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#MotownWriters Article: This Is How You Get Book Reviews!

@SylviaHubbard1's avatarMotown Writers Network . . . Michigan Literary Network

Authors want lots of good media for their books.  They always ask me:  “How do we get more reviews?”  Here’s the answer.
To get book reviews, a number of things need to happen. First, in order to get reviewed by a print media outlet, you will need to follow their instructions.  For instance, a publication like Library Journal generally wants to receive a galley (an advance review copy of the book) some three and a half months prior to its publication date. If you send it later than that you essentially undermine or destroy your chances of getting reviewed there.
Second, some publications do not want self-published books for review.  If that publication won’t review such books and your book is self-published, don’t bother contacting them.
Third, some publications, such as Publishers Weekly require that two copies be sent to them, not one. Please honor that request.
Fourth, you need to…

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

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