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Blog: 114. When Zachary Beaver Came To Town from
Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers 3 years, 9 months agoWhen Zachary Beaver Came to Town. Kimberly Willis Holt. 1999/2003. 256 pages. [Source: Library]First sentence: Nothing ever happens in Antler, Texas. Nothing much […]
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Blog: 113. Last Witnesses from
Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers 3 years, 9 months agoLast Witnesses (Adapted for Young Adults) Svetlana Alexievich. 2021. 288 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: Last Witnesses is a collection of true stories […]
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Blog: 112. The Shape of Thunder from
Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers 3 years, 9 months agoThe Shape of Thunder. Jasmine Warga. 2021. [May] 288 pages. [Source: Library]First sentence: I like learning things. Especially about math and science, because […]
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Blog: 111. Katie the Catsitter from
Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers 3 years, 9 months agoKatie the Catsitter #1 Colleen A.F. Venable. Illustrated by Stephanie Yue. 2021. [January] 229 pages. [Source: Library]First sentence: Come on. Come on. Perfect. Pr […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post
Platform building tip: Use the local press in the group Author Platforms: 3 years, 9 months agoOne way to demonstrate platform reach to an agent or publisher is to demonstrate real-world reach. Many local newspapers accept freelance writers to help tell the news. Even ones that do not will often jump on a […]
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Blog: I Watch Movies: Vampire Circus from
Night of the Hats in the group Night of the Hats 3 years, 9 months agoVampire Circus Fifteen years ago the villagers killed the count, who had seduced someone’s wife into vampirism. Now the village is cut off, blockaded by n […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post
Familiarise yourself with the basic book marketing terms in the group Author Platforms: 3 years, 9 months agoThere is no way to avoid the fact that, as an author today, you will need to learn the basics of marketing. Marketing is one of those things filled with arcane acronyms and weird jargon. That’s why we have a […]
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Blog: I Read Stories: The Code For Everything by Mckinley Valentine from
Night of the Hats in the group Night of the Hats 3 years, 9 months agoThe Code For Everything by Mckinley Valentine in Fantasy Magazine Izzy thought she’d got things right this time. The invite said to arrive at 7 so she turned up a […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post
Become a book reviewer – I will show you how to convert that hobby into book sales in the group Author Platforms: 3 years, 9 months agoBook review blogs are a big deal. The most popular review sites have to charge to review book submissions if they even take them at all.
This is something you can leverage to get many book sales. Let me tell […]
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Blog: I Read Webcomics: Amelia Shadows: Daughter Of Darkness from
Night of the Hats in the group Night of the Hats 3 years, 9 months agoAmelia Shadows: Daughter Of Darkness Amelia Shadows is the daughter of the world’s greatest and most evil magician. After studying magic and forbidden knowledge f […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post
Subscribe to other author’s press releases to learn what works and what doesn’t in the group Author Platforms: 3 years, 9 months agoPress releases are a whole new skill set for an author to learn. One way to learn faster is to subscribe to other author’s press releases.
You might discover a book you will enjoy but you will see enough […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post
Platform building tip: Mockup a social profile for your protagonist in the group Author Platforms: 3 years, 9 months agoHere is an author platform building tip – mockup a social profile for your protagonist
This is an exercise in content creation for your platform as well as getting to know your main character better. You are […]
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Blog: 110. This Is Not the Jess Show from
Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers 3 years, 9 months agoThis is Not the Jess Show. Anna Carey. 2021. [February] 304 pages. [Source: Library]First sentence: Three things happened the week I found out. Titanic won a bunch […]
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Blog: Britain’s imperial legacy in spotlight of Baillie Gifford non-fiction prize from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 3 years, 9 months agoLonglist for 2021 prize includes Empireland by Sathnam Sanghera and Alex Renton’s Blood Legacy alongside 11 other titlesSathnam Sanghera’s exploration of Bri […]
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Blog: From Boudicca to modern Britain: the dream of island utopias, ruled by women from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 3 years, 9 months agoOnce the British Isles were seen as a stronghold of female leadership. Patriarchal culture pushed these stories to the geographical margins – yet they live on, a f […]
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Blog: Wonderworks by Angus Fletcher review – the power of invention from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 3 years, 9 months agoA close analysis of the science of stories reveals literature’s ability to change its readers, and the worldWhen my kids were young, I would joke about their r […]
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Blog: Word of the Day – Ekdam from
For Reading Addicts in the group Book bloggers 3 years, 9 months agoThe post Word of the Day – Ekdam appeared first on For Reading Addicts.
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Blog: I Read Stories: The Sycamore And The Sibyl by Alix E Harrow from
Night of the Hats in the group Night of the Hats 3 years, 9 months agoThe Sycamore And The Sibyl by Alix E Harrow in Uncanny “Before I was a sycamore I was a woman, and before I was a woman I was a girl, and before I was a girl I w […]
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Blog: On Freedom by Maggie Nelson review – intellectually stringent, freely diverse from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 3 years, 9 months agoA bold new project reimagines freedom in the areas of art, drugs, sex and climate, forging a collective conversation about how to make freedom work for allCancel […]
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Blog: Susanna Clarke Wins 2021 Women’s Prize for Fiction from
For Reading Addicts in the group Book bloggers 3 years, 9 months agoThe post Susanna Clarke Wins 2021 Women’s Prize for Fiction appeared first on For Reading Addicts.
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Blog: 109. Before the Coffee Gets Cold from
Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers 3 years, 9 months agoBefore the Coffee Gets Cold. Toshikazu Kawaguchi. Translated into English by Geoffrey Trousselot. 2019. 213 pages. [Source: Review copy]First sentence: “Oh, gosh, […]
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Blog: Women’s prize for fiction goes to Susanna Clarke’s ‘mind-bending’ Piranesi from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 3 years, 9 months agoClarke’s follow-up to Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell was praised by judges as ‘a truly original, unexpected flight of fancy’Comment: Piranesi is a trium […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post
When it comes to author platforms, perfection is overrated in the group Author Platforms: 3 years, 9 months agoAs an author – established or starting out – a perfect website is not a thing that matters. As long as your platform engages readers and does not actively drive potential readers away, that is good enough. […]
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Matthew Brown edited the blog post
Will Brexit doom Thanet’s beaches? in the group Thanet Star: 3 years, 9 months agoWith increased permissions to discharge sewage into our waterways, will Thanet’s beaches lose their blue flag status?
Whenever we have heavy rain, there is a chance Southern Water will discharge effluent into […]
