Definitely a week of ups and downs

[owlectomy]

One-stop self-promotion on my blog: some interviews, plus a review in, um, the New York Times.

Any day you can get your name in the Times without comitting a felony is a good day.

Comments

[antarcticlust]

Woooo-hoo! Definitely a good day!

[lordameth.livejournal.com]

Congrats!

[stephanieburgis.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!!!

[wintersweet.livejournal.com]

1. That is SO AWESOME. :D Overall, that seems like a positive review to me. And excellent publicity, to boot. I hope lots of people pick up the book after seeing it!
2. Obviously it's totally easier for you to do computer stuff right now (!) but ... is it just my browser/my Mac? 90% of the text in that post is a grey so light that it's kind of difficult to read. (It may be the color that's set for links.)

[takumashii.livejournal.com]

#1: Yeah, even if it's not a 100% positive review "promising" and "ambitious" are enough for me!
#2: No, you're absolutely right, I saw that at work and thought "I really need to fix that CSS." Thanks!

[wintersweet.livejournal.com]

I think some reviewers feel an obligation to be at least slightly critical of first-time/young writers. :P Anyway, there was a lot of positive stuff, and there was so much detail in there that it should be attractive to people who would be interested in it (assuming you feel the bones of it are accurate enough, anyway). That's what I look for in a review, anyway. :)

With any luck, that reviewer will be on the lookout for your next book, and favorably disposed toward it!