Well, my doorbell kept ringing today. First came a large, heavy box from Kensington. My ARCs. :bounce: I refuse to read one. I did briefly flip through one, just to certain sections I’d corrected in the galley stage to see if they were fixed. A cursory glance showed that they were. It says “uncorrected proof”, but from what I could see, it’s corrected. Except for the cover which says, “Contemporary Romance Anthology”. *sigh* I don’t know if the people who review these things catalogue the books by that genre tag or not. I’m assuming it must be used for something or why would they put it on there? Hopefully it doesn’t get assigned to reviewers who hate historicals. 
The book is hefty, as I told you all it would be. I have a couple other Brava ARCs, all smaller in size and page count. This can either be a good thing or a bad thing depending on how much the reader likes it. I have to admit, I’m really really scared now. It’s out there. My book is out there… :baby:
I received a copy of Susanna Carr’s January anthology with the BBA blurb in the back and was horrified to discover an uncorrected excerpt in the back. *deep breaths* I really am freaking out. However, I’m deeply grateful to Susanna for sending it to me not only for the chance to see my plug in the back of the book, but because I really want to read the stories!!
Anyway, in the back it says: “Here’s a sneak peak at Sylvia Day’s “Stolen Pleasures” from her new anthology, BAD BOYS AHOY. (they left off the exclamation point) A February 2006 release from BRAVA.” :cheer: Here’s to hoping it helps readers learn about my book.
I mailed off several ARCs today. One to All About Romance, although I’ve been told by other authors (quite a few of them) that the reviews are often mean-spirited and negative. I didn’t know that. I’ve always read great reviews from them, but then I pretty much have only ever looked at the DIKs. I also only read reviews of books I’ve already read, just to see what someone else thought of them. I guess I will find out if what I was told about their reviews happens to me. I do believe they’ll be honest. Again, this could be a good or bad thing. :banned:
I also sent one to the Larissa Fund auction winner. She will be the first “reader” to have a copy of the book. I hope she likes it. *fingers crossed* :baby:
Congratulations! That is incredibly exciting! I’m so happy for you…yeah!
on November 15th, 2005 at 12:44 pm
Don’t worry Syl, you’re great! I’m more than positive your book is great, and only wonderful great things are coming your way…
Look even my banana thinks so… :dance:
on November 15th, 2005 at 7:38 am