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Poll: Character Interviews
One of the things we’re all familiar with is of course, author interviews. Who doesn’t love learning a little more about their favourite author and/or series? But one of the funny things I discovered shortly after beginning book blogging was that sometimes there are things called character interviews. They’re basically interviews with a character or characters from the novel in question. I’ve read a few from some of my favourite authors and series but decided they definitely aren’t for me. Some bloggers, however, absolutely adore them.
So what I want to know is this: do you like character interviews?
The Week Ahead (#8)
Last week was pretty review heavy but this week is only going to have 3. Luckily, I’m having the wonderful Louise Turner over for an interview on Monday to keep things interesting.
Monday
- An interview with Louise Turner, author of Fire and Sword.
Tuesday
- A review of Daughter of the Gods by Stephanie Thornton. I just couldn’t resist reading another take on Hatshepsut and when I saw Stephanie Thornton was touring with Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours I signed up immediately. Ancient Egypt is very, very hard to resist for me.
- Cover Reveal: Black Orchid by Abigail Owen.
Wednesday
- A review of The Legend of the Blue Eyes by B. Kristin McMichael. It was the cover that caught my attention on NetGalley and the blurb seemed full of promise so I figured I had nothing to lose in requesting it. Maybe McMichael would have a new take on vampires.
Thursday
- A review of A Dangerous Madness by Michelle Diener. After seeing that I loved her Susanna Horenbout series so much, Michelle Diener invited me to read her latest book set in England in the 1800s. Technically this is the third book in a series but they’re only a little bit related so you can read the books in any order.
Friday
- Book Blast: Curses & Smoke by Vicky Alvear Shecter
Saturday
- Discussion: Vampires.
My First Ever Interview
As you guys know, I do review a fair number of authors considering the size of my blog. But in the nearly two years I’ve been blogging I haven’t once been interviewed. That’s why I jumped at the chance to be the first blogger to be interviewed for The Masquerade Crew’s new Blogger Banter feature.
So if you want to know a little more about me, The Mad Reviewer or blogging in general, you can check out the interview here.
The Oracle of Delphi Blog Tour Kick-Off and Giveaway
Well folks, I’m excited to announce I’m one of the many bloggers participating in Diantha Jones’ four week long book tour which will include interviews, reviews and guest posts on various blogs. I’ll personally be posting two reviews on July 22 and July 30 and was going to do an interview but had a serious case of brain fog and completely forgot about it until the last minute. Moving on…
As part of the blog tour Diantha Jones is also hosting two giveaways with absolutely amazing prizes. I’m so jealous! So here are the giveaways for everyone to enter:
Oracle of Delphi Giveaway
Prizes are listed
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Prophecy of the Author’s Genius Contest Solve the prophecy, win a $25 Amazon Giftcard (must guess the classic book title and author) a Rafflecopter giveaway
My Interview with Carla J. Hanna
Carla J. Hanna is the self-published author of Starlet’s Web (and the rest of the Starlet series), a novel about a child actress who wants to get away from the Hollywood lifestyle of booze, drugs and sex. Read on to see our discussion about media messages, Hollywood and the dark side of publishing.
1. I’ve heard some interesting stories about the publishing industry from your comments here on the blog, but what would you say was your worst experience in the industry?
I was wiped out when I first learned that my coming-of-age fiction with romantic and spiritual elements had no commercial chance at being represented by a traditional publisher or widely read if I self-published. Every publishing expert told me that the teen coming-of-age market is too small to be profitable.
“Surely readers aren’t so shallow?” I protested. It wasn’t about what readers choose to read… Continue reading