As it's National Poetry Day, I thought I'd share a few thoughts on Byron. The celebrity cult of Lord Byron began while he was still alive, boomed when he died, and still continues today. He remains an object of fascination, scandal, and appeal. I've been interested in him since I first read about him in a "Famous People" encyclopaedia. It was a children's book, so it did not explore the more infamous aspects of his life. But it was enough to inspire me to delve further into research on the man and the myth - including the puzzle of the mirror . Ultimately, Byron went on to become a major inspiration for my first published book Day's Dying Glory , right down to its title. His early poems (generally my favourite ones) feature heavily in the book, and I enjoyed weaving in lines and references which Byron-fans would spot where others might not even notice them. Poets and poetry have inspired hundreds of writers. It is fascinating that language can be so power...
It's been a long time since we wrote our Review Policy, so we've decided to rewrite it in order to give you, the writer, the best possible chance of catching our eye with your fabulous writing.
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| Your Reviewers: Judith, Clemency, and Virginia. |
The aim of Crowvus has always been to bring good quality literature to the public's attention. This blog will concentrate mainly on self published works, or books from Indie publishers because, let's be honest, they deserve as much attention as the big-wigs!
Due to the sheer number of book review requests we have received across all genres, we've made the decision to focus on certain ages and genres. This just means that you're not going to waste your time.
As well as posting our review on here, we will post our reviews on your book's product pages, and Goodreads. All our reviews are also shared on our social media platforms.
Clemency is accepting middle grade review requests. However, she does one book review per month, so only twelve slots in a year. She'll consider all genres, but prefers fantasy and adventure.
Judith is accepting review requests for the following ages and genres: Picture Books; Middle Grade (all genres); Young Adult (historical fiction; paranormal fiction NOT horror; paranormal nonfiction); Adult (gothic horror; paranormal nonfiction).
Virginia is accepting review requests for the following genres: historical fiction (including historical fantasy); historical nonfiction; high fantasy (romantic subplots fine but no sex, please).
Please carefully read the guidelines below, any review requests which do not match these will end up in our spam folder and that's not where your books belong!
Submission Guidelines for Review Requests
Choose which of our reviewers is the best-fit for your book, and make sure that you put their name in the subject line, followed by the genre and then title of your book. So, your subject should read like this:
Virginia; Review Request; Historical Fiction; The Adventures of Brave Adventurer Bold
Submit all review requests to the_team@crowvus.com
Virginia only accepts physical copies of books - these can be ARCs, proofs, or the finished book.
Judith accepts eBooks and physical copies for most books - however, she only accepts physical copies for books which rely on illustrations.Clemency prefers physical copies of books as she hasn't used her e-reader since moving house and has no idea where it is.
There are no upper or lower limits regarding wordcount, although anything more than 120,000 is unlikely to hit the top of the TBR pile any time soon.
Tell us about your book, but don't tell us about the writers who write the same way. We might expect certain things of your book based on this, and that's not fair on you or us.
Please be aware, there will be some books which - through taste alone - we do not gel with as a reader. Reading is subjective, we know and have experienced this as writers as well as readers. Please let us know if you want us not to post your review if it turns out to be a DNF for us.
Happy Writing!
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ReplyDeleteHi, I can't seem to email you. This is the address right? Sorry, if I am mistaken
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Hello! Thanks for getting in touch! The email is the_team@crowvus.com (just put in the_ at the beginning and you'll be fine.) Let me know if it still doesn't work. :)
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Hello Clemency,
ReplyDeleteI'm trying to email you with my book review request at email _team@crowvus.com. However, email comes back "address not found"
Hello! Thanks for your interest! There is 'THE' at the beginning of the email address so it's THE_TEAM@CROWVUS.COM
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Clemency
Hi, I just emailed you in reference to a possible book review. I look forward to hearing from you.
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