I"ve refused to pay for those segregated reviews, which may not be a good thing. I enter some contests, but not the ones that charge hundreds of dollars. When I do a Goodreads giveaway, I get very few reviews, and like Jane says below, they start...

I think there's a sixth category: too pushy. It's a fine line between assertive and aggressive. But there are too many authors out there who are relentless and a bit desperate in their marketing. They beg for reviews/sales/downloads so they can move...

So you stopped buying on Amazon in protest, but you sell on Amazon?

Congrats! I gave myself a little over a year of pitching to agents, only half of whom responded to me. Of those who did, most really liked the concept but admitted they had no idea how to market it. Well, I did.   Last spring, I decided to...

Yes, I'm querying, and it keeps me determined. I do obsess over tweaking them to meet different agents' needs. But I also send thank you email for rejections (one rejection was really nice). Those just make me more determined, as I send a full...

Friend Grief (Victoria Noe): http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Friend-Grief-Victoria-Noe/311577488858067   Disclaimer: I took down my old page today and this is the new reincarnation. A work in progress. ;)

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Kamy - Happy birthday (mine is Friday)! Such a good time to reflect and pat yourself on the back for all  you've accomplished in such a short amount of time. These kinds of reflection are truly life-affirming. My 3 writing goals for the next 12...

My guest column, "Forming Community" appears in this weeks' Windy City Times' AIDS@30 series. www.windycitymediagroup.com/aids.php  

I'm in.  Been doing this anyway, truthfully.  Put my blog on networked blogs, so it posts to my FB and Twitter. Added dozens of followers (for reseach) on Twitter, and contacted most of them to follow my blog and tweets (they're doing it, too!)....