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I appreciate the quote “Do something today that your future self will thank you for.” I’d like to credit the person who said it but alas, though I can find many people citing it, I don’t see it attributed to anyone other than “unknown.” It’s a good one, however, and I not only say it, I live by it.
Any of my colleagues will tell you that the act of writing is a solitary one. It can be evolutionary, reflective, demanding, passionate, heartbreaking. It takes years and mistakes and drafts and negative feedback and shamelessness to complete a manuscript. But that and even more –a determined commitment — to see it through publishing with the sad knowledge that no one may ever actually read your words. It demands backbone and resilience to weather the rejection, criticism and reviews, if you even get there.
Having experienced this journey, I can’t help but take this brief and tiny moment of joy in relaying that after more than a decade since beginning the process, Robin’s Blue was honored this week with two awards: “Finalist” in the category of Chick Lit in the 2014 National Indie Excellence Awards and as a “Finalist” in the 2014 International Book Awards in the category of “Fiction: Chick Lit/Women’s Lit.”
Though touting my wins may be annoying to some and sound as if I’m bragging about the achievement to others, I hope that serves as inspiration instead. It’s these rare acknowledgements that make an enduring commitment to creativity, art and the desire to say something feel like it hasn’t been a total waste. Love me, hate me — no one else is going to announce it for me.
Ellen Reid at the National Indie Excellence Awards said in her letter, “Your book truly embodies the excellence that this award was created to celebrate, we salute you and your fine work.” I will nestle her words close to my mountain of rejection letters.
So, thank you to the 2014 National Indie Excellence Awards, the 2014 International Book Awards, the 2013 USA Best Book Awards and the Kindle Book Review Awards for your recognition for Robin’s Blue. Now I will return to my seclusion and continue to throw mud at my next attempt to say something.
Pam Alster, former TV writer & suburban mom brings a decade of living on the dark side to light in her novel debut Robin’s Blue available now in Kindle and Paperback. www.pamalster.com Find her on Facebook, Goodreads and Twitter @plexigirl
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The awards keep coming!
INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENT
Robin’s Blue by Pam Alster named 2014 Award-Winning Finalist in the “Fiction: Chick Lit/Women’s Lit” category of the 2014 International Book Awards.
A complete list of winners and finalists in each category can be found at:
http://www.internationalbookawards.com/2014awardannouncement.html
Pam Alster, former TV writer & suburban mom brings a decade of living on the dark side to light in her novel debut Robin’s Blue available now in Kindle and Paperback. www.pamalster.com Find her on Facebook, Goodreads and Twitter @plexigirl
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2013 USA Best Book Awards!
Your book Robin’s Blue has been honored as a “Finalist” in the “Fiction: Chick Lit/Women’s Lit” category.
http://www.usabooknews.com/2013awardannouncement.html
Pam Alster, former TV writer & suburban mom brings a decade of living on the dark side to light in her novel debut Robin’s Blue available now in Kindle and Paperback. www.pamalster.com Find her on Facebook, Goodreads and Twitter @plexigirl
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Robin’s Blue – Pam Alster (2012)
This story follows the life of a self-destructive young woman, Robin Daniels, through the 1970s and 1980s. The novel begins with Robin being a hard partying sixteen-year-old who becomes involved with drugs and married men. We follow Robin as she continually makes dangerous choices through her life. Her drug use escalates and she supports herself by drifting between men and eventually getting sucked into prostitution. Throughout the novel, Robin has points where the reader hopes she sees her reality and will choose the right path, however, Robin just spirals continually downward. Robin’s intelligence is obvious, yet frustrating to the reader. This dark novel is depressing, yet incredibly well written. (AO)
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Pam Alster, former TV writer & suburban mom brings a decade of living on the dark side to light in her novel debut Robin’s Blue available now in Kindle and Paperback. www.pamalster.com Find her on Facebook, Goodreads and Twitter @plexigirl
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Happy to announce that my book finally made it to #1 on Amazon Bestsellers List today. There’s a lot of great indie-fiction out there, so I’m honored and glad to see that people still like reading long-form. Hoping the fire is well-stoked and that people will continue to buy/share Robin’s Blue while I move on to my next projects.
Thanks to all the indie-bloggers who reviewed me, helped with the promotions and invited me for interviews. And thanks to Kim Castle for the gorgeous cover design.
Pam Alster, former TV writer & suburban mom brings a decade of living on the dark side to light in her novel debut Robin’s Blue available now in Kindle and Paperback. www.pamalster.com Find her on Facebook, Goodreads and Twitter @plexigirl.
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It’s hard to believe that less than a month ago Robin’s Blue was published. It was a long road. Ten years to be exact. And no easy feat. There was a lot of market study, design and prep. But it’s paid off. 12,000 sales in two weeks, top listing on Amazon Bestsellers.
I’ve received mostly good, but also, some very bad reviews. I try to avoid looking at the remarks but I crane my neck toward the car wreck, nonetheless. My husband noticed, the assertions seem to be consistent with each other. Outrage at the despicable behavior of my characters. Some simply refuse to believe that there was a time when AIDS wasn’t on the tip of everyone’s tongue, that children were wholly unsupervised or kicked out of the house by the time they were teenagers, that overt recreational drug use was more of an expected behavior than a considered handicap. But I can say, having lived to tell, that it WAS totally like that.
I’m thrilled that I’ve received unsolicited kudo’s beyond my close-knit circle. An author on Twitter used the word “verisimilitude” to describe my writing. I had to look it up to make sure he wasn’t insulting me. I was pleasantly surprised with and grateful for the compliment coming from a fellow writer.
I’ve been asked about my “research” for my heroine Robin. I didn’t have too look far, she was everywhere in those days. Just watch the movie Almost Famous –there were half the girls I grew up with. We all made a life for ourselves beyond the party, after those tumultuous late teen and early twenty years.
I’ll discuss more in future blogs. I’m excited now about my decade of work reaching an audience. And I’m going to enjoy that for the time being. If you haven’t gotten it yet, do. And if you happen to live near me, I’ll be happy to sign your copy.
Pam Alster, former TV writer & suburban mom brings a decade of living on the dark side to light in her novel debut Robin’s Blue available now in Kindle and Paperback. www.pamalster.com Find her on Facebook and Twitter @plexigirl.
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So excited. 5500 Kindle downloads, 5-star reviews. I couldn’t be happier with the launch of my debut novel.
You still have two days to download your FREE Kindle version of Robin’s Blue. Read it. Share it.
“Robin’s Blue” is a brilliantly vivid time capsule of blank generation 80s decadence fused with a poignant and sensitive coming of age tale that’s totally timeless. – Erik Himmelsbach –Contributor, Los Angeles Times
“Addictive Read.”
“Juicy page-turner.”
Pam Alster, former TV writer & suburban mom brings a decade of living on the dark side to light in her novel debut Robin’s Blue available now in Kindle and Paperback. www.pamalster.com Find her on Facebook and Twitter @plexigirl.
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If your over the glut of celeb bios & you’re hungry for some epic literary fiction, Pam Alster ‘s Robin’s Blue available November 1st from Plexigirl Publishing.
Pam Alster, former stand-up comedienne, Lifetime TV writer & suburban mom brings a decade of living on the dark side to light in her forthcoming debut novel Robin’s Blue. Like her on Facebook andTwitter @plexigirl. www.pamalster.com
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Pam Alster, award winning author, former stand-up comedienne, Lifetime TV writer & suburban mom brings a decade of living on the dark side to light in her forthcoming debut novel Robin’s Blue. indie BRAG Medallian
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