It’s officially Summer, and it’s officially Friday!
(And I’m officially ready for a nap.)
You’ve all been busy in the forums; giving tips, sharing feedback, and generally being awesome to one another.
Here’s What The Buzz Was This Week
Giveaways
The chatter on giveaways and the hoops that readers go through is still going strong.
What’s kosher for giveaway requirements? What’s deceitful?
Cupcakebaker weighs in on comments and Facebook shares: “Seems so counter-productive and almost deceitful to do it just to get a prize, so I end up not joining. Just a reply works for me!”
What do you think about giveaway practices? Let us know!
Promoting Your Book
One of our SITS gals raised the question of how to promote your book- turns out, y’all are some self-publishing mavens!
“Reach out to other bloggers and ask them to do book reviews,” says Moniqueis. “Find out if your local newspaper or other print outlets–or the online version– would do a book review. Find out if you can do some kind of an event–like a reading at a library. And of course social media outlets are tools to announce your press. Also put together a press kit an author bio, book fact sheet and press release for writers to refer to and make it available on your blog.”
Come weigh in on publishing and self-promotion!
June Book Club
And finally, Sam @ Life As Wife is kicking off our terrific June book club discussion with Erin Morgenstern’s The Night Circus. There’s still time to jump in and play! Discussions will start the week of June 25th, but don’t fret if you haven’t yet picked up a copy. There’s still time!
Check out June’s book club chat! This fun event is stress-free.
Just like Summer should be.
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Twitter: osvme
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sounds like nifty stuff. i’ll be sure to check it out
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I really loved reading the comments in the giveaway discussion!
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Twitter: momsvictories
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i love reading and doing book reviews that I post on my blog and goodreads. I really want to read Night Circus for the June book club but have to finish Water for Elephants first for another book club meeting in person. I like fiction, particularly historical and cultural fiction, chick lit, kids books and parenting books. Contact me if you have s book you think i would like to read and review. I am trying to grow that piece of my blog.
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If you write your own review on a SITS book club reading we will post a link in our discussion post for our community to read!
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A link to your review, I mean, to be included with our review.
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Twitter: momsvictories
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thanks! hope i can get it done before the discussion ends!
tanya @ Mom’s Small Victories recently posted..Recipe Review: Caribbean Jerk Chicken and Sweet Plantains (Platanos Maduros)
Lots of great ideas! I’ll have t o look into it further!
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Twitter: love_4_coffee
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I had lots of fun in the forums this week! I have some topics in mind… I will start working on it and hopefully get many sitstahs’ opinions
Very interesting to read everyone’s comments!
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I missed the discussion about giveaways, thanks for highlighting it so I can catch up on the comments!
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Thank you for recapping!! I didn’t get a chance to go to the forums.
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Twitter: Greenyourclean
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I’m going to check out the tips on book promotion. I’m in the process of writing my second book! Love to learn new tips.
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I’m ready for a nap, too. I just got back from 5 days of camping with 24 teenage girls. It was awesome, but I am exhausted!
I recently got The Night Circus from audible. Maybe I’ll get in on the discussion.
Have a great weekend, everyone.
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I love these forum roundups. They help me to make sure that I haven’t missed anything!
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Twitter: KarissaAncell
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Thanks for the roundup. I’m just getting started on this site so there are a lot of things I miss.