Small Success
So here’s a link to a little blip from UW-Eau Claire on my “success.” I think it’s really, really nice that they call it that. However, UW-Eau Claire’s newsletter does not have a “failures” section for obvious reasons, so who knows what the ratio is?
The Ongoing Battle
An interview with a newspaper on Monday. Nervous? Yup, a little bit. But I’m just gonna let it all out. This could be the only interview I ever get (it’s possible!), so there’s no point in holding back. You want drama? Action? Adventure? Sex? I will provide all of it in gory detail.
In addition, I also shot an email to a couple reviewers who were hesitant about reviewing an e-book announcing that I could now provide them with a print copy, which will be available soon on Amazon.com. And for just ten bucks, too! Hot dog. Well, it turns out so far I’m the only one who’s excited.
“Let me in, damn it!”
Efforts to get a review copy to the Bookslut have failed.
In my email correspondence with her gatekeeper, I was told (in a nice sort of way, I should mention) that the Bookslut only receives copies from the publisher. While this is understandable, I in no way was willing to take “No” for an answer immediately. My response was thus (in a nutshell):
“Any way I can convince you to let me send it your way? How about some legitimacy? Here’s a Newpages review of one of the stories featured in the collection, originally published [in] the fantastic lit journal Gargoyle:
http://www.newpages.com/literary-magazine-reviews/2010-08-30/
” End quote.
It was a no go. I still count myself a fan of the Bookslut, and perhaps one day when she’s feeling particularly slutty, she might consider dropping me an email requesting my collection. I think “slutty” in this sense would have to mean “interested in reading another book.”
Anywho, more emails to write this weekend, and another phone call to make. You see, dear newspaper editor, I know your deadline schedule. Not calling me back is no longer an option. You will either review my book, or awkwardly explain you refuse to.
