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Tag Archives: Reviews
Reviews I’ve Given
My Review Star System I always start with five stars. Then depending on certain criteria I add points or deduct them. A) Minus 0.5 star, if the book has less than ten missing words, misplaced punctuation, spelling errors, or extra words. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Uncategorized
Tagged #Promoting Authors, book length, Editing, evoking reader emotions, How many stars, Reading enjoyment, Reviews
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Lets Lirn Inglish, 2
Let’s Learn English Together, Lesson Two Last week I looked at capitalization of titles. This week I’m going to learn about capitalization in the body of writing. The British Council on its Learning English Central website says, “the rules … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Uncategorized
Tagged #Promoting Artists, #Promoting Authors, #Promoting Poets, English Grammar, Reviewers, Reviews, writing
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It’s Getting Better Every Day
It’s Getting Better Every Day Long ago, when I wrote my début novel, I found my primary aim was getting the story down in a readable form. Next, I went through the obligatory process of reading and editing it several … Continue reading
Last Day For Free ‘Tissue Of Lies’ E-Book
Download your free kindle e-book today 13th April. Offer closes tonight. You can download a free app from Playstore for your tablet. Download now from my Home page or from my previous post.
Posted in #Love
Tagged Abandoned Baby, Birth Parents, Books, Crime, Free e-book, Kindle, Poisoned, Psychological thriller, Readers, Reviews, Stolen Child
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Free Kindle E-Book Promotion
My debut psychological thriller will be available to download free on 12th and 13th April. If you like mystery, suspense, crime, family drama, intrigue and secrets, all sprinkled with a little romance, this might just be the book for you. … Continue reading
Posted in Psychological Thriller
Tagged Amazon, Amazon Kindle E-books, Authors, Family Drama, Psychological thriller, Readers, Reading, Reviewers, Reviews, Self-publishing, Suspense, Twists
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Unfair to Authors
Unfair to Authors.
Posted in Psychological Thriller, Uncategorized
Tagged Amazon, Authors, Best Seller Ranking, Books, Fans, Readers, Reviewers, Reviews, Writers
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For people who buy books.
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if everyone who read a book would leave a review? I do mean both positive and negative reviews. Even if it was only a requirement for free book promotions, the good and bad books would soon … Continue reading