My name is
Brooke. I am formally of the blog The Cover Contessa. I do all sorts of stuff on my blog:
reviews, ARC reviews, interviews, memes, book blasts and book tours.
When did you start book blogging?
I started
in March of 2012.
Name your favourite book/s and why.
Oh, so many
to name! LOL! I am in love with Jennifer L. Armentrout’s Covenant series. It is
spectacular. I also love Tahereh Mafi’s Shatter Me Series and Cassandra Clare’s
Infernal Devices and Mortal Instrument series’. I really just love to read and
I’ll try just about anything. I mostly
stick to the young adult genre focusing on paranormal and dystopian. I have a
few indies that I really love, as well: Christine Fonseca, David Estes,
Stephanie Judice. If you haven’t read them, you really should!
While I was writing The Scarlet Omen, I tried to
keep in mind what I as a reader love while staying true to my writing style. In
your opinion, what do readers look for in a book?
I think
readers need a good plot line and well fleshed out characters. I need to be
able to connect to the characters, to understand them and they need to be
realistic (even if the plot line involves something supernatural or out of this
world). I tend to gravitate towards books that grab me right from the start, so
I need something that will start off with some kind of a bang. Personally, I
like books that are well edited. I have read a few that have really needed some
more going over and it really bugs me, probably because my first college degree
is in English! LOL!
If you could be a character from any book, who
would you choose to be and why?
Oh, I would
definitely be Alex from The Covenant Series for sure. Why, you ask, well
because I’d get to be with Aiden and what would be better than that??? J
What are the things that you love and hate
about being a book blogger?
I love all
the connections I have made with other readers, fellow bloggers and authors.
It’s so great to get out there and see all these different personalities and
thoughts on things. And it educational to boot! Sometimes, as a blogger, I feel
like it is expected that I post every day and that I remember EVERYTHING people
tell me. I’m a blogger for fun, I have a job and family and a house to run, so
sometimes things slip through the cracks. I hate to disappoint people.
Do you have any recommendations for authors or
readers who are thinking about starting their own blogs?
Make your
layout easy. I hate blogs that are difficult to navigate. Make interesting
posts. Connect with other bloggers to get ideas and don’t be afraid to contact
authors. I find most authors love to do things for bloggers because it helps
get their books noticed. Be organized. I use a lot of Google Drive spreadsheets
and I have a template for my author questions and such. Have a calendar that’s
easy to read and that might give you reminders of what you have set up. And try
to get ahead of your posts if you can. I try to do at least 3 days at a time of
posts, though it doesn’t always work out this way. Most of all—have fun
blogging. If it becomes something you don’t enjoy, then it’s going to be
reflected in your posts.
Thanks so much for that insightful interview,
Brooke! Readers, here’s where you can go check out The Cover Contessa’s other
Internet Escapades....
Blog: www.thecovercontessa.com
Twitter: @covercontessa
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCoverContessa
Blog Email: bhwrn1@gmail.com
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Twitter: @covercontessa
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCoverContessa
Blog Email: bhwrn1@gmail.com
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You rock, Brooke! Thanks for a terrific interview! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for having me here today! These questions were a lot of fun to answer!
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