Book bloggers

I've been involved in this self-publishing adventure less time than most but along the way you gradually get pointed toward the importance of reviews. Reviews by anyone who buys your book is great, if they're all from people you don't know even better! But to really succeed, there is another avenue which is top of the pile for me.

In the wonderful world of the internet there is a place called Google, here there is a sentence that most of us self-pub authors have written - Reviewers for self published books FREE! This is where the real reviews are hidden. There are people in this world that like to read YOUR books in THEIR spare time, for FREE, and blog about them! Incredible huh? Not only that but most book bloggers offer you opportunities to advertise yourself for free too. Interviews, special blog posts and best of all after they've spent their spare time reviewing your book for their site they also post it anywhere else you want! Book bloggers are wonderful people who ALL self-pub authors should be very, very kind to.

Although I have been in this for a matter of months I have found a few fantastic book bloggers, three of which are on Goodreads too! A. L. Davroe, Melissa Mason and Angella Graff. The coolest things about these three are that, not only did they do all the above for me but they were also very helpful in what is my new part-time "career". Some book bloggers, not all, are also authors in their own right. So for them to not only deal with LONG review requests (some have books months and months in advance), give out helpful information and other services, but to also manage to find time to write themselves... I can only tip my hat to you guys.

I thought I had a demanding life but book bloggers certainly work hard. Not just at their site and own writing but also helping us self-pub authors get word out. I give thanks to those that have helped me so far and any I will meet in the future :)