Rain Trueax : Blog Hop

Friday, May 31, 2013

Blog Hop

And something new came up. I am participating in what they call a blog hop which means a group of writing blogs agree to promote a new book by the sponsoring author, who in this case is Charlene Raddon. They then promote her book on their day while she puts up what they wrote regarding their book. Sounds like fun, doesn't it. I guess I'll find out as I have had zero experience in this area but have heard of these online events. The following is the promotion for it on Charlene's blog--

ANNOUNCING THE CELEBRATION OF THE RELEASE OF THE SCENT OF ROSES ON MAY 30, 2013

Join the party

The Promote Your Book/Promote Mine Blog Hop will run from May 31 to June 23. Visit every blog, leave a comment at each one, and you will qualify for the drawing at the end of the Hop for a $45 gift card from B&N or Amazon, your choice, and a free copy of the eBook, The Scent of Roses. Watch for giveaways at individual blogs as well. You can keep track of the event at our Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/PromoteYourBookPromoteMineBlogHop?fref=ts

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Book reviews

Book reviews allow writers to meet, through words, those who read their book. It makes the reader part of the book's experience as they share with future readers .

Reviews don't take more than an 'I loved it' to make an author's day brighter. Longer reviews help a future reader to decide it is or is not right for them. Negative reviews may not be enjoyable for the writer, but they can be helpful to decide if the reader had a problem that others might also. Below are a couple from my books-- the positive ones, of course ;).

“An amazing and spirited story that keeps you turning pages. I simply couldn't put this book aside without wanting to immediately go back and read.”

“You not only get the romance, you get the mystery to make this one of the best books you will ever read.”

“This is the first book in the series and I enjoyed it enough to buy the others as they come along. The writing just flows from page to page as the author builds each of her characters and all of their flaws, hurts and dreams into a book you hate to put down.”

“Love is amazing when we know it and no one else can compare to it. The dark world part of this book was intriguing to me.”

“I enjoyed the western setting and the descriptions of the Montana landscape in all of its beauty and harshness.”

“I loved the time period of the west in Arizona and the rough nature at times with the lives of cowboys and especially those that were living on the edge of the law.”