Sir Thomas More by Hals Holbein (Accessed via Wikipedia ) During lockdown, we had Time. Remember that? I was in my probationary year of teaching: almost certainly among the most exhausting years for any profession. All my time had been taken up with school work, and I regularly stayed at school until after 6pm, having arrived there at eight in the morning. Now, children, this is not sustainable and, very soon, I decided I didn’t like working where I was. Then I realised that I didn’t like teaching at all. But, in fact, neither was particularly true: I just needed to be true to myself and to say no, which would give me the ability to manage my work/life balance in a more appropriate way. What does this have to do with historical fiction, I hear you say? Well, during March 2020, we went into lockdown and suddenly I went from working ten-hour-days to ten-hour-weeks. I met up with my class on Google Meet, I put work up for them on a meticulously designed Google Classroom, but I just h...
Book Review
"How to get bloggers to review your self-published book: An insider's guide" by Knockin' Books(!!)
☆☆☆☆☆
Today, I was travelling down from Caithness to Perthshire
for a week’s holiday, including the Perthshire book launch of Day’s Dying Glory.
I’ve just settled into the holiday cottage and feeling very sleepy so forgive
me if this book review is too short and to-the-point. I’d like to go on for
ages so I feel like I’ve done “How to Get Bloggers to Review your
Self-Published Book” justice. I’m surprised that this is my first review – I was
expecting to review fiction books – but I found that this book was just so
helpful I must share it with everyone I can find! Find it on Amazon here.
I took this e-book with me on the train to Inverness. The
train journey goes through some of the most breath-taking scenery in Britain
but I found I was too engrossed in this helpful book to notice.
The first thing I noticed was the language. There were no heavy,
boring sentences that I would skim-read. The language was engaging and included
just the right number of funny bits! I do love a bit of humour in a book.
What really made this book stand out for me was that it was
specifically designed for self-published authors. Similar books on the market
are designed for authors with a publishing contract, but this book was perfect
for my needs!
My one criticism…it was too short!! I cried when I got to
the end…well, no I didn’t, but I got very emotional!! I get greedy with books
and want more and more of a good read. I will definitely be going back for
seconds.
I would definitely recommend this book to any self-published
author who is struggling to get book reviews. Now I’m off to find the author’s
blog…
Find their blog here!
Blurb (from Amazon)
As a self-published author, you’re in a tough spot. You can’t sell your book without reviews, but if no one is buying your book, how the heck are you supposed to get any reviews? Lucky for you, book bloggers have millions of followers who read their reviews and take their book recommendations as gospel. Getting an influential blogger to review your book can shoot your sales through the roof. But how exactly do you entice bloggers to read and review your book?
This book offers practical advice and insider tips for approaching bloggers and snagging their attention (without paying for it), including:
•Where to find and how to choose book bloggers
•What to say (and what not to say) when approaching bloggers
•The top reasons why bloggers might be rejecting your review requests
•Examples of good (and bad) query letters
•Hidden clues in a review policy that might increase your odds of winning a review
•How to cultivate relationships with bloggers that will help you with future releases and requests
Book bloggers are here to stay, and the authors who know how to work with them are more likely to hit the bestseller’s lists than those who don’t. And who better to tell self-published and indie authors how to approach bloggers than ACTUAL bloggers? Yeah, that’s what we thought, too.
About Knockin’ Books: We’re a group of friends who are addicted to reading. Seriously. Addicted. But we’re not just readers. Our group includes folks with decades of design, advertising, marketing and copywriting/proofreading/editing experience. Heck, we even have an Amazon best-selling, self-published author on our team. We’re a diverse group, and we’ve come together to help connect authors with readers (and vice versa).
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