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·OK, I need the collective wisdom of KB here because I have a quandary.
One of my authors, Peter A. Balaskas, submitted his short story collection In Our House: Tantalizing Tales of Terror to the Writer's Digest Self-Publishing Awards. When he first asked about it, I told him I didn't think it would qualify as the book was not self-published (we did the editing, formatting, cover art, distribution, marketing, etc. etc. on our dime. Peter never paid one penny). I told him that he was free to enter the book in any awards he wanted, but that he may want to clarify with them in advance because it could cause problems if he placed or won. I didn't want him to spend money on something that he didn't qualify for.
Peter confirmed with the folks at the Writer's Digest Self-Published Awards and they told him he could still enter. (Make of that what you will).
Peter sent me an email to let me know that while he didn't place, he did get high scores and some great feedback. See below (scoring was on a scale of 1-5):
I could just use the quote and cite Writer's Digest as the source without mentioning the contest. But for some reason that doesn't feel right to me. But as usual, I may be overthinking it.
Thoughts?
One of my authors, Peter A. Balaskas, submitted his short story collection In Our House: Tantalizing Tales of Terror to the Writer's Digest Self-Publishing Awards. When he first asked about it, I told him I didn't think it would qualify as the book was not self-published (we did the editing, formatting, cover art, distribution, marketing, etc. etc. on our dime. Peter never paid one penny). I told him that he was free to enter the book in any awards he wanted, but that he may want to clarify with them in advance because it could cause problems if he placed or won. I didn't want him to spend money on something that he didn't qualify for.
Peter confirmed with the folks at the Writer's Digest Self-Published Awards and they told him he could still enter. (Make of that what you will).
Peter sent me an email to let me know that while he didn't place, he did get high scores and some great feedback. See below (scoring was on a scale of 1-5):
So this is my problem. On one hand, I would be stupid NOT to use this quote in marketing material. It's a strong endorsement for the book. On the other, the book was not self-published, making it awkward to use a quote from the "Writer's Digest Self-Publishing Awards."Structure and Organization: 4
Grammar: 5
Production Quality and Cover Design: 4
Plot (if applicable): 3
Character Development (if applicable): 4
What did you like best about this book?
The writing is sophisticated and sparkles with this author's passion for telling a suspenseful tale. The book is well structured in the way the atmosphere in these eight stories is established early on, allowing the characters and the unexpected plot twists to develop believably and yet always achieving the author's intention. The author writes engaging narratives of an interesting assortment of believable characters, and the paranormal elements are well integrated. These various characters are, individually and collectively, certainly strong enough to carry this volume of tales, which prompts the reader's interest in always wanting to know what will happen next; a most exciting thriller in the tradition of Stephen King and Dean Koontz.
I could just use the quote and cite Writer's Digest as the source without mentioning the contest. But for some reason that doesn't feel right to me. But as usual, I may be overthinking it.
Thoughts?