The Sword Mistress

So summer is upon us and (of course) the damn air conditioner has to start acting up.  But, while I'm sitting here stewing in my own juices (Eww), I discovered something awesome!

Author Stand has another writing contest!  This time it's for a novella, which is a story between 10,000 and 40,000 words.  I wrote The Sword Mistress back in college and it's kind of a prequel to my novel.  I figured what the heck and entered it.  Next month, I plan to enter my novel as well.  Exciting stuff! 

Here's the cover art I'm going to use: