First responses coming in on proofs of Wolfsangel and they are so far very good.
This is gratifying as there are several sections I considered a bit risky to put in – not in a BS Johnson ‘nuttier than thou’ way but just passages of a slightly different tone to the main one of the book. There is also a fair bit of use of flashback, which is not always easy to pull off.
Pleased to say people have spontaneously said how much they like these.
It’s a tribute to the fantasy community (is there such a thing?) that people read new authors’ books so quickly and are willing to be so generous about them.
Hoping that the authors who are reading the proofs are going to enjoy them all the way to the end. That way I may garner a few cover quotes. I hope the people in question will allow me to report their responses. This isn’t a foregone conclusion, even if someone likes a book. Some authors are wary of having their name on the front of too many books and some only give quotes to stuff they absolutely adore – ie one every ten years.
Good to see my wolf on the proof cover has got a bit of claret on his lips now. Any self respecting werewolf needs a little slaughter-dew on the chops to set of his look.
Dec 122009