Hi Gang,
Over the years I've seen a lot of forum members come and go. What quickly became apparent to me is that one of the driving forces of this Forum is the group of indie authors. Often they keep the discussions alive around here.
Also, whereas at first I was a bit skeptical about the writing prowess of our forum frequenters (had some negative experiences with indie books in the past), I had to ditch my doubts after reading some of their work. My reading experiences have invariably been positive.I know I (and a lot of other forum members with me) are planning on reading more books by our own indie authors in the future.
Therefore I thought it'd be a cool idea to have a dedicated thread where our very own BFBF indie authors can showcase their work. I'm thinking 1 post per indie author where they post a (clickable) thumbnail/image of the book(s) they want to display, along with a short description/blurb per book. And maybe something about the author. Kinda like how Alucard posts her recs or upcoming books:
Rules:
- The thread is moderated by me (and the other mods if they like/wish/dare to get involved).
- The definition of a BFBF indie author is ambiguous. Let's just say if you don't feel like you belong to that category, please don't post. If your post is not deleted you implicitly get my stamp of approval (so I don't want to see any false modesty from members like @Tanniel, @ABatch, @Matticus Primal etc. Please post your stuff).
- Please limit yourself to 1 post, which can be edited if the need arises. See the post as your personal showcase/display cabinet.
Note: As self-promotion is generally frowned upon on this forum (but allowed if posted in the correct area) I realize this can be a bit tricky. However, if we can make this work I think it would be a cool addition to the forum. I think I could even make this a sticky so it appears on the top of the page if it turns out this idea is sound (in that case we can also do something about the thread title, which is not ideal, but the best I could come up with).
Over the years I've seen a lot of forum members come and go. What quickly became apparent to me is that one of the driving forces of this Forum is the group of indie authors. Often they keep the discussions alive around here.
Also, whereas at first I was a bit skeptical about the writing prowess of our forum frequenters (had some negative experiences with indie books in the past), I had to ditch my doubts after reading some of their work. My reading experiences have invariably been positive.I know I (and a lot of other forum members with me) are planning on reading more books by our own indie authors in the future.
Therefore I thought it'd be a cool idea to have a dedicated thread where our very own BFBF indie authors can showcase their work. I'm thinking 1 post per indie author where they post a (clickable) thumbnail/image of the book(s) they want to display, along with a short description/blurb per book. And maybe something about the author. Kinda like how Alucard posts her recs or upcoming books:

Rules:
- The thread is moderated by me (and the other mods if they like/wish/dare to get involved).
- The definition of a BFBF indie author is ambiguous. Let's just say if you don't feel like you belong to that category, please don't post. If your post is not deleted you implicitly get my stamp of approval (so I don't want to see any false modesty from members like @Tanniel, @ABatch, @Matticus Primal etc. Please post your stuff).
- Please limit yourself to 1 post, which can be edited if the need arises. See the post as your personal showcase/display cabinet.
Note: As self-promotion is generally frowned upon on this forum (but allowed if posted in the correct area) I realize this can be a bit tricky. However, if we can make this work I think it would be a cool addition to the forum. I think I could even make this a sticky so it appears on the top of the page if it turns out this idea is sound (in that case we can also do something about the thread title, which is not ideal, but the best I could come up with).