I try my best not to completely trash a book, because I know it’s a hard process, but they are seeking me out for my honest opinion, not just an advocacy piece.

Amanda – 11 March 2014 Continue reading →

The book is targeted at a niche market (international fiction) within a niche market (short stories), so finding a traditional publisher—especially for a debut book—was going to be pretty much impossible.

Ken Doyle – 6 March 2014 Continue reading →

I write the stories that grab me and just know that there will be readers out there who will like them as well as I do. Ages ago I tried writing “commercially,” i.e. writing for the market, and it ended up being terribly uninspired; I threw it all away and never worked that way again.

Melissa Bowersock – 2 March 2014 Continue reading →

. I am an extremely picky reader, and I don’t like filler. If you can say what you want to say in 500 words why write more?

Morgan Bell – 27 February 2014 Continue reading →

About Reviewing

How did you get started?

Michael and I have both been avid readers since we were little kids. Michael is a professional editor and deals with a lot of indie authors, and I have been in the indie scene as a marketer and editor for years. We both saw how much reviews mean to authors and readers, so it seemed logical to go from being avid readers to reviewers. Continue reading →

Most authors expend far more writing and polishing effort on the first chapter than the last. Remember, the first 5 pages convince a reader to buy your book, but the last 5 convince them to buy the next one!

Richard Peters – 28 January 2014 Continue reading →

It is a joy to see parents and grandparents in the children’s section of a bookshop purchasing books for the young. It is an even greater delight to see children themselves selecting books for themselves.

Pam – 12 December 2013 Continue reading →

Fall in love with your characters. Find compassion for the evil, nasty ones. They, too, have a mother.

Ellen Plotkin Mulholland – 28 November 2013 Continue reading →

I tend to start out with characters that I like and put them into an interesting situation. I don’t know how my stories are going to end, and therefore, I have to write the story in sequence.

Mia Grace – 24 November 2013 Continue reading →

I’m a simple girl. I’m looking for a book to scare me into nightmares. Keep me on the edge of my seat and looking over my shoulder for the monsters that are surely coming for me.

Shay Festa – 4 November 2013 Continue reading →