I went from stepping away (previous post) to receiving 4th place in this year’s SCBWI Sue Alexander Grant competition for my MG novel THE MONSTER AT ELIZABETH LAKE.

I am beyond thrilled.

Nothing like good news to keep my butt in my swivel office chair, revising.

I discovered I received 4th Place by reading Kite Tales this morning. I had been notified by email a couple of days ago, but via my gmail account, which I sometimes forget to check. Doh!!! I began reading about the winners and I was all sad and sorry for myself, although happy for the winners (their books sound amazing) and, suddenly, there was my name.

Very grateful.

Yours in working hard on what you love,

PB