Want To Be A Guest?

 

As we stare in the face of summer when the flaming Sky God tries to kill us all, I thought I would remind you that I welcome guest posts here. If you have read this kind of post before, and have an interest, please read this updated post today as I have added a couple of things.

 

Guests are more than welcome and very much appreciated. Unlike some folks and their places, I don’t have a lot of forms to fill out or hoops to jump through as I have made the process as easy as possible. Most questions you are already answered here so please read the post before reaching out.

 

First and foremost, No AI for anything. Period. 

 

With that out of the way…. Depending on my reviews—Open days are currently Tuesdays and Sundays. Sometimes other says are as well as I don’t read that fast anymore. I usually run excerpts from published or about to be published works on Sundays as excerpts seem to work best on those days.

  

Topic--pretty much anything goes. While my blog is mainly aimed towards items of interest for readers and writers of mystery and crime fiction, I am open to pretty much anything. I do ask that folks avoid the topics of religion and politics unless either or both directly relate to the work being discussed or promoted.

 

Please Note --- I am not going to run anything that advocates big pharma is hiding the cure for cancer. Folks that come up with that stuff deserve a special place in hell.

 

Before contacting me, please have an actual idea in mind. I absolutely do not assign topics. That means I am NOT going to tell you what to write about. This is your opportunity to write what you want to write about. You know your books, your expertise in topics, etc. I do not. Your idea does not have to be set in stone. It does need to have some detail. Have something to say beyond the fact that you have a new book coming out and you want to talk about it in a guest post.  Have at least a couple of things that you know you want to have in your piece and tell me that in your pitch.

 

And, yes, book reviews are very popular here. Several folks regularly contribute book reviews. I would love to have more book reviews from guests.

 

Word Count: Totally up to you. I do not set a maximum or a minimum word count.

 

When your piece is ready, you send it to me by email and include a 100 words or fewer bio. Also send any pics that you think should be included in the piece. While some guest posts are super heavy in pictures, I think it works best to have two or so. While I can and do lift author photos and book covers from Amazon and author websites, it is easier if you just send it from the start as well as any other pics you believe should be included.

 

Exclusivity: The period should be original to my blog. I request that you allow me to be the exclusive home for the piece for 90 days. This allows me to make multiple posts about your guest post on social media and still bring in readers.

 

I have had folks write for me one weekend and, within two weeks, ignore the exclusivity period, and run the exact same piece elsewhere. Rather kills the point of my efforts to bring attention to your post.

 

This is, as always, a nonpaying opportunity. Yes, I absolutely value your work. I also have no income other than SSD (and that is just a few hundred each month) and am supporting myself, my adult son, and this old house on what little I inherited when my Mom passed. The bank account is steadily shrinking and I am doing the best I can to hang in here. Scott has been without work since mid April and that has made things massively worse. Things are going downhill, rapidly, but as long as I can keep this place going, I will.

 

While I have no funds to pay you, I can promise to promote the heck out of your appearance. You will be seen. I can’t promise a certain number of sales, but most guests do see a spike in their sales. Guests who are on the blog on a semi regular basis do far better than one off appearances, but everyone does see an impact.

Questions/ pitches should be sent to me at Kevinrtipple AT Verizon.net

 

I hope you choose to be a part of things here. Looking forward to hearing from you.

  

 

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