tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post4919778397125845103..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: Indie Published Costa Award Winner Avril Joy talks to Kathleen JonesKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-91227066774538446662013-02-07T20:41:47.279+00:002013-02-07T20:41:47.279+00:00congratulations Avril, haven't seen you for a ...congratulations Avril, haven't seen you for a while since Durham Divan days, so thrilled to hear you've won the costa! I hope it leads to great things for you. Onwards and upwards! xxLydia Bennethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328239009863878547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-27494455361721585992013-02-07T19:50:52.469+00:002013-02-07T19:50:52.469+00:00Thanks to all for your kind congratulations and fo...Thanks to all for your kind congratulations and for the interview. I'm sure having a foot in both camps wouldn't be easy and there is still an inherent snobbery around the 'Indie' publishing world - which excludes indie authors from mainstream competitions. But nothing worth having was ever easy as we all know too well. Keep writing, keep trying - get our work out there - is I believe, the thing we must do and it's what authors electric is all about! Avrilhttp://www.avriljoy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-54884064121756073092013-02-07T17:55:20.805+00:002013-02-07T17:55:20.805+00:00Many congratulations, Avril! (I am a hybrid author...Many congratulations, Avril! (I am a hybrid author, though so far only indie-published my out of print backlist... not finding it easy to have a foot in both camps at the moment, but hoping that will change in future.) Katherine Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-41168105130980517162013-02-07T14:54:56.548+00:002013-02-07T14:54:56.548+00:00Congratulations Avril - and what a fascinating int...Congratulations Avril - and what a fascinating interview!Hywela Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13789711554354184386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-92219654241931928472013-02-07T14:38:28.723+00:002013-02-07T14:38:28.723+00:00Most of the awards I've looked at exclude self...Most of the awards I've looked at exclude self-published books. I wonder if this will change as self-publishing increasingly becomes the first choice for many authors.Diana Kimptonhttp://www.dianakimpton.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-83305230512153163752013-02-07T12:50:35.424+00:002013-02-07T12:50:35.424+00:00Sad to say that the main categories are NOT open t...Sad to say that the main categories are NOT open to self-published. As I feared. http://www.costabookawards.com/media/5549/costabookawardsentryform2012.pdf<br />julia joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09773900100240758504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-19063702858739624822013-02-07T11:12:31.675+00:002013-02-07T11:12:31.675+00:00What an excellent (and very cheering) interview. J...What an excellent (and very cheering) interview. Julia, when you find out, let us know!Catherine Czerkawskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14554969254207924049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-7516898821460971372013-02-07T10:44:18.584+00:002013-02-07T10:44:18.584+00:00Really enjoyed this interview - but not convinced...Really enjoyed this interview - but not convinced that indie writers CAN enter the other categories. Books "must be entered by your publisher" is what it says. Am making it my mission to discover what this means.<br />julia joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09773900100240758504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-70954040290885397612013-02-07T10:20:24.948+00:002013-02-07T10:20:24.948+00:00Congratulations, Avril--and thanks for helping pav...Congratulations, Avril--and thanks for helping pave the way to more awwards/acclaim for indies.<br />glitter noirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11728649916344336118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-67135662021944112352013-02-07T09:50:21.028+00:002013-02-07T09:50:21.028+00:00Many congratulations on the award, Avril and to yo...Many congratulations on the award, Avril and to you and Kathleen for an excellent interview. It's an inspiring tale and I hope it gets shared a lot because writers of all types will enjoy it.Bill Kirtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345949773423764808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-90306531743012471692013-02-07T09:01:42.108+00:002013-02-07T09:01:42.108+00:00Well done Avril. Fantastic to read that an Indie p...Well done Avril. Fantastic to read that an Indie publisher has won such a prize. Just goes to prove that indie can mean quality writing.Lynne Garnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697330164705623835noreply@blogger.com