Nat’s Comments (group member since Feb 21, 2017)

Nat’s comments from the Navigating Indieworld Discussing All Things Indie group.

Martha fits in there.

Maybe try one of these
https://www.dcode.fr/words-mixer

Those are good numbers. Thanks for giving us the data.

David wrote: "I ran a free KDP promotion for my book, Aaru back at the end of march. It was a three day promotion, and I offered it on consecutive days through Book Cave, Book Sends, and Read Freely as well as a..."

Awesome tips. I never thought about finding reviews through twitter! Thanks!

Sam (Rescue Dog Mom, Writer, Hugger) wrote: "I'm hugging my broken tablet even though I know the books aren't there... just because it makes me feel good. Wishing you all great success on this wonderful project. Huge Hugs to All!"

Oh, poor tablet. Hold a ceremony, burn some candles, broken tables are always sad.

To all those who have things to cheer about, Yay! I'm cheering with you!!

I just went and grabbed a few of the stories (not all, I'm sorry) and I hope to get to them soonish to review. Such a fun project.

E.H. wrote: "RL did an awesome job with the covers! Mad skills!"

Agreed. The covers are just awesome!

Good luck and congrats on this great accomplishment!

Bad reviews SUCK! I'm sorry you got slammed for this. I too, have been seeking out places to review my books, and while some people said they liked it, they never posted a review. I totally don't get how that even happens! I see people with lots of reviews right up top and I wonder HOW they did that! So, yeah, I feel you.

Good luck. And yeah, don't engage.

Woo hoo! Looking forward to it!

Alex wrote: "It's more common with books in a series than those that are not. I have only anecdotal evidence of this, but I think readers are more likely to be unhappy about it when they read on an ereader beca..."

I get annoyed when I get to 87 % and find out the book is done. That 'extra' part shouldn't be too long, imho. But I don't think i would have rated it poorly for that, only if I felt the book didn't end.

Theodore wrote: "Was it a verified purchase? If not, I would write Amazon and challenge it.."

It's actually on Goodreads, so it doesn't matter there. My Amazon reviews for that book are all 4s and 5s with a few 3 star ratings but not many.

Woot, way to go, Amy!

*thumbs up*

Could be... thanks for the solace. I just feel like rolling my eyes!

Random Grr. One of my books (not a Wielder World) has mainly 4 and 5 stars, though not a ton, and I randomly got a 1 star. Not a review at all, just a 1 star rating (no explanation) and I'm wondering why I got trolled. Ah well, I know it happens, but it's still annoying.

Alex. Super awesome on your successes! High fives all around.

Aislinn wrote: "No worries.

Yeah, particularly because this was one of the last-ditch hail mary passes I had to try and make this writing this a success. I'm actually *thisclose* to giving up because I can't keep..."

Aislinn, I felt much the same way. I wanted to 'make it' with writing and quit my day job eventually, but realize it's not going to happen for me at this point in time. (I've been at it two years, but my productivity is slow - day job and life.) I've settle back into thinking of writing as a hobby, and I'm actually enjoying myself more. I feel like less of a failure and am just having fun writing again. Not sure if a new perspective can help. Sorry about the sales, though... I can give away my books, but nobody seems to want to buy them. I get it.

I just hit 20. I'm on the FIRST PAGE for my genre. WEE!!!

*takes another screen shot*

Yeah, I shall cherish these when shots when I'm slumping. Thanks for the tip, Erica. Thanks for the support, Carole!

I did take a screenshot. *blushes* Seems silly, but I'm still mighty pleased.