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THE SWORD AND THE SPARK is an IAN Book of the Year Award Finalist... TWICE!

Updated: Nov 20, 2022

This was delightfully unexpected!

This weekend, the Independent Author Network announced that The Sword and the Spark is a 2022 Finalist in TWO categories: "Fantasy" and "First Novel with Over 80,000 Words."


As a first-time novelist, I had no idea what to expect when I submitted my book to review and award sites. I mean, let's face it, The Sword and the Spark is my very first book; I haven't written any others. Seriously, this was my first full-length narrative effort, and I jumped into the pool head-first, with no life-preserver, no floaties, and simply praying that I remembered how to swim back up to the surface without drowning--or smacking my head on the bottom.


Well, it looks like I didn't drown. And now, remarkably, I have my second badge to prove it. Whew! Okay, back to work I go--and who knows? Maybe I'll manage to collect a few more badges if I keep at it.


"The wilderness must be explored!"


Me and my mixed metaphors. . .





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