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Fiction Blogs
Key Takeaways
- Some blogs or websites containing generalist fiction content (including multiple genres of fiction) that allow guest posts and allow links back to a website include feed your fiction addiction, beyond the bookends, SFF World, and several other blogs.
- Feed your fiction addiction has 2,300 followers on Facebook, 3,200 on Twitter, and 716 on Instagram. The blog contains reviews and links to the fictional work of various authors.
- Beyond the bookends has historical fiction, mysteries, and everything in between. It targets moms that love reading and wish to inspire the love of reading among their children.
Introduction
Several blogs and websites, including feed your fiction addiction, RelatoCorto, feeling fictional, and other resources, contain generalist fiction content (including multiple genres of fiction) that allow guest posts and allow guest writers to link back to a website. They all have less than 10,000 followers.
Feed Your Fiction Addiction
- Feed your fiction addiction is accessible via this link.
- Followers: Facebook (2,300), Twitter (3,200), Instagram (716)
- Allow guest writers to link back to a website: Yes
- Description of the blog or website (topics covered): Feed Your Fiction Addiction is one of the top 100 fiction blogs and websites. It contains reviews and links to the fictional work of various authors.
- How engagement was measured: The blog has three posts per week. Periodic responses from the community are available.
Beyond the Bookends
- Beyond the bookends is a fiction resource blog. It is accessible via this link.
- Followers: Facebook (616), Instagram (5,800)
- Allow guest writers to link back to a website: Yes (through affiliate links)
- Description of the blog or website (topics covered): This blog contains historical fiction, mysteries, and everything in between. It targets moms that love reading and wish to inspire the love of reading among their children.
- How engagement was measured: The blog has two posts per week. Beyond the Bookends has several comments from the community on Facebook per month.
SFF World
- SFF World is accessible via this link.
- Followers: Facebook (1,800), Twitter (3,600)
- Allow guest writers to link back to a website: Yes (icon to authors website, Facebook and Twitter profiles available)
- Description of the blog or website (topics covered): SFF World has fictional science thrillers, epic Fantasies, and guest posts with links to authors' web pages.
- How engagement was measured: The blog has one post per week. The blog's social media profile enjoys several monthly likesband shares.
RelatoCorto
- RelatoCorto is accessible via this link.
- Followers: Twitter (3,900)
- Allow guest writers to link back to a website: Yes
- Description of the blog or website (topics covered): RelatoCorto has several articles on fictional thrillers and short stories. It also has links to authors' web pages and their work.
- How engagement was measured: The blog has eight posts per week. The social media profiles linked to the RelatoCorto website enjoy several monthly posts, comments and likes.
English Historical Fiction Authors
- The website/blog of English Historical Fiction Authors is accessible via this link.
- Followers: Facebook (925), Twitter (694)
- Allow guest writers to link back to a website: Yes
- Description of the blog or website (topics covered): English Historical Fiction Authors contain fictional historical articles, comments, and links to guest authors' web pages. The English Historical Fiction Authors blog is a group of historical fiction novelists that enjoy all things British. The blog publishes articles on all aspects of British fictional history and always welcomes articles from guest authors.
- How engagement was measured: The blog has two posts per week. The blog enjoys several comments from its community.
Long and Short Reviews
- The Long and Short Reviews blog is accessible via this link.
- Followers: Twitter (4,500)
- Allow guest writers to link back to a website: Yes
- Description of the blog or website (topics covered): Long and Short Reviews has fictional articles, virtual book tours, excerpts and playlists related to the fictional work of guest authors.
- How engagement was measured: The blog has 20 posts per week. 2,463 people like Long and Short Reviews on Facebook. The blog enjoys several weekly shares, comments, and likes.
The Fiction Addiction
- The fiction addiction is accessible via this link.
- Followers: Facebook (2,065), Twitter (4,410), Instagram (N/A)
- Allow guest writers to link back to a website: Yes (link to authors Amazon sales website provided)
- Description of the blog or website (topics covered): The Fiction Addiction contains reviews of historical fiction, Janeite fiction, and mysteries.
- How engagement was measured: The blog has one post per week. The blog enjoys several monthly comments and likes and has 1,823 likes on Facebook.
Feeling Fictional
- Feeling Fictional is accessible via this link.
- Followers: Facebook (N/A), Twitter (2,700), Instagram (586)
- Allow guest writers to link back to a website: Yes
- Description of the blog or website (topics covered): Feeling Fictional features fun science fiction, fantasy short stories, and several other fictional works from different well-known authors. It also contains romance fiction and mysteries.
- How engagement was measured: The blog has one post per quarter. The blog enjoys several periodic comments.
Research Strategy
We have identified some blogs or websites targeting people who love reading or buying fiction and accepting guest posts. We started by reviewing lists of fiction blogs and websites. We reviewed the listed blogs or websites for those written in English, allowing guest posts and permitting guest writers to link back to a website. These included fiction blogs or websites with less than 10,000 followers and allowing casual writing style (we excluded blogs that focus on formal literature or academic work). Most of the examined fiction websites and blogs (including Fiction Horizon) do "not accept" links to author websites or blogs. It was challenging getting fictional blogs or websites that meet all the listed criteria. We compromised some criteria slightly (including guest writers adding website links). We included fiction blogs or websites that allow reviewers to add links to third-party resources like e-commerce platforms or guest writer/authors' social media platforms.