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*waves* Welcome Fellow Bloggers!
Okay, here's the deal...
We all love books (well, most
of us do...that is one of the reasons for our blogs, right?).
They make us laugh, get angry,
smile, and cry.
We hate the characters...or
quite the opposite, fall head over heels in love with them.
All this means is that not only
do we love the story...we love the Authors that write them, right? *looks
around at all the nodding heads*
Sometimes, we forget how much
work goes into the finished product. Coming up with an idea AND getting it out
in a coherent order are just the tip of the iceberg. We, as readers, know that
we get to enjoy the final result...the book!
Not only do we get to enjoy the
story, but being a book blogger gives us certain advantages. How many of you
have gotten sneak peeks into a "work in progress"? Or been a Beta
reader, where you receive a free copy of the book before its release? Yeah...me
too...
As a blogger what better way to
show our appreciation for the Authors in our lives by promoting them and their
books/stories for others to read. We write reviews, we post blogs, we toss
links up on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest! Anything to get them and their
book names out there...
This leads me to the point of
this post...during the holidays we get wrapped up (he he he...get it...wrapped
up...wrapping paper...) in our own lives and sometimes forget about other
things that are important. Like helping our Author friends earn more readers!
Stephanie from The Book Hipster and I were throwing around an idea
for an exchange of sorts and here is what we've come up with:
The "Not so Secret Santa: A
Blogger / Author Exchange"...
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Wanna know how it works? Sure
you do! Otherwise you wouldn't be here...
1. Fill out form below (see below...ha ha
ha!) give us your name, plus the name and contact email for two indie
authors (one as a regular choice and one as a backup just in case) you'd like
to see spotlighted on a blog post. (NOW - December 1st)
2. Stephanie and/or Myself will contact said Authors to see
if they would be interested in taking part in our little "exchange".
(December 2nd - 7th)
3.
All Bloggers names will go in one hat and Authors in
another...we'll pull names and pair you up! Preferably with someone you've not
read before... (December 8th)
4.
Bloggers and Authors will "meet" and decide
how you the Blogger will spotlight the Author (Interview, Random Fact List, Book
Review, Guest Post, Book Excerpt, etc). (December 9th - 14th)
5.
Each day a different post will go live, spotlighting a different Author (maybe more than one if we have enough people)! (December 15th -
24th)
Sounds like fun, huh? I think
so and can't wait to see which Author I'm paired up with...how about you?
Remember...this is YOUR time to
tell the world why this Author FREAKING ROCKS! Join in on the fun and get to know an author you might have otherwise never have known!
Happy
Early Holidays to all you Bloggers!
The
Book Hipster and Consuming Worlds
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