Reader Reviews | Reader Reviews
Jan.07.2013
Authors want to see lots of reviews for their books. Why? Reviews and star ratings can move a book up or down the visibility charts at the e-book stores. Some promotion sites won’t consider a book unless it has over 15 reviews with a 4.5 star aver...
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Sep.13.2012
I have some news to share, and I hope I can open a conversation with it. And I hope other authors—and readers—will comment. Please do tell me what you think.
I’m completely stepping out of the blurb game. That is, I’m no longer going to write endorsements of other authors’ books. This is not...
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Aug.02.2012
A while back, I read a review from a reader, posted at one of the bookstore sites—I don’t remember if it was Amazon or Barnes & Noble. The review was for the first of my Blackthorne, Inc. titles, When Danger Calls. Bottom line, the reader said she didn’t think...
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May.21.2012
If you’re a writer, they say you’ll never be able to read for pleasure again. That’s a rather blanket statement, and of course writers are readers. But once we start working on the craft, we notice the tiny flaws. Take a workshop on dialogue? All of a...
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Jan.16.2012
There was some discussion about reviews triggered by offering books for free on the new Kindle Select Program. Being able to get books for free at Amazon was one of the "selling points" for signing up with the new program, as it generates more exposure.
Note: for a myriad reasons, I did NOT...
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Oct.27.2010
On the home front, the weather has turned cold. Yesterday morning there was a brief but effective snowstorm. It's amazing how fast the ground turns white.However, the sun came out, things warmed and melted, and since our daughter is visiting from Northern Ireland, we thought we might try out...
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Aug.23.2009
Let me say one thing right up front: I think it's wonderful that there are so many opportunities on the Internet for readers to review novels they've read. I absolutely love being able to check out what other readers think about a book I want to buy. If most of the reviews of a certain book...
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Jul.29.2009
The back cover's blurb--there lies the misstep.
I was tagged by my publisher as a romance writer, although my first novel, Rain Song, is really about a young woman getting over her fears to make her journey overseas. Sure, a man helps her get to this point, but I wasn't thinking that it was...
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May.15.2008
Five Stars!!!!
If you thought the blurb for this one was HOT wait till u get a hold of the full story behind Devlin and Tankura. Topaz Jordyn has given us a throwin' the gauntlet down story of two head strong people, with nuclear chemistry, super nova sex and forces outside their control causing...
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