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    Honorable Mention in Writers of the Future Contest

    This morning I got an e-mail that said one of my stories got Honorable Mention in the Writers of the Future Contest. And at first I wasn’t real excited. I didn’t know if everyone got honorable mentions, like participation trophies. Plus it’s sponsored by L. Ron Hubbard. But legitimate authors have come out of this contest, like Jim C. Hines, so it’s not like this is bupkiss. And they didn’t ask for money for this certificate. Then I came across this bit of reasearch that says that 5% – 15% of the entries get honorable mentions (depending on number of entries that quarter. This makes me feel pretty good. On…