Yay!

[j_cheney]

The last big reivew is in* for Touching the Dead, and I didn't get lambasted!!
Tangent Online

The reviewer cyber-knows me and therefore wisely called in a pinch-hitter to cover my story. "J. Kathleen Cheney's "Touching the Dead" slowly unfolds like a delicate flower."

He has a lot more to say, mostly kind, for which I am very grateful. My writing style is rather more slow and deliberate than many readers like, but the reveiwer tries to cast that in a good light. And this just makes me glow...."In many ways, this young girl's methodical reasoning throughout the story reminded me of a young Sherlock Holmes."

*OK, the review came out last week, but I missed it somehow.

Comments

[kara-gnome.livejournal.com]

Man! that is beautiful! :) congratulations, and I totally agree.

Nice!

[namelessarchon.livejournal.com]

It has to feel good NOT to be lambasted, lol. I definitely think that should be the new word for the month... oh, hell, since July is almost over we should make it the word for August. Congrats J!

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

I officialy now like this guy! Mwa! ::blows kisses::

Re: Nice!

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

No! It can't be August yet, I have a couple of deadlines!

[melissajm.livejournal.com]

Nice review. Congratulations!

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Thanks! ;o)

::glowing::

[jess-ka.livejournal.com]

Sweet. And yay!

[david-de-beer.livejournal.com]

congrats; now you can rest breathe freely again

[displacedtexan.livejournal.com]

What a nice review! I particularly like this closing thought: "Readers who enjoy intelligent investigative stories are likely to become fans of Cheney's tale."

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

::wiping sweat from brow::

Thanks!

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Makes me sound like a mystery writer! Cool!

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[marshall-payne.livejournal.com]

I thought that was a good review. As a Tangent reviewer, though I haven't read your story, I consider it fair and thoughtful. Makes me wanna read it now. Congrats!

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

So far from what I've seen from Tangent reviews, they usually are pretty even-handed (because I have, in other places, seen the 'I hate the whole magazine' review), so that's one reason I was so pleased that they liked it...