Thursday, October 11, 2012

Winner! Awards! And Other Cool Things!

Winner:
Last Thursday I put an advanced reader's copy of Make Believe up for grabs. Thanks to all of you who entered and thank you to all the encouraging comments I received regarding reviews. Your responses really warmed my heart.

And now to announce the winner of Make Believe:

Rachel Morgan!!!

Yay!! Congrats, Rachel!!



Awards:
It seems my name turned up in a list of those eligible for the 2013 Ditmar Awards for my short story, The Red Button. It's an award that recognises achievement in Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror. I'm only eligible for the prize, but it's the first step. How super cool is that?


I was also recently awarded 'Dezmond's Angel', in the Hollywood Spy's 2012 awards. Thanks Dezzy. I've visited your site for many years now and it's still the primary place I go to get in the Hollywood know.



Other Cool Things:
I know I promised in the title there'd be other cool things in this post, but really all I can share is this image of some ice crystals… (giggle).


45 comments:

Susan Flett Swiderski said...

YES, that is super cool! Congratulations. And congrats to Rachel, too.

Raquel Byrnes said...

Oh my gosh...I love Dez! Congratulations. :)

Jai Joshi said...

Congrats to Rachel! And congrats to you too on your award!

Jai

Unknown said...

Yay for Rachel, and huge congrats to you, Lynda for the nomination for the 2013 Ditmar. Wow! That's so exciting -- and it's cool, too, so no need for ice crystals 'cause you are the coolest! :-)

DWei said...

Congrats to everyone! If you want to see more cool things with ice I'd recommend looking up the northern lights reflected in icicles.

Alex J. Cavanaugh said...

Congratulations to Rachel!
And the Ditmar Award? That is big stuff, Lynda. Keep us posted!

DEZMOND said...

Hope you win the Ditmar Award and take me to the red carpet to accept it... what? You'd take your husband? Scandal! Scandal I say, do I mean nothing to you :)))
Can't believe it really has been years of our daily visits to each other's places!
Flap your wings, flap your wings, you're an ordained angel now... :)

DEZMOND said...

thanks, Raquel :)

Tonja said...

Congratulations!!!

Karen Lange said...

Congratulations to Rachel! Congrats to you as well, Lynda! How exciting! :)

Old Kitty said...

Yay!! Well done you!! And yay for Rachel and SUPER congratulations to you again! LOL! Yay! take care
x

Loree Huebner said...

Congrats to you Lynda, and Congrats to the winner. I look forward to reading the book!!

Suzanne Furness said...

Exciting news congratulations :)

Unknown said...

Thank you again so much! I'm looking forward to reading it :-)

Jackee said...

Definitely cool! :o) Congrats to Rachel! Thanks for sharing the book, Lynda!

Anonymous said...

Yay for Rachek
And crystals.... Giggle????

M Pax said...

Awesome on the Ditmar award. And congrats to Rachel!

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

The time has gone by so fast!! I'm a-flappin' and a-soarin' :)

Yeah, my hubby has to put up with all my writing crazies, so he deserves an award himself! ;)

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

yeah, happiness makes me go a little strange... so does writing... as does a lack of writing... and waking up in the morning... ok, maybe I'm just a little strange all the time, lol.

Livia Peterson said...

Congratulations! Like Alex, this is big stuff and you should be smiling BIG. *does a happy dance and hugs*

Mark said...

Ice...luv it. It always adds tension if you can get ice into a story...it's so precarious, firm, and yet slippery.

Luanne G. Smith said...

Well done on the Ditmar award list!!

And now that we are fellow Dezzy Angels, will you be Sabrina Duncan or Jill Munroe?? I'm obviously Kelly Garrett, seeing how I do have the last name of Smith. :PP

Anonymous said...

CONGRATS to Rachel!

CONGRATS to you, Lynda!

Victoria Lindstrom said...

Congratulations, Lynda! Your Aussie wit is always a delight!

Mel Kinnel (@TizMellyMel) said...

Congrats! That's great!

Love the ice crystals. Brrr!

Annalisa Crawford said...

Lots of great news, well done, and good luck!

Robyn Campbell said...

COGRADS LYNDA! Congrads Rachel! Yippeeeee. The Ditmar Award!!!! Bodacious, Lynda. I see your grin from here. Dang, it's huge. *wink*

Southpaw said...

Congrats Rachael and congrats to you too.

The ice crystals are pretty cool...

Tara Tyler said...

look at you! fabulous news! way cool!

Emily R. King said...

Yay for Rachel!

Michael Di Gesu said...

Congrats Lynda.... How fantastic. Such an honor and so well deserved.

Congrats to Rache for her win.


Gorgeous crystals btw.

Rachna Chhabria said...

Congrats Lynda. Keep us posted on the Ditmar Awards. Congrats to Rachel.

Carol Riggs said...

Congrats, Rachel, on the win, and congrats Lyn on Dez's award PLUS the eligibility for an award for your short story. Woot! And hehe, funny about the cool ice crystals. ;o)

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

HAHAHAHAAHA maybe I'm Bosley...

Deniz Bevan said...

Congratulations to you and Rachel!
Love the ice crystals, but I'm not ready for winter yet!

Golden Eagle said...

Congratulations to you on the award and your story's eligibility! :)

And congrats to Rachel.

LynNerdKelley said...

Wow, Lynda, so many wonderful things are happening for you. Congrats on Make Believe and for becoming eligible for the Ditmar Award for your short story The Red Button. I hope you win. Those ice crystals are definitely cool! Have a great weekend!

Michelle Wallace said...

Congrats Lynda! That's exciting news. Congrats to Rachel too!

Sharon K. Mayhew said...

Congratulations to the winner and to you Lynda! That is super exciting!

Anonymous said...

Congrats to Rachel, and to you for the nomination and award. :)

Suze said...

'It seems my name turned up in a list of those eligible for the 2013 Ditmar Awards for my short story, The Red Button. It's an award that recognises achievement in Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror. I'm only eligible for the prize, but it's the first step. How super cool is that?'

Lyn, I love this. These things are a really big deal and I know, having read your work, that you are completely worthy of being shortlisted for such a recognition. Looking for updates with a happy heart!

shelly said...

Very cool, indeed. Congrats!

Hugs and chocolate,
Shelly

Wendy Lu said...

So much good news in the blogosphere right now! Congrats to Rachel, and congrats to you on your awards as well. :)

~Wendy

The Red Angel Blog

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

I'll take winter over summer!! Wanna swap?

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

I don't think decisions and announcements are made for the awards until mid-to-late next year. But I'll certainly keep you up to date :)