Robin Tidwell's Blog, page 65
February 16, 2013
Roaming Indie Gnome: Reduced and Reused by Robin Tidwell
Reblogged from One Star Books: There's nothing like a good book and a glass of wine. Robin Tidwell's readers have a liking for a certain Trader Joe's Moscato wine it seems. And here's Reduced on a trip to Jamaica. Where's a Corona when you need one? Read more… 32 more words My book seems to [...]
Giveaway Time!
Reblogged from Charlotte Howard: Yup, it's giveaway time. I recently read a blog from an author who doesn't believe in giving away full-length novels, and only gives away her shorter works. While I can understand why she does this (as a writer, we don't put all that effort into writing 90,000+ words to then just [...]
February 15, 2013
Roaming Indie Gnome: The Library Shelf by Misha Burnett
Reblogged from One Star Books: Seeing my work in a bookstore is great--no doubt about it. But for me, what makes me a "real writer" is having my book on a shelf in a library. Sure, it's a small university library, and it's the university where I work, but, still, it means a lot to [...]
Why Reviews Are Important
Reblogged from Charlotte Howard: Positive or negative, reviews are important. Particularly on sites such as Amazon and Goodreads. Why? Well not only do they help other readers decide on whether or not a book is worth spending money on, but they also help the writer. Reviews of books act as a way of communicating between [...]
February 14, 2013
Roaming Indie Gnome: The Best Feeling in the World
Reblogged from One Star Books: Reviews aside (the good and the bad), the best feeling in the world for an indie author is walking into a bookstore and seeing their book on the shelf. It's a sense of accomplishment. It makes you feel proud. As a friend once said, it also makes us a fraud. [...]
February 13, 2013
How to Write a Book Review
I’ve been recently involved in a few discussions about bad book reviews, so I thought I’d address the issues. The basic premise is whether or not a reader LIKED the book, and why or why not. A book review has nothing to do with the author’s character (or lack thereof), so personal comments are not [...]
February 12, 2013
My First Time by Tom Lichtenberg
Reblogged from One Star Books: The first time one of my stories received a one-star review was onSmashwords. I had just experienced one of those lucky strikes that you never know where you’ll find, that “big break” without which nothing that followed would have ever occurred. I had written and self-published a zombie satire called [...]
February 11, 2013
My First Bad Book Review by Robin Tidwell
Reblogged from One Star Books: Should I follow suit? Shannon said, “When I’m around new authors who might have just gotten their first taste of a bad review, I like to cheer them up by telling them they are now officially an author. When you’ve gotten your first bad review by someone you don’t know, [...]
February 10, 2013
Dickinstein: Emily Dickinson - Mad Scientist coming in October!
Reblogged from The Lone Writer: Shannon Yarbrough: I know nothing in the world that has as much power as a word. Sometimes I write one, and I look at it, until it begins to shine. --Emily Dickinson Other than a word counter in the margin of my blog last year, I've purposely refrained from blogging [...]
February 9, 2013
The Other Side of a Bad Book Review
Reblogged from One Star Books: Hello. My name is Shannon. (Hi Shannon!) And I'm going to tell you about the time I got my first bad book review. The year was 2007 when a reviewer calling herself Myrna Minkoff from New Orleans, LA, first came into my life. She gave my first book (The Other [...]
