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Getting your book reviewed
Hi Zetta,I'm an author who is writing a how-to book about workplace memoirs. I've been doing tons of research on the topic which included information on book reviews. When I wanted my first book reviewed, I googled my topic and my contents (short stories about workplace memoirs) and began sending emails to any writers and readers that I thought might review it. I also googled book clubs with topics similar to mine. Midwest Reviews was another good place to find reviewers. Amazon was another…See More
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- Who I am:
- www.authorsden.com/bettylwilson
www.linkedin.com/in/bettylwilson
www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A3SIB2W2VHSQG4
- Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:
- I wrote a workplace memoir called "Mr. Jefferson's Piano and Other Central Harlem Stories," which tells the story of a brand new city property manager who works in Harlem's tenaments during the 70s, 80s, and 90s and the co-workers, tenants, supers drug dealers, police, social workers, and repair people she meets.
www.amazon.com/Jefferson-Piano-Central-Harlem-Stories/dp/B001GQ3GE4
- My writing is:
- Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir
- Outlets where I review books, TV, or film:
- yes I've reviewed several books.
- Services I offer to other writers:
- I offered a series of free workshops that described what I did to become an author of a published workplace memoir
- I'm part of these writers' groups or salons:
- yes, author's den, linked-in, amazon's author's forums (literary, LGBT, African American, fiction and shameless promotion)
- My professional associations:
- National Writer's Union, Publishing Triangle, Nation Professional Women, Artist Magnet, Studio Museum of Harlem, and Schomberg Research Library
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Getting your book reviewed
Posted on February 20, 2010 at 7:15am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Hi Zetta,
I'm an author who is writing a how-to book about workplace memoirs. I've been doing tons of research on the topic which included information on book reviews. When I wanted my first book reviewed, I googled my topic and my contents (short stories about workplace memoirs) and began sending emails to any writers and readers that I thought might review it. I also googled book clubs with topics similar to mine. Midwest Reviews was another good place to find reviewers. Amazon was… Continue
I'm an author who is writing a how-to book about workplace memoirs. I've been doing tons of research on the topic which included information on book reviews. When I wanted my first book reviewed, I googled my topic and my contents (short stories about workplace memoirs) and began sending emails to any writers and readers that I thought might review it. I also googled book clubs with topics similar to mine. Midwest Reviews was another good place to find reviewers. Amazon was… Continue
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