Reviews Are Hugs for Authors…Sort Of.

When I first published, I was told to only expect one out of every 500 readers to leave a review on my books. So many people read, but don’t leave reviews. I’ve said before that reviews are like hugs for authors, but they’re so much more. Reviews are a reputation. Reviews, good or bad, influence sales.There’s been a meme floating around that, after so many reviews, Amazon promotes your books differently. It’s time to dispel that myth. The number of reviews by itself doesn’t make Amazon do any...