tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post5467670418242684140..comments2024-03-26T18:28:06.391-04:00Comments on Evil Editor: Last Day of Brenda Novak AuctionEvil Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-84264980581792579732011-06-01T15:38:33.145-04:002011-06-01T15:38:33.145-04:00Understood. But just as an FYI, I wasn't tryin...Understood. But just as an FYI, I wasn't trying to get anything for free. Keep in mind that when I say "work something out" that I hail from Chicago. <br /><br />As for the book chats, the "personal connection" might make for more participation. I'll likely participate in the Aug one (least I could do is purchase Falcondraco's novel for having bid up the cost). <br /><br />As for the writing awards and accolades, I don't hold much stock in them. My hunch is that they're mostly political and influenced heavily by pressure from particular large publishers. I mean c'mon...Dan Brown's last clunker was a starred Publisher Weekly novel. <br /><br />Three of the best (non genre) novels/books I've read in years didn't win many awards: Devil in the White City (Edgar Award a year after publication), Water for Elephants, The Art of Racing in the Rain. If the awards were valid, those should have taken down a boatload of them. Just sayin'...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-85055959078292373432011-06-01T12:13:30.924-04:002011-06-01T12:13:30.924-04:00Yeah, I think we need to have words with the peopl...Yeah, I think we need to have words with the people awarding these awards.nonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415222406280230021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-23495487419054646892011-06-01T10:13:44.605-04:002011-06-01T10:13:44.605-04:00Ignoring the possibility that Falcondraco might no...Ignoring the possibility that Falcondraco might not appreciate knowing that the person whose bidding forced him/her to pay so much is getting the same thing for free, there's also the fact that we could fill all twelve months with books published by the minions. I prefer to choose books or authors that have been nominated for awards so that all published minions are equally disappointed. And so if a book is a clunker I can blame the Nobel committee instead of shouldering the blame myself.Evil Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-46681685337155603702011-05-31T23:54:51.040-04:002011-05-31T23:54:51.040-04:00Falcondraco wanted the Aug book chat $15 more than...Falcondraco wanted the Aug book chat $15 more than I could go.<br />:-(<br /><br />Wonder if we could work something out for my book for Sept or Oct (Halloween might be a great time for a ghost story...)<br /><br />Congrats to Falcondraco.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com