Eldon’s Comments (group member since Jan 05, 2017)

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

Erin wrote: "Eldon wrote: "Erin wrote: "Snagged it! And I'm not jealous that your nine word tag line is the boss. Not at all."

That tag line's not even on the book lol. Just came up with it a few months back :..."

We are in the digital world...maybe I should add it to the cover?

Tim wrote: "I bought it the other day and thought, "Why so cheap?" Answer: Eldon's a nutter... :D"

Nah...free would be nutter lol

Erin wrote: "Snagged it! And I'm not jealous that your nine word tag line is the boss. Not at all."

That tag line's not even on the book lol. Just came up with it a few months back :D

R.L. wrote: "Sounds interesting!!"

I'm told it is 😉

If the plague doesn't kill you the secrets will

The first book in my Descent series will be on sale for $0.99 all weekend long surrounding my promo with Book Gorilla.

Available on Amazon now!

Tim wrote: "Eldon wrote: "Tim wrote: "Hi Guys. I'm Tim. I look forward to sharing ideas with you all... :)"

Welcome aboard Tim!! Glad to have you here :D"

Hey, Eldon! Good to be in a group with you again... ..."

Lol

Tim wrote: "Hi Guys. I'm Tim. I look forward to sharing ideas with you all... :)"

Welcome aboard Tim!! Glad to have you here :D

X. wrote: "I just received a 2-star review this morning, but everything written in the comment was positive. Explain that one to me.
Also, her 'average rating' is on 153 book is 2.41--why would you keep pick..."

Some people just refuse to rate anything high. To them 5 is perfect and nothing can be perfect.

I think Carole is on to something in saying that some reviewers use snarky or "funny" reviews to build their own following. Best we can do is try to brush them off and remember even the classics get a ton of 1 star ratings.

Carole wrote: "Thanks Erin, you make me feel so special. ;)

Okay, Giselle- regarding voting down- I always checked Amazon first for the neg review- I only look at reviews on Goodreads after Amazon. I tend to thi..."

I'm sorry but how is Gone Girl 1 star!? That book was awesome!!

Erin wrote: "I know negative reviews are part of the deal when you open yourself up to the public. I have a lot of respect for the process and staunchly defend reviewers' rights but ugh I'm so frustrated right ..."

If a reader isn't even going to read the book they really shouldn't leave a review. That's just wrong!

Gisele wrote: "semi-unrelatedly...how do you vote down things?"

Don't hold me to it...but I think you just click the other reviews as helpful and then they show first :)

Anna Faversham wrote: "Marie!

If you're not going to tell the world, I will.

Marie is #1, #2, #4, #5, #6, 7 and 8 in her genre."

You need another book for #3 lol

Amazing stuff Marie! As always :)

Amy wrote: "I really am. It's ok I came to terms with it years ago. I'm the person that wanders along side other people doing the same thing-I do ok while they do spectacular things. It's been the same for 30 ..."

That sounds really sad!! *Hugs*

Amy wrote: "I'm an "also ran". Even if I had the money it would be an utter waste of everything to even try. But for now it costs money so none of that's happening lol."

Don't be so hard on yourself Amy! I'm sure you're not an "also ran" :D

Marie Silk wrote: "Anna Faversham wrote: "You will tell us, I hope, Marie, when your BookBub promotion hits? And then we want a blow-by-blow account of how it went and..., and, and...!

Party time."

The feature is t..."

Awesome Marie!!! Good luck with the rest of the day :)

Thanks for all the info Carole!! Much appreciated :)

Anna Faversham wrote: "Guess who's making the most money?"

It's quite lucrative for them I'm sure!!

R.L. wrote: "Yeah it seems to be the normal for any award or competition ive looked into to have an entry fee."

Doesn't that seem bizarre? Where's the prestige if you're paying? Shouldn't books be awarded for their quality and according to the size of the author's wallet?

Any thoughts on book awards out there?

In researching some potential awards I've been shocked to find that a lot of awards require the author to pay up front for a chance at nomination. Maybe I'm naïve but...is this really how the industry works?

Speaking as a reader for a moment; when I see a seal for an award on a book cover it's impressive but when I then realize that the nomination is "paid for" the seal loses a ton of appeal.

Is it just me?