Book bloggers are so important to authors, especially those of us who are independently published.

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Why? Because you understand the genre better than anyone else and your reviews and critiques are vital in helping other readers decide whether they should invest their time and money on a book.

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Whether you loved or hated a story. If there’s a big twist coming. If it kept you up reading into the small hours. If you couldn’t turn the pages fast enough.

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Your reviews help to give us exposure during a launch and in return, you receive a free book from us that you get to read in advance of anyone else. It’s the perfect relationship!

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I do understand you’re busy, though. There are so many books and only so many hours in the day. But if you do download an advanced copy of one of my books, I would expect in return you at least make the time to read it and leave a short review or critique.

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Please note, due to cost, I am only able to provide digital review copies in the form of an epub file, which is readable on ereaders and tablets. 

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Where should I post my review?

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Ideally, your review would appear in at least one, if not more, of these platforms:

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• Amazon

• Social media (Instagram / Facebook / Tik Tok / You Tube)

• Goodreads

• An online blog

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However, whatever you do (and I’m sure you don’t need reminding) please NO SPOILERS! There’s nothing more guaranteed to kill sales than a reviewer giving away the twist.

It’s happened to me more than once and it’s absolutely infuriating.

 

What happens now I’ve signed up the AJ Wills bloggers alert?

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If you’ve signed up to my exclusive bloggers alert list, you’ll receive notifications from me when I have a new book coming out, with an option to download an advanced reader copy.

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Where can I find a cover image?

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When I send you a download link to one of my novels, I’ll usually provide a link to an ‘asset library’ of images you can use, free of charge, on your blogs which will include images of the cover plus book and ereader mock-ups.

For example, for my thriller The Secrets We Keep, I made this library of assets available to everyone who wanted to leave a review.

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Do I need to post on social media?

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As well as posting your reviews on Amazon, one of the most helpful ways of spreading the word about a new book – and your work as a blogger – is on social media.

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I know it’s not for everyone, but you don’t need to reveal anything about yourself if you don’t want to.

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Just use a cover of the book you’re reviewing and the words from your review.

However, please tag me into any social media posts as I love to see them and I like to share them with my followers.

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Here are my links:

Facebook - AuthorAJWills

Instagram - ajwills_author

Goodreads - A.J.Wills

BookBub - AJWills

Tik Tok - AJ_wills_author

 

What about reviews of your previously published books?

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Review copies of my earlier novels are still available to bloggers.

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Although, they might have been out for a while, reviews are still important though and I would ask you treat the book as you would a new release, leaving an honest review on Amazon, at the very least.

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Just click on the link for the book you’re interested in below and follow the download instructions:

 

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How can I get in touch with you?

 

And if you have any queries and want to get in touch with me, you can email me directly at adrian@ajwillsauthor.com or complete the form below and I’ll get straight back to you.