Have you ever wondered what
it feels like to be at the
start of a new era? It's a
thrilling feeling of achievement,
and a great confidence –booster
as well.
As a mom of two, I've had
to share my life between my
family and my job in a school.
I've spent long days and nights
caring for the others, until,
one day after years, I came
upon my son's newly purchased
computer.
Since then I've been a computer
addict -(mind you, I didn't
even know how to turn it on
at first!)- and I finally
got started in my new online
career: Book Reviewing!
It had never occurred to me
that I could get all that
information from the web;
after all, my son and daughter
used it only for playing games
for hours on end. But it proved
to be a very useful tool to
me, and to my kids in the
long run.
At first , everyone in the
family teased me watching
me try to learn all the nuts
and bolts of this device.
'It's for the kids,' my husband
would say. 'You will only
get frustrated and tired.
It's not for you, at your
age!'
However, I was not discouraged!
'What's wrong with my age?
Being in my forties is not
a problem . I can still learn
a
lot !' I would reply.
And I was right. After a couple
of months of perseverance
, I started feeling confident
enough to handle it , and
now, my kids started asking
me to explain to them a couple
of tech things! Imagine that!
I still can't believe it I've
learned so many things all
on my own. Of course , I was
always trying to find some
spare time –and that
was the hardest part of it
– but in the end I followed
a specific timetable that
proved to be a very good idea.
I had also to buy a book about
the Internet , a mini guide
, but the rest of the information
was available online. Apart
from getting educated in this
field, I've also made some
great new friends all over
the world.
Book reviewing was an unexpected
activity I came across while
reading a newsletter online.
Since I'm an avid reader ,
I took to it at once. Now,
I review print books, e-books,
I maintain my own site online
and I send articles to various
sites all over the world.
Freelancing online is a great
way to reach people and places
everywhere on the planet.
Coming back to book reviewing,
I find it great as I get a
lot of free copies from authors
and companies from all over
the world, and I add them
to my bookshelf. Reviewing
other people's books has also
helped me to learn how to
write my own book . I have
even learnt how to make a
PDF book, an electronic book
. I would like to share some
information with you in case
you are interested in becoming
a book reviewer.
But you may wish to ask :
Why become a reviewer?
There are several reasons
for that choice. First, because
you love books. If you are
also an avid reader, you just
can't miss this chance !
Second, you love writing.
This is imperative. If you
don't love writing, forget
all about it.
Next, you want to get free
copies and add them to your
shelf. By all means , go ahead.
Moreover, you can have the
latest releases. If this sounds
exciting to you, then this
activity it's the ideal one
for you.
If you take to all of the
above, you just can't afford
to miss the opportunity to
become a reviewer. Yet, there
may be another problem: you
doubt your abilities to write
a good review. You feel you
need some guidance on how
to write a critique. There
is an easy solution:
Read other people's reviews.
I've done that and it worked!
So, you can do it too.
I learnt all about reviewing
online , all on my own. You
only have to be patient and
study as many different reviews
as possible. Here comes another
question:
But where can I find reviews
to read?
Practically, everywhere. But
if you would like to find
some specific sites that display
reviews online you can visit
my site at http://lianametal.tripod.com
and click on the Reviews section.
There you will find a lot
of URLs of sites that I send
my work to. Click on each
one of them and read the reviews.
You can read my reviews, and
other people's reviews. Watch
the style and the language
. See what comes first and
what is next. The more you
read , the more you learn.
If you visit my site , you
will see an e books link on
the home page. If you click
on it, you will find another
site dedicated to e books.
There you will find my e book
titled Writing Basics, which
includes a lot of information
on reviewing.
To sum up, if I've done it,
you can do it too! And it's
never too late to learn something
new and exciting that will
help you change your outlook
on life! I am always searching
the net for something new
that will add some spice to
my life. After all, I have
nothing to lose, only to gain!
What about you?
If you feel like I do, start
now. Don't miss the thrill
and fun of it!
And Good Luck!
Liana Metal
Reviewer/writer
http://lianametal.tripod.com
About the Author
Liana Metal is a reviewer
and writer based in Europe.
Visit her at http://lianametal.tripod.com
, read her articles, and contribute.
Her new books are at www.ebookad.com
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