Category Archives: How NOT to Get Reviewed

How NOT to Get Reviewed #4

Posted on March 21, 2012 by

Your review request could be bang-on perfect, but I’m never going to accept a book that’s 300,000 words long. Continue reading →

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How NOT to Get Reviewed #3

Posted on March 7, 2012 by

Template emails are good. Not filling them out? Bad. Continue reading →

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How NOT to Get Reviewed #2

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

The start is good: mentioning a mutual friend will encourage me to keep reading. But the subsequent rambling put me off. By the time I got to the relevant bit — the blurb — I was bored. Rejected. Continue reading →

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How NOT to Get Reviewed #1

Posted on February 8, 2012 by

We have Query Shark critiquing author’s letters to agents, but in this day and age of indie publishing, emailing a proper review request to a book blogger is just as important. Following on my previous post, How to Submit to a Book Reviewer, I’m sharing a couple examples of what to do — and what to avoid. Read on at your own risk. Continue reading →

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