Babs BookMark Issue 2 | Page 72

Sassy Brit TB : Can you tell us a little bit about yourself ?

SB : I ’ m married , with one child , six fish , two rats and a dog ; all of which have grown out of proportion .
TB : What made you get into blogging ?
SB : I first started to review my own books and products years ago , when reviewing seemed to be a new phenomena . My first review on Amazon was a Marks and Spencer Horror Anthology . I was so new to the idea of having my say publicly I think I wrote the whole review in capitals and felt very nervous pressing that send button . A few years later , still reviewing , I met a lovely lady called Evelyn from Belgium who started her own review site , called Euro- Reviews . It was at the height of this new thing called ‘ Erotica ’ and new publishing houses full of the stuff were popping up everywhere . So much so , it was hard to find anything else to review . And that ’ s what got me thinking . I instantly set up Alternative-Read . com with the idea of reviewing ‘ alternative ’ books . For a while , all I kept getting offered was erotica , and but eventually word spread and that changed . Way back in 2007 we even won the 1st place accolade in the Preditors and Editors Best Review Site . Which is nice .
TB : What do you like about Social Media ?
SB : The clue is in the name . It ’ s so social ! It ’ s fun . I get to find out all the hot topics that I ’ m interested in , and talk about them . Although it ’ s work , it doesn ’ t feel like it !
TB : What does an author / blogger need to do most on Social Media ?
SB : Get involved ! Be an active member of the community you most want to be become part of . That might sound obvious , but taking the time to make the effort to listen to what others in your favourite community are actually saying and responding to them is HUGE . If this sounds like too much work , well , you can always get someone like me to help you out .