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Carolyn Howard Johnson shares some tips on how to take positive action and get that featured expert spot with the media.
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by Megan Weiss, Author of The Familiar Dead: Ghosts and Spiritualism in American Culture We have been lonely. We have been sad. We have been angry and in denial. The last year has been the ultimate test. But still, we continue to hope, and plug along. The thing about grief is that though it has…
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TC Schueler won the Gold Medal in the 2020 Reader Views Literary Awards for the Horror category. Today he shares some tips for writing your second (or third, or tenth) novel.
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It’s official, the 2021-2022 Reader Views Literary Awards are now open for submissions! Last week we unveiled a number of enhancements to the program and are happy to report these changes have been well received by all. This week we want to introduce you to the folks that help us make this event possible – our sponsors.
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If you’ve ever talked with us you know how passionate we are about working with and promoting Indie authors – you inspire us! Today, we’re excited to share with you some of the ways we are taking the Reader Views Literary Awards program to the next level!
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When I speak at writers’ groups, I am always amazed at how many writers don’t seem to know about Help a Reporter Out, also called HARO. Or they don’t know how to make it work very well for them. I know because the pencils come out and hands go up.
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Today B.A. Bellec reflects on some of the incredible experiences of his indie author journey. What began as a stay-at-home-and-finish-your-novel project during the pandemic turned into an exciting award-winning trip with multiple literary programs, including yours truly, Reader Views, as Someone’s Story won the Reader Views Kids Best YA Book of the Year and the Gold Medal in the Teen/YA category, along with being the Regional Winner for Canada West!
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Any good writer knows the importance of the right setting for their narrative, of creating the appropriate “world” the reader can inhabit for hours at a time. While this is a common mantra for science fiction writers—world building is a critical part of that genre—it is equally true for all fictional genres including mysteries. Sometimes this “world” can be as familiar as a small resort town or as unusual as a completely different time or place, even one the reader has never experienced.
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Authors are not just producers of books; they are also consumers of books. Whether for project research, market research, or personal fulfillment, authors need to read. What do you do when you’ve read something you loved? Make a mental note to look for more works by the same author? Look up more material about the author? Both are great for your own information but neither lets the author know you read their book. Here are five ways to support an author whose work you’ve enjoyed plus tips on how to encourage your readers to do the same for you.
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Sheri HoyteSusan Violante Today we announce the winners of the 2020-2021 Reader Views Literary Awards Program! The expectation is high among the reviewers who, for an entire year, read and score hundreds of submissions from an eclectic group of categories as diverse as the group of reviewers and judges within our 3-tier judging system. We…
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