It’s Always Been That Way, Just a Pocketbook Brando (Write a review to support your local author)
Pretty exciting news this week from the Minich household. I just submitted the manuscript for my second book, “Misadventures of Princess Sydney – Have Parentals Will Travel.” You would think that once the book is off an away to the editor the hard part is over. The story you’ve worked on, the character development, key plot points and of course – how it will end. Those details finally done and it’s time to rest and relax. This is the part of the blog where you would hear the needle scratching across your mother’s copy of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. If you don’t know what records are, remind me and we can chat about that next time.
Submitting the manuscript is just step one in a several month process before the book hits the streets and is ready for you to read and enjoy. But if you don’t see this blog and miss the word on the upcoming book, how do you know it’s out there? How do you know about the first book in the Princess Sydney series? Easy, you read reviews online when you’re searching for new reading material. Here are some ways on how I bet you discover a new book.
A friend’s personal recommendation
An endorsement from a person whose opinion you value
A book review published in a source you respect
Of these noted above, the one with the most reach these days is that book review. Sites like Amazon or GoodReads are perfect locations for readers who pop in and out looking for new books or that are searching for one recommended by that friend in the first bullet point. We all do it. We look at those reviews. How many does a book have? How many stars/ratings does it have? What are people saying about it? Ultimately, in this busy world that we live in do we have time to invest in a new read? These reviews go a long way in our decision making process.
“All true,” you might say to yourself. “But why is Chris bringing this up in his post today? Uh oh, he wants me to do something.”
Honestly, I do. I won’t be shy about it. Hundreds of books are released every single day. All right there just waiting to be discovered and enjoyed as the author had intended. I’m no different. I too have a book sitting out there in that gigantic online bookstore waiting for my target audience, the kids, to find.
However, my audience isn’t online yet and isn’t able to seek out the books and write those key reviews. Ah, but you the parent are. You hear about books, read reviews and make choices for you and your family. Well, I’m asking for you to do the same for my first book, “Misadventures of Princess Sydney.” I wrote this book with the hope that kids would find it, read it, laugh at the antics of two little dogs and most important, learn a little too. If you haven’t read it yet, I encourage you to stop by the site and take a peek. If you have, I would encourage you to take a minute and write a review. I would love to hear what the kids think as well. Ask them what they thought. Are they on Team Sydney or Team Buddy? Believe it or not, this is a real thing. To those of you that have already provided a review, thank you. I truly appreciate all of your support.
Honesty is always the best policy. No need to sugar coat this or any review that you give. Be honest, it you didn’t like it share. If you did, share. If you found areas for improvement, by all means share. Today we are more connected than ever. We have access to information at our finger tips, twenty four seven, three hundred and sixty five days of the year, sixty six next year. It only takes a couple of lines to post your thought. It takes a couple of minutes for someone to find that review. A good story – well that stays with you for a very long time.
Alright, ready break!
Amazon Reviews for “Misadventures of Princess Sydney”
Goodreads Reviews for “Misadventures of Princess Sydney”
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