Comments on: BSFA Mailing

By: Winter Song by Colin Harvey – A Son of the Rock -- Jack Deighton

Winter Song by Colin Harvey – A Son of the Rock -- Jack Deighton — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 14:06:40 +0000

[...] is the freebie book I received in a BSFA mailing nearly a year ago. In it Karl Allman’s spaceship is attacked and destroyed and he has to descend [...]

By: Skirvkat

Skirvkat — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:55:10 +0000

Cynical – never. Giving books away free is just a way of making sure that another book contract is forthcoming for the author. It’s just reality I’m afraid.

By: jackdeighton

jackdeighton — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:15:11 +0000

Good to know your motives were pur(ish.)

PS Doing something nice for Christmas:-
You wouldn’t want to reconsider the rejection of the novel I sent you earlier this year?
Thought not.
It was an encouraging rejection, though. Thanks for that.

By: Marco @ Angry Robot

Marco @ Angry Robot — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:19:32 +0000

Oh bugger, we hadn’t thought about hyping it for the BSFA Awards. Good suggestion!

For us it’s two things: 1) for sure, getting Colin’s work in front of the nation’s premier SF readers, knowing his next novel Damage Time is due in late spring of next year; and 2) doing something nice for Xmas.

So, cynically or not, happy xmas!