Building Author/Blogger Relationships with The Autumn Review

Authors need to be aware of the golden resources that are at their finger tips. One of the most important of these is the Book Blogger. 

Not only should they be loved, but they should be respected! Autumn of The Autumn Review is here with some insight from a bloggers perspective!

Thank you for having me on your blog today Laura!

When I started blogging, I already had a few relationships with authors established. That’s what helped me get into the community. I met other bloggers as well as other authors through those relationships. So, in my opinion, I think it’s very important to maintain and develop strong author/blogger relationships.

From what I’ve seen and experienced, there are many authors out there that don’t know all of the advantages of establishing blogger relationships. Bloggers are a fantastic resource for authors to help promote their books. Many blogs out there will not only review for them, but will generally promote them with cover reveals, weekly meme’s, giveaways, and more.

As for my personal experience with authors, I’ve developed some really great professional and personal relationships since I’ve started blogging. I’ve had the opportunity to read some really fantastic books pre-release, as well as beta reading. I think once you establish a trusting relationship with an author, the more they value your input. I also believe that just like in the blogging world, authors talk to each other about the bloggers to trust and rely on.

I do believe there is a limit of how far a blogger will/should go to help an author. Most authors do remember and respect the fact that most bloggers, blog because we love to read. As simple as that. Most of us don’t get paid and some of us make daily posts, which is extremely time consuming. So, yes, we get a lot of free books, but we also do a lot of work. I haven’t run into too many instances in which I’ve felt taken advantage of, but I do see it happen.

There are a few relationships I’ve made with authors that have become true friendships. That said, I don’t treat their books any differently. In fact, I almost feel like I can be more honest with them about a book. I also think that those friends understand that I may not fall in love with every book they write.

Now that I’ve rambled on for way longer than I originally planned, do I think author/blogger relationships are important? You bet I do. If you are an author and want to sell your book/s, I’d highly recommend searching for bloggers within your genre online, through Goodreads, Amazon, B&N, TWITTER and FACEBOOK. 

So happy to have you Autumn! Who are some of your favorite book bloggers? How did you meet? Leave me a comment!