We writers ask a lot of our readers. Not only do we ask you to read–and love!–our stuff, we want you to buy it, rate it, review it, and yes, nominate it for awards. Reading and loving feeds our twisted little writer souls. But sales, promotion and awards are what pay the rent and keep the cat in kibble. (Trust me, you do not want to attempt stringing words together around a hungry cat. It never ends well.)
With that in mind, I’d like to say thank you again for everything you read and reviewed over the past twelve months. If your 2016 keepers happened to include any of my stories, I’d be thrilled if you nominated them. But the important thing is to recognize the work you loved in 2016. Awards are one of those rising tides that lift all boats. The recognition gives us all a boost.
To get you started, here are some links to the awards now open for nominations:
And just in case you were trying to remember the details of that story you loved, here is the relevant information for my 2016 releases, including excerpts:
Story: “The Clockwork Nightingale”
Length: 16,000 words (novelette)
Publisher: E-Spec Books
Release Date: May 29, 2016
Excerpt
Story: “The Five Bean Solution”
Length: 9,200 words (novelette)
Publisher: Zombies Need Brains, LLC
Release Date: September 15, 2016
Excerpt
Tales from the Vatican Vaults (which includes “Cooking up a Storm”, my secret history story about the Burning of Washington in 1814–with voodoo) was published in the United Kingdom in 2015, but wasn’t released in the US until last month. I’m adding it to this list, because that 2016 US publication date means it wasn’t eligible for a Nebula until this year.
Story: “Cooking up a Storm”
Length: 17,700 words (novella)
Publisher: Constable and Robinson
US Release Date: December 27, 2016
Excerpt
Hey, a girl can dream…