oh yeah, completely no hurry. and really, if it's too much effort for you, don't worry about it. just offering if it's for mutual benefit, ya know?

good female protagonists is fine, even if not ground-breaking. :) "it's an award, i am going to apply" might spell the sort of cluelessness that doesn't make for good books at all, but then the people sending it might not be the author.

oh, and send me your mailing address, will you? the jar openers have arrived!