Validity, Visibility, and the Warm Fuzzies

Dear Maggie,

Do reviews really matter?

Sincerely,

Critic in Cranston

Dear Critic,

Yes, reviews matter! If an author receives a hundred reviews, Amazon sends a box of chocolates. At five hundred reviews, we get invited to join a secret writer’s club. When we reach a thousand, a unicorn shows up in our yard and spews multi-colored glitter all over the lawn. Totally kidding, obviously. However, reviews really do matter to authors and here’s why…

Reviews lend credibility and validity to our work. If you’r...