tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13875601.post4445612527001573019..comments2007-12-18T18:26:43.569-05:00Bella Flowershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13980813858620119772noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13875601.post-41658405359909258442007-12-07T12:49:00.000-05:002007-12-07T12:49:00.000-05:00Congratulations!Mark Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09410424046477699059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13875601.post-13841219145019070762007-12-06T11:39:00.000-05:002007-12-06T11:39:00.000-05:00Congratulations! <BR/><BR/>I love Spinetingler, btw!spyscribblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14299551957327543491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13875601.post-54864363316308627662007-12-06T10:02:00.000-05:002007-12-06T10:02:00.000-05:00Congrats on the nomination, Kris and Kelly!<BR/><BR/>I sent my votes to Sandra last night. Best of luck!Jude Hardinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09994813046526310594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13875601.post-83732525968314557782007-12-06T08:39:00.000-05:002007-12-06T08:39:00.000-05:00Congratulations, Kris & Kelly. Another feather in your already colorful literary cap.Joe Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00028401465567502250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13875601.post-22373496538410232402007-12-05T18:42:00.000-05:002007-12-05T18:42:00.000-05:00I like your perspective on the rising star category. It was the trickiest aspect of setting up the awards. Someone like Dan Brown has what, four titles to his name? But everyone knows who he is (and what sometimes happens in voting is that if people haven't read the nominees in a category, they just vote for who they know). So we had an 'out' that anyone with mega deals could be moved to legend.<BR/><BR/>And the best first/best splits in other awards tend to favour the well-established authors who're already on the level of Michael Connelly. How does someone with four or five books compete with someone who has twenty and a heap of awards already behind them, especially when popular vote is a huge variable?<BR/><BR/>It's not perfect, but I'm glad we tried this category split. <BR/><BR/>Congratulations!Sandra Ruttanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06109584805469336742noreply@blogger.com