I know it can be hurtful to hear that someone doesn’t like your baby… it happens. Bad behavior makes you look bad and gives indies the reputation of being “difficult.” Just stay clear of the negative drama. Take it as constructive criticism and strive harder.
Ren – 5 February 2013 Continue reading
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Yes there are awful self-pubbed/indie-pubbed books. Yes it’s harder to do the weeding yourself, but you know what? I would rather sit there and read terrible book after terrible book than to have somebody tell me what I’ll like and won’t like based off of some archaic formula that’s been around, unchanged, for decades. This so-called “slush-pile” has come out with phenomenal books that would never have seen the light of day were it up to traditional publishers.
Nadia Said – 23 January 2013 Continue reading
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Grammar is just as important as plot development and character development. A story may have many interesting facets, but if it is generally difficult to read we will be sure to comment on this within our review. Whether it is a self-published book, or a book released through a small publisher, the editorial process plays an integral role and is just as important as the story itself.
Samantha Moore – 6 December 2012 Continue reading
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What has been considered rotten style once is our habitual way to write now, and what was a flashy, elaborate style in the past, is now considered obscure or downright unintelligible.
Simon Brenncke – 29 Nov 2012 Continue reading
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The reader is the target audience – if there’s something they don’t get, then the author has failed to get the message across to them. They are the author’s words, the author’s writing. Take the feedback, if it’s well intended, and do so graciously. – Paul Montgomery 27 Oct 2012 Continue reading
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I would say that reading lengthy works as a pastime is certainly diminishing, but I don’t think it will be ever be dead. Bookworms will always exist—and beget little bookworms of their own.
Anne Chacona 31 July 2012 Continue reading
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When I order a book from the Big 6, I don’t know that I’m getting a great book, but I do feel comfortable thinking it’s the best that particular book could be.
Jeff Clough 3 July 2012 Continue reading
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“I also think that many books of quality are rejected by mainstream publishers simply because the theme may be off the beaten track or unconventional or unpopular at the moment, and those manuscripts end up in the “slush pile,” too.”
Andrea, of The Queen’s Quill Review 5 May 2012 Continue reading
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“… narrative convenience is not a good enough reason to cut someone’s heart out when all decent people are sleeping….”
Elizabeth, of Wading Through Electronic Ink
15 April 2012 Continue reading
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“I know a lot of readers that support indie/self-published authors – myself included! I love thinking I’ll be the person to discover the next ‘big thing’. I think most of the reason reading has become ‘cool’ again is the variety now available.”
Kat – The Aussie Zombie 28 January 2012 Continue reading
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