with Marc A. DiGiacomo
We are delighted to welcome back novelist Marc A. DiGiacomo to Omnimystery News.
Marc first visited with us earlier this year after his new mystery In a Small Town (Marc A. DiGiacomo, October 2012 trade paperback and ebook formats) was published. We are pleased to report that since that time Marc was honored with Best Thriller Award at the 2013 Orangeberry Book Expo Hall of Fame.
We recently caught up with Marc to talk about the award.
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Omnimystery News: Congratulations on winning a Best Thriller Award! Walk us through the whole process.
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Marc A. DiGiacomo
Marc A. DiGiacomo: In A Small Town, was first nominated for the Best Thriller Award at the 2013 Orangeberry Book Expo Hall of Fame. It was selected out of hundreds of books that toured with Orangeberry throughout the year.
I was notified in August 2013 that I was a finalist. Five books were chosen from each genre and the book that received the most votes won the award. My book was up against two best selling authors out of the UK, so I was the underdog within the group. Two thousand, seven hundred votes later, In A Small Town, received sixty percent of those votes to win.
OMN: How did the award affect sales of the book?
MAD: Sales of my Kindle version for Amazon have picked up tremendously since winning. Amazon lowered my price to less than a buck, so it has been exploding through the charts, even making it to #12 on the Amazon best seller list for Crime Thrillers in August 2013.
OMN: How will winning this award change the marketing of the book?
MAD: Every author, whether traditionally or self-published, knows how difficult it is to get any marketing from their publisher. It really comes down to an author's individual effort on getting his/her work out there for it to be discovered by readers. I have re-released In A Small Town with a new cover that includes my award seal on the front. I am hoping this new cover attracts even more buzz about the book.
OMN: Has this award changed how you see yourself as an author?
MAD: I feel validated as an author. Even though self-publishing is becoming more mainstream, there is still a stigma in the literary community regarding self-published books. Any positive recognition for your work is welcomed and it helps to bolster your credibility as a writer.
OMN: What's next for you?
MAD: I am finishing up the sequel to In A Small Town and hope to have it released by the end of 2013. I also have a few other small projects in the process of being published. You can check out my website for further information.
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Marc A. DiGiacomo is a retired and highly decorated police detective who worked for an affluent community within the State of New York. He has worked with numerous police agencies at the local, county, state and federal levels on various investigative assignments. He currently resides in New York with his wife and three children.
To learn more about Marc and his work, visit his website at InASmallTownBook.com or find him on Facebook and Twitter.
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In a Small Town
Marc A. DiGiacomo
A Crime Thriller
The shotgun blast catches Detective Matthew Longo by surprise. His world unravels into a nightmare that seemingly won't end. Murder, rapes, pedophiles, the small town of Hutchville, N.Y. is changing. It is up to him to make a difference.
While partner Donny Mello is in Italy attending a funeral for a family member who is connected, to say the least, a beautiful F.B.I. agent waits to question him about his family business. Can Matt keep from answering the Agent's questions? More importantly, can he hide a potentially career-ending secret from his community, his brother, and most especially Agent Cynthia Shyler?
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