Monday, June 7, 2010

helping out other authors

Shannon Whitney Messenger just blogged about helping other authors. It was really an eye-opener for me because I thought I was helping out authors by buying their books straight from the store and posting reviews on my blog when I got a chance. But Shannon pointed out how easy it is to cut and paste those reviews on sites like Goodreads and Amazon. She also talked about making an effort to go to signings and never buying ARCs on Amazon (which I'd also never thought about before, not that I've ever bought an ARC).

So yesterday I started a Goodreads account, and I'll be posting all my reviews on there. Friend me if you like! It's also way handy because I can mark all the books I intend to read, and that list is actually longer than my list of reviews right now! And there are other authors linked on Goodreads, so you can see what your favorite writer is reading. For instance, I love Courtney Summers, and now I can stalk her and see what she's into at the moment. Cool for me. Maybe creepy for her.

Anyway, if you're not on Goodreads, I'd strongly recommend opening an account.
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7 comments:

  1. LOL< I think Courtney likes being author stalked. And she is an amazing author!

    Angela @ The Bookshelf Muse

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  2. I need to start a goodreads account too. I've been procrastinating as I'm worries I'll waste a lot of time over there.

    Anyway, I'll add you when I sign up :)

    x

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  3. Ha ha, good to know, Angela!

    Cool, Nomes. And, yeah, there are so many cool functions... I've spent hours on there already.

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  4. I haven't done Goodreads yet but I'm going to start soon!

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  5. Ooh. Let's be friends. Even though Goodreads just sent me an e-mail subtly chastising me for not being done with a book that I added 48 day ago.

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  6. Anne... It does that? And I get mad when WW Online chastises me for not weighing in on time. Don't know if I can handle that!

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  7. I love goodreads! It's where I get the best recommendations :)

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