Robin Makes It to the Second Round of ABNA!

Yesterday, Amazon.com announced the second-stage winners of its Breakthrough Novel Award contest. I am one of them! That means I am one step closer to the grand prize: a publishing contract with Penguin, which includes a $15,000 advance.

I have been really busy lately, so I had actually forgotten that Amazon was supposed to make the announcement. It was such a pleasant surprise to get the notice in my email that I had made it to the second round!

This round's winners were based on a pitch they ...