Sweet Review And Spiffy Interview
I’ve had no chance to post since I was visited by my son; however,while he was here a very fine review of Down to a Sunless Sea came in from Ascent Aspirations, David Fraser, editor. See: http://www.ascentaspirations.ca/downtoasunlesssea.htm. And Edwin Turner at Biblioklept interviewed me via emails. See http://biblioklept.org/2008/05/09/the-biblioklept-interview-mathias-freese/
The more significant news is that I placed as a Finalist for THE NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE BOOK AWARDS 2008. As the announcement says: “A publicity and marketing campaign announcing the award results is already underway and will continue throughout early June. At the Book Expo America in Los Angeles, we will be mailing and e-mailing a press release to all registered media at the event, usually around 700 editors and producers. We also encourage you to promote your award to your media and company contacts.”
And, of course, book award stickers can be purchased to promote the award itself on the book cover.
In an earlier blog I suggested to the writers who follow this blog that entering contests is one way to get recognition. I entered 10 and have placed as finalist and semi-finalist in two of them.The best listing of contests is on the Poets and Writers website. It is done by month.
If I can make the arrangements with my publisher, Wheatmark, Inc, I will probably go to the Expo just to hunt spoors of other writers and editors, schmooze. It is part of the joy I am experiencing at this moment in my life. Later on today, hopefully, I will post my usual idiosyncratic blog.
