Kristi’s Comments (group member since Jul 05, 2013)

Kristi’s comments from the The Suspense of It All! group.

Wow, Charlene, that sounds crazy suspenseful! And original. I will have to check it out.

This particular that is for authors to offer readers a free copy of their book in exchange for an honest review.

I haven't done one in this group yet, but I would hope you would get a decent response. We're still pretty small.

In our sister group, Some Like It Hot!, I gave away about 50 e copies between both my books and got about 15 reviews, which I thought was a pretty good return.
When I have a little more time, I'll send you a message with some of the other marketing tools I've learned. It is a time consuming prospect. (I'm trying to do it while driving truck over the road with my hubby. We are delivering a load of glass right now. ...)

Thanks Charlene!

That's all I can do, some days, since I drive truck for a living and when I get done with my shift sometimes, most times, I'm to tired to fire up the laptop. But I remember the things I figured out. plus sometimes I'll make audio notes for safe measure.
I call that a good day's work Charlene!

This is the place where authors can offer their books to readers in exchange for honest reviews.

Usually this means free ebooks are provided in the hopes that readers will post an honest review.

Authors should understand that reviews cannot be demanded and there should be no repercussions if a reader does not post a review. In addition, if you don't think you can respect an honest review then you may not be ready to offer your work for a review exchange.

Readers should understand that authors providing free books are doing so for promotional purposes and while it is a business investment, it is also an emotional investment. Please keep this in mind when you choose to participate in an exchange.

This group is a safe place for readers and writers to interact. Respectful communication is required within this group, and encouraged outside this group. Please see group rules for guidelines.

Get Knight Before Dawn direct from me for $1.00. This is the equivalent of my royalty on this title after Kindle and Nook take their bite. So if you like the idea of going direct to the source, send me a message with your email address and preferred format, and I will send you a request from PayPal.

Please note, you do not need to have a PayPal account to do this. They may suggest you set one up, but it is not required.

Get Blinding Justice direct from me for $1.50. This is the equivalent of my royalty on this title after Kindle and Nook take their bite. So if you like the idea of going direct to the source, send me a message with your email address and preferred format, and I will send you a request from PayPal.

Please note, you do not need a PayPal account to do this. They may ask you to set one up tbut it is not required.

Yes! Always worth the effort!

They glossed over my hitch, the revision process. I can never seem to let them go, they never reach perfection. Most of the rest of the points are accurate, too. :-)

The 14 Stages of Writing a Book

http://www.buzzfeed.com/evalangston/t...

What are you reading right now and what prompted you to pick it up? Was it the cover art? The title? The blurb? Were you searching for something in particular? Give us an insight into your thought process.

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Got it. I'll try to get to it soon. Thanks!

Welcome, HD!
VL, a member here in this group, writes light paranormal romances. You may want to check her out.
When I get a chance I will peek at your fatal series.

Finished proof reading for a fellow group member. Now I'm trying to get back into the swing of writing. Knocked out 500 words yesterday and 250 today. It's something!

Thanks, P.S.!

A fun little test to see if you are a true book lover:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/harpercollins...

Sale is over. Regular price has settled at $2. Still a great value!

I took a peek at your book from my phone, Katie. I'll check it out in further detail when I get back to my laptop.

Welcome, Katie!
It's good to have you here. I look forward to interacting with you, too.

@P.S. - most likely the 'I didn't take time to read the directions thoroughly' kinds. :)

- Oh, and when you download the app they try to get you to add on a bunch of extra programs that I don't have any desire to add. Didn't catch it the first time and had to uninstall 2 or 3 of them.

@Tamsen - the other one that I got interrupted in the middle of trying, but that looked promising was Lulu. That (I believe) is an online converter, so no downloading programs.

My tip on this would be to make sure you have a good block of time to try a couple of them out. You will need to follow their directions, and myself, I am easily distracted and if I lose my place in the directions I have to start over. That gets frustrating.

Beware downloading 'free' software, (like 2epub, if I recall) as they often have tagalong programs that will potentially screw up other programs you may have - such as virus and security, that sort of thing. Or especially web browsers and search engines, which will override your preferred default (if you have set one). They aren't necessarily virus programs, just annoying.

Good luck, and feel free to post your experience! Every success (and failure) has a lesson to benefit us all.