Thursday, April 23, 2009

Anniversary!

Exactly on this day one year in the past I wrote my first post for “Temple Library Reviews” and back then everything looked so simple and easy. A reviewer read a book, did a review and waited for the readers to start noticing. Everything was due to me being new to the blog scene as well and just rushed without setting a connection first with the community and not a very strong one afterwards. All the while I wondered what to do about publishers and what to read and what to discuss and how to review. This seems to be an on-going process for me of discovering what works and what not and being all over the place.

So here I am one year later I almost got the right formula and I am contributing to two major fantasy blogs. However I never really got to stick together with the majority of the bloggers in the community, both the new ones and the more experienced ones, all of whom are undoubtedly awesome people to be around with. With that being said I am going to try and change things with yet another interesting project called “Reviewer Time”. This would be a massive pilgrimage around the reviewer community and feature a blog each Sunday starting this Sunday with "Fantasy and Sci-Fi Lovin' News and Reviews".

First I will start with a review of the review blog and some additional data. After that it’s on with the interview, if the bloggers are up for the talk. So everybody who is game, say so in the comments.

29 comments:

  1. I'm game.

    Don't hold back in the review, either. I want to learn how to improve.

    ~Aidan
    A Dribble of Ink

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  2. Consider me, as the kids say, "game."

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  3. Awesome, then stay tuned. After two or three days I will get a schedule up and running to see who else decides to tag along.

    Super you made it.

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  4. Got your comment. Absolutely!
    Feel free to contact me at mattormeg SQUIGGLY AT SIGN gmail DOT com.
    -Matt

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  5. I'm free...oh sorry wrong 70's sitcom. meant to say I'm game.

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  6. This is getting better by the second - literally! :-)

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  7. I'm there too, sounds like a great idea!

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  8. Count us Book Smugglers in too!! Sounds like a blast. Thanks :)

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  9. Oh yeah, congrats on the one year anniversary also! Quite an achievement, considering how many blogs don't even last a week!

    ~Aidan

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  10. It looks like all the cool kids are doing it. Can I play too?

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  11. *jumps up and down waving both hands*
    mememememememememememememe!
    So that would be a yes. ;)
    Great idea.

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  12. I'm game too. This sounds awesome!

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  13. Neth and S.M.D - You were on my list starting tomorrow, but glad that you found out so fast.

    Aidan - Thanks, I just love what I do and it keeps me going. :)

    Hagelrat and the Smugglers and Mark - So great to have you here!

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  14. Sounds fun! And congrats on your anniversary!

    Contact me at specficjunkie[at]mbsmail.net

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  15. Me too, please. Even though I write about more than SF and fantasy, I hope I'll still warrant a look.

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  16. I'm in as well. Thank you for the invitation!

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  17. Happy anniversary. Would love to be a part of it. Congrats.

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  18. Ditto.

    Bash away and happy anniv...something :).

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  19. Congrats on your first year anniversary, Harry. Keep it up :)
    And I'm game too ;)

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  20. Hi H

    Please add Mark and myself in on this!

    Liz x

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  21. 20 people! Wow this will be a long event that will stretch in the ages.

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  22. Congratulations on the anniversary!

    And you can count me in, too.

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  23. I'm game. Sounds like a great idea, and happy anniversary! I've added you to my blog links, by the way.

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  24. I'm down. My website (http://lincolncrisler.info) isn't just about reviews, as I'm a publishing author as well, but I do review alot (I'm an official reviewer for Leisure and Bloody Books).

    Also, if you'd be interested in a PDF ARC of my upcoming collection of horror shorts (it's my second, and due out this summer!) drop me a line as well!

    -- Lincoln Crisler
    crislerlincoln@yahoo.com

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