One down, one to go.
I learned my placing in Heart of the West. Pleased to say The Impetuous Amazon was second. (Actually, those of you who know me realize I really wasn’t pleased. I’m very driven and hard on myself. I wanted the win.)
PASIC is in the middle of announcing the Book of Your Heart placings. I don’t hold out a lot of hope for that contest. While I think The Reluctant Amazon is a great book, the editor had seen a very early version of it for Where the Magic Begins and placed it third out of three. Unless she really, really liked the changes — and there have been quite a few based on her suggestions — I don’t expect it to win.
I guess I’ll have to wait and see. 
You are definitely tough on yourself, but that’s why everything you do is just so darn great. Either way, congrats on a great placement, win or not!
So Brian… Wanna be my Public Relations director?
Thanks for all the kind thoughts! They mean the world to me!