. Grab it.
2) Go to and create a free member account.
3) Set up your title: you will be asked to fill in information such as title, author name, page count, etc.
4) Submit your title: make sure that your title’s information is accurate and complies with Createspace’s Submission Requirements. Your Submission will be reviewed to ensure it can be printed.
5) When everything’s uploaded and perfect, just request a proof copy and use your discount code at check out. Presto!
After you receive your proof copy, you can then choose if you want to make it available to the public at large—everything from showing up for sale on Amazon.com to complete invisibility.

That’s pretty awesome. Even if it’s still the “first draft.” I don’t expect it will be anything earthshattering, but having it on the shelf there will be kind of spiffy. (I don’t expect, though, to be offering it for sale on Amazon … 😛 )