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Baby, I’m Amazed!

06/08/2021 by Debbi

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Hi! Whatever I planned to talk about this week has sort of gotten canceled, because something amazing happened to me, um …

Last week. Uh, yeah.

You know how I’m always talking about how quality matters more than anything? I mean, if you’re going to write, write something as well as you possibly can. Part of becoming good in this business, I think, is getting to know other writers and joining organizations and that’s part of marketing, as well. That’s part of networking. It’s part of succeeding in a business, and writing is a business. So one of the best decisions I ever made is to join Private Eye Writers of America. This organization gives out an award called the Shamus and it’s a very highly respected award. And I have always thought, how cool would it be to be nominated for a Shamus?

And guess what?

This book was nominated for a Shamus.

Really!

I got an email and it’s short, but I had to read it three or four times before the word “congratulations” really sunk in. And yeah … I, I, I feel like I found my tribe. You know what I’m saying?

Oh, I’m doing this because I’ve hit up every other social medium that I can think of: Twitter, Facebook, Facebook, Instagram. Not Pinterest, but I’m still trying to figure that place out. That’s it. Talk to you later.

If you’d like to try a sample of the book, just click here! Or hit the red button. 🙂

PS: I seem to have a lot of Facebook pages for someone who hates Facebook. 🙂

PPS: A song? Well, if you insist … 🙂

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Filed Under: Announcement, Life Update, Vlog Tagged With: Awards, Crime Fiction, Nominees, Private Eye Novels, Shamus Award

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  1. Olga Núñez Miret says

    07/08/2021 at 4:44 pm

    Congratulations and good luck, Debbi!

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Welcome to my writers' corner of the Internet. I'm a novelist, who also writes short stories and screenplays. I hope to share the benefit of my experiences as an indie author with dystonia since 2009. I also post a lot of book reviews, because I love to read and learn new things. I hope to share that knowledge with you.

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