12-30-2008, 11:56 AM
Hi guys - I've run this post by Jasper, so although it's spam, it's spam with the seal of approval....so here goes...
Voting has opened in the David Gemmell Legend Award, and my novel "Gladiatrix" has been nominated.
Its like the X-Factor of Heroic Fantasy Novels, and I'm hoping to be the comedy fat-bloke that gets the humour votes (making me the Rick Waller of Heroic Fantasy I guess).
The original concept was to have a public vote and then a judging panel for the top five voted for by the public, but now its a two-leg vote off. So if I get through, this annoying message will come through again in April…
Given that most of the people on the list are famous and popular they don't need a vote - but I do, striking a blow for the independent authors and publishers against the big boys. Literally striking a blow as if I get enough clicks and make it to the awards ceremony as there might be free beer and I've heard that these literary types can get ugly after a few too many glasses of the vino-collapso.
Here is the blurb
http://gemmellaward.ning.com/page/about-your-vote
and here is the poll
http://www.polldaddy.com/poll.aspx?p=1226556
Click on Gladiatrix by Russell Whitfield.
Go on, you know you want to. Even if you think the others are better....
Please do forward this on to your contacts if you can.
Cheers all
Russ
Voting has opened in the David Gemmell Legend Award, and my novel "Gladiatrix" has been nominated.
Its like the X-Factor of Heroic Fantasy Novels, and I'm hoping to be the comedy fat-bloke that gets the humour votes (making me the Rick Waller of Heroic Fantasy I guess).
The original concept was to have a public vote and then a judging panel for the top five voted for by the public, but now its a two-leg vote off. So if I get through, this annoying message will come through again in April…
Given that most of the people on the list are famous and popular they don't need a vote - but I do, striking a blow for the independent authors and publishers against the big boys. Literally striking a blow as if I get enough clicks and make it to the awards ceremony as there might be free beer and I've heard that these literary types can get ugly after a few too many glasses of the vino-collapso.
Here is the blurb
http://gemmellaward.ning.com/page/about-your-vote
and here is the poll
http://www.polldaddy.com/poll.aspx?p=1226556
Click on Gladiatrix by Russell Whitfield.
Go on, you know you want to. Even if you think the others are better....
Please do forward this on to your contacts if you can.
Cheers all
Russ