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Review: The Ghost Box Audiobook
I’m going to start reviewing audiobooks and shorter fiction. We’re busy, and these are good ways to enjoy great fiction. I’m a huge fan of audiobooks. Nothing makes a long drive or laundry more enjoyable than listening to a good book. I recently reviewed the novella Just Dumb Enough by several Realm Makers, which benefits the […]
Why Negative Reviews are Good
A negative review is not bad. A bad review is when someone gives one star on Amazon and says, “I don’t know if I like this book. I haven’t read it yet.” That calls for reporting, except I’m not sure it helps to report someone who’s not clever enough to figure out that when Amazon […]
Goodreads, My Tsundoku Enabler
Tsundoku is a Japanese word that literally means “reading pile.” It’s used to describe a stack (or stacks) of unread books, or the act of buying books and then adding them to existing piles of unread books. I know my people can relate to this. As if I didn’t already have enough physical tsundoku in […]
The importance of book covers
By Caprice Hokstad I don’t think I’ve been asked to do a guest post here before. Just as well. Most of the time, I wouldn’t know what to say. Writing nonfiction generally sends me into a panic, not to mention, it gives me fits meeting minimum word counts. Kristen discussed the subject with me ahead […]
What Amazon reviews are for
Those of you who follow Mike Duran may have noticed his Facebook post the other day about an Amazon reviewer who gave his book one star because she had a technical problem with the Kindle file from her library. This is an inappropriate use of the Amazon review. Call your library’s IT department, call Kindle […]
Why I never (almost) do book reviews anymore.
I love reading. I love a good story. I love it so much that I’ve become quite a snob about certain things. I used to try to do a review on every book I read. But one particular review and the following snubbing that came afterward, has just about made me want to give up […]
Saturday Spotlight: “Wool” and “The Plagiarist” by Hugh Howey
I’m filling in today for our brother, Tymothy Longoria, who deserves his own spotlight and congratulations for his first published story appearing in the Seven Deadly Sins anthology. Saturday Spotlight is a weekly blog series I write for my website that spreads the word about 5 star fiction, mostly in short story form, to help […]
What I fear the most about writing now.
Now that I’m on the other side, it’s easy to lose perspective. I’ve been trying my best to keep a healthy perspective on things. I’ve also been trying my best to work towards my next book. But I’ve been dragging my feet a little. Winter 2 is so close to being done, still I drag […]
The New Authors Fellowship 