Category Archives: Book bloggers

4,000 Followers Giveaway – and the winner is….

Posted on July 2, 2020 by

In June, Fictionophile reached the 4,000 followers milestone.  To celebrate, and to thank you all for supporting my blog, I hosted a The winner receives an Amazon gift card I used the “Random Name Picker” web tool to choose from … Continue reading →

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A little light housekeeping – Book Blogger style

Posted on April 27, 2020 by

Since we’re all stuck at home due this global pandemic, what better time than to do a little light housekeeping – book blogger style.I love being a wee part of this fantastic book-blogging community. To that end, I try to … Continue reading →

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January 2020 recap – The Ups and the Downs of Bookblogging

Posted on January 31, 2020 by

Well folks, January has been a mixed bag for me.  I read some very good novels, posted quite a few times with reviews and other bookish stuff, received some stellar titles in my monthly book haul, and, on a personal … Continue reading →

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Edelweiss Reviewer’s Group on Goodreads

Posted on December 5, 2019 by

Hello Lovely Bookbloggers! Many of you know that I am a member of NetGalley and Edelweiss.  A while back I noticed that although there were a couple of Goodreads groups aimed at NetGalley reviewers, there didn’t seem to be any … Continue reading →

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Discussion Post: Author’s reactions to reviews

Posted on October 14, 2019 by

I’ve been blogging about books for quite some time now. For the most part things have gone smoothly. I seldom get any reaction to my reviews from authors, but for the most part the feedback I have gotten has been … Continue reading →

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Great books I haven’t read yet… #bookblogger stress

Posted on May 21, 2019 by

All of the novels in the above graphic are on my TBR.  I do NOT have review commitments for any of them. But these are the ones I really, really, really want to read. Sometimes I wish I could live … Continue reading →

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WordPress upgrade or not?

Posted on April 27, 2019 by

For years now I have hosted my blog on WordPress. I have a free plan which displays annoying advertising to my followers. I was thinking of upgrading to a paid plan and wondered if any of you have done this. … Continue reading →

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WordPress weirdness…

Posted on April 14, 2019 by

Hi folks. I hope everyone had a great weekend. Just in case you were wondering…  WordPress has been acting strange lately. Blogs that I have followed for YEARS are now starting to show that I’m not following them at all! … Continue reading →

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Unsolicited review requests #bookbloggers #authors

Posted on March 3, 2019 by

As a busy book blogger, I receive many review requests on a daily basis. Most are polite, many are obvious just ‘feeling’ out the process. I try to answer each and every one. Also, like most busy book bloggers, I … Continue reading →

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Recommended by Book Bloggers… Part 2

Posted on February 24, 2019 by

I am constantly adding to my TBR. The reason for this? BOOK BLOGGERS! As the recipient of a lot of book blogger support, I try to repay in kind by visiting other book blogger’s blogs. Over the years I’ve naturally … Continue reading →

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Hashtag symbol in WordPress tags?

Posted on January 19, 2019 by

I love doing discussion posts because I always learn something – or at least I have another question to ask. LOL This time I have a question for all of you WordPress bloggers. Ever since I have been blogging I’ve … Continue reading →

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Twitter #Hashtags… Do you use them #Bookbloggers?

Posted on January 19, 2019 by

Much has been said about the use of hashtags over the past few years. As a relative Twitter/Social Media newbie, I have attempted to incorporate hashtags whenever appropriate. I do think they are valuable, especially for bloggers. As a former … Continue reading →

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Blocked? Hurt and puzzled…

Posted on January 7, 2019 by

As many of you know, I follow a lot of book bloggers and try to Tweet their reviews in support of their efforts.  Today I tweeted a good review and then tried to ‘Follow’ this blogger on Twitter (I thought … Continue reading →

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A little light housekeeping – Book Blogger style

Posted on January 5, 2019 by

I love being a wee part of this fantastic book-blogging community. To that end, I try to support my fellow bloggers as much as I can, time permitting.  I have a vast blogroll of 208 book bloggers whose blogs I … Continue reading →

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Proud to be a #bookblogger

Posted on December 10, 2018 by

To quote another blogger who is just starting out “I’ve found my tribe“.  The book blogging community has made my retirement twice as enjoyable as it would have been otherwise.  As I waste my time spend a lot of enjoyable … Continue reading →

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