tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post1423142839900860263..comments2024-03-17T14:31:27.014-04:00Comments on Fantasy Book Critic: Fantasy Book Critic one month later and miscellaneous stuffRoberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15006565422867420980noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-290065639755060252009-05-05T17:10:00.000-04:002009-05-05T17:10:00.000-04:00Thank you for your comment; regarding spotlights, ...Thank you for your comment; regarding spotlights, well we definitely will have more books for June - I know I have, Robert will give me his list also, and then Cindy will have some titles, hopefully David and Fabio too.<br /><br />Also some people told me that while great, the monthly spotlight was growing a bit unwieldy, so a selected one, though slightly more expanded to say 20-30 titles should be more effectiveLiviuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04615405766065227026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-2077884034400349282009-05-05T17:06:00.000-04:002009-05-05T17:06:00.000-04:00Thank you for the kind comment, Mark. You bring up...Thank you for the kind comment, Mark. You bring up very good points. I honestly believe that the majority of the people feel the same way that you do. <br /><br />We are still working around the Spotlight, the biggest thing for me was seeing how much work the blog had, such as emails, reading, formatting. <br /><br />Giveaways are nice, but at the same time, they cost money. I don't really have that to shell out, but maybe in the future who knows :).Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10285417085465806153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-50680383606083696242009-05-05T16:40:00.000-04:002009-05-05T16:40:00.000-04:00I don't think that the change has negatively affec...I don't think that the change has negatively affected the blog in any way. The reviews, imo, are what have always stood out on here and that continues to be the case - plus my tastes are very similar to Liviu's and I always look to see what he's enjoying :)<br /><br />Re: the giveaways. Competitions are nice, but too many can be detrimental. If they return in the future, great, but if not it won't be a huge loss.<br /><br />The one thing I think I will miss is the monthly spotlights. I know how much work is involved with them (I do a sci-fi only one on my blog), but seeing all the titles coming up was great. Still, the idea to go forward with a selected spotlight is still good, I'm sure anything that I miss will come up in these :)<br /><br />But seriously - keep up the excellent work, this is still the best blog to go to for reviews and the extra content can only help!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-30976904231628830192009-05-04T08:57:00.000-04:002009-05-04T08:57:00.000-04:00Another great point - maybe energy it's the wrong ...Another great point - maybe energy it's the wrong choice of word, so I will think about it.<br /><br />I love FBC and I am happy to put the effort, but only about things I *love* or some that are important to announce; I read 100+ books this year and I loved quite a few, so lots of room there <br /><br />I have easily another 100-200 I want to read and new books are published continuously, and I *just* do not have the time to read, not to speak review things that do not interest me; time is limited so you gotta make choices about what to cover.<br /><br />Robert made his choices, we make ours so again if FBC goes in a different direction to some extent, that's how it is, nobody forces anyone to read it. We have been upfront about that from the first post after Robert's announcement<br /><br />Giveaways are just not my thingy - never entered one, so I have no intention of hosting such, but Cindy or David may want to do it, it's up to them. <br /><br />Fabio actually was interested but for him it's harder being in Brazil and such.<br /><br />Thank you again for the comment - it helps me greatly to adjust and be effective in communicatingLiviuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04615405766065227026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-42362868374912432792009-05-04T02:06:00.000-04:002009-05-04T02:06:00.000-04:00Not to be negative or anything, but I noticed a lo...Not to be negative or anything, but I noticed a lot of mention of "energy". You don't want to reject publishers because of the "energy" involved, you don't want to do giveaways because of the "energy" involved. <br /><br />Maybe..... you should consider using a different word. Because it might come across that you resent the blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-72302565312198394902009-05-03T20:49:00.000-04:002009-05-03T20:49:00.000-04:00I have been following the online sff scene since t...I have been following the online sff scene since the days of Usenet in the mid 90's and I saw quite a few people and great sites come and go, so in terms of content I *know* I will do whatever I want and not what anyone else wants, since that's the only way to keep going for the longest term which has been my intention once I accepted to help out Robert and then co-edit here.<br /><br />The original commenter had some good points in terms of "presentation" and that is the one area I definitely am looking for improvements; but again I am new at this, while content I've doing for years now, in thousands of forum posts, comments and such...Liviuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04615405766065227026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-16505776966500626572009-05-03T18:31:00.000-04:002009-05-03T18:31:00.000-04:00From my stand point, I think the switch will creat...From my stand point, I think the switch will create more readers and lose some. Some people aren't going to like what we do that used to, and some people might come here that didn't. <br /><br />I'm not going to lose sleep over one person deleting it from their links. <br /><br />99% of the blog is reviews, if someone can't handle one post like this clarifying situations that arose in the month we've been working then their lose. <br /><br />I formatted my section so it would look similar to everything else as it was one post. I'm sorry if it did offend anyone. <br /><br />As I'm sure everyone else Liviu, Fabio, David and myself. Criticism is always welcome, as sometimes we may not see what others are seeing. I always welcome feedback, so don't be afraid to give it. :)Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10285417085465806153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-90626131170031152472009-05-03T18:17:00.000-04:002009-05-03T18:17:00.000-04:00Thank you for your kind words - I am happy to see ...Thank you for your kind words - I am happy to see all kinds of feedback because we are all new at the "image part of FBC" <br /><br />The content - well we contributed heavily in the past 9 months - but Robert edited, formatted and decided what, when, where everything goes and now there is truly no-one in charge.<br /><br />Cindy's words are her own so to speak, her editing, her formatting, same with mine or Fabio's or David's; we do a common post like this one, I leave space and whomever contributes fills in, so it may be sometimes voice discordant, but it is authentic<br /><br />So again we are trying to see what works, but from the first post after Robert's announcement I stressed that "we are not him" and we would not try to be him, because it's not going to work, it's that simple.Liviuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04615405766065227026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-42010268254594413862009-05-03T12:35:00.000-04:002009-05-03T12:35:00.000-04:00So, I'm an "outta hand" reader because I also use ...So, I'm an "outta hand" reader because I also use <B>bold</B> and <I>italic</I> in my comments. <br /><br />Liviu, I think there are still a lot of people who still don't recognize what you mentioned again:<br />"Before, it was <B>Robert's blog</B> and <B>his voice</B> with us adding reviews that he kindly edited and posted; now <B>it's a chorus</B> that I have high hopes will harmonize various tones and notes so to speak..."<br />From my point of view you are on a good way.ediFanoBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11129248787624088717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-9608879609712764082009-05-03T10:24:00.000-04:002009-05-03T10:24:00.000-04:00criticism noted; would have been better if it woul...criticism noted; would have been better if it would have been signed, but well we cannot have everything ...Liviuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04615405766065227026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-20423322725637382322009-05-03T09:09:00.000-04:002009-05-03T09:09:00.000-04:00I used to read this blog all the time, but I am de...I used to read this blog all the time, but I am deleting it from my links.<br /><br />The condescending, italicizing bold is outta hand, so is the 'telegraph-like' english', man...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com