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Indie authors of the world, please stop doing this in which I discuss putting tags in book titles. http://sadieforsythe.com/wp/?p=9459
Congrats. It's lovely
Authors absolutely know a bad review is a possibility. I'm quite up front in my policies that I don't pull any punches. I'll rain praise on those books I like, but I'll also say exactly what I think of books I don't.But here in lies the 'there is no bad press' argument. Bad reviews lend credibility to good reviews (too many 5* with no one disliking a book smacks of puppets). They also sometimes spark different readers interest. So...
I think it all really comes down to what you want to accomplish with your blog. If you want an income from it, then, yeah, you need the new books to attract fad readers and possibly (depending on where you live) become a seller affiliate (you get a referral fee for every book bought through a link from your blog.) Plus, advertising fees, etc. If it's just a hobby...do whatever the heck you want. What does it matter how many followers you have. Having said that, if you want a lot and open yourself to book review requests, I've found that your traffic increases exponentially. There are just so many authors looking for reviewers.
As to getting new books: Netgalley is a good one. There is also another, similar site but I'll have to scour my email to remember what it's called. There are also a lot of groups here on goodreads for it.
Jun 25, 2012 06:25AM
yep, works fine. It wasn't exactly hard to figure out push the 'giveaway' tab the first time around either. :-)
Jun 25, 2012 06:19AM
You might want to check your link. It takes you the site, but not directly to the giveaway.
Here is my FB page. I appreciate anyone who looks at it. I'm catching up with the rest of you now. https://www.facebook.com/SadieForsythe
Hi everyone - I'm Sadie, author of The Weeping Empress, an action adventure/fantasy with some YA crossover appeal. 
synopsis:Chiyo Alglaeca was happy in her life. That is, until it was all taken away. Forced into notoriety, stalked by a mysterious cult, hunted by the emperor, and facing betrayal at every turn she clings to the only safety she can find: two enigmatic men and the sharp bringer of death, Salvation. The Weeping Empress explores the devastating effects of loss, the hunt for redemption, and the price of destiny. It questions the true meaning of evil and asks what monster is not also an innocent?
Interview with author Helen Smith, plus a review of her novel Alison Wonderland http://sadieforsythe.com/?paged=2
Today it was a plea for help from anyone attending the London Book Fair next week. http://sadieforsythe.com/
It depends on if I have the time to sit and read. I have a fairly strong attention span (or maybe I'm just obsessive), so I can sit and read for hours on end without getting board. If I have the opportunity to do this I finish books very quickly. But if I am only able to grab a page or two here and there I am significantly slower. Not just because I can't dedicate as much time to it, but also because the longer I read in one sitting the more I sink into the world of the book, the fast I read.
Today I did an author spotlight with M J Webb, author of the Jake West novels.http://sadieforsythe.com/
