Continued from Part I. On Amazon: I’ll be the first to admit that writing a large-scale software system like the one they have is hard. But it seemed vulnerable to “gaming”, and to what Amazon admittedly calls “voting attacks”. Part … Continue reading
I promised a post-mortem of the ABNA; here it is, somewhat delayed. First, a huge THANK YOU! to everyone who downloaded my excerpt and tried to leave a review (whether you succeeded or not – it wasn’t easy for some). … Continue reading
First, a huge THANK YOU! to everyone who downloaded my excerpt and tried to leave a review (whether you succeeded or not – it wasn’t easy for some). Untalented did not make the semi-finals, but I appreciated your support during the quarterfinal … Continue reading
This is my ABNA quarterfinals “sticky” post for Untalented. Newer regular postings can be found immediately below this. For the newly arrived to this blog, my YA fantasy, Untalented, reached the quarterfinals in the 2009 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. So … Continue reading
I’m IN! Doing the snoopy dance! Now I know how those Idol contestants feel when they make Hollywood week.
Well, for better or worse, I decided to enter Untalented in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. After reading this, I hope it’s not for worse. :-)