Richard Dengrove’s follow up to his Taboo Tech review in Jomp, Jr: “… I found the relationships among men, extraterrestrials and robots fascinating.”
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From the Island Editions blog:
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I’m rereading How to Get Great Book Reviews Frugally and Ethically, and this time I’m flagging the ideas so I can find and focus on them. There’s no way I could have dog-eared all those pages!
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The author tells you how to use endorsements and blurbs in promotion–and how long an excerpt should be (fair use) and how to use elipses in these excerpts. (I knew that about elipses, but not everyone does.) I appreciated the Amazon info about the excerpt length she shared; and there was more useful information about working with Amazon.
Re: Networking: I’ve written blurbs for books and acknowledgments and received acknowledgments; she gives tips about that and more; and she addresses the importance of exposure and frequency. “This is a process, not a project.”
I also learned more about Amazon Prime and may use it. Oh, and that “As seen in …” tip is another one I can use right now. I’ll be rereading it again. And I learned more about reusing your Amazon review.
So much into, including the Ten-Best Lists tip. (One of my books was listed on MyShelf.com; I’d forgotten that!) Oh, oh. I haven’t kept track of my book reviews. I could have had a notebook for that!
The Questions and Answers section is very helpful; and then there are the Appendices:
“… Each publishing occasion that calls for a query…is different. Ditto for each circumstance that requires a media release. Thus, the samples (templates?) in my appendices are merely suggestions. …”
I’ve only scratched the surface! This is a must-read book for writers; I know I have to read it again. I wish I had a print copy ’cause it’d be full of flags! Highly recommended.
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Another 5 star review:
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Here’s a new review of Detour Trail (4 stars): http://juliesbookreview.blogspot.com/
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Check out this Detour Trail review: http://freshfiction.com/review.php?id=38008
And here’s an in-depth review of Detour Trail: Detour Trail.
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Strike Three
Joy V. Smith
WolfSinger Publications
9781936099658, $12.95, www.wolfsingerpubs.com
Because of the ‘hot virus’, World War III’s scenario is more deadly than any nuclear-powered conflict, and the missiles fired during conflict are far more deadly than any conventional battle could have envisioned. But the message of Strike Three isn’t just about altered warfare, but altered survival mechanisms honed by feisty protagonists who seek to start over, against all odds and against the backdrop of an Earth devastated on many different levels. Against this scenario are a series of vivid protagonists who battle for not just survival but a revised world – and within their efforts to rise again will be the rudiments of a new kind of humanity. Strike Three is exceptional reading for any who enjoy apocalyptic stories, and offers many twists and turns unpredictable even for avid readers of end-of-world sagas.
From Midwest Book Review
You can find it at: Midwest Book Review: California Bookwatch: October 2014: The Fantasy/SciFi Shelf
Link: http://www.midwestbookreview.com/calbw/oct_14.htm#Fantasy/SciFi
Check out the review of Strike Three, my post-apocalyptic novel, at Booklife (Publishers Weekly): http://booklife.com/project/strike-three-2292
It’s good to be prepared: Kill me now – what do I do about a negative review?.
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