Thanks to all of you who wished me congratulations on my taking first place for short stories and for flash fiction at the Public Safety Writers Association conference. Much appreciated!
Fellow author Amy Bennett invited me to post on her blog, offering a few “words of wisdom” to aspiring authors: http://amymbennettbooks.blogspot.com/2014/07/meet-otp-author-ilene-schneider.html
If you missed reading my award-winning (love saying that!) short story “Miami Snow” in the Fall 2013 issue of mystericale.com, it has just been reprinted in Kings River Life: http://kingsriverlife.com/07/19/miami-snow-mystery-short-story
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Belated congratulations on your well deserved accolades. Enjoyed your story — much as I have enjoyed your books. Looking forward to more of both. Debra
Thank you, Debra.