A Nice Surprise This Evening

I was bumming around the house, reading some of Book Three in the Cemetery Girl (Charlaine Harris) graphic novel series and then some of Slim Man (curiously enough, no author) when I decided it was time to do some NaNo novel writing.

Well, I can't boot up the laptop and not check my email, so I went there first and after rolling my eyes began marking as spam all the ridiculous Viagra and Cialis pitches, silver singles nonsense, and other crap when I chanced upon an email from Best Book Awards (sponsored by American Book Fest) advising me that The Hanging Man and Other Stories had been honored as a Finalist in the Fiction Anthologies category.

I am now an Award-Winning Finalist in the Fiction: Anthologies category of the 2018 Best Book Awards sponsored by American Book Fest." This is my official statement.

"By placing in in this year's awards, you have beat out 75% of your fellow entrants."  Not bad for a local author who self-publishes (and drew her own cover art for this book besides!)

I am thrilled to make finalist after having reached semi-finalist status two years in a row in the Chanticleer Awards (Ozma Award semi-finalist for Black King Takes White Queen 2016, and Paranormal Award semi-finalist for Out in 2017)

You can check it out on  http://americanbookfest.com/generalfiction/anthologies.html

I will do a happy dance as soon as my feet hit the floor again!