There’s been tweeting (I’ve tweeted, though I’m not really sure how it works), and interviews, and reviews, and all of it’s been an ongoing, online discussion about Fagin’s Boy. I’ve never had so many people mentioning Oliver’s name in years!
It’s made me feel a tad shy as the book has been my private joy for awhile now, but it’s time to share. My historical fiction virtual blog tour was set up by Amy Bruno and this is her specialty. I’ve been impressed as hell at her organization, and in finding all the neatest blogs to publicize my book.
But in publicizing, that means, letting other people read it and say what they will. Was I nervous? You bet. How’s it turning out? Amazingly.
The first stop was Broken Teepee.
Being the first stop, I could hardly bring myself to read the review – my first – but it turned out so well, I was warmed from the inside out. Evidently, Broken Teepee does not give out 5 stars very often, so I am the proud recipient of those stars. More, I enjoyed her insight about the book and her thoughts on what it all meant.
The second stop was Lit Nerd.
Lit Nerd had some very interesting comments, mostly that she didn’t find Oliver to be a sympathetic character. Which means I got it right. Not that I wanted her to actively dislike Oliver, but he certainly isn’t the saint he’s painted to be in Oliver Twist and I wanted to work with the darkness I saw inside of him.
The third stop was the Historical Fiction Connection
This time, it wasn’t a straight up review being posted, but a guest blog post. Which meant that I needed to write something, either about writing, or about my characters. I had to wing it, not having realized till the night before that something was due! So in a fit of caffeine, I came up with a post, which I think turned out rather nicely.
The fourth day (Thursday) had two stops; interviews comprised of interesting questiuons for me to answer.
The first one has a giveaway and is at Let Them Read Books.
I had a good time answering those questions. There were even comments from readers; the one that I loved the most was from Linda, who wrote:
“I love the cover, it screams historical fiction without the headless woman in a lovely dress.”
This made me laugh, because that does seem to be a trend in historical fiction, so props to Jenny Q and her brilliant cover!
(There was another interview at To Read or Not to Read, but my link is broken! When I find it, I’ll post it.)
Lastly this week, aside from the beautiful snowstorm about the giveaways of Fagin’s Boy, was the review from Peeking Between the Pages.
The reviewer loved the story also, leaving me to wonder whether or not it was okay to be JAZZED about that. About all of it.
I’m thinking it’s okay. : D