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Huh? What Day is it?
The title pretty much says it all. Lately I’ve been in a lot of pain and under a lot of stress, so my posting here this week has been skimpy to say the least. That’s why I’m taking Saturday (today) and Sunday off for a bit of a mental health break. I also desperately need to catch up on my reading. So have a great weekend and see you here Monday for an interesting, somewhat useful article!
In the mean time, here’s a picture of my very educated cat:
Actually Guest Posting for Adrienne deWolfe
Part of my informal mission as a now one year old book blogger is to help authors, whether they’re indie, self or traditionally published. So when Adrienne deWolfe of WritingNovelsThatSell.com approached me to write a two part series on book reviewing to get more information out there, I leaped at the chance. My article is called Tips for Dealing with Book Reviewers: From the Trenches and it focuses on things authors are probably wondering about, especially if they’re new to the online writing community.
Do book reviewers review older books published “pre-Internet”? When do you call yourself a book reviewer? How can you get your book reviewed by a book blogger? All that and more, so go on and check it out!
Happy Birthday to The Mad Reviewer!
Yes, tomorrow is The Mad Reviewer’s one year anniversary! One year ago, at around 5:00pm CT I signed up for WordPress and started blogging with a pathetically short welcome post. On my first day I had 18 hits and one comment from a friend I knew in real life. Now on my blog’s anniversary I’m averaging a little less than 200 hits a day and about 10 comments a week. Yes, I’m not the biggest fish out there in the sea, but I certainly have more reach than I used to.
As a treat tomorrow, I’m going to tell you where the heck I got the idea to start a blog. Why I decided on my name, my niche and my blogging style, etc. I’m also hoping to run a couple giveaways this month as a thanks to my followers, so stay tuned for another year of madness!
Posting for 20four12
I swear guys, I really am guest posting today!
Anyway, today I guest posted over at 20four12, reviewing a book that had I bothered to look at the author’s name, I never would have picked up. However, I’m glad I was lazy because I found a very good book from an author that has improved vastly since his first book. So if I’ve piqued your curiosity, feel free to go read my review of Beyonders: A World Without Heroes by Brandon Mull. I promise there are no gigantic cow milking scenes in this one.
Well I’m an Idiot
Yep, the title says it all. Remember that guest post I told you guys about today? Well, that was my poor tired brain playing tricks on me. *facepalm* It’s not until next Wednesday. I guess showing your stupid side is the price you pay for running a daily blog. Better luck next time!