I was there, and I want to say that it was not a pleasant or politically comfortable ceremony. Which makes it all the more exciting and important that you won! Congratulations.
Jeanette
Congratulations, well deserved.
Greg
Congratulations… Much deserved award… This last two years has seen so many new good authors and you deserve this honour among them…
Orlando
Congratulations!! You deserve it for such a great work :)
Fantastic. And: about bloody time. Also: no surprise at all. You know the work deserves it! 100K is a book I’ll go back to, yes for all those strong characters, but also for the sheer easy beauty of the finish on the writing.
I was already re-reading paragraphs that I’d read multiple times initially, just to feel their perfect soft and gentle sheepskin embrace again…
No, that definitely did not sound half as pervy until I said it. Hey you’re the writer, fix it for me, then take the corrected sentiment away with ya!
Janice Smith
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Deanne
Congratulations! I’m so very pleased for you.
Sara Amis
*cocks ear* I think I can hear you squee-ing from south Georgia :D
WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!! No surprise, though. Not only was it the best fantasy novel I’ve read in years, everyone everywhere is talking about it. Every website I go to, somebody’s raving about Kingdoms.
Please write more!
Your biggest (or, at least, farthest away) fan
Fran in New Zealand
— which reminds me, it’s time for me to buy a third copy of this book. I bought it, read it twice, loaned it out, didn’t get it back, bought another copy, re read it, loaned it out, didn’t get that copy back…..
And I have to agree with John Kerr that I enjoy reading the writing as much as reading the story, if you know what I mean. You could write the shipping forecast and I’d read it.
MORE! (You never know, it might mean more prizes too. ^_^)
Penny Ramirez
AWESOME! And highly deserved. Muchas felicidades!!!
Anja Helmers
Congratulations from Germany. Well deserved!
I love your books and I’m looking forward to the next.
Monique
SO COOL!!
And so well-deserved. I was stunned when I realized it was your first. Major congrats!
I’d also be interested to hear Debbie Notkin’s thoughts on the awards ceremony, though I recognize of course that she may not be interested in sharing them.
I was there as well, and other than the overwhelming whiteness of the room I didn’t notice a *lot* of politically uncomfortable behavior… but I’m also your archetypical PoP (Person of Privilege[TM]) and no doubt I missed all kinds of shit.
Also, congrats. I cheered loudly and then felt slightly abashed when I remembered I was sitting next to one of the other nominees…
~JGS
Jann M.
Congratulations! I am so happy for you and you so deserve this award. Your writing is exquisite and your storytelling is inspired. Woot woot!
Ahhhhh! That is fantastic news… SO well-deserved! Congratulations!
I was there, and I want to say that it was not a pleasant or politically comfortable ceremony. Which makes it all the more exciting and important that you won! Congratulations.
Congratulations, well deserved.
Congratulations… Much deserved award… This last two years has seen so many new good authors and you deserve this honour among them…
Congratulations!! You deserve it for such a great work :)
Congrats! Squee! Woo-hoo!
Fantastic. And: about bloody time. Also: no surprise at all. You know the work deserves it! 100K is a book I’ll go back to, yes for all those strong characters, but also for the sheer easy beauty of the finish on the writing.
I was already re-reading paragraphs that I’d read multiple times initially, just to feel their perfect soft and gentle sheepskin embrace again…
No, that definitely did not sound half as pervy until I said it. Hey you’re the writer, fix it for me, then take the corrected sentiment away with ya!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Congratulations! I’m so very pleased for you.
*cocks ear* I think I can hear you squee-ing from south Georgia :D
Go you!
CONGRATS!!!
Can I say this is deserved but not totally unexpected? Congratulations!
Congratulations!
That’s wonderful, congrats! :D
Angie
What lovely news! Congratulations!
Rock ON!
Congratulations!
That’s great! My congratulations!
CONGRATULATIONS
CONGRATULATIONS
CONGRATULATIOOOOOONS!
WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!! No surprise, though. Not only was it the best fantasy novel I’ve read in years, everyone everywhere is talking about it. Every website I go to, somebody’s raving about Kingdoms.
Please write more!
Your biggest (or, at least, farthest away) fan
Fran in New Zealand
— which reminds me, it’s time for me to buy a third copy of this book. I bought it, read it twice, loaned it out, didn’t get it back, bought another copy, re read it, loaned it out, didn’t get that copy back…..
Terrific! So pleased.
That is very, very cool. Congratulations!
Debbie,
Ohhhh? Do tell. Feel free to email privately.
John,
I think if you just remove “sheepskin”, which sounds kind of condomy, it’ll work. :)
Big congrats!
Oh, huzzah! Congratulations!
Congratulations.
Congratulations! I’m so happy for you.
Woohoo! Much congratulations!
And I have to agree with John Kerr that I enjoy reading the writing as much as reading the story, if you know what I mean. You could write the shipping forecast and I’d read it.
MORE! (You never know, it might mean more prizes too. ^_^)
AWESOME! And highly deserved. Muchas felicidades!!!
Congratulations from Germany. Well deserved!
I love your books and I’m looking forward to the next.
SO COOL!!
And so well-deserved. I was stunned when I realized it was your first. Major congrats!
Yay!!!! Happy for you!
I’d also be interested to hear Debbie Notkin’s thoughts on the awards ceremony, though I recognize of course that she may not be interested in sharing them.
I was there as well, and other than the overwhelming whiteness of the room I didn’t notice a *lot* of politically uncomfortable behavior… but I’m also your archetypical PoP (Person of Privilege[TM]) and no doubt I missed all kinds of shit.
Also, congrats. I cheered loudly and then felt slightly abashed when I remembered I was sitting next to one of the other nominees…
~JGS
Congratulations! I am so happy for you and you so deserve this award. Your writing is exquisite and your storytelling is inspired. Woot woot!