I cannot believe Ken's and my stroke of fortune.
From the editor:
From the editor:
Infinite Space, Infinite God won the 2007 EPIC award for best electronically published science fiction!
http://www.epicauthors.org/eppiewinners2007.html
I'm so excited for our contributors; their excellent work won this award:
Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff
Rose Dimond
Colleen Drippe'
Alex Lobdell
Alan Loewen (aka Craig)
Simon Morden
Tim Myers
Ken Pick
Adrienne Ray
Lori Z. Scott
J Sherer
If you know any of them, please give them your congratulations.
Blessings,
Karina Fabian
http://www.fabianspace.com
http://isigsf.tripod.com
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2) How ironic that you attribute this to "a stroke of fortune." ;)
3) Congrats!!! :)
I confess I am really struggling how to see this boon in a theological light for many reasons that are too complex to share here.
Rest assured, there was a very good reason I did not attribute this to "luck."
"A stroke of fortune" seemed to me the best neutral phrase I could use without laying it at God's feet (and, for me, its resulting theological stickiness) and without taking the glory for myself (which I will not do).
Sometimes, I think I just think too much. ;-)
Pan
Seriously though, it is important to take a little credit for having the skills. I tend to think that even if God lays down the path, we still have to have strength and smarts inside us, to follow it.
It's true that your story didn't win this award by itself, but your (and Ken's) story writing skills contributed to an award winning volume. That's you, from inside you. This award wasn't given by God, or by fortunate chance - it was awarded by published authors, for excellence in a product. A product that you can righteously claim to be partly responsible for. Take the credit and be proud, a little self-confidence can go a long way.
Well done and congratulations. I think everyone who follows your writing knows that it is well deserved, overdue even. I hope it helps open up more opportunities - listing a well known award on a letter of introduction is a *very* positive point. The futures so bright, you gotta wear shades! *ducks out of sight, before the copyright lawyers get here*