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A New Look!

July 25, 2017 2 Comments

As you can see, Chick Lit Goddess has a new look, and I’m thrilled to share it with you. Changing its appearance has been an idea of mine for a long time, and now that things have slowed down in my personal life, it has given me a chance to get back to what I love–and that’s everything that has to do with books!

With that said, not only am I writing again, I’m back to featuring authors and their books, along with hosting Goddess Book Tours, so if you want to work together, just contact me, and I’d be happy to start working with you.

Until next time, my friends and followers, I wish you a wonderful rest of your week!

Filed Under: Isabella Louise Anderson Tagged With: #GoddessLit, #GoddessTours, Authors, Blog Post, Blogger, Book Features, Book tours, Chick Lit, Chick Lit Goddess, New Look, Romance, Studio Mommy, Updated Website, Women's Fiction

Happy New Year!

January 6, 2017 Leave a Comment

Happy New Year, Chick Lit Goddess followers! If you’re like me, then you’re very happy 2016 is over and that a new year is finally here, (please read THIS post to start your year off right)!

That being said, I wanted to let you know of some changes on this site. For one, this website will be getting a facelift soon, and when it does, I hope you like it. 🙂

Another change will be that this will strictly be a book blog site, so I will no longer be posting blogs pieces here. If you’re interested, you can find my newly updated site HERE and, while you’re there, you can subscribe to follow my personal author posts.

For now, I will have a review of my first book of the year coming on the 16th, and book tours/reviews will resume in mid-March.

If you have any questions or comments, just let me know!

I wish you all the best in 2017!

Filed Under: Isabella Tagged With: #GoddessLit, 2017, Blog Post, Changes, Isabella Louise Anderson

Blog Post!

October 12, 2015 Leave a Comment

Hey, everyone! As you might have noticed, Chick Lit Goddess has been quite busy lately, but I just wanted to let y’all know that I wrote a blog post on Friday, so click HERE to view it out on my author website. Also, be sure to sign up for my newsletter, which you can do by clicking HERE. It will have a new monthly feature, which I’m excited to share with you, and what’s more exciting is that those who do, you’ll be first to see the cover of my upcoming release, “Cards From Khloe’s Flower Shop,” when it’s time.

Happy Monday, y’all, and GO RANGERS!

Filed Under: Isabella Tagged With: Blog Post, Books, Cards From Khloe's Flower Shop, Chick-Lit, Isabella Louise Anderson, Newsletter, Women's Fiction

GIVEAWAY: You Could Be A Winner…

August 21, 2014 1 Comment

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Hello, family, friends, and followers!

I’m hard at work on my upcoming release, CARDS FROM KHLOE’S FLOWER SHOP, but I’m writing to tell you about an exciting giveaway. From now, until September 9th, you can enter to win a signed paperback copy of my book, THE RIGHT DESIGN, along with two bookmarks! To enter to win, click HERE to go to my author website, and then click on the Rafflecopter link. Yes, it’s that easy!

**U.S. residents only, please**

Also, click HERE to check out all the great reviews I’m getting on Amazon!

Filed Under: Isabella Tagged With: Authors, Blog Post, Books, Chick-Lit, Giveaway, Isabella Louise Anderson, The Right Design, Women's Fiction

I’m Just Not Into You Kind of Books

March 1, 2014 4 Comments

I take my job seriously as a book reviewer. I love to read, which is one reason I’m picky about the books I accept to review (I’m still not taking review requests at this time). However, if you’ve made the cut and I have accepted your offer (either in the past or future), this is a good thing. It means that I’ve liked the storyline enough to move on to the next step, which is reading the book. There have been weekends that I’ve been trapped in a book and can’t get myself to come out, even for Mexican food and margaritas — my weakness. For most of the time, books like these will get a 4 or 5 star from me. It means that not only is the writing good, but so was the story line. I enjoyed the characters, and the book “spoke” to me, (yes, there is such thing).

However, if I’ve accepted to offer to read and review it and can’t get motivated to get through the first five chapters (I always give it five), it’s hard for me to want to give you a good review, even if I love you and another book you’ve written.

This leads me to think several things:

1) The book was “sold” to me wrong/false advertising

Believe it or not, your book might have been sold to me wrong. Whether or not you or your publicist email me asking if I’d review your book, selling it is to me is a big key. However, being honest about what your book is about is huge for me. If one says that it’s about “this,” but it ends up about being “that,” you’ve already lost me.

My advice: People want to read your book, so don’t sell your book saying it’s one thing when it’s really not.

2) It’s not my genre in which I read (chick lit and women’s fiction)

The big debate over whether the proper term is chick lit or women’s fiction still gets to me (in my mind, it will always be chick lit), but these days there is definite distinction about what types of books these are. These are the books with the pretty covers, the drama over something (examples: a new job or a relationship gone wrong, and overcoming those issues, so that the reader and your character(s) are satisfied with the happy ending).

My advice: Define the genre of your book. If you’re torn between two (or even three) go with what you really think, and don’t focus so much on getting your book out there to the wrong people. Like I said above, make sure you pick the right blogger/reviewer.

3) No matter how hard I want to like your book, I just can’t

Have you ever noticed that reading books are a lot like a relationship? As much as you want it to work out, sometimes you can’t force it. You might want it to work because you loved the author’s other book(s), but for some reason this one you just can’t get into, and that’s okay. Believe it or not, the author doesn’t want to waste your time with their book if you’re not liking it, mostly because they know the review won’t be so good. In this case, it’s better to contact the publicist or author, let them know your situation, and then offer to help them out by either featuring the book in a different way.

My advice: As a reviewer, be honest. As an author of a book that someone can’t get into, know that there are other reviewers out there who will be willing to read your book, and they will enjoy it, so don’t give up on “selling it right,” making sure that the book went to the right genre, and that if someone doesn’t like your book, it’s time to find someone who will.

Filed Under: Isabella Tagged With: Authors, Blog Post, Bloggers, Book genres, Book Reviews, Books, Chick-Lit, Isabella Louise Anderson, Women's Fiction, Writing

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