When speaking or writing about Safe at Home: A Season in the Valley, I often want to use the word we, because the book truly belongs to so many. If I am the father, then surely this book has many aunts, uncles, friends, and cousins. Therefore, it's time for a little "family" news. We did not win, place, or show in the 18th Annual Writer's Digest Self-Published Book Awards, but I'm not sure how we didn't, given the judge's commentary:
What a fablulous labor of love: love of a sport, love of old-fashioned ways and of home, and love of the people within the book for each other. We want to slow life down, but we contiue to live in a hurry, the author says. Safe at Home: A Season in the Valley is just an all-around feel-good book that will take you back home again. The author has written it in such a way that both fans of the game as well as the uninitiated will enjoy reading it, for it is about the people and not just the sport. But the sport has its role, too. I learned a lot that I didn't know about baseball. He strikes a good balance between delivering insider information and explaining the unfamiliar reader. The appendices were good and "About the Author" is a hoot.
It is so rewarding to see that this judge totally understood the theme that I was trying to convey. I pass this along, not to sing my own praises, but because it reflects on the book's entire family. I hope each of you should feels as proudly as I do; you should.
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