I post and edit this The New Book Review blog
at no charge and I do it by myself. I don't even ask for donations. And I love it! Lucky you!
I outline the
submission guidelines in the left column of the blog, but I still get all kinds
of unusual submissions that require me to send the author, reviewer, or reader
back to the drawing board. The thing is, my guidelines are not an isolated
requirement. They are standard throughout the publishing industry and authors
who don’t know how to follow them are at a disadvantage with everything from
entering a contest to getting a agent.
I, like everyone else, do ask that the submission
guidelines be followed exactly. In other words, your favorite
review--whether you're an author, a reader, or a reviewer--must be all
submitted all in one place--by you--so it's pretty much copy and paste for me.
(Though I always have some details to attend to). Dan Poynter actually uses
the term “copy and paste ready” in his guidelines for submissions.
I cover tips for submissions to editors,
etc. (among hundreds of other tips) in The Frugal Book Promoter as
a way to assure that more of your marketing efforts get used by editors.
I consider these guidelines a bit of a training ground for
authors. Find The Frugal Book Promoter at http://budurl.com/FrugalBkPromo.
So....your submission to this blog should come all
in one e-mail window.
It should be formatted as outlined in the
submission guidelines right here at http://thenewbookreview.blogspot.com
in the left column.
And no attachments, please. Many universities,
newspapers, etc will NEVER open attachments. In fact, their servers may not even let
e-mail with attachments through but send them instead directly to
cyberspace--bypassing even the spam folder.
I hope to hear from you soon! Should you decide to
take on this marketing opportunity, let's make it fun, easy, and a
wonderful marketing (and learning) experience. (-:
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The New Book Review is blogged by Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of the multi award-winning HowToDoItFrugally series of books for writers. It is a free service offered to those who want to encourage the reading of books they love. That includes authors who want to share their favorite reviews, reviewers who'd like to see their reviews get more exposure, and readers who want to shout out praise of books they've read. Please see submission guidelines on the left of this page. Reviews and essays are indexed by genre, reviewer names, and review sites. Writers will find the search engine handy for gleaning the names of small publishers. Find other writer-related blogs at Sharing with Writers and The Frugal, Smart and Tuned-In Editor.
