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It’s a Blogo-Birthday!

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Marlene Harris | 63 Comments

And what’s that, you might very well ask? On April 4, 2011 this blog was born. The first version was Escape Reality, Read Fiction! Courtesy of The Wayback Machine, here’s what it looked like, back in the early days of…last … Continue reading →

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Bloggiesta Recap

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Marlene Harris | 1 Comment

Murphy’s Law being what it generally is, more stuff happened over Bloggiesta weekend than was originally planned. Which means that I didn’t participate in the Bloggiesta events as much as I would have liked. There will be another Bloggiesta September … Continue reading →

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3 Star Ratings: the Reviewer’s Perspective

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Marlene Harris | 11 Comments

What does it mean to a reviewer to give a 3-star rating? This post is part of the 3-Star Rating Event organized by Bitten by Paranormal Books. Today’s post, not just here but at all of the participating blogs, is … Continue reading →

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3 Star Rating Event — Opinions Wanted

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Marlene Harris | Comments Off

Dear Authors And Publishers, Tell me what you think when you receive a 3 Star rating! (At Reading Reality, that’s an Escape Rating of C) Reading Reality is participating in the 3 Star Rating Event hosted by Bitten by Paranormal … Continue reading →

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Book Bloggers Unite at BBPOC

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Marlene Harris | Comments Off

This has to be the best idea ever! I’m just sorry I missed it last year. There’s a Book Bloggers and Publishers Conference March 7-11. Where is it? Online, of course! The schedule looks absolutely fabulous. Starting at noon on … Continue reading →

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Hot Buttons Syndicated!

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Marlene Harris | Comments Off

Yesterday I received an email from BlogHer that they wanted to syndicate my post Hot Buttons Popping, which is about discrimination against same-sex romances in writing contests. I was so excited when I read the email, I think the neighbors heard … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo no, NaBloPoMo, yes!

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Marlene Harris | 2 Comments

Everyone has heard of NaNoWriMo. It’s the month where people all over the United States commit to writing so many words per day, in order to kick-start themselves into writing their novel. It’s like a global support group for novelists. … Continue reading →

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