random blog stuff

Note to Self: Release Date are a good thing to put on posts when the book isn't out yet. Links and more You prolly haven't noticed but I am screwing around with my side bars. Why I don't know since it is possible blogger will make me screw with my template but that is another blog... I have added a column on the right under reader blog for author and group blogs. They may stay there, I may cut the ones I don't go to at least once a month (week? day?) and leave the others as a reference on the 'authors in blogland' post which is currently in draft again. Two things: 1. Do you break out the 'group' blogs from the 'author' blogs? Right now I have them mixed. 2. Where do you put unsold authors, most of which are readers as well? With the Readers until they sell or the authors? I can't make up my mind. The Pretty Color... I am still trying to decide what background color to use. Any suggestions? Am I the only person who doesn't go to some sites because it is just too flipping our to read? There are a handful I will highlight the text so I can read the dark font on dark background. Label I am playing with the labels. YAY labels they are fun. Check out the right side bar - if you click 'Nifty Book Info' you should get any post labeled with ::Book Info::. I am playing with the labels right now to figure out what best makes sense to me. Like right now I have a 'book info' and an 'author info'. If you updated your website or changed genres - I would label that author info. If I posted about a book - excerpt, new cover, review or whatever - that would go under book info. yes I give this way too much thought. I will post a 'key' to all the labels at some point cuz god knows what makes sense in my head doesn't always make sense once it leaves my head. Amazon Associates Does anyone make any money off the amazon linky thing? Where if someone goes through you link to buy the book you get a penny (or whatever). I want a way to make a few bucks to cover postage to do contests. Media Mail is pretty cheap but I don't want to do it if I can't include outside the US. And I wonder... is it tacky? Review Format I keep going back and forth on many issues. Biggest one review format... I like my format for the 'ebuzz' books. But I am not sure I want to do it that way for print books. At the same time, I like the way I did reviews for AAR, but I think that is TOO much and TOO time consuming. I think I have decided wendy's rule of anything after page 50 (unless it is on the back of the book) is a spoiler is a good rule. Not to say I won't have spoilers but I wanetd to get a handle on what should go behind a cut. Very hard for a long time spoilerwhore to figure out *g*. But like everything else on my blog I can't make up my mind on I have decided to just do it and tweak as I go along. Link me to how you do it... what works for you... what must you have in your review... is there anything you make sure NOT to do? Feel free to give your imput on what works for you and what doesn't. There is a link at the top right to email me or you are welcome at any time to comment on blog on anything. Keep in mind... I blog because it amuses me, I love to read and plan to keep blogging until it is no longer fun. So if I don't take your suggestion it is nothing personal *g*. LOL yeah like I said I put too much thought into shit regarding things no one but me cares about and I doubt anyone notices.