An old high school buddy sent an email the other day. He'd just read Loathsome, Dark and Deep and told me "[I'm] Still reading two to three books a week and just wanted to tell you how impressed I was by yours."
This guy used to read about a book a day. No shit. He'd read all day at school, and then, in the evening, tell me everything he read. A true speed-reader. We haven't seen each other in years, part of the tragedy of adulthood, but used to hang every day. A note like that means more than a professional review.
Speaking of Loathsome, I went to the Lawrence Public Library last night to pick up a copy of Roald Dahl's Dirty Beasts for a forensics kid, and found Loathsome, Dark and Deep on the "new fiction" shelf. Pretty cool. Now someone please check it out so it doesn't have to sit there and let all the bigger books bully it.
Speaking of books, I'm running a Goodreads giveaway for The House Eaters. I've noticed The House Eaters has landed on a number of "to be read" shelves, more than my other books, so there must be something to this giveaway thing. Will all of those translate into sales or even reads? I don't know...but it is worth noting. If you're interested, you can sign up below:
Speaking of books (man, I need a new transition), I've arranged my first book signing. More soon.
Enjoy Tuesday.
12 comments:
Appreciation means everything, doesn't it? I got my own heaping helping this morning and I'm high on it.
Congrats on the signing, the praise, and on being a writer. It's hard, often thankless work and too often dismissed as a hobby by those not down here in the trenches.
You're on my to read list. I'm looking forward to it.
It does, Belinda, especially from an old friend. You did land a nice one today, didn't you? Enjoy.
People always love Free Shit.
Awesome stuff with the friend sorta-review. There can't be a better feeling in the world.
Excellent that your friend loved your book. And that it's in your local library. Squee.
Wouldn't it be wonderful if everyone who entered a Goodreads comp (or marked a book to read) actually bought and read that book. I do love to daydream.
Some of Ying's friends read my stories, and give him funny looks. I can't imagine why ; )
Geez Aaron, it sounds so OCD when you put it like that!
Katey - Yay! FREE SHIT!
Cate - Me too.
Natalie - I get funny looks from people who haven't read my stuff.
Ken - Awww...not OCD at all. Talented, yes.
Oooh, the first book signing. The lonely agonizing exercise of the up-and-coming author. Good luck with that, man.
That is great to hear something like that from an old friend who you know was such a huge reader.
PS I think the funny looks mean we're doing something right. Right? :) I'll take them as a compliment anyway.
That's awesome, Aaron! And I'll check out the giveaway too. I love buying things but entering contests is also fun. :)
Gef - It is an experiment, like all the others.
Danielle - Right. I'll take anything as a compliment, if I can.
Lee - Good luck!
Great stuff. And a book-signing too? Seriously cool.
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