Lesa's Book Critiques: Kevin’s Corner Annex – From the Dust by David Swinson
Showing posts with label kevin r. tipple. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kevin r. tipple. Show all posts
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Guesting On The Blog
It
has been a few months, almost six now, so 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 may have been
already answered below so please read the post before reaching out.
Depending
on my reviews—Open days are currently Tuesdays and Sundays. I usually run
excerpts from published or about to be published works on Sundays as excerpts
seem to work best on those days.
No AI for anything. Period.
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 as inflation, my worsening health, and
other issues are making it even harder. 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.
Kevin
R. Tipple © 2026
Friday, March 27, 2026
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Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Monday, February 16, 2026
The Rap Sheet: Revue of Reviewers: 2-16-26
Always amazed to make the list. My review of The Hadacol Boogie: A Dave Robicheaux Novel by James Lee Burke gets the roundup started this time.
Saturday, January 17, 2026
2025 Critter's Poll Results: Kevin's Corner wins "Best Review Site"
The results have been announced today and this site
has won Best Review Site in the annual poll.
This means, the last six of seven years, this blog has won. After taking a year
off and not entering, this place has again won BACK to BACK to BACK.
FOR THE SECOND TIME!!!! Just amazing.
We were once again the only place reviewing
mysteries and crime fiction. We were also the only site that was not one of the
big guns with book giveaways, special events, and the like. We just do what we
do and roll on. No bells. No whistles. No gimmicks. Just reviews, guest posts,
and news of other things in the massive book world.
On behalf of myself, Scott, Aubrey, and numerous
other folks who have been a part of things here for another year, Thank
You. If it was not for all the guests who contribute to this blog every
month, this award and the recognition does not happen.
A massive and heartfelt THANK YOU goes
to you, the readers, who come by here and read this blog. You have stuck by the
place as things have gotten slower due to my health challenges and other
issues. If it was not for your support over these years, this never would have
happened one more time. I’m grateful.
I have always said I have a very hard conceiving of
the idea that anything I do, especially with the blog, really impacts other
folks. People tell me otherwise on a fairly frequent basis, but I have a very
hard time wrapping my head around that idea. Then this happens and I just shake
my head in amazement.
Thank You. It truly means a lot.
Kevin
Sunday, January 04, 2026
Mystery Fanfare: Mystery Readers Journal: Northern California Mysteries II (41:4)
Mystery Fanfare: Mystery Readers Journal: Northern California Myste...: Mystery Readers Journal: Northern California II (41:4) is now available. You'll also want to order the companion issue, too: Mystery ...
Sunday, December 28, 2025
Wednesday, December 24, 2025
Defending The Crown-- 28th Annual Critters Readers Poll Opened -- Best Review Site
It has been quite a year. Somehow, despite the way
worse financial situation and my own worsening health, I am still here. The blog
is still here too. Despite the fact that I am way slower reading and reviewing
wise, the blog continues to soar and add thousands of page views each month. I am
sure that the majority of that is due to the fact that the blog remains popular
with guests who contribute the lion’s share of content these days. I again
thank them for their posts.
I very much thank you, the reader, for your support.
If not for you coming and reading the blog, it would not exist.
I have never understood why anyone would value what
I do here. People tell me I impact the mystery and crime fiction community. I
don't see how. Yet, folks keep telling me I have an impact, as they have again
in recent days. Maybe it was the way I was raised. The idea that something I do
has value, that I matter, is such a bizarre concept to me.
The 28th Annual Critters Readers' Poll has opened
and I put Kevin’s Corner in the running in the Review site category. If you think the blog is worthy, please vote
at https://critters.org/predpoll/reviewsite.shtml
After you vote, make sure you respond to the
confirmation email and register your vote so that it is counted.
While currently we are the only review site listed,
I expect that we will once again be going up against a number of review sites
that have teams of reviewers and are active in many genres across multiple
forms of media. Most of them host book giveaways and other events as well. This
site remains an underdog as always because we do not have all the bells and
whistles that other sites have to drive traffic to them.
If you think we are worthy of your vote, please go cast your vote today. Remember, you must respond to the confirmation email for your vote to count.
Thank you for your continuing support.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2025
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