tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15451736.post2398303833031655125..comments2024-03-28T07:46:42.106-04:00Comments on Margaret Moore: Bonus!Margaret Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11556769462995493735noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15451736.post-121199524702009962007-05-11T09:30:00.000-04:002007-05-11T09:30:00.000-04:00Nothing official that I know of, Kimber. I don't ...Nothing official that I know of, Kimber. I don't think any romance writing award, even the RITA, has nearly the same impact as a major literary award, either in terms of PR and/or sales. And in terms of an author's career, sales are the most important factor. It may make the publisher rethink distribution, or boost a print run, but I don't know for certain that it does.<BR/><BR/>However, we shouldn't downplay the "feel good" factor. Writing can be an incredibly lonely, ego-destroying career, so to get that kind of recognition...well, it's more than worth its weight in gold in terms of boosting a writer's self-confidence. Which no doubt impacts the writing, which could make for a better book, which could lead to better sales.<BR/><BR/>It surely can't hurt! :-)Margaret Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11556769462995493735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15451736.post-69442884878571450642007-05-10T13:23:00.000-04:002007-05-10T13:23:00.000-04:00Woo hoo!I'd like to thank the academy and my mom a...Woo hoo!<BR/>I'd like to thank the academy and my mom and...<BR/><BR/>Margaret, perhaps you can answer this in a separate post...with all the talk about changes to the RITA and Golden Heart, have there been any studies on what the impact of winning these awards is on writing careers?<BR/><BR/>Besides the feel good factor.<BR/><BR/>And does the changes in categories reflect trends or drive them?<BR/><BR/>Curious only...since I don't truly write romance, it won't impact me personally.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com