One of my online writing groups contains a handful of book reviewers along with authors and marketing personnel. Recently the book reviewers had a discussion about how they got into book reviewing and the types of books they’ll review. This got me thinking about the types of book reviewers I’ve seen. Through my internet travels… Continue reading Types of Book Reviewers
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Free Books: How Do Book Reviewers Get Them?
Not all book reviewers are paid for their reviews by a publication. They post their reviews on their blogs. With the vast amount of books published each year, a book reviewer could read books from their “to be read” aka TBR pile and be a few years behind the current releases. The best way to create… Continue reading Free Books: How Do Book Reviewers Get Them?
I’m Now On LibraryThing!
After much debate between Good Reads and LibraryThing I decided to use LibraryThing to keep track of which books I own. It should also assist with keeping track of the books I’ve read. Several people I know have accounts on both sites; I may get one on Good Reads later but for now, LibraryThing is the… Continue reading I’m Now On LibraryThing!
Hopefully Easier to Find Posts
I haven’t been using the Category and Tag labels as well as I could. Tonight I went through most of the posts and tried to add them into something that would be easier for people to find. It would seem the tags are only visible to me at the moment though. That may be a… Continue reading Hopefully Easier to Find Posts
2008 Blog-To Show Success!
I have to give Liz Strauss a round of applause. She pulled off the Second Official Successful-Blog Blog-To Show featuring 260 blogs. Liz accepted blog nominations over a few days. On Saturday she used the post date feature in WordPress to post all of the blogs every minute. It was time consuming for her to read… Continue reading 2008 Blog-To Show Success!
storySouth’s Million Writers Award Winner
Congratulations to Matt Bell for his winning story “Alex Trebek Never Eats Fried Chicken“! You can read the story on STORYGLOSSIA’s site. Congratulations should also be extended to Sruthi Thekkiam for getting second place with her story “Friday Afternoons on Bush Number 51“. Current plans include running the award next year. If you’re an editor you… Continue reading storySouth’s Million Writers Award Winner
Janwillem van de Wetering Passes Away
I don’t normally read The New York Times but I went to their site today. One of the headlines announced the passing of this author. What a shame! He’s one of those authors I’ve greatly enjoyed reading over the years but I’m not aware of anyone who knows of him. That’s why it’s no surprise… Continue reading Janwillem van de Wetering Passes Away
storySouth Million Writers Award Voting
Earlier this year I wrote about the storySouth Million Writers Award. Voting for the next Million Writers Award is now open until July 17th. You must vote here. Fortunately, the voting page includes links to each story. I’ve been reading one or two a day since Wednesday so I should be able to vote on my… Continue reading storySouth Million Writers Award Voting
Why I Didn’t Post Yesterday
If you follow my blog with any regularity then you know I usually post something every Monday. Last night was an exception. I was busy working on a bio. You ask, “But Amber, don’t you have a bio on your site?” Why yes. Yes! I do have a bio on my site. This was a… Continue reading Why I Didn’t Post Yesterday
Flash Fiction Flash Newsletter
Pam Casto is looking for more subscribers to her Flash Fiction Flash newsletter. I received the June issue yesterday and it has information on flash fiction markets, contests, and who has been recently published. Per Pam: I have three big projects in the works and I’d like to get as many new subscribers as I… Continue reading Flash Fiction Flash Newsletter