I know that it is important to write reviews, and I do write them for the books that I read as soon as I finish them so I don’t forget. I didn’t understand how truly important it really is until recently. Oh I have always wished others would write reviews on my books when they like and read them. Even if people didn’t care for my books, if they would leave some constructive criticism so I could improve them that would be awesome. I know people do like them since they tell me but for some reason, that taking a few moments to write what they like about the book is just too time consuming for a lot of people.
Well I have spent the last 10 days at the hospital with a very good friend and fellow author, Martin Sharlow. He has had some complications with diabetes and has not been able to get computer access until recently. He has not been able to promote his books or communicate with fans as he usually does. Because of this, his numbers have dropped like a rock into a deep lake.
Now Martin has a lot of fans, tons of them in fact. Most people really love his work, me being one of his most avid supporters of his books even out of thousands of people. For some reason, people get so busy that they will write a review on one site such as Goodreads and it will be an awesome review but not write it on Amazon which is very important to authors.
Recently people have written some very nasty reviews on his books. Now I know that all books are not for everyone, people love and hate a book that is a fact of life. Why people think that they need to tear a book up so badly is beyond me. Not too hard to say that the book just wasn’t for them and move on rather than totally assonate the characters and insult the author. Not called for in my opinion. Those types of reviews make me wonder what the person that wrote it has against the author, because it is so over the top.
My point is that this author is struggling now, was doing fantastic in his book sales and all it would take is a few people that have read his books and loved them to go on over to Amazon and write a quick review. Even those that have done a review on Goodreads could just copy their review and post it on Amazon. That would help a great deal!
If you haven’t read any of his books, I highly recommend them. The Fallen Series is my personal favorite but I dearly love all of his books that I have read. His characters are unique and his descriptions are amazing. He writes Paranormal Romance and he also has a fantasy series, Storytellers that I love.
So if you happen to read a book written by someone, please take the time out to review it. It helps me as an author to know what my fans like and want more of as well, and I know that I am not alone in this as an author.
Happy Reading & Reviewing!
Bella Marie
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