Jeff Gerke, my editor and the owner of Marcher Lord Press, was at the Christy Awards in St. Louis, Missouri last Saturday night. He tried to call me on his cell so that I could hear the award being announced. He told me the winners are always announced by reading the first sentence of the book. So he said that if I heard my opening, we won. If not, ah, well, it was great to be nominated.
But when it came time to announce the winner, Jeff’s calls to me didn’t connect. So he decided to record the moment instead. So here it is, recorded for all time, for your viewing enjoyment.
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And check this out. The Christy Awards offer pretty foil stickers that publishers can put on the winning books. But since Marcher Lord Press uses print on demand technology, and since Jeff controls the final files for all his books, uploading a new cover was no big deal. Check out my new cover! Pretty sweet, huh? I need to get myself one of these.
Yay! That is so exciting!!! Congratulations! I can’t wait to read your book…
Thanks, Jon! 🙂
Wow!!! Congratulations, Jill!
That’s SO amazing! I’m so happy for you! Write on!
~Rachel
Just finished BY DARKNESS HID — AWW! How long do I have to wait to read BY DARKNESS WON???? Both books are long but well worth the read. Both were page turners, full of action and memorable characters. My review will be published in August — will send the link when it’s ready!
Thank you, Carol! Book three will be out April 2011. And thanks so much for writing a review! That’s so very helpful. 🙂