Tell Us About Your Blog Fiction Hero Features takes the very best heroes from Christian fiction and scores them by attribute, together with giveaways of the novel and gift cards for existing readers. Why Did You Start a Book Blog? As an author I was looking to build platform for my own work but it quickly outgrew that. When I discovered that the three things I was most passionate about, writing, reading, and great heroes needed to come together it gave my blog new purpose and has been … [Read more...] about Fiction Hero Features by Nancy Kimball
samhainschool by Sarah McCormick
Tell Us About Your Blog I am the wife of an author. This blog primarily is a promotional tool for my husband's YA Fantasy "Samhain School Of Ancient Knowledge" currently a Kindle Edition on amazon.com I do, though, post excerpts from the book, post chapters from the book, talk about characters, YA Fantasy as a genre, my love of Fantasy & other books; in addition I have recently posted an interview with the author! and have audio book readings for the Prologue and Chapter 1 Why Did You … [Read more...] about samhainschool by Sarah McCormick
Michael Joseph Author by Michael Joseph
Tell Us About Your Blog A site about writing, self-publishing and books. Why Did You Start a Book Blog? To share my experiences and views as a self-published author. How Do You Like Authors to Contact You? Contact Form on Blog Blog Link: Michael Joseph Author … [Read more...] about Michael Joseph Author by Michael Joseph
A New Kind of Gatekeeper?
I've been involved in indie book promoting for a couple of years now and I'm becoming alarmed at a new trend. There are suddenly a number of sites that either used to be indie friendly or were indie friendly until their sites got "legs" and all of a sudden there are restrictions on what books they will promote or you have to almost win the lottery to get listed in their newsletter or posted on their site. Now since this is their business model we have to accept it. Or do we? As an indie … [Read more...] about A New Kind of Gatekeeper?
Do Readers “Owe” Writers a Review?
I've been watching a very disturbing trend among indie authors that is going to, if it hasn't already, gives indie a bad taste. Authors have been blogging and posting to social media with posts that indicate they think that readers owe it to authors to leave a review on their books. This smacks of disrespect for the readers and is looking very unprofessional. I've seen posts that range from "readers should appreciate all the time it took so should leave a review" to "karma will get you if you … [Read more...] about Do Readers “Owe” Writers a Review?
Some Thoughts About Book Covers
Your cover represents your book on Amazon, Smashwords, B&N or where ever else you are selling it. It is almost always shown in thumbnail size. If you are paying to advertise your book on websites like Awesome Gang or BookGoodies, your cover is your ad. If you have sold the book and it is sitting on someone's Kindle or other device waiting to be read, your cover is what will make them want to read and possibly review your book. You have to make sure your cover looks good at thumbnail size, … [Read more...] about Some Thoughts About Book Covers
Jan Bear – Author Services
Jan Bear of Market Your Book tells us about the services they provide for authors. I help authors develop marketing strategies to connect with their ideal audience and sell more books. I help with marketing plans, and I create author websites. I'm also the author of a book, Target Marketing for Authors, available from Amazon, that will save you much time, energy, and money on your book marketing budget. I also enjoy giving workshops on book marketing strategies. Website(s) Market Your … [Read more...] about Jan Bear – Author Services
Book Wookie by Donna Peplinskie
Tell Us About Your Blog Book Wookie has been online since December 2012. We provide brutally honest book reviews in the Young Adult, New Adult, dystopian, post-apocalyptic, contemporary romance and historical fiction genres. Why Did You Start a Book Blog? I'm pretty opinionated, so I wanted to provide honest reviews of books I'd read. I also wanted to connect with other readers who enjoy reading the same type of genres that I do. I think I've actually ended up connecting more with the … [Read more...] about Book Wookie by Donna Peplinskie
Long Ago Love by Vicki Hopkins @LongAgoLove
Tell Us About Your Blog We are new blog established in late April of 2013 and focus exclusively upon historical romance novels and any historical fiction books with romantic elements. We provide free services until January 1, 2014 to authors for promotional activities and invite authors to blog about any particular research they did while writing their books. We are host to a variety of virtual book tour blog sites, as well as posting fun and informative articles about historical romance in … [Read more...] about Long Ago Love by Vicki Hopkins @LongAgoLove
AnimalsAndMagic by Jennifer Priester @animalsandmagic
Tell Us About Your Blog My blog is about books and animals. I post about myself, my books, my pets and other animal related things. My blog is also about to start posting author interviews and some book reviews as well. Why Did You Start a Book Blog? I originally started my blog as an author blog to help promote myself and my books, but I recently decided to make it more than that. What Kinds of Books do You Review? Mostly animal books of any age level and genre. I also do some … [Read more...] about AnimalsAndMagic by Jennifer Priester @animalsandmagic
Non-fiction – Photo Books #ArmchairBEA
Armchair BEA genre discussion is about non-fiction, which is what most of my books are :) Non-fiction books are a very broad category, ranging from autobiographies and biographies to historical figures or events to even travel books. I actually create books that take non-fiction another step, photography books. While some can be categorized as "travel", many of my books are about nature, flowers, and butterflies, to name a few. Some have very little text, like my new series of "Take a … [Read more...] about Non-fiction – Photo Books #ArmchairBEA
All About Deborah Carney and BookGoodies – Intro for #armchairbea
Please tell us a little bit about yourself: Who are you? How long have you been blogging? Why did you get into blogging? My name is Deborah Carney and I have been on the internet since 1980. There wasn't blogging back then, or even the World Wide Web. There was just text on a green screen, no pretty pictures. I worked at a University and learned early on about the net, using Lynx and email with arcane clients that you had to use to connect. I used the internet for research, I had children … [Read more...] about All About Deborah Carney and BookGoodies – Intro for #armchairbea
