Changing Perspectives: An Attitude and an Education That Helps Me Navigate...
As writers we often find ourselves needing to adjust to our swiftly-changing industry to stay afloat. We have to be good writers, editors, and business-savvy, dealing with agents, book reviewers,...
View ArticleKeeping Promises… And Readers
As a writer, I struggled with working out my genre, writing a synopsis and coming up with a “professional cover” for my fiction. As a book reviewer, I discovered one’s genre, synopsis, cover, book...
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Book Review: The Publicist, Book One by Christina George
Christina George has worked in the publishing industry for 20 years, and it shows in The Publicist. The inside look at the life of a publicist is the best part of the story. George claims on Amazon in...
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The Value of 99 Cents
These days, with so much free—YouTube has free music, Amazon has free downloads, libraries (for the most part) have free books, and the Internet has Free Everything—how does anyone manage to sell their...
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Interview: Lori Rader-Day, Debut Author of ‘The Black Hour’
“To my right, the staircase rolled out like a tongue, a taunt. At the summit, just up there, lay the scene of the crime. Peering up into the darkness, I felt a cold finger of fear slide down my spine....
View ArticleDo Book Reviews Sell Books?
Book Reviews Paying for book reviews is becoming quite common: ForeWord, ($295), Kirkus, (standard service $425, express service $575), and Publishers Weekly provide book reviews-for-hire. Does it...
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Software Review: Xara Designer Pro X11
Xara Designer Pro X11 is an all-in-one design tool that handles bit maps, vector illustration, photo editing, page layout, and website design/publishing. It combines the features found in Xara’s...
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Interview: Randy Rawls – Author of ‘Dating Death’
Randy Rawls , author of Dating Death, is a retired Army officer who lives in Delray Beach, Florida. The weather of South Florida is about as close to paradise as he ever expects to get. It must be...
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Debut Novel: An Author’s Journey – Part I: Origins
Six months from now, my debut novel The Apothecary’s Curse will hit the shelves: the wood shelves of brick and mortar booksellers, the virtual bookshelves of every online merchant, library shelves, and...
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Book Review: ‘Online Marketing for Busy Authors: A Step-by-Step Guide’ by...
As founder and president of FSB Associates (FSBAssociates.com), a publicity and marketing firm, Fauzia Burke specializes in creating online awareness for authors and their books. Her expertise and vast...
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Publisher All Romance Ebooks: Closing Hits New Low In Stealing From Authors
The ebook industry has undergone several transitions in the past few years, where authors have become increasingly victimized by e-pirates, vanity presses, and scams designed to keep writers from...
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Interview with Isabel Roxas, Illustrator for Minh Lê’s ‘Let Me Finish!’
Isabel Roxas will be a panelist at the 2017 Virginia Festival of the Book in Charlottesville, Virginia. She was born in Manila, Philippines. In addition to her career as an illustrator, Roxas is a...
View ArticleWelcome to the NEW Blogcritics
As you might have noticed, Blogcritics has taken on a rather new look. Yes, the logo hasn’t changed, the colors are still (more or less) the same, but much is different. So please take the time to...
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