Gather 'round book bloggers.
Call your friends.
Alright book bloggers. I have a proposal for you. No, no,
not asking any of you to marry me. Not yet anyway. What I’m trying to say is
that during the two Book Blogging 101 (#BB101) chats I’ve participated in, sponsored by Rachel
from Parajunkee’s View, there has been chatter amongst many of us regarding the
desire to be recipients of meaningful comments.
Many of us work extremely long and hard, writing,
researching and rewriting features and reviews; we pour parts of our soul into
these and then…nothing. The only way we know anyone has even visited is by
checking into our stats. What does this mean? We have a ton of talented,
dedicated, sad bloggers. I don’t like sad bloggers—well, that is to say I still
like them, I just don’t want them to be sad.
So, sad bloggers of the world, feast your eyes on this:
Yes, that works. But it doesn’t help fix the problem. We
need to address the reason our bloggers are sad. What is the point of writing
our posts (other than getting free books!) if we aren’t actually making a
difference? I’m not saying I don’t like the sound of my own voice, that I don’t
enjoy typing from my soap-box. I do, actually. I just enjoy it more when I’m
not staring out at--nothing. I want to interact with people, to know how they feel
about what I’ve said.
Which leads me to my proposal: Limelight Reviews
Here’s my thought: Have a meme where interested bloggers can
pick a particular review from their own site that they want to spotlight. Post
a link to the review with the book title, author and genre.
Example: The Seven Year Witch, Jodi Redford--Paranormal Romance
Each blogger who posts a link
picks 5 other reviews to hop over to and post on. Not a “Hey, great review” be
thoughtful, engaging about it. “That’s an interesting point, I’ve never really
thought of looking at it that way. Have you ever read [insert similar book]?"
Now, I am thrilled to host this. I’m a new blogger with a
small follow (who I adore and appreciate--*waves*), but I want to gauge
interest first. So, please, leave me a message here or on Twitter and let me
know your thoughts.
1. Is this something you might participate in?
2. Would you like to see it as a weekly or bi-monthly meme?
3. Think it’s an okay idea, but won’t really work?
4. Think I should shut up and just get your feedback?
5. Sending the zombies after me to get me to shut up? It’s
cool; I’m prepped. Bring it.
Alright. Time to give me your opinion. Be gentle, but
honest. If none of you will participate (or won’t if I’m host), please tell me.
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