Are you a reader? When you read a book, especially if
you like it, do you write a review?
Are you also an author? Do you write a review?As authors we know reviews are important. They may not sell a lot more books, but they trigger algorithms that may give you a better position in a book store (traditional or online). It may help the author to get better paid advertising. There are a lot of reasons we need reviews of our book. Me – I’d like to hear what the reader thought. Did she love it? Did she figure out the killer in the first chapter?
Why don’t you write a review? Maybe you don’t how or
figure it will take too long.
You can write a short review. It may only take a few
minutes. First, give it a rating, usually out of 5. Remember a review should be respectful and
honest. Next, in a couple of sentences or less describe the book. Then explain what
you liked – characters, plot, and/or setting and perhaps where you found a few
challenges, specific to yourself as a reader. If you liked it, maybe recommend it to other
readers. That’s it.Yes, you can write a lengthy review and discuss the characters, motivation, plot, etc in detail which other readers will appreciate, but a short, quick review is always appreciated by the author.
Here’s a couple of references that might help you write
a review:
https://support.google.com/plus/answer/2519605?hl=enAnd if you write a review for any of my books, I thank you in advance, as all other authors will also do, I’m sure.
I never realized how much reviews mattered. If I liked a book, I'd write to the author but with the world of Amazon...reviews have become gold. A book I read to my class had some parent reviews which were way off on what the book was about. Yet it triggered a huge fall out over the book. It is important to leave a review but I think your comment about being nice and tasteful was the most important.
ReplyDeleteThanks Melissa. I didn't realize the importance either until a little while ago. Hopefully a few more people will try and write a few short reviews.
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I haven't written any reviews other than on the author's Amazon page. Maybe I should start writing them on my website?
ReplyDeleteThe author's amazon page is great. Goodreads is also good. Anywhere helps. Writing on your website might help, too.
DeleteI usually write one and then I copy it and post to Amazon, Good reads and any place the author would like. I usually ask them where they would like it posted..
Great advice - succinct, clear and easy to follow. I don't know why more readers don't leave reviews - it's such a pity. Maybe they just don't realise how important their opinion is to other readers and, of course, writers.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment. Maybe this will help a few more realize the importance.
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