Sue's New Years Hopes.

Sue's New Years hopes.

1. That Never Ceese will get picked up by a "real" publisher as I can't afford to pay what a "real" publisher has to pay for "real" distribution. Don't get me wrong, Lightning Source is wonderful. But the POD stigma isn't.

2. That readers come to realize that the label Christian Fiction, for the most part, only represents work coming from an exclusive denominational market and YES, that's a problem.

3. Did I mention that I hope Never Ceese gets picked up by a "real" publisher?"

4. That readers continue to enjoy the stories I put out.

5. That Never Ceese win the 2009 Pluto Award. Actually even if it doesn't, I'm proud it made it as far as it did. I just wanted to have five things to list. LOL

So there ya go. ;)

As you can see, I don't have many hopes! Not really.

2009 Pluto Award finalists and Never Ceese!

Even with the teasing *and you know who you are ;)* I'd managed not to think about the finalists being listed today for the 2009 Pluto Awards, 12-23-09, or at least I'd forgotten it enough to be shocked when I saw the three finalists. Yes. Shocked! LOL

A story surrounding the lives of a werewolf and a vampire--a finalists in an award ceremony for Sci-Fi? Now I'll have nightmares trying to figure out how to market this little gem of a series. LOL Not to mention that this award is symbolic of what Christian readers want to see, a market whose industry won't talk about any author coming from outside their exclusive fee-paying publishers nor will they allow their authors to mention such authors in interviews etc . . . Ah, but this isn't the time for soapbox dancing. ;)

Never Ceese, short-listed in 2006 for a Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a First Novel has moved on to be a finalist at the 2009 Pluto Awards! Lest we forget, for Richard's sake, Forever Richard was nominated as well.

Absolutely amazing to me and thank-you to all who voted. You made my Christmas!

God Bless you everyone!