Bloggiesta Mini-Challenge: Put Your Best Forward

Tempting Persephone is running this one. We’re to look through some of our past posts and pick some posts that we feel represent our best work. I’m working on something similar for my 1000th post celebration so I don’t want to link to any of those posts. So I’ll highlight some of my best reviews:… Read More »

Bloggiesta January 8-10/09

 Yeah I’m so happy! I missed doing the first Bloggiesta and so I’m overjoyed to see that MawBooks is hosting another one! If you know what it is and want more info or to sign up, check out the Bloggiesta post on MawBooks. If you’ve never heard of it, here are the basics: “Some of… Read More »

My New Blog Design

So what do you think? I’d like to thank Lissa of Lily Blue Designs. She also redesigned my other blog Callista’s Ramblings a few months back. Please, let me know what you think! This post is Copyright 2001-2012 SMS Book Reviews. Do not reproduce anything without permission.

I missed everything… :(

I love reading and I love writing reviews and participating in special events in the book blog community. However since July I’ve gone into a funk that’s made me not read as much and not want to blog. I’m just starting to get back into everything but I’m saddened to find out I missed: Book… Read More »

My site is listed in an e-book!

This book review blog is listed as a writer’s resource in the recently released 2nd edition of Purple Snowflake Marketing – How to Make Your Book Stand Out in a Crowd by Dave and Lillian Brummet I’m listed in Appendix V: Author Friendly Blogs. Here’s some more information about the book. It’s by the same… Read More »

BIP: Blog Post Bingo 2

I didn’t do a post about it at the beginning like everyone else but I have been participating in the blog post bingo (2nd edition) for the Blog Improvement Project. RULES: Take a look at the 12 types of blog post below. Over the next three weeks, try to write as many of these different… Read More »

Going to camp….

Well I’m off to be a leader at Girl Guide Camp today. I’ll be back Saturday, July 25th. I go to camp every year. Last year I had a cool Camp Week going on with all kinds of posts. I had fully intended to do something again this year, maybe adult camping books or giveaways… Read More »