Hannah’s Comments (group member since Jun 21, 2017)

Hannah’s comments from the It's a Summer Reading Challenge! group.

Sarah Grace wrote: "Emily wrote: "I listen to it while I'm doing school also! But here lately, the technical jargon has been too much to process without complete silence. I don't think I've ever heard of Grieg! I enjo..."

Peaceful?!
....memories of months spent memorizing March of the Dwarves....

Karis wrote: "Hannah wrote: "Finally read my classic, Daddy-Long-Legs"

I love that book! If you're looking for a contemporary spin on the book, you should check out Dear Mr. Knightly by Katherine..."

I actually liked Dear Mr. Knightley much better because it didn't have the weird worldview issues the original did! That really was a fun book.

Finally read my classic, Daddy-Long-Legs

Emily...good job! I've read 1 and 2, and so far 1 is my favorite. I intend to read 3 quite soon.

Yes, that's contemporary. :)

Brandi wrote: "Nonfiction: I Don't Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist"

Oh, I've been interested in that one! I hope you enjoy it.

I'm working today and Monday as well, though we may get to leave early on Monday.

Just FYI, Breslin's first story set in WW2 is meant to be an alternate-history, a "what-if" sort of thing. The others fit into real history pretty well. I've enjoyed all three.

Current writers I like include...
(These are consistent on time attitudes and characters and write good, entertaining stories.)
Karen Witemeyer
Kate Breslin
Sarah Sundin
Roseanna White
Kim Vogel Sawyer
Melissa Jagears
Anne Mateer
Susan Page Davis
Regina Jennings
Carol Cox
Dawn Crandall
Carrie Turansky

Erudessa wrote: "Hannah wrote: "Erudessa wrote: "Hannah wrote: "Erudessa wrote: "Hannah wrote: "Arielle...I too will be highly offended with professionally published books with repeated errors in them. That's one o..."

I've also noticed that in Elizabeth Camden's newest books. So irritating!

Erudessa wrote: "Hannah wrote: "Erudessa wrote: "Hannah wrote: "Arielle...I too will be highly offended with professionally published books with repeated errors in them. That's one of the reasons I stopped reading ..."

Modern attitudes and speech is why I've given up on reading Lynn Austin.

Erudessa wrote: "Hannah wrote: "Arielle...I too will be highly offended with professionally published books with repeated errors in them. That's one of the reasons I stopped reading Rachel Hauck's books."

You don'..."

Oh, thanks for the heads-up on those!!

Arielle wrote: "Hannah wrote: "Arielle...I too will be highly offended with professionally published books with repeated errors in them. That's one of the reasons I stopped reading Rachel Hauck's books."

I don't ..."

Her earlier ones were great, but the more recent ones are full of wrong word choices (there/their, mantel/mantle, etc) that I just can't take any more. And after I'd made that decision, a previous review request I'd made got approved, and that one was just as messy, besides being theologically unsound.

Arielle...I too will be highly offended with professionally published books with repeated errors in them. That's one of the reasons I stopped reading Rachel Hauck's books.

Erudessa wrote: "Hannah wrote: "Arielle wrote: "JD wrote: "Question for self-published authors here:
Is there a demand for an affordable, professional editor/proofreading service? Or do most of you do it yourself o..."

Aw, wonderful! I love meeting fellow English lovers. :)

Arielle wrote: "JD wrote: "Question for self-published authors here:
Is there a demand for an affordable, professional editor/proofreading service? Or do most of you do it yourself or through alpha/beta readers?"
..."

Exactly. Editors are very much worth the money (granted that you get a good one!!)

Victoria wrote: "@hannah, I can purchase books up front and bring them to local stores. So there is an option for that, but the digital age is a powerful thing too, especially if you present your book well and mark..."

Bringing books to stores is great if you have indie stores that can buy direct, but bookstore chains have to source through their distribution agreements.

E.F.B. wrote: "Hannah wrote: "Sarah Grace wrote: "Just my opinion as a non-writer, SELF-PUBLISH! :)"

But my opinion as a bookseller is "Try traditional." It's easier to self-publish after building name recogniti..."

Beth...
Eeekk! I thought I edited it fast enough....

If I can, I'm going to at least publish with a company that allows return to the publisher, even if I do end up with POD. That way I can have my books in stores. But most people self-publish with CreateSpace, which doesn't provide books on shelves...they won't print any book that hasn't been paid for up-front.

Sarah Grace wrote: "Just my opinion as a non-writer, SELF-PUBLISH! :)"

But my opinion as a bookseller is "Try traditional." It's easier to self-publish after building name recognition through regular publishing. It's hard to express how often potential sales are lost because the book is not on the shelf at the bookstore. While people are fine ordering a title from an author they know and love (in most cases), they rarely ever go to the trouble to do so for an author they've never tried. Getting a book on the shelf in a physical store is a great way to get marketing done.