Comments on: It couldn’t happen to a nicer author … http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/2007/03/25/it-couldnt-happen-to-a-nicer-author/ Blah Blog Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:05:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: The Romance of Writing for Teens? « The YA YA YAs http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/2007/03/25/it-couldnt-happen-to-a-nicer-author/comment-page-1/#comment-24438 The Romance of Writing for Teens? « The YA YA YAs Fri, 06 Apr 2007 05:33:21 +0000 http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/?p=2011#comment-24438 [...] In other news, RITA award finalists were announced last week, and I know I’m not the only one who was surprised to see a Young Adult book shortlisted for two categories in the company of adult books. (RITAs are awarded by the Romance Writers of America for “excellence in the genre of romance fiction.”) So congratulations to Caridad Ferrer and her book Adiós to My Old Life for being nominated for Best First Book and Contemporary Single Title Romance.** But how is it that there were not enough books entered in the YA category for it to exist? [...] [...] In other news, RITA award finalists were announced last week, and I know I’m not the only one who was surprised to see a Young Adult book shortlisted for two categories in the company of adult books. (RITAs are awarded by the Romance Writers of America for “excellence in the genre of romance fiction.”) So congratulations to Caridad Ferrer and her book Adiós to My Old Life for being nominated for Best First Book and Contemporary Single Title Romance.** But how is it that there were not enough books entered in the YA category for it to exist? [...]

]]> By: Maria Duncan http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/2007/03/25/it-couldnt-happen-to-a-nicer-author/comment-page-1/#comment-23847 Maria Duncan Mon, 26 Mar 2007 19:53:13 +0000 http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/?p=2011#comment-23847 Well done Barb! Well done Barb!

]]> By: kim h http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/2007/03/25/it-couldnt-happen-to-a-nicer-author/comment-page-1/#comment-23843 kim h Mon, 26 Mar 2007 16:24:09 +0000 http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/?p=2011#comment-23843 kudos to jIll and jo kudos to jIll and jo

]]> By: Stacy ~ http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/2007/03/25/it-couldnt-happen-to-a-nicer-author/comment-page-1/#comment-23842 Stacy ~ Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:21:11 +0000 http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/?p=2011#comment-23842 I have this in my tbr pile. Congrats! I have this in my tbr pile. Congrats!

]]> By: Missy Sue Hanson http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/2007/03/25/it-couldnt-happen-to-a-nicer-author/comment-page-1/#comment-23841 Missy Sue Hanson Mon, 26 Mar 2007 03:41:25 +0000 http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/?p=2011#comment-23841 Good for her!!! Congrats and kudos!! Good for her!!! Congrats and kudos!!

]]> By: Barb http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/2007/03/25/it-couldnt-happen-to-a-nicer-author/comment-page-1/#comment-23822 Barb Sun, 25 Mar 2007 20:41:59 +0000 http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/?p=2011#comment-23822 Oh thank you, sweetie!! This is just... oh, damn, you made me cry again! I have never been so glad to be wrong in my entire life. Seriously. Something like this, it gives a girl faith that the judges can look at a book and say, "This is a good book," and understand that the categories aren't always as clear cut as they might seem. That's all I wanted. Acknowledgment that I'd written a good book and it belonged in the Ritas-- so I guess what I'm saying is I'm really glad it didn't get disqualified! *g* Oh thank you, sweetie!! This is just… oh, damn, you made me cry again!

I have never been so glad to be wrong in my entire life. Seriously. Something like this, it gives a girl faith that the judges can look at a book and say, “This is a good book,” and understand that the categories aren’t always as clear cut as they might seem. That’s all I wanted. Acknowledgment that I’d written a good book and it belonged in the Ritas– so I guess what I’m saying is I’m really glad it didn’t get disqualified! *g*

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