I know Goodreads has its issues but my book just reached 10 reviews in the first month from launch and it makes my heart happy to hear all the lovely things people are saying about how they are connecting with my characters and story.
Found this good article about using Goodreads to promote your book. I know the platform has its issues, but it can be a good tool.
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My book is out in the world today! I'm so stinking excited!
https://www.sarahtollok.com/bookstories-coming-march-2024
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With Even Greater Mistakes, @charliejane doesn't make a single misstep. She is a master of modern SFF. #bookreview #bookrec #scifi
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5540795391?book_show_action=false
5/5: This collection holds levity and darkness, slapstick and nihilism, far flung fantasy and gritty hardcore dystopia. It has a patch-worked time machine* that starts as tall tales, a religion and afterlife that also start out as tall tales, and a bike companion that sprouts wings. It has a bookstore straddling two Americas, complete with a book club happening amidst the start of a war. And none of these gorgeous stories are mistakes. Every one of them hit their mark. Charlie Jane Andres flexes her expansive range and her limitless imagination on every page. Even when her stories dive deep in...
Tell me your favorite #tropes ! 📝
Am I partial because I have a story in this collection? Yes.
But in all honesty, I think I would have loved it anyway. Check out my review of Already Gone: Forty Stories of Running Away, edited by Hannah Grieco, published by @alansquirepub
#shortstory #flashfiction #anthology #reading #readingcommunity #writing #writingcommunity.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5665115708
5/5: Full disclosure: One of the forty stories is mine. Did you know there were so many ways to run away? A fast car. A little boy's own fast feet. Shape-shifting into a bird then taking flight. Throwing on a hide, making an offering, then joining a wolf pack. Or in one's own dreams, be they asleep or awake. It's a universal urge, though a deeply personal one. It's something we keep from those we're closest to, because escape is not often a team sport. In the words of contributor Deesha Philyaw from her story "Mother's Day" Can you "It's not you, it's me" your kids? Do you tell them how you...
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