Abby’s Comments (group member since Aug 31, 2020)

Abby’s comments from the Self-Published Only Club group.

Ginny wrote: "Abby wrote: "Starting a Book Club for reading self-published authors is something I've wanted to do for quite some time. Is supporting SP authors as important to you as it is to me?"

Hey Abby - th..."

That's awesome! Congratulations, and please let me know if there's anything we can do to help!

Today is the last day to enter your book for consideration for the April BOTM.

Since we already have more than 6, I will be entering all in a random generator to narrow it down to 6. But since that means there are several that won't make it on the poll. We'll do this again this summer, maybe June?

I'll keep everyone posted!

Ellie wrote: "Wow, what a great group Abby. So glad I joined. You're doing great work!"

Yay, I'm so glad you joined us. It's a really supportive group. I think you'll like it here!

Ellie wrote: "Scratch that, I didn't realize the group had already read one of my books. Sorry."

Yes we did, the whole series actually. It got some really great feedback.

Hey everyone, so I'm going to leave submissions open until the 15th. That way we are sure everyone had a chance to submit their book in the thread.

After that, if we have more than 6 submissions, I'll use a random generator to narrow it down to 6. Then the poll will go up on the weekend of the 19th.

As of now we have 6 submissions. If it stays that way, all 6 will be on the poll. 😉

Leon wrote: "April is National Poetry Month (hint, hint)

Leon"

😉

Leon wrote: "Abby wrote: "Okay so I'm thinking we'll do this in April. I'll be starting a new thread later today. And if you want your book included in the April poll, you'll need to tag the book on that threat..."

haha - apparently I was feeling aggressive lol

Bruce wrote: "Abby wrote: "Bruce wrote: "Abby wrote: "Bruce wrote: "Abby wrote: "Here's my late review for Diary of a Shy Backpacker: Awakening Down Under

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/..."

lol

These are all great entries. I'm excited there's so much participation!

Bruce wrote: "Abby wrote: "Bruce wrote: "Abby wrote: "Here's my late review for Diary of a Shy Backpacker: Awakening Down Under

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."

Hi Abby, thank..."

Epic Romance Travelogue seems fitting lol

Bruce wrote: "Abby wrote: "Here's my late review for Diary of a Shy Backpacker: Awakening Down Under

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."

Hi Abby, thank you so much for the review..."

I think you're doing a wonderful job, Bruce. And I don't think there's anything you could do better in the pitch department. My thoughts that I wouldn't like it had nothing to do with you, and everything to do with my pigeonholing lol I tend to stick with one genre, and your book is an example of why I need to stop doing that. Ha ha!

In April we'll be doing things a little different. Instead of having a genre poll, we will just have a book poll. All the books will be from authors in the group. I want to make sure at some point, our authors have the opportunity to get their books read by the group.

Here's how it will work:

*If you are an author, with a self-published book, and are a member of this group, and you want your book to be considered, you'll need to tag your book in this thread.
*If we have already read one of your books, please let others have a chance.
*Please only tag one book
*If we have more than six entries, I'll use a random generator app to select six, saving the others for a future poll.
*Once we have a minimum of 5, max of 6, I'll create a poll and everyone can vote for their favorite.
*The winning book will be our April BOTM.
*Those that didn't get selected will remain on our bookshelf, and may still be included in future polls.

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Okay so I'm thinking we'll do this in April. I'll be starting a new thread later today. And if you want your book included in the April poll, you'll need to tag the book on that threat. So watch for that.

Dana wrote: "I'm new to this group and look forward to participating.
Dana"

Hi Dana

Jay wrote: "My wife and I are reading Fairy, Fairy, Quite Contrary together right now. It's pretty good so far, but I'm thinking it might not be as good as the first 3."

Really? I don't want to say any spoilers since I don't know where your at, but we should discuss it when we finish.

Marc *Dark Reader of the Woods* wrote: "In keeping with the group theme, I am reading The Girl No One Liked by Lawrence Ambrose, which on the surface has an odd title and concept (a girl has a weird smell..."

wow, that does sound good. I'm read the ARC of book #4 in A Fairy Awesome Series. Fairy, Fairy, Quite Contrary It's by Ellie Aiden. It's a really great series so far.

Aside from our BOTM, is anyone reading anything else?

Joanie wrote: "Curiosity got the best of me so I continued on:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."

It's exciting to see our members find our BOTM's good enough for them to keep reading and reviewing. That's exactly why I created this group!

Here's my late review for Diary of a Shy Backpacker: Awakening Down Under

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I just noticed my review didn't post on Amazon or Goodreads. So, I've posted it seperately on Goodreads and I'm going to keep trying on Amazon. Sorry, Bruce Spydar