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C. R. Hindmarsh · 04-13-2011, 04:13 AM

Just started a new visual writing prompt series on my blog. It's called Writing Prompt Wednesday.

Mike Cooley · 04-13-2011, 12:15 PM

Just a bit of fun I posted to my blog awhile back...

http://mikecooleyfiction.com/?p=78

--Mike

ficbot · 04-14-2011, 12:09 AM

Tips for authors to ensure a smooth review.

GraceKrispy · 04-14-2011, 03:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bashfulbanshee

Review! Two-fisted pulp action! Tales of the Red Panda: The Crime Cabal by Gregg Taylor! http://fridafantastic.wordpress.com/...g-taylor-2009/

It's my second review this month. I admire Grace Krispy's energy and prolific reviewing + blogging. I don't think I'll ever get to that rate, but I'll tell myself that I'm just trying to make each review as polished as possible.

Ms. Krispy, you're a superwoman!

You should see my TBR(and reviewed) list... I wish I could read and review faster! Definitely not a superwoman

I like your "you might like this if you like..." Neat feature. I'd love to do something like that, but honestly, I'm bad at stuff like that. It's somewhat ironic-- I'm not one who likes to discuss books, and I'm no good at giving recommendations when someone says "I like XX book, what else would I like?" I read so much, you'd think I'd be able to manage that, but I'm more of a book hoarder in my head.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ficbot

Tips for authors to ensure a smooth review.

Those are some good tips- I'm in agreement with many of them. Most importantly, READ THE REVIEW POLICY- and read the types of reviews I do.... sometimes I get the impression some of the authors submitting think I'm more like a "rah rah I'll sell your book!" type of service. I'm always appreciative of requests that make it apparent the author understands my review style, and wants that type of review.

Frida Fantastic · 04-15-2011, 01:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GraceKrispy

You should see my TBR(and reviewed) list... I wish I could read and review faster! Definitely not a superwoman

I like your "you might like this if you like..." Neat feature. I'd love to do something like that, but honestly, I'm bad at stuff like that. It's somewhat ironic-- I'm not one who likes to discuss books, and I'm no good at giving recommendations when someone says "I like XX book, what else would I like?" I read so much, you'd think I'd be able to manage that, but I'm more of a book hoarder in my head.

Thanks for complement! You provide a great service and a great blog, why else is it one of the bigger review blogs around? You're fantastic!

I guess I'm more comfortable with giving recommendations because I like talking to a niche, and as a reader, I like quickly finding out what kind of book I'm dealing with. I'm a voracious reader of anything speculative fiction, but they can be very different. Some books may have more in common with other books outside their subgenre. Or some books may in fact have the most common with video game X or movie Y, and references to those may be more informative than the literary subcategories that they're being marketed under at the moment.

Frida Fantastic · 04-15-2011, 01:28 AM

For all you book bloggers out there, I started a list of sites that review self-published speculative fiction: http://indiesfreviewers.wordpress.com/.

There's a lot of great book blog lists out there (esp. Simon Royle's, that one is fantastic!) but I wanted to start one that would specifically scratch the speculative fiction itch. So blogs listed here review speculative fiction as a rule rather than as an exception (like at least 80% of reviews are SF). If the ebook world was a physical book store, this would be the science-fiction/fantasy section. Feel free to let me know of any other blogs!

Frida Fantastic · 04-15-2011, 03:42 AM

I found another massive indie book reviewer listing: http://hampton-networks.com/

It's huge, it's great. My only gripe with it is if you said that you reviewed all genres, you also get listed into historical, mystery, science fiction, etc. So when I look through the science fiction section, there's a lot of blogs that never mention science fiction at all, which is kind of irrelevant to me as a reader that wants a blog with a really high science fiction signal compared to everything else ratio.

I hope that the list I'm developing (http://indiesfreviewers.wordpress.com/) will provide some value to those readers and writers that are looking for blogs with a specific concentration of SF niche content.

globals · 04-16-2011, 12:49 AM

I have samples of my works on my site www.horror-suspense.com
I would also like to link to active book related sites, so please let me know if you want a link to your site put on my front page.

mish · 04-16-2011, 09:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bashfulbanshee

I hope that the list I'm developing (http://indiesfreviewers.wordpress.com/) will provide some value to those readers and writers that are looking for blogs with a specific concentration of SF niche content.

awww! you mentioned me too!

mish · 04-16-2011, 10:01 PM

Latest posts on IPBR:

Review of Tommy Nightmare by JL Bryan
http://indieparanormalbooksreviews.b...-jl-bryan.html

Friday Finds: Sweet Indie Deals - Apr 15, 2011
http://indieparanormalbooksreviews.b...ls-apr-15.html

Frida Fantastic · 04-16-2011, 11:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mish

awww! you mentioned me too!

You guys have a great book blog! It's informative and easy to browse through

AndrewDDoyle · 04-17-2011, 04:37 AM

Good day to all,
my name is Andrew David Doyle and am the proud author of 'The Lost Monks of Avalon' and 4 other projects all of which are captured at:

www.orbisavalon.com
or http://sbpra.com/andrewdaviddoyle

I have some raw manuscripts on authonomy.com and enjoy the hobby of writing fiction.

I am Scottish and live in the central belt in Angus and it's good to join a community of like minded people who share a common hobby.

Andrew David Doyle

Frida Fantastic · 04-17-2011, 08:53 PM

After some insightful message board exchanges with Worldwalker here on mobileread, I just had to write this for my blog:

http://fridafantastic.wordpress.com/...ed-slush-pile/
"How to rise above the self-published slush pile."

There's a number of folks out there who really need to read it. The proof is sitting in my inbox.

Dodge · 04-19-2011, 02:11 PM

Indian Authors Arriving (blog entry)

One of the cool things about BookBarista and the format it provides is the fact that anyone with internet access can check out the site. That means authors (and customers too) from all over the world can visit us… which means you can get more visitors to your ad as well. You, as a poster, may very well get potential customers from just about anywhere!

That brings me to my real reason to post – we have had authors from many places (Europe, New Zealand, etc.) post and now we are getting Indian authors as well. M. Prabhakar Rao of Hyderabad, India has posted two of his eBooks with us. His books, My First Beer! (only $0.99) and Mayhem of the Miserables! (only $1.00) are located for purchase at Smashwords. Pay him a visit

This is another perfect reason why authors should post their work with us and why customers should visit us – to see the various cultures of the world within the pages of books. Books from all over have different perspectives, twists, ways of doing things… it’s a great way to get a fresh story that hasn’t been told before, written by someone who is from beyond our borders. Clearly, books are full of stories, ideas, and notions. Books take us to new places, bring back old memories, and even inspire. And BookBarista hopes to foster that limitless scope by continuing to provide a place where authors can post their work for free.

Thanks for visiting!

GraceKrispy · 04-21-2011, 01:02 PM

OK, so TODAY ONLY you can help make me look popular/like a good reviewer AND enter to win many prizes. Regardless, by participating, you WILL get a free book, and a darn good one at that.

Here's what you do: go to my blog, read my review of "Paper Woman," visit the author's website, where she'll tell you to go BACK to my review, type "Love, sex, and death. Paper Woman has it all!" in MY comments, then comment on her blog to let her know you did that.

That's it, lots of fun, you're registered to win prizes (that include a KINDLE), and you get a FREE copy of Paper Woman. The catch, you ask? It's ONLY for TODAY- as part of the battles on Blog Tour de Force. So go NOW

04-13-2011, 12:15 PM	#257
Mike Cooley Mike Posts: 24 Karma: 396886 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Minnesota Device: Kindle	Where do you get your ideas? (humor) Just a bit of fun I posted to my blog awhile back... http://mikecooleyfiction.com/?p=78 --Mike

04-15-2011, 01:28 AM	#261
Frida Fantastic SF/F book blogger Posts: 270 Karma: 502030 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Vancouver, Canada Device: Kindle 3	For all you book bloggers out there, I started a list of sites that review self-published speculative fiction: http://indiesfreviewers.wordpress.com/. There's a lot of great book blog lists out there (esp. Simon Royle's, that one is fantastic!) but I wanted to start one that would specifically scratch the speculative fiction itch. So blogs listed here review speculative fiction as a rule rather than as an exception (like at least 80% of reviews are SF). If the ebook world was a physical book store, this would be the science-fiction/fantasy section. Feel free to let me know of any other blogs! Last edited by Frida Fantastic; 04-15-2011 at 01:32 AM.

04-17-2011, 04:37 AM	#267
AndrewDDoyle Andrew David Doyle Posts: 1 Karma: 10000 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Scotland & Azerbaijan Device: kindle	Good day to all, my name is Andrew David Doyle and am the proud author of 'The Lost Monks of Avalon' and 4 other projects all of which are captured at: www.orbisavalon.com or http://sbpra.com/andrewdaviddoyle I have some raw manuscripts on authonomy.com and enjoy the hobby of writing fiction. I am Scottish and live in the central belt in Angus and it's good to join a community of like minded people who share a common hobby. Andrew David Doyle Last edited by AndrewDDoyle; 04-17-2011 at 04:41 AM.

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04-13-2011, 04:13 AM	#256
C. R. Hindmarsh Wordslinger Posts: 12 Karma: 20000 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: New Zealand Device: iPod	Just started a new visual writing prompt series on my blog. It's called Writing Prompt Wednesday.

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Frida Fantastic SF/F book blogger Posts: 270 Karma: 502030 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Vancouver, Canada Device: Kindle 3	I found another massive indie book reviewer listing: http://hampton-networks.com/ It's huge, it's great. My only gripe with it is if you said that you reviewed all genres, you also get listed into historical, mystery, science fiction, etc. So when I look through the science fiction section, there's a lot of blogs that never mention science fiction at all, which is kind of irrelevant to me as a reader that wants a blog with a really high science fiction signal compared to everything else ratio. I hope that the list I'm developing (http://indiesfreviewers.wordpress.com/) will provide some value to those readers and writers that are looking for blogs with a specific concentration of SF niche content.

04-16-2011, 12:49 AM	#263
globals Member Posts: 18 Karma: 20000 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: kindle	I have samples of my works on my site www.horror-suspense.com I would also like to link to active book related sites, so please let me know if you want a link to your site put on my front page.

04-16-2011, 10:01 PM	#265
mish Addict Posts: 215 Karma: 1930065 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: USA Device: PRS-350, Kindle 2	Latest posts on IPBR: Review of Tommy Nightmare by JL Bryan http://indieparanormalbooksreviews.b...-jl-bryan.html Friday Finds: Sweet Indie Deals - Apr 15, 2011 http://indieparanormalbooksreviews.b...ls-apr-15.html

04-17-2011, 08:53 PM	#268
Frida Fantastic SF/F book blogger Posts: 270 Karma: 502030 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Vancouver, Canada Device: Kindle 3	After some insightful message board exchanges with Worldwalker here on mobileread, I just had to write this for my blog: http://fridafantastic.wordpress.com/...ed-slush-pile/ "How to rise above the self-published slush pile." There's a number of folks out there who really need to read it. The proof is sitting in my inbox.

04-19-2011, 02:11 PM	#269
Dodge Sparks fly off my pages! Posts: 123 Karma: 250002 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Device: Kindle	Indian Authors Arriving (blog entry) One of the cool things about BookBarista and the format it provides is the fact that anyone with internet access can check out the site. That means authors (and customers too) from all over the world can visit us… which means you can get more visitors to your ad as well. You, as a poster, may very well get potential customers from just about anywhere! That brings me to my real reason to post – we have had authors from many places (Europe, New Zealand, etc.) post and now we are getting Indian authors as well. M. Prabhakar Rao of Hyderabad, India has posted two of his eBooks with us. His books, My First Beer! (only $0.99) and Mayhem of the Miserables! (only $1.00) are located for purchase at Smashwords. Pay him a visit This is another perfect reason why authors should post their work with us and why customers should visit us – to see the various cultures of the world within the pages of books. Books from all over have different perspectives, twists, ways of doing things… it’s a great way to get a fresh story that hasn’t been told before, written by someone who is from beyond our borders. Clearly, books are full of stories, ideas, and notions. Books take us to new places, bring back old memories, and even inspire. And BookBarista hopes to foster that limitless scope by continuing to provide a place where authors can post their work for free. Thanks for visiting!

04-21-2011, 01:02 PM	#270
GraceKrispy It's Dr. Penguin now! Posts: 3,909 Karma: 4705733 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: (USA) Device: iPad mini, Samsung Note 3, Sony PRS-650 (rarely used now)	OK, so TODAY ONLY you can help make me look popular/like a good reviewer AND enter to win many prizes. Regardless, by participating, you WILL get a free book, and a darn good one at that. Here's what you do: go to my blog, read my review of "Paper Woman," visit the author's website, where she'll tell you to go BACK to my review, type "Love, sex, and death. Paper Woman has it all!" in MY comments, then comment on her blog to let her know you did that. That's it, lots of fun, you're registered to win prizes (that include a KINDLE), and you get a FREE copy of Paper Woman. The catch, you ask? It's ONLY for TODAY- as part of the battles on Blog Tour de Force. So go NOW