Questionnaire: Why that book?

cj Sez: I found the questions below at another blog andthought, "What a great idea." So, here are some questions for you authors andreaders.  

What makes you want to buy a book? Is it the cover or theblurb on the back of the book?

  For me, it's both. The cover has tograb my attention, then the blurb has to make me want to know more about thestory, so I browse through the beginning pages and a few more.

When you get into a story, what keeps you reading? Is it the bad boy hero orthe tough, strong-willed woman or the cast of characters that help push thestory forward?

  Really doesn’t make any difference tome. That said, whether heroine or hero, I am drawn to a fast-paced story, and Ihave to find a plot. I also like to find humor and some quick repartee in eventhe darkest of moments. It’s kind of a release valve from the danger.

What makes you like one author more than another?

  I’m a wordsmith. That is, I want to beenchanted by the author’s voice and choice of words…how she/he uses a fewprecise words and syntax to evoke some visualization and/or visceral reactionin me.

If you’re into reading a series, when do you get tired of it…or do you?  
  As long as the author keeps the storylineand characters fresh, I don’t have a problem with continuing to read a series.It’s when the storyline get stale. The characters change but the story takesthe same direction over and over. Sometimes stand-alones have that sameproblem, and that’s when I’m on to the next author.

Which brings me to reviews: Do you take the time to write a review?

  Without readers,authors have no audience, and without an audience, authors are out of a job. Honestfeedback—Amazon,Facebook, Goodreads, etc.—iswhat keeps us going. We want to know our strengths and our weaknesses. We’repolite; we say please and thank you. . .  except to trolls. A Facebook friend once wrotethat someone seemed to have joined Goodreads just to give her latest book aone-star rating. The problem was, the book hadn’t even been released.

  I’d love to knowyour answers to these questions. So write in, already.

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  Okay, that’s it fortoday. You-all guys keep on keeping on, and I’ll try to do the same. Raisingprayers for a happy and safe you and yours.

cj

  Books make perfectgifts for everyone, and it’s not too early to do some holiday shopping.

Blatant Self Promotion: 

  Here are a few books to put on yourshopping list. ( T he stories in the Christmas anthologies may have a holiday theme, but each of them is a year-round enjoyable read.)

Christmas Through a Child’s Eyes 

  You'll find   70 stories written by adults recounting their extraordinary childhood Christmasmemories.

  My story, writtenunder my maiden name of Marilyn Olsein, is titled “Dancing with Daddy,” andrelates how six-year-old me reconnected with my Swedish father after a thousand-mile,years-long separation.

  The anthology is available on Kindle at

Amazon.com: Christmas Through a Child's eyes

Finally Home

  This anthology giftsyou with eight Christmas stories, all about our four-legged friends and thespecial people who rescue them. From funny, to sad, to romantic, there’ssomething here to tug at everyone’s heart strings.

 

  In “Puppy Love,” Iwrite a tale about a woman who is passionate about giving abandoned kittens asecond chance at happiness. My character’s carefully curated life is disruptedwhen she becomes a foster hu-mom to a puppy with an amputated leg. Then she issurprised by an even harder challenge when the man who broke her heart asks fora second chance, too.

FinallyHome Buy Now    

  My novels, The Dawgstar and Death on the Yampa, are available on Amazon or through your favorite e-Tailer and bookstore.

  If you’re lookingfor free versions of these fast-paced reads, break out your library card. Youcan read the ebooks free from Hoopla.

  Nota bene: AngelaTrigg, the RITA Award-winning author and owner of The Haunted Book Shop has afew signed copies of my paperback books in stock. TO ORDER, contact: https://www.thehauntedbookshopmobile.com/contact-us   

  P.S.: Pop on over tomy Amazon Central Author Page for links to anthologies in which I have a shortstory.

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