Book Buzz – Awards
The Hollywood Book Festival names RISING a Runner-Up in Sequels!
RISING just received its 9th award, winning 2nd place in the Sequels category of the 2017 Hollywood Book Festival! I plan to attend the awards dinner in Hollywood on August 18.
Based in the capital of show business, the Hollywood Book Festival celebrates literature that “deserves greater recognition from the film and TV industries.” The festival considers published, self-published and independent publisher non-fiction, fiction, children’s books, young adult, how-to, spiritual, wild card, science fiction, biography/autobiography, sequels, genre-based, business, screenplays, and history.
Last year, DARK SURF won an Honorable Mention in General Fiction in this festival.
Fun fact: In 2013 (before it was published), DARK SURF was optioned for a movie. Ultimately, the team was unable to line up the financing to produce the movie. So, the rights are back in my hands, and now I have some good experience behind me for the next time an option comes along.
