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    The Fanatic Report – Week of 2/28 to 3/6

    I really need to make a new button for this, but since I haven’t had time to do this feature in…well months…I just never got around to it. However it’s coming back! I’ll have a new button next week. The Fanatic Report is a collection of all things happening on the blog from the week before and the week to come. It’s also a bevy of random things I’ve found, things I think are cool, and the like. In other words, it’s utter chaos. ENJOY! *** In case you missed it: 2/28 – I reviewed The Midnight Tunnel: A Suzanna Snow Mystery by…

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    The Fanatic Report 7

    Oh man, when was the last time that I actually did one of these? I’m pretty sure it’s been a month. Sorry all! Did ya miss it? I hope so! Bringing you all the news you need to know from around the blogosphere! From the home base, here is what you need to know this week. * If you’ve been hiding under a rock somewhere and haven’t yet noticed, I’m giving away a copy of Paranormalcy! It ends October 31st, so enter now, here! * My blog design packages are up AND I’ve taught myself to do animated buttons! Want…

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    The Fanatic Report 6

    Your place for all the book news you NEED to know around the internet! From the home base, here are the noteworthy posts this week.  * My Monday post this week was about a fun blog tweak! Ever wondered how to change your font on your post titles and sidebar titles to a cute one? Check out the tutorial! Also, this week only (until Saturday evening) I’ll do it for you if you email me!  * This week I was fortunate enough to have Steve Brezenoff, author of The Absolute Value of -1, stop by my blog for an interview!…

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    The Fanatic Report 5

    Read, Watch and Listen! A weekly roundup of all things interesting! Let’s see what’s going around here at home base first shall we? * Mara Purnhagen, author of the Past Midnight series, stopped by this week with a guest post about the research that went into her first book! * This week I started a one month feature where I dedicate Mondays to sharing blog help! The first tutorial people asked for was how to make a blog button, so I obliged! Have something you need help with? Need a tutorial? Send me an email or leave a comment! Next week…

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    The Fanatic Report 4

    Read, watch, and listen! A weekly roundup of interesting things across the web! Yup, you know we always start here. Let’s see what’s going on around A Fanatic’s Book Blog first shall we? * I read TWO books this week that I gave a 5 Keys to My Heart rating too. Yup, two! That doesn’t happen very often. One was of course Paranormalcy by Kiersten White, and the other was The Absolute Value of -1 by Steve Brezenoff. * Due to a mistake on my part, I have an extra copy of Catching Fire (Hunger Games #2) *sigh*. I’m selling it for only…

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    The Fanatic Report 3

    Read, Watch and Listen. This is my weekly roundup of awesome posts! As always, let’s take a peek first at what’s been happening here on my blog this week! * This week on “Me Mondays” I discussed how I host my giveaways! The secret? Stop by the post and check it out! * For those participating in the “Beach Reads” Summer Challenge, Holly Nicole Hoxter stopped by! It’s almost time for the big day of prize winners. Come back tomorrow to see the big prize and post your wrap-up! * Peachtree Publishing had a fantastic article about writing to publishers…

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    The Fanatic Report 2

    A weekly list of all things interesting on the Internet! Watch, Read and Listen. It’s all here my friends. It’s all here. I read a lot of blogs. So I love to share what I read!  Let’s start out with things that are happening right here at A Fanatic’s Book Blog. * This week I opened the “You Choose” Giveaway to celebrate my blog followers. Come on over and enter to win tons of great books! * IB Book Blogging was also sweet enough to ask me to guest post today. I wrote a letter to the Romance genre, because…

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    The Fanatic Report (1)

    This will be a weekly feature, although I haven’t figured out what day yet, where I’ll post all the goodies I find around the Internet! Listen, read, watch. It’s all here. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Around the Blogosphere: – Reading With Tequila, one of my favorite book blogs, recently announced her new Goodreads group on her blog! I’m a member and it looks like it is shaping up to be quite awesome. – I Like a Little Science in My Fiction recently posted a great article explaining why vampires sparkle and I was intrigued! I mean isn’t that something that’s been on your…