Almost a year ago, I submitted Lifeliner to the 16th Annual Writer’s Digest International Self-Published Book Awards. I recently heard from them, much to my surprise. Unfortunately, my book “was not among the winners.” That’s a nice way to put it; they gave me a participation certificate. The winners will not be announced publicly until [...]

Well, I’m stunned. You can wave a hand in front of my eyes, and they won’t see it. They’re still trying to absorb the e-mail announcing that I have placed as a finalist in the Reader Views Awards Program for 2007. Lifeliner won first place in the Biography category. Wow! I wrote a book considered [...]