Category: Writing

This is my final post (for now) on how newer authors can get their books reviewed by bloggers.  Not every book is available through Amazon and not all authors can afford to spend all the money they make from book sales on promotion.  Some authors find it’s easiest to set aside an hour or two… Continue reading Wrapping It Up and The Next Step

Welcome to the next installment in my series on “How To Get Your Book Reviewed”.  It can take a while (months or years) to build up a following on a blog.  As a newer author about to embark on a blog tour this isn’t enough time to get beyond a small group of regular followers. … Continue reading Friends and Strangers

This is the third post in my series on “How To Get Your Book Reviewed”. If you’ve read the first two posts then you’ve managed to setup a site so a potential reviewer can learn more about you and/or  your book.  In a bookstore, potential buyers pick up the book, read a blurb on the… Continue reading Show Me Your Words

This is my second post in the series “How To Get Your Book Reviewed”. Everyone has a right to privacy but when you’ve written a book if you plan on doing blog tours or using other promotions via the internet, your readers and reviewers must be able to locate you or your book. Have a… Continue reading Let Me Find You Online

I occasionally get emails about reviewing a book and hosting the author for a blog tour.  If the synopsis interests me I begin digging what I can to see if I would enjoy the book.  After all, it could be embarrassing to host the author and not enjoy something about the book, right? Recently I… Continue reading How Not To Get Your Book Reviewed

Once someone knows of my wonderful ability to get lost it can become a defining characteristic. During my college years I was a bridesmaid in a wedding held in a city slightly South East of Columbus.  It was a 30 mile drive and I attempted to go by myself to the rehearsal.  After all, I had made it to the bridal… Continue reading Being Lost Isn’t Always Bad

Some words and phrases are more fun or interesting than others.  Two of my favorite words are accoutrement and quotidian.  I like the way they roll off my tongue though I don’t use them in conversation.  They make me laugh. Several months ago I heard the phrase “green collar” and it made me giggle.  An… Continue reading Fun Words and Phrases