Post by account_disabled on Dec 2, 2023 21:21:45 GMT -6
What I always say is: once we choose to publish, even on the blog, we are putting ourselves at the mercy of the public. Are we really ready for this? Safe? It's not a question of shyness, but of maturity: two very different things. I say it in all sincerity: as soon as I publish that blessed ebook - I'm on page 40 and I've just finished 5/39th of the story - I can't wait to receive a review, even if it's negative. It means someone bought and read my ebook. Writers' reviews As good as the others. Stephen King or Andrea Camilleri or Umberto Eco won't read to me anyway, will he? If any of you who write read me, they will always be a reader to me.
Do you think those reviews have more value, just because they were written by other writers? And why? Of course, compliments from colleagues are nice, because they know more than others what it means to Phone Number Data write, they are in the same boat as us. But why should they have more value than a common reader? 5 star reviews Before buying a book on Amazon, I take a look at the reviews. Amazon is smart, it only highlights the 5 star ones, but I go and read the one star ones first. Then the others too. What does this mean? That readers are readers, precisely, human beings who read and express their opinion.
If I'm interested in that book, I'll buy it, even though there are 1 or 2 star reviews. If it doesn't convince me, 20 5-star reviews certainly won't push me to purchase. Reviews from friends and acquaintances How spontaneous can they be, in your opinion? Let me explain: would you be able to write a negative review of an ebook by an author you know and perhaps interact with every day in their respective blogs and social profiles? Don't say yes, because I don't believe it. I am almost a language purist, in the sense that I do not tolerate grammatical errors in online writing, but at the same time I allow myself some freedom with colloquial phrases and constructs to make my texts simpler and quicker to read. A blog post is not a scientific treatise nor a technical guide nor an essay nor a novel.
Do you think those reviews have more value, just because they were written by other writers? And why? Of course, compliments from colleagues are nice, because they know more than others what it means to Phone Number Data write, they are in the same boat as us. But why should they have more value than a common reader? 5 star reviews Before buying a book on Amazon, I take a look at the reviews. Amazon is smart, it only highlights the 5 star ones, but I go and read the one star ones first. Then the others too. What does this mean? That readers are readers, precisely, human beings who read and express their opinion.
If I'm interested in that book, I'll buy it, even though there are 1 or 2 star reviews. If it doesn't convince me, 20 5-star reviews certainly won't push me to purchase. Reviews from friends and acquaintances How spontaneous can they be, in your opinion? Let me explain: would you be able to write a negative review of an ebook by an author you know and perhaps interact with every day in their respective blogs and social profiles? Don't say yes, because I don't believe it. I am almost a language purist, in the sense that I do not tolerate grammatical errors in online writing, but at the same time I allow myself some freedom with colloquial phrases and constructs to make my texts simpler and quicker to read. A blog post is not a scientific treatise nor a technical guide nor an essay nor a novel.