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August 2008Dear Armchair Interviews,
We want to thank you for the opportunity to be interviewed on your web sight. Armchair Interviews' Connie Anderson asked all the right questions, and due in part to that, it went very well.
We are anticipating a reprint of our second historical fiction book, SOPHIE'S HAWK: Spirit of the Raptor, and we credit Armchair Interviews and your reviews of the books for some of the success we've enjoyed.
We do hope that we can repeat the experience at the release of the next book. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Authors Arvid Lloyd Williams and Bonnie Shallbetter
Trilogy: http://www.HawkSeries.com
Dear Armchair Intervieews,
My publicist, Nancy Berland's office forwarded me a copy of your review for Cedar Cove Christmas. I wanted to thank you for your kind words regarding my story. I've had a smile all day thanks to you.
Having positive reviews and reviewers such as you makes you a tremendous asset to our industry. Thank you for all you do to promote romance and books.
Sincerely,
Debbie Macomber
Author of:
A Cedar Cove Christmas
Twenty Wishes--A Blossom Street Book
Knit Together: Discover God's Pattern For Your Life
Knit Together
Back on Blossom Street
SEE OUR REVIEWS
Desmond Evans, a spry 83-year-old Brit wrote his first book at age 81 (see article in Reader's Place). We just reviewed his second in a trilogy, and Desmond responded.
Dear Armchair Interviews.
Starting so late as a writer, I never realised how much time would be spent creating characters, keeping track of them and the numerous alterations that inevitably have to be made. When things flow easily it is exhilarating, but when the brain is dead and nothing enters it is so frustrating. Finally when you have finished, polished it a few times and you get it printed, the doubts start entering your mind, what if the publishers don't like it, and if they go ahead, what will the reviewers say about your book.
You can spend I suppose for a mystery crime novel up to three to four hundred hours working at it. You then have a decision, do nothing and let the book find its own level and see what happens or submit it to a reviewer.
Submitting it to a reviewer can be daunting for any writer, specially if you are unknown--so those four or five weeks weeks waiting for Armchair Interviews seems like an eternity. Then one morning in your email inbox in bold print staring at you it says:
Desmond,
We have posted our review of MURDER IN THE ASCENDANT.
Andrea, Armchair Interviews
Slowly you bring the cursor on to your email, click on, and wait those few seconds until you can read your review. It is then you wish you could share with your reviewer the ecstasy at that special moment, and realise what there patience and time spent reading our book, in their own time, means to us.
I am sitting in my small summer house (posh word for a shed} speechless at the review I've had for my latest book MURDER IN THE ASCENDANT. At 83 not many things can exite me or give me a buzz 9my wife can bless her, even after 58 years).
I am sending a note via you to Shawn Remfrey who reviewed my book, expressing the kindness and above all the time spent reviewing my book. Indeed ALL your reviewers spend so much of their time in helping us writers. I try to mention as often as I can to people, how much we are helped by those people who either professionally or as amateurs spend time reading and reviewing for the benefit and guidance to assist purchasers of our product.
Thank you very much,
Desmond Evans, author of MURDER IN THE ASCENDANT and DEATH IS A MEMBER
(SEE OUR REVIEWS FOR BOTH BOOKS)
We are open to letters about our interviews, who you'd like to see interviewed, articles we post, etc., so consider this section our "letters to the editor."
We used to print many of the letters in our ezine when we had a different format--and now this is where you can find such letters. And knolw this: Andrea and Connie NEVER tire of receiving letters such as the two above.