M/M Book Reviews

While still reading as much as ever, lately I've become extremely lax in writing reviews.  The reason is this.  My blog is as yet mostly unviewed (yes, I think I made that word up) and unread.  Now there is a huge reason for that....I haven't done much in the way of letting anyone know it exists.  Sure, I mention it in passing from time to time, but I haven't really made an attempt to be marketed.  

I'm not sure that is ever going to change...Honestly, why would someone want to read a review that I've written?  Now, let's not misunderstand, I'm not feeling sorry for myself.  Not in the very least.  But, I'm not a stellar review writer.  My pen does flow, but it's mostly when I write stories for myself.    

Today I was reading a blog by Jeff Erno who blogged a post titled, "What's Happening To All the M/M Review Sites?"  In it Jeff made a very valid point.  One I'd never thought of before.  

Jeff states, "We're a small genre, and most of the authors who write m/m are not wealthy.  Many of us cannot afford to hire publicists and pay for expensive advertisements.  The free promotion on the internet that the book review websites provide is invaluable..."

I do honestly believe that the best thanks you can give an author is to write a review and post it.  So, I'm going to try to be better at writing reviews and posting them here.  Will they ever get read?  Maybe, more probably not.  But, I'll attempt to keep writing reviews on the off chance someone takes a peek in here and I can help a writer find an audience and become more widely read.

Sandy