...A Sparkles and Lightning exclusive!
(On a side note before we begin, doesn't my name look so pretty in that font?)
1) Review Requests That Are Not Done Properly
I really hate it when I get review requests that aren't even sent to the right email address and are impersonal. I especially hate the ones that ignore my preferences completely and were obviously sent en masses to whatever available email address they could find. I also don't like when they don't include my name. I realize that typing "Annabelle" takes a whole nine characters and could obviously compromise your time, but if I'm going to take the time to read your book, you can take the time to find my name, which is all over my blog. I also hate it when the information I request to have in a request isn't there, especially lack of cover art or a link to it. (Who wants to read a book with an ugly cover?) I really do not appreciate it when my review policy is completely ignored. It is there for a reason.
(On a side note before we begin, doesn't my name look so pretty in that font?)
1) Review Requests That Are Not Done Properly
I really hate it when I get review requests that aren't even sent to the right email address and are impersonal. I especially hate the ones that ignore my preferences completely and were obviously sent en masses to whatever available email address they could find. I also don't like when they don't include my name. I realize that typing "Annabelle" takes a whole nine characters and could obviously compromise your time, but if I'm going to take the time to read your book, you can take the time to find my name, which is all over my blog. I also hate it when the information I request to have in a request isn't there, especially lack of cover art or a link to it. (Who wants to read a book with an ugly cover?) I really do not appreciate it when my review policy is completely ignored. It is there for a reason.
2) My Giveaway Instructions Are Not Followed
I love you all, roses, but really? Really, I don't know how many times I have to go over this. The truth is, most of you are extremely good about this and the few that aren't are definitely in the minority. Unfortunately, there is a minority who never reads my Giveaways page and consequently does everything wrong. Or, they read it and ignore it, which is actually worse. For example, all the time people tell me, "I hope this giveaway is international." Well, rose, if you read my Giveaways page like I ask you to, then you would know, now wouldn't you? I think that if I am hosting a giveaway, the least other people can do is not waste my time, as all bloggers know that going through entries basically sucks. I am spending my money on these books (well, sort of) and I expect to be respected. Every time I host a giveaway I remind people to read my Giveaways page, and yet there are never enough page views and I can see that not everyone has read it. Of course, some of you have read it in the past and don't need to again, which is awesome.
3) Captcha And Being Asked If I'm Human
What do you think I am, Captcha, a freaking rainbow pony? I mean, really? I can almost never read Captcha and I'm the person who has to type in the words like forty times before I can actually get it right. So I really hate when bloggers use Captcha. I don't, and my spam comment count is close to zero, so I really don't think it makes that much of a difference. If anything, it keeps people like me from posting because they don't want to have to deal with Captcha. I wish that the bloggers who use it would remove it. Captcha is super irritating and I think does more harm than good.
3) Captcha And Being Asked If I'm Human
What do you think I am, Captcha, a freaking rainbow pony? I mean, really? I can almost never read Captcha and I'm the person who has to type in the words like forty times before I can actually get it right. So I really hate when bloggers use Captcha. I don't, and my spam comment count is close to zero, so I really don't think it makes that much of a difference. If anything, it keeps people like me from posting because they don't want to have to deal with Captcha. I wish that the bloggers who use it would remove it. Captcha is super irritating and I think does more harm than good.
That's pretty much it, as far as it goes, at least for today's ranting post. I don't like having my time wasted any more than any of you, darlings! I apologize, but sometimes you need to get things off your chest, you know? Well, thank you for your attentions, roses!
Lovelovelove,
