reviews

Praise for TRIPTYCH by J.M. Frey

November 7, 2011

I don’t have any children, so I’ve never been the parent of an honors child. But, I’ve been an acquiring editor for a while now, and I think the pride and joy I feel when one of my book-children does well are probably the same buzz that a parent gets when a child wins some [...]

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High Praise for “Hero”

June 23, 2011

“A perfect example of how an anthology of stories should work…” –Andrew Jack Our first review, and it’s a fantastic one! See the full review… If you’re a book blogger or reviewer and you’d like an e-copy of When the Hero Comes Home to review, please drop me a line through the contact link above [...]

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Book Roundup

April 28, 2011

Lots of activity this week, all regarding books and projects I’m involved with. * Publishers Weekly calls Erin Hoffman’s SWORD OF FIRE AND SEA (Chaos Knight Book 1) a “likeable high seas fantasy adventure debut.” I edited this book for Pyr, and had the pleasure of hanging out with Erin this past weekend at Norwescon. [...]

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Midwest Book Review praise for “Murder at Avedon Hill”

February 14, 2011

When gods entwine themselves in the events of mortals, nothing goes as expected. “Murder at Avedon Hill” is a fascinating fantasy from P. G. Holyfield and the land of Caern, where the gods, magic, and faith find themselves at odds. When murder strikes society which is already at heavy odds with each other, the boiling [...]

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Responsible Reviewing

November 4, 2010

Previously on this blog, I’ve mentioned that bad reviews happen. However, there’s an important difference between a negative review and a negative reviewer. Lisa Desrochers wrote a great rant on her blog today: When Book Reviews Cross the Line. There is no reviewer-cred in tearing down authors, just because you happen to dislike or disagree [...]

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Call for Reviewers

July 19, 2010

Do you run or contribute to a book review site? Are you looking for more science fiction, fantasy, adult or YA-friendly books to review? Do you accept electronic copies? Dragon Moon Press is looking to form relationships with book review websites and blogs. If you’re interested in receiving PDF reader copies for review, please drop [...]

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ARCs 101

July 15, 2010

ARC stands for Advance Reader Copy. ARCs can also called bound galleys, bound proofs, or uncorrected proofs. An ARC looks like a book, walks like a book and quacks like a book, but it’s not quite a book. It’s actually the bound proofs, printed as a test run so that the production team can do [...]

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The Inferior

May 27, 2010

I met Peadar Ó Guilín at Worldcon last summer in Montreal. We were introduced in the participants’ green room by a mutual colleague, and when I asked Peadar what his novel was about, he gave me a sheepish grin and his lovely Irish accent twisted in that universal tone of voice that means this is [...]

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Lone Star State of Mind

April 22, 2010

What’s more disheartening to a writer: a rejection letter or a bad review? Both can crush your spirit if you let them. The trick is not to let them. Tastes are subjective. If they weren’t, we’d all like the same things and there wouldn’t be a wealth of different genres out there to appeal to [...]

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