10 Book Bloggers for Fantasy Authors
You slaved. You bled. You cried. You drained all sorts of bodily fluids onto the page. While your friends drank wine and wandered through the new exhibit at the history museum you sat at your desk with fingers to keys. They hiked, camped, biked and tubed down cool rivers under the hot summer sun while you sat in your office and forced words into the shape of a story. You swallowed your frustration when your editor splashed red all over masterpiece. You smiled (if that rigor mortis upturning at the corners of your mouth counts as a smile) when the rejection letters came in.
You stuck it out, the ups and downs, heartbreak and elation, and now you’ve got a shiny, new-book-smelling masterpiece in your hands with your name on it.
Congratulations!
You might be thinking the hard part is over, but you’d be wrong. Now you’ve got to get people to read it, and when you are just starting out, that is no small feat. If your already famous and you’ve already got a platform to launch from you are a lucky dog! For the rest of us, we have to build our platform one achingly painful and lonely step at a time.
One great way to get your name out there is through reviews. There are loads of book bloggers out there, many of whom who have a large readership. A review from one of these folks can gain you and your book a whole bunch of eyeballs. Unfortunately these folks are hard to find, often are not accepting new requests, don’t read fantasy or won’t review indies.
Here are ten book bloggers who do all of the above! As of this writing they read fantasy, are accepting solicitations, and are all open to indies. Check their websites for their current status, this all can change at any time. Many of these bloggers also host giveaways, interviews and excerpts on their websites. Check their sites for the details.
www.auggietalk.com:
AuggieTalk accepts middlegrade, YA ,and adult fantasy novels from traditional or indie published authors. They do have a months long review line, but then again, who doesn’t?
www.beauty-in-ruins.blogspot.com:
Beauty in Ruins has a soft spot for epic fantasy written for adult readers. They are not interested in YA or NA.
www.betweenprintedpages.wordpress.com:
Between Printed Pages leans toward YA and NA fantasy and fairy tale/myth retellings.
www.booksnatch.blogspot.com:
Book Snatch is interested in fantasy and dystopian books without graphic sex, violence, or crude language.
www.bookishoutsider.blogspot.com:
Bookish Outsider is interested in fantasy, urban fantasy, dystopian and steampunk novels for adults or young adults.
www.theeternalscribe.com:
The Eternal Scribe is interested in fantasy and related sub-genres, however, notably, they are *not* fans of epic fantasy. Interested in adult and young adult age groups.
www.fantasybooklane.com:
As the name suggests, fantasy is the primary genre of choice for Fantasy Book Lane, and they accept submissions from any age range. If vampires are involved they must be dark and broody – no sparkling vampires allowed.
www.hugrymonsterreview.wordpress.com:
This Hungry Monster is particularly interested in indie authors and new authors of fantasy. Will read adult or YA.
www.onlyindiebooks.wordpress.com:
Only Indie Books reads adult, YA or NA fantasy and most associated sub-genres. And as the name suggests, only hosts indie authors.
www.thebeardedscribe.blogspot.com:
The Bearded Scribe accepts submissions for any speculative fiction sub-genre.
Let me know when your review is up and I’ll give you a signal boost!
Happy Writing,
k
