{"id":7573,"date":"2016-10-16T07:00:43","date_gmt":"2016-10-16T06:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/janetgover.com\/?p=7573"},"modified":"2016-10-16T07:00:43","modified_gmt":"2016-10-16T06:00:43","slug":"a-sudden-need-for-a-trophy-shelf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnhocking.net\/jg2025demo1\/reading\/a-sudden-need-for-a-trophy-shelf\/","title":{"rendered":"A sudden need for a trophy shelf"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Thanks
Thanks so much to the Book Buyers Best Award organisers and judges.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Don\u2019t you hate it when someone\u2019s phone goes off at a really inopportune moment. Like during a film, or a live performance. That\u2019s why I always turn mine off, or to vibrate. Last Sunday I was at a folk club, listening to some really good music, when the phone started to vibrate in my pocket. I quickly looked at it, which is something I don\u2019t normally do, but I was waiting for some news.<\/p>\n

Then I had to rapidly leave the room. I had to get outside so I could jump up and down and make excited high-pitched noises without disturbing the performance. Because, you see, The Wild One has just won not one, but two awards!<\/p>\n

If ever jumping up and down and squealing were needed, this was that moment, because I was having both author excitement and fan girl excitement.<\/p>\n

Let me explain.<\/p>\n

The Wild One<\/a><\/em> was a finalist in the Book Buyer Best Award<\/a> \u2013 sponsored by the Orange County Chapter of Romance Writers of America. The category was mainstream romantic novel, and I didn\u2019t have any hope of winning. One of the other finalists was the fabulous Tiffany Girl<\/em><\/a>, which won a RITA award (the biggest award in romantic fiction in the US) this year. Of course it was going to win again, it\u2019s a great book.<\/p>\n

But it didn\u2019t \u2013 The Wild One<\/em> was named the winner. Thank you everyone who voted for it.<\/p>\n

The winner of all the BBB categories then were lined up for the announcement of the Top Pick \u2013 sort of the best in show. I certainly didn\u2019t have a chance here. One of the other category winners was Brenda Novak<\/a>. Anyone who reads my book posts will know I am a huge fan of her books. And she\u2019s a New York Times bestselling author. Her books are so good. There was no way my book could beat anything of hers.<\/p>\n

But it did.<\/p>\n

(Cue jumping up and down and making squeeee noises. Also tears \u2013 just a few of them)<\/p>\n

\"The
The official announcement …<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I guess I should apologise to Jim Moray<\/a>, the singer songwriter who was performing on Sunday. I didn\u2019t pay as much attention to his music as I should have. But when I met him after the show and told him why, he was lovely and very pleased for me (Thanks Jim.)<\/p>\n

\"Jim
Jim Moray – well worth looking up if you like folk music.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I\u2019ve been told there will be awards sent to me \u2013 and I googled some images. They look lovely. I can\u2019t wait to have them in pride of place in my office. Webmaster John has been tasked with building a shelf for them. I’ve never been a sporty sort of person – so I’ve never needed a trophy shelf – not until now.<\/p>\n

When I first found out I was shortlisted for this award, we did look at going to the US. California is lovely, and we thought about taking a short holiday and attending the awards ceremony. Unfortunately we couldn\u2019t \u2013 and it was not as if I had any hope of winning.<\/p>\n

OK \u2013 next time (if there is a next time) I\u2019m just going to hop on a plane, and let my credit card suffer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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