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Authors:We are waiting for one review to close this group. All the rest have been resolved.
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Our group has been selected to take a survey for a study being conducted by a graduate student at Clarion University. Any members of this group can take the survey, if they want to and are at least 18 years old. (Please do not take the survey, if you are under 18.)The address is https://docs.google.com/document/d/1x...
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Authors:With one exception, all participants have completed their assignments. I am closing this group and will look for Alternate Reviewers for the missed reviews.
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With one exception, all authors have completed their assignments. I am closing this group and will look for Alternate Reviewers for the missed assignments.R.
Authors:I am running a little late, but all first round assignments have been resolved. Good work.
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Authors:The review schedule has been published in the initial post of this topic. Contact the authors you are scheduled to review to obtain a copy of their books. Please post to this topic when you receive your review copies and when you publish your reviews.
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Authors:This review group is now closed for sign up. We are in the scheduling phase. If you have not already, let me know about any conflicts as soon as possible.
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Submitted by Geetha Stachowiak:Is it possible to start a review/ critique group for space opera books? It could also be for science fiction. I am looking for space opera books to review/ critique/ swap. Thank you.
Authors:I haven't start a review group from this request, because I was confused about how many members still wanted a review group due to a couple of posters reviewing books based on these posts rather than waiting for a review group. I don't want to discourage impromptu reviews. So I'm okay with it, but you can see that complicates starting a new review group.
That said, I think it is time. So a new review group has been started at https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/.... Please check it out. I set the maximum book size at 50,000 words. Is that what you want? Should the limit be higher or lower? Let me know.
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In joining this review group you have agreed to review the novels assigned to you on a two month schedule. This group is now in the review phase and is no longer open for sign up.This is Short Book Review Group 2 - Fantasy/Science Fiction which includes any work that fits either genre and is 50,000 words or less. As with other review groups, you will be expected to read and give an honest review of the books assigned to you. Assignments will be made after the group sign-up has filled.
Participants are expected to post reviews to Goodreads. If the review is positive (three stars or higher on Amazon), the review should be posted to Amazon (US and UK) as well, if the book is available there. This makes having accounts with both Goodreads and Amazon.com a requirement.
If a reviewer and the author agree that the review should not be posted to Goodreads due to quality issues, the reviewer is relieved of the requirement of posting the review. If this occurs in the first round, the second reviewer is relieved of the requirement to read and review the book. This is entirely at the discretion of the reviewer and is not intended in any way to manipulate the rating of any book.
Contact the authors you are scheduled to review to arrange to receive a review copy of their work.
Please post to this topic, both when you receive review copies and when you post the reviews.
If you are going to be late with your review, either post to this topic as soon as possible or message the author and the moderator.
If your book has not been reviewed by the deadline for either round, contact the review group moderator. This is necessary to make certain that the review process is fair for everyone.
Note that any participant who makes no effort to fulfill his or her commitment to this group will have all reviews of his or her work resulting from this group deleted and his or her membership in the Genre Specific Review Group will be terminated.
THE AUTHORS AND BOOKS ARE:
1 Carol Holland March - That Day in the Desert: A Storyteller Tale
2 James Cardona - Community 17
3 Robby Charters - Orphans of Time-Space
4 Allan Walsh - Darkness In Shadows
5 Grea Alexander - Miael: Family
6 D.M. Pruden - The Ares Weapon
THE ORDER OF REVIEW IS AS FOLLOWS:
October 17 to November 17
Carol Holland March reviews Allan Walsh
James Cardona reviews Grea Alexander
Robby Charters reviews James Cardona
Allan Walsh reviews D.M. Pruden
Grea Alexander reviews Robby Charters
D.M. Pruden reviews Carol Holland March
November 17 to December 17
Carol Holland March reviews James Cardona
James Cardona reviews Allan Walsh
Robby Charters reviews D.M. Pruden
Allan Walsh reviews Robby Charters
Grea Alexander reviews Carol Holland March
D.M. Pruden reviews Grea Alexander
Authors:This review group is closed. I want to thank all the authors who completed their reviews.
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Authors:All the round one reviews have been completed.
Thank you,
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D.C.:I apologize for leaving your book off the list. The error has now been corrected.
People:
If you notice that I've made an mistake, please let me know. I won't mind. (I can always use the quite valid excuse that I'm old. Wait a minute. Isn't that the way that Master Po got himself killed? Maybe I should be a little more careful.)
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Michelle wrote: "K.T. Munson I couldn't see anywhere to message you on your page. Could you email me at michmacqueen@gmail.com Thanks a ton!"
There is a Rules and Tools folder in Genre Specific Review Groups that has useful information to help members navigate through issues specific to our group. This question is addressed in the following post:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Authors:The schedule is published in the initial post of this topic. Please make arrangements with the authors you are reviewing to obtain review copies of their books.
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Authors:We have six. The schedule of reviews will be published in the next few days. Please let me know as soon as possible if there are any conflicts.
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Your voices have been heard. A review group for Romance books has been set up at: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...R.
In joining this review group you have agreed to review the novels assigned to you on a two month schedule. This group is now in the review phase and is no longer open for sign up.This is Romance Review Group 4, which will include all works classified as romances (No erotica, Please). As with other review groups, you will be expected to read and give an honest review of the books assigned to you. Assignments will be made after the group sign-up has filled.
Participants are expected to post reviews to Goodreads. If the review is positive (three stars or higher on Amazon), the review should be posted to Amazon (US and UK) as well, if the book is available there. This makes having accounts with both Goodreads and Amazon.com a requirement.
If a reviewer and the author agree that the review should not be posted to Goodreads due to quality issues, the reviewer is relieved of the requirement of posting the review. If this occurs in the first round, the second reviewer is relieved of the requirement to read and review the book. This is entirely at the discretion of the reviewer and is not intended in any way to manipulate the rating of any book.
Contact the authors you are scheduled to review to arrange to receive a review copy of their work.
Please post to this topic, both when you receive review copies and when you post the reviews.
If you are going to be late with your review, either post to this topic as soon as possible or message the author and the moderator.
If your book has not been reviewed by the deadline for either round, contact the review group moderator. This is necessary to make certain that the review process is fair for everyone.
Note that any participant who makes no effort to fulfill his or her commitment to this group will have all reviews of his or her work resulting from this group deleted and his or her membership in the Genre Specific Review Group will be terminated.
THE AUTHORS AND BOOKS ARE:
1 K.T. Munson - Zendar: A Tale of Blood and Sand
2 Phyllis Goodwin - Cry for me Argentina: Inspired by a true story
3 James Cardona - Community 17
4 J. Saman - Start Again
5 Michelle Lynn - Dreams
6 Samreen Ahsan - Once Upon A Stolen Time
7 D.C. Triana - Sunset Reads: William & Cristina
THE ORDER OF REVIEW IS AS FOLLOWS:
October 5 to November 5
K.T. Munson reviews D.C. Triana
Phyllis Goodwin reviews Michelle Lynn
James Cardona reviews Samreen Ahsan
J. Saman reviews James Cardona
Michelle Lynn reviews K.T. Munson
Samreen Ahsan reviews J. Saman
D.C. Triana reviews Phyllis Goodwin
November 5 to December 5
K.T. Munson reviews J. Saman
Phyllis Goodwin reviews Samreen Ahsan
James Cardona reviews Phyllis Goodwin
J. Saman reviews Michelle Lynn
Michelle Lynn reviews D.C. Triana
Samreen Ahsan reviews K.T. Munson
D.C. Triana reviews James Cardona
Authors:I am sorry to say that all of the reviews were not completed for this review group. The second round due date has passed, and I will be marking this group as closed. If you have not received both of your reviews, please let me know.
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If you receive a request to consider a book as an Alternate Reviewer, you have no obligation to accept it. The link to the book page will be provided to the Alternate Reviewer as input to this decision. If you decide not to accept the assignment, simply reply to the moderator with a "No thanks". No explanation required. The moderator will look for another Alternate Reviewer. There will be no repercussions whatsoever.If you accept a request:
1) Let the moderator know that you will be taking on the book.
2) Contact the author to let them know that you are going to read and review the book as an Alternate Reviewer and request a review copy. Let the author know when you expect to complete the read and review. (Pick a schedule with which you are comfortable.)
3) If you complete the review on schedule, provide the author with the links to the reviews. (Usually Goodreads, Amazon, and Amazon UK, but this can be worked out between the reviewer and the author, if different venues are desired.)
4) If you are not going to complete the review on schedule, contact the author before the scheduled date to provide an updated completion date. There are all sorts of valid reasons for missing a due date. Alternate Reviewers are helping us make the Genre Specific Review Groups are more useful and fair place for authors to get recognition and grow as writers. This is appreciated. Just do not leave an author hanging, please.
