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Getting Reviewed – The Indie Author Condundrum

By Eric Dontigney via Authors Social Media Support Group 

One of the tenets of book marketing is that you must get your book reviewed. One of the truths about being an indie author is that lots of places—reviewers, publishers, agents—automatically disqualify indie books from consideration. That bitter pill and much gnashing of teeth (mine included) out of the way, there is some light on the horizon. There are still plenty of places that either will review indie books or have no set policy against indie books. So, how do you get these places to give your book a review?

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If you missed my writing & marketing tweets and retweets yesterday, here they are again: 

1. Getting Reviewed – The Indie Author Condundrum http://ow.ly/jQHC3 #asmsg 
2. Indie Authors And The Vanity Publishing Question http://ow.ly/jUDSZ
3. Marketing Tips 4 Authors: Get exposure on 'Awesome Indies' http://ow.ly/jQIO2 by @CliveEaton
4. How To Get Book Reviews Without Spending (Too Much) Money http://ow.ly/jQJuK via @thecreativepenn
5. How to get bloggers to review your book: A very thorough answer to an important question by Emlyn Chand via Novel Publicity & Co http://ow.ly/jQJPq 
6. How to Get Your Self-Published Novel Reviewed http://ow.ly/jQK0D by C. Patrick Schulze
7. The Most Important Factor in SEO http://ow.ly/jQKOM via Daily Writing Tips
8. Creative Intersections: Pacing and Plotting: http://t.co/vS4xIG81pZ @DavidBCoe RT @elizabethscraig
9. Notes from Tabor Lane: 18 Links to Writing & Marketing Blog Posts http://ow.ly/jT51p
10. It’s Not What You Know It’s Who You Know http://t.co/xW99ziEwfX RT @TeamMegaphone
11. How to Write with a Co-Author http://t.co/mFjJ8NRwlA RT @lynneconstantin
12. 5 Ideas for Using Pinterest as an Author http://ow.ly/jR3ma via @JaneFriedman
13. How to Write a Memorable Beginning and Ending http://ow.ly/jR3yz via Write_Practice
14. 7 Reasons Your Manuscript Might be Rejected And What you Can Do to Prevent Rejection http://ow.ly/jR414 via @FictionNotes
15. 52 Top Websites to Post Your Book for FREE http://ow.ly/jRQf6
16. 5 Ways To Add Sparkle To Your Writing: http://t.co/vuvbv0JYeB RT @elizabethscraig:
17. How to Fix Unrealistic Dialogue by Jason Black http://ow.ly/jRQND
18. The Elements of a Good Mystery: http://t.co/mcXlhLOp2n @Fictorians RT @elizabethscraig 

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Happy writing & running, Kathy

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