Clare asks this for a meme: nearest book, page 123 and 5th sentence on page 123.
So here it is: and the last words on Julian Clary, for now, on this blog:
'More like a dear old uncle with fuck privileges.'
You have to read it to find out, don't you? Yes, do.
From today's book2book newsletter I was drawn to an article here on Lifehack entitled 'How to get a blogger to promote your product' written by Dustin Wax. In it he asserts the following:
'You have a product or service to promote. You’ve heard great things about “conversational marketing”, “viral marketing”, and the like. On the surface, it seems easy: identify a few big bloggers, schmooze with them a little, and wait for the flood of sales as your chosen bloggers start talking up your product.
It’s a good idea. So good that thousands marketrs and PR folks have been deluging bloggers from the Technorati Top 100 on down with press releases, insulting emails, even bullying tactics to get them to promote their products. So good that Lifehacker’s Gina Trapani posted a list of PR spammers and blocked emails from their domains. So good that the best way to get bad PR from bloggers these days is to try to get good PR from them.'
He then asks, 'What went wrong?', later coming up with some pointers for success. I'll leave you to read the article in full for the detail, but before he lists his pointers he has these wise words:
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Added into the links on the sidebar this weekend:
Wonderful humour.
Crime fiction blog in Spanish.
Previously added to the sidebar:
Crime fiction blogs in German:
If you want to keep up with the best in Irish crime fiction and the ever developing talent that emerges from Irish authors in the crime fiction world, you can do no better than bookmark the blog Crime Always Pays.
The blog has daily posts (weekdays for certain) provided by the blog author Declan Burke. He's a journalist, freelance writer, editor and author; so you can expect some well focused, pared down prose, which is always delivered. Declan has written two novels himself, but there's no sense of the blog as used for his own BSP. This really is a conduit for what is happening in Irish crime fiction. (The "happening" being the equivalent of a sort of explosion in recent years.) It really is not to be missed.
If you want to get a better feel for the author himself, then his latest novel is available here, with a good review of the novel here.
Sorry folks, I've had to add comment moderation to this site due to receipt of an influx of spammers over the weekend while I've been otherwise engaged. On the face of it, most comments looked reasonable, but the sites linked to the commenters' names wanted you to get down and very dirty and view some p**n, by the looks of it. Other comments were linked to what looked like blogs, but were really links to certain types of pharmaceuticals, no doubt dangerously fake anyway (to your health or to your pocket). Clever boys and girls. But not so clever, perhaps; people who write blogs can generally read too.
Comment moderation will remain for the foreseeable future. If you have a valid comment to make, please don't hesitate to leave it.
If you want to leave spam and links to dubious sites, may I suggest an alternative? Get a plane to take to you to the north or south pole and parachute out in only your underwear, with no food supplies or communication links, and no return ticket.
... personal and extremely important, my posts have been infrequent of late. They will also remain so, for the time being, as family needs conquer all others, and those needs are great, right now.
But, back soon with Anne Brooke's "A Dangerous Man" (psychological stuff and a parable of today, but what can we recognise in this? And do we want to?) and Paul Johnston's "The Death List" (a veritable blood bath, with no fictional stones unturned, plus an original approach to the standard crime fiction offering...).
Also coming soon, an interview with Chris Ewan, whose début novel "The Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam" has one hell of lot going for it, including humour.
Great new crime fiction, if you seek it out.
I've had some new referrals to this site recently and all are good for reading enthusiasts. Thanks to those listed below who have links to this site.
The Bookshelves Under Pressure blog is written by 30 something Paul who now works in the publishing industry. Previously, he's been a librarian, a bookseller and a book buyer, so I guess he knows his books. The blog is relatively new and it's one I'm going to keep an eye on.
The Dewey's Dartboard blog has nothing to do with darts really; but it has lots about books. I suspect that Dewey is based in the US, although that name is not far off a certain Welsh name that I'm far more familiar with and he’s also a librarian...
The Book Case is "Portsmouth Library Service's unofficial website for readers, guiding you through the overwhelming choice of what to read next and inviting you to share your reading experiences through reviews and recommendations". This really is an exciting site. I'm proud to say that on the "news" page, this site is delivered by RSS feed into the "Crime and Mystery" section, along with the splendid Eurocrime. My thanks to Portsmouth Library Service.
Having recently booked my tickets for the Hay Festival this year, I'm continuing to dip into this blog: Life in Hay, which is as it says on the label. This really is life in Hay on Wye and for a whole year and not just the festival's 10 days. If you've only visited for the festival, this is a reminder that Hay is not just a festival location and a little town of books, it's also in the middle of some beautiful farming countryside, with all that entails. Lesley Arrowsmith, the blog's author really does get the true flavour of Hay on record in this blog. I love it!
Now, more from radio and don't miss it...
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UK-based reader of crime fiction for many years.
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