Comments on: Help Your Readers Write Good Reviews

By: Alina

Alina — Wed, 11 May 2016 10:51:25 +0000

Thank you for the list of Qs. It is hard to think about your book in the way the outsider would think. Great tips.

By: amandauhlauthor

amandauhlauthor — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 21:31:09 +0000

Good advice..thanks for sharing.

By: A Day Away Travel

A Day Away Travel — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 16:31:37 +0000

I loved your advice and posted it to the Maryland Nanowrimo Facebook page. We're all in the midst of revising our November novels and we're going to have to think about this. Right? Thanks!

By: http://theenglishprofessoratlarge.com

http://theenglishprofessoratlarge.com — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 16:04:38 +0000

This is a helpful post. When I review a book, I look for the answers to three questions. What did the author say? How did the author say it? Is it effective?

By: Mary smith

Mary smith — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 15:52:05 +0000

I think there are about 4 things in a review. Did I like the book. Why or why not.
What is the best part and would I recommend the book. I try to follow this but
sometimes get carried away.

By: Maggie Smith

Maggie Smith — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 15:19:04 +0000

I had never even thought about this topic! thanks so much, one more tool in the toolbox for marketing my WIP

By: dholcomb1

dholcomb1 — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 14:48:20 +0000

I used to have more content in reviews I left, but I found authors were just as happy with short reviews. Some preferred them. Amazon's benchmarks are more about the quantity of reviews and sometimes key words left in the reviews will hurt a review or the author--never mention the author's name in review is one of the flags. Amazon itself is the one who has the power to take away reviews compared to other sales' sites. They monitor the reviews. Reviews on BN, BAM, itunes, Google Play are better for content-heavy reviews. Amazon doesn't seem to care about the reviews left on GR or shelfari which are both Amazon companies. Smashwords and Kobo only allow reviews if the books were purchased from them. Denise

By: saraletourneau

saraletourneau — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 14:21:42 +0000

Great post, Penny! When I write reviews, I try to balance my reasons for enjoying the book with constructive criticism. To me, that's the kind of information that really helps readers decide whether to read that book. I tend to ignore reviews that don't do that, since they're not useful at all.

By: 1authorcygnetbrown

1authorcygnetbrown — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 14:00:55 +0000

Thank you so much for spelling out how to help readers give better reviews. My readers certainly need this information, and thanks to you, I know what to share with them so they can do exactly that.