Dirty Little Secret is a weekly meme hosted by Under the Covers. Every Thursday they get to know other bloggers and readers more intimately by asking them a question hoping to reveal their dirty little secrets.
BraineThis Week's Question:List two "Don't" and one "Do" when it comes to blogging and reviewing
- DON'T accept review requests for books, movies, any topic that you won't probably like (learned this the hard way).
- DON'T be scared to express your real thoughts and feelings on your posts but
- DO it in a smart and tactful manner. You want to encourage discussion in your blog not hate comments. There's a big difference.
Cimmaron
- DON'T hound, pester or stalk authors or fellow bloggers for ARCs. If you want the book so badly then wait till you can purchase your own copy. It really annoys me when I practically see folks grovel for books.
- DON'T accept books for review if you know you won't have time to read and review it in a timely manner. I'm often guilty of this *hangs head in shame*
- DO interact with your followers and fellow bloggers. Communication is key!
Now that we've shared our Dirty Little Secret with you, what's yours?
Great advice ladies! All points are great ones :-)
ReplyDeleteVix @ http://ttoria.blogspot.com
Really good advice <3
ReplyDeleteGREAT ADVICE, LADIES!!!
ReplyDeleteI especially agree with your first DONT Cimmaron!
Ann
I've been guilty of accepting books that I didn't know if I would read or not. It was when I first started blogging and I was just honored that an author sought me out for a review. Then... I learned to only accept books that I know that I will like. If it's not something I would normally read I offer other solutions for the authors like guest posts or interviews so that their books can be featured on the blog. I figure, just because I may not like their book doesn't mean others won't.
ReplyDeleteBook Sniffers Anonysmous
All are valid points and boy did I get burned on the one where I tried to accept as many requests as possible--UGH...I have learned to be picky and choose ones that I will most definitely follow through--that is one of the reasons why you don't see a lot of historicals on my page for reviews. I don't typically do them. And I feel like I wouldn't do the review any good at all.
ReplyDeleteHere is my list:
http://csmaxwell.blogspot.com/2012/06/dirty-little-secret.html
Great points. I no longer accept everything thrown my way because I got stuck reading a few books that just weren't meant for me ;) Now I'm super picky about review requests.
ReplyDeleteGreat tips! Show me a blogger that didn't accept everything they were offered when they first started! I still struggle with it because there are so many great books and I don't want to say no!
ReplyDeleteGrovelling for books also irritates me - the world won't actually end if you have to wait for it to be released before you read it. Really, it wont!
haha it seems that we were all a bit guilty of the "accepting too many review books" part. Great thing we learned and are not imparting our wisdom to other!
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Ning @ Reading by Kindle Fire
All Great answers. Especially "DON'T hound, pester or stalk authors or fellow bloggers for ARCs." Have a nice week.
ReplyDeleteGreat Do's & Don'ts! I agree completely. Especially about leaving comments and stuff in a tactful way, I know its crazy how you can automatically sense someones hatred through a simple sentence. and it wont even be in CAPS!
ReplyDeleteAna♥
awesome advice ladies! :D I agree with everything here, and Lol @Cimmaron *hangs head in shame*, I'm guilty of the same thing. I just can't seem to stop, but I miraculously I always manage to read a book within the requested time period xD Lol. But you're right, we shouldn't do so if we don't think we'll have the time :)
ReplyDeleteGreat advice ladies! I'm loving the new look of your blog!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by Wickedly Bookish!
<3 Jess
Great DLS guys!
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