Last year I had the opportunity to meet Patry Francis () at the BackSpace event at the Algonquin in NYC.Her first novel, THE LIAR’S DIARY, had hit stores in February 2007 and I snagged a copy to read back at my hotel.Yowzah.Talk about your compelling reads!I’ve been a big fan of this book since its release, and in my writing classes I often said that Patry was “an author to watch”.
Then I heard that Patry was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer and that the fates seemed determined to silence this magnificent new literary voice.The news sent shockwaves through the book world.We were all shocked, all stunned, and every one of us felt impossibly helpless.We’re writers...what the hell can we do?
Silly question.
A could of good-hearted folks, and cooked up the idea of getting the blogging authors to step up and support Patry by helping to promote the paperback release of LIAR’S DIARY.When my friend, Karen Dionne (of BackSpace) asked me if I’d like to help I jumped right in... and found that there were over 300 of us working to make that book a major hit.It’ll help Patry financially, sure, but more importantly it’ll show her that there is love and support out there.That kind of good will can move mountains and maybe it can apply some leverage to the healing process.
Here’s a link to the book-trailer:
Here’s a link to an audio sample
Go find the book on Amazon
Be a friend by telling a friend.
Join with folks all across the country who are standing together in this.And...hey, it’s also a hell of a good book.
If you need an incentive, then the first ten people who send me proof that they’ve purchased the book from Amazon will receive signed copies of my next book, BAD MOON RISING before anyone else gets it.As soon as I get my author copies I’ll sign ‘em and ship ‘em to the first folks who email me proof of purchase.(And...hey, let’s write some reviews for her, too!)
PARTICIPATING AUTHORS IN THE PATRY FRANCIE BLOGTASTIC EVENT