Didn't win? You should still consider checking out the novel. I finally started reading my copy yesterday, which led to a confused exchange between Bob and me:
Bob: Did you get another work manuscript? (Eyeing the manuscript box on the dresser.)
Me: No. . . why?
Bob: On the phone earlier you said you were reading. But this box doesn't look like it's been opened.

Bob: Oh. Wow. I don't know that I've ever actually seen you do that before...
So, yeah. It was time. And the novel itself? Dark and rich and gory and beautiful. You should take a peek.
Wow -- thanks! :)
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Thanks for the kind words, Karinya! And I know what you mean about reading for pleasure. Can't remember the last time I got to do that. (Oh, yes, I do--in the summer, when I didn't have a class to teach. Blergh.)
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