I’m beyond
thrilled to announce that DEATH IN THE TIME OF ICE has been nominated for an
Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel of 2013!!! Thanks so much to my faithful
readers for making this happen.
The announcement by Malice Domestic is here.
This vindication
is especially sweet because I had a very difficult time getting this book
published at all. Agent after agent told me they loved the book, some even said
they liked what I had done with Neanderthals better than what Jane Auel had
done. BUT, each and every one said they had no idea how to sell it.
I had worked VERY
hard on this book and it was breaking my heart that, maybe, it would never find
a publisher. I could always self-publish, of course, but that would doom it to
relative obscurity.
Then, one night I
was lamenting its fate on Facebook and Jay Hartman of Untreed Reads contacted
me saying he’d like to see it. They had already published a few of my short
stories, so he knew my writing. I had worked my way through every possible
agent, but hadn’t started on small presses yet. Untreed accepted it!
Then, the unbelievable
happened. It won a nomination, my third for the Agathas. (My first was for Best
Short Story and my second was Best First Novel, so three different categories.)
I’m not even sure
this IS historical since it takes place before there was history. Prehistory is
what it really is, but this category is just fine with me!
Again, if you’re
reading this and you had a hand in this nomination, thanks from the bottom of
my heart--I love you!
I love my
publisher, too! Here is some of what my publisher is doing for me:
How cool is that?
