If only every Monday could start this way

My publisher sent me the good news, a welcome sight for still-not-caught-up-on-sleep eyes: my book was a finalist for a special award for debut authors! I had been skeptical, thinking because it was about something so obscure that it would be easily passed over, so I am doubly grateful. A friend mentioned something about an interview I did last week: "you've been spotted!" That's how I feel now, and it feels nice.