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Hi Everyone! Wishing you a very Happy and Safe Memorial Day Weekend!!
Saturday Snippet Soapbox
I saw something this morning as I was visiting my daily routine stops and it really bothered me. I have talked about it briefly in the past but thought I would get on my soapbox and discuss it today with y’all. Hoping we can have a discussion and/or you will share your thoughts on the subject.
What was it? This:
‘Seeking a reviewer
Hi, I offer professional reviews on Amazon.com. I have review other books on religion and Christianity. I do this for a fee. I also offer… more »(source LinkedIn)
My Thoughts:
I understand the majority of us, in the book blogging community, are not “professional” reviewers but ordinary every day consumers who share our opinions of books we have read. Some do or do not have degrees in English Literature and/or writing, but we do have opinions. A great number of book bloggers write great reviews, another one of my opinions.
I came on the scene a bit late so maybe I shouldn’t be taking on this subject, but then it has been 2+ years so I think I can speak a little about the neighborhood. My TBR list has tripled because of your reviews and I thank you, I think lol, for that. I value your honesty and respect your opinions or my TBR list wouldn’t be the size it is.
Over the past 2+ years, I feel and sense that we are taken more seriously as to our feelings on books. If not, I don’t think authors, publishers, publicists, etc would contact us for reviews. We no longer are “just mommy blogs” or people who just blog as a hobby. I think, again my opinion, that the majority of us take reviewing seriously. Most bloggers conduct and maintain their blogs in a professional, credible, with integrity, serious and more as a job than a hobby fashion.
My questions regarding paid reviews: Are they really going to be honest? If one is writing a review that has received payment, are they REALLY going to write a soso review or worse? How can that be an honest and credible review? Some of us post our reviews on Amazon, B&N, and other sites and now our reviews are going to be lumped together with “paid for reviews”. I will be honest, I do read reviews on those sites, however, I won’t be taking any of them seriously now. I will stick to those bloggers that I know are credible and who I have to thank for my TBR list. But what about the average consumer that don’t know about the book blogging community and honest reviews? Is that fair to the reading public and to those that decide on a purchase due to paid reviews?
I will now step off my soap box, refill my coffee cup and move on to my next stop, my google reader to see who has written reviews on books that I am interested in and to see if they get added to my TBR list. What are your feelings, thoughts and opinions on this? Am I wrong in my thinking on this matter? If I am misunderstanding this, then would greatly appreciate your comments to better understand. Criticism accepted lol.
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In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that we take it easy and look forward to the weekend. So I thought that on Fridays I would take it easy on posting, too. Therefore, I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response.
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With Memorial Day this weekend and that means BBQs and cookouts.
My question is:
Do you eat outdoors during the summer, when it’s
not a holiday, just for an everyday supper?
Ayelet from Simon & Schuster contacted me regarding my guests today. She has given me the opportunity and distinct honor to host and introduce you to two authors who are also heroes in my opinion. They are extraordinary men, who have given of themselves, to protect our freedom and safety. So, I ask to help me welcome, Stephen Templin and Howard E. Wasdin to the CMash blog.
Stephen Templin Howard E. Wadsin
(Photograph © Silvy Tompkins) (Photograph © Howard E. Wasdin)
Stephen Templin completed Hell Week, qualified as a pistol and rifle expert, and blew up things during Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training. He is now an associate professor at Meio University in Japan.
You can connect with author at his website.
Howard E. Wadsin graduated with BUD/S Class 143. After the Battle of Mogadishu, where he was awarded the Silver Star, Wasdin medically retired from the Navy in November 1995, after twelve years of service. He lives in Georgia.
You can connect with author at his website.
ABOUT THE BOOK
They are the Outcasts. Because people don’t want to know what they do.
In the wake of Osama bin Laden’s death, the President wants to finish the job once and for all and orders the assassinations of the seven men vying for bin Laden’s place. The president doesn’t want any of them left to dominate . . . and that means he has only one choice. But doing what’s needed without political repercussions will take a small team flying under the radar. A team capable of finessing the U.N.’s distinctions on national sovereignty and acts of war. A team like the Outcasts.
Alex Brandenburg: SEAL Chief Petty Officer and Outcasts Team Leader. Disobeyed direct orders by refusing to let a deadly terrorist live to kill another day. Francisco “Pancho” Rodriguez and John Landry: SEAL Petty Officers First Class. Took the pursuit of justice into their own hands with explosive results. Catherine “Cat” Fares:. Navy Petty Officer. Holds an unbeatable record for pissing off the top brass with her strongly stated opinions on the combat readiness of women.
The team’s mission: Take out the seven terror merchants vying to take Bin Laden’s place. The team’s status: Expendable.
As the Outcasts track down first one target, then another, and are hot on the tail of the third, they start to realize that they are closing in on a larger plot at hand and will have to do what SEALs do best to ensure the security of the United States: Break the rules, and get the job done.
Read the first chapter here.
Gallery Books on-sale May 29th, 20l2.
Pre order book at Amazon and/or B&N.
THANKS TO SIMON & SCHUSTER, I HAVE
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CLICK HERE TO BRING YOU TO
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MAY 24th to JUNE 7th, 2012
SEAL TEAM SIX OUTCASTS
by HOWARD E. WASDIN & STEPHEN TEMPLIN
SYNOPSIS:
They are the Outcasts. Because people don’t want to know what they do.
In the wake of Osama bin Laden’s death, the President wants to finish the job once and for all and orders the assassinations of the seven men vying for bin Laden’s place. The president doesn’t want any of them left to dominate . . . and that means he has only one choice. But doing what’s needed without political repercussions will take a small team flying under the radar. A team capable of finessing the U.N.’s distinctions on national sovereignty and acts of war. A team like the Outcasts.
Alex Brandenburg: SEAL Chief Petty Officer and Outcasts Team Leader. Disobeyed direct orders by refusing to let a deadly terrorist live to kill another day. Francisco “Pancho” Rodriguez and John Landry: SEAL Petty Officers First Class. Took the pursuit of justice into their own hands with explosive results. Catherine “Cat” Fares:. Navy Petty Officer. Holds an unbeatable record for pissing off the top brass with her strongly stated opinions on the combat readiness of women.
The team’s mission: Take out the seven terror merchants vying to take Bin Laden’s place. The team’s status: Expendable.
As the Outcasts track down first one target, then another, and are hot on the tail of the third, they start to realize that they are closing in on a larger plot at hand and will have to do what SEALs do best to ensure the security of the United States: Break the rules, and get the job done.
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Today Robyn, from WOW, is stopping by with an old friend who has visited in the past. She has a new book out that can help all of us. So without further ado, please help me in welcoming Mari McCarthy back at the CMash blog!!
ABOUT MARI McCARTHY
When Multiple Sclerosis robbed her right side of strength Mari decided to teach herself to write with her left hand. She gained more than strength, she found herself–buried talents, hidden baggage, and a way to heal herself from the inside out.
Now a certified Journal Therapist, Mari shares her knowledge and experience with others by teaching them how to find their own strengths and talents and use them to solve problems and achieve goals.
Mari L. McCarthy is The Journaling Therapy Specialist, founder of Create Write Now and Journaling for the Health of It™. Mari offers guidance, counseling and encouragement to writers through her many journaling eBooks and in private Journaling Jumpstart consultations. Mari’s next Start Journaling and Change Your Life in 7 Days Challenge will be June 4-10 http://www.createwritenow.com/start-journaling-workbook. Please join her!
Vist Mari at her website and blog.
GUEST POST
Offbeat Journaling Practices – Journaling on your daily train commute, or before bedtime, or doing your Morning Pages faithfully are some commonly known journaling habits. Here are some less common ones.
Offbeat Journaling Practices
By Mari L. McCarthy
Though mostly we think of journaling as something we do in quiet, private moments at home, it may be useful to remember it can be a far more mobile habit than that. If conditions at home aren’t always conducive to journal writing, try any of these substitutes.
Take your journal with you and write:
- During your morning commute
- At your lunch hour
- Sitting on a bench, as part of your daily walk in the park
- Instead of ducking out for an afternoon snack
- While waiting for appointments
- In the bathroom, if you tend to sit for a while
- To get back to sleep if you wake up in the middle of the night
Where you journal is one thing, why you journal is another. Again, the most common concept of journaling suggests it’s for the purpose of emotional dumping. And while that purpose is extremely useful and good, it alone is far from the only motivation to journal.
Journaling may be done for the purpose of remembering, documenting, guiding projects and challenges, projecting the future, solving problems, and a million more reasons.
You can also journal to record elements of your life. This is where things can get sweetly offbeat, while the returns can be remarkable. For fun, let’s consider a few ideas along these lines.
If you think of journaling as keeping a (usually) daily notation of something, creating a record that you can read over anytime in the future, then you could journal:
- How you feel while drinking your coffee this morning
- Today’s weather
- Comments on your closest relationship
- What you notice on the way to work
- What you have for lunch
- What you want today
- Today’s achievements
- Today’s failures
- Today’s mistakes
- Today’s humor
- Something new I learned today
- The most beautiful thing in your day
- The song that’s playing in your head
- How your workout went
- Something you are grateful for
- Spiritual musings of the day
Well, as you can see, we could go on forever. Which is the point. Just about anything you care about can be journaled.
I suggest a separate notebook for offbeat journals like these. And note that you’re likely to start off enthusiastically but eventually hit a wall. After many days of eager entries, suddenly one day you do not know how you feel, or you just don’t want to talk about the weather or today’s mistakes or whatever your chosen topic. Remember that this is the precise time to persevere! It is after you go beyond this hump that your discoveries multiply.
I’d love to hear some of your ideas about offbeat journaling, so please drop in a comment!
Mari L. McCarthy, journaling therapy specialist and author, owns Create Write Now, a website dedicated to all things journaling. The site includes hundreds of journaling prompts, personal journaling stories, interviews, a blog, and many other resources. Mari publishes many ebooks and e-workbooks to help journalers accomplish amazing things. She also conducts online Challenges, and you won’t want to miss her upcoming Start Journaling and Change Your Life in 7 Days Challenge, June 4-10.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Journaling, like any writing adventure or exercise program, tends to be cyclical—there are the times when you can’t wait to get-to-it and times when you can’t get started. Mari has the fix! It is her new e-workbook Start Journaling and Change Your Life in 7 Days.
In this workbook Mari addresses the most common roadblocks we come against in our journaling practice, from writer’s block and lack of time to finding motivation and silencing our inner critic. Whether you are new to journaling or need to climb out of a slump these seven days of writing prompts will get you moving in the right direction.
THANKS TO WOW AND AUTHOR, MARI McCARTHY,
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by MARI McCARTHY
SYNOPSIS:
Journaling, like any writing adventure or exercise program, tends to be cyclical—there are the times when you can’t wait to get-to-it and times when you can’t get started. Mari has the fix! It is her new e-workbook Start Journaling and Change Your Life in 7 Days.
In this workbook Mari addresses the most common roadblocks we come against in our journaling practice, from writer’s block and lack of time to finding motivation and silencing our inner critic. Whether you are new to journaling or need to climb out of a slump these seven days of writing prompts will get you moving in the right direction.
THANKS TO AUTHOR, MARI McCARTHY
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the giveaway on behalf of the
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exchange for my honest review. No items that I receive are
ever sold…they are kept by me, or given to family and/or friends.
I am not responsible for lost or damaged books that are shipped
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if rules of giveaway are not followed
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