Kindra M. Austin’s Constant Muses is a eulogy, a message of comfort and a warrior cry By: Mariah Voutilainen Upon opening Kindra M. Austin’s Constant Muses, I was immediately taken with the noir-y feel of her poetry. As Austin’s opening piece suggests, it is “eternally October” in the world that she paints with her richContinue reading “Book Review: Kindra M. Austin’s Constant Muses, by Mariah Voutilainen”
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The Value of Book Reviews
Book reviews are currency for the indie author, especially when reader feedback appears on Amazon and Goodreads. That makes sense, considering the weight of word of mouth marketing. I read an article on Impact recently that stated consumers are 4x more likely to buy goods and services when referred by a friend, and 63% ofContinue reading “The Value of Book Reviews”
Indie Blu(e) Welcomes Nicholas Gagnier
Nicholas is an indie writer from Ottawa, Canada, and former author of the Free Verse Revolution blog, which spawned three full books of poetry, GROUND ZERO (2013); SWEAR TO ME (2017) and the FVR COLLECTION (2018), as well as smaller chapbooks THE KILLING WAGE (2014), LITTLE CITY (2015) and GENERATION WHY (2016). An advocateContinue reading “Indie Blu(e) Welcomes Nicholas Gagnier”
Book Review: Nicholas Gagnier’s Free Verse Revolution: The Collection (2010-2017) by Mariah Voutilainen
Nicholas Gagnier’s Free Verse Revolution: The Collection (2010-2017) is a farewell describing a difficult but fruitful journey By Mariah Voutilainen If this is your first introduction to Nicholas Gagnier’s work, as it was mine, you will find within the pages of Free Verse Revolution: The Collection (2010-2017) a testament to the power of writing inContinue reading “Book Review: Nicholas Gagnier’s Free Verse Revolution: The Collection (2010-2017) by Mariah Voutilainen”
Help Wanted: Book Reviewers for Indie Blu(e)
Six good reasons to write book reviews for Indie Blu(e): Free copies of books by great indie writers Advanced access to new releases Further development of your writing and reviewing skills Increased exposure for your writing Opportunity to network with indie writers & indie publishers Opportunity to support & promote indie writers Intrigued? ContactContinue reading “Help Wanted: Book Reviewers for Indie Blu(e)”
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