So excited about your new release. I love ghost stories and your previous YA books I've read. I like that quote. Fun co-hosting today. Wishing you great success with Rattlesnake, the book.
I. Egan using Goodreads when it was new s a way of keeping track of what I read and what I liked about the book, so I’d be able to recommend them to other readers (or not). Since then GR has expanded a lot but I still write mainly for myself. I rarely give anything less than a four-star review, except occasionally to really famous authors who’ve already got thousands of five-star ones. They’re not going to care. But I’m still writing notes for myself in the main, though I sometimes mention a suitable target market too - book clubs, young people, historical fiction fans etc.
Reviews can be a two-way street as you say. I know I learn more about writing by reviewing what others have written. Thanks for the great comment, Gabi.
As I read a LOT of non-fiction, sometimes my reviews do get critical (especially those written in areas I have some knowledge of). While I no longer write reviews for academic journals, I did enough of that to know they weren't looking for just an enticement for others to read, but a critical lens into how the book fits into the literature of a particular subject. For fiction, it's more about if I liked the story (it caught my interest and held it). Rattlesnake is a good story because it held my attention and I had a hard time putting it down and I'm not a general reader of ghost stories.
That's high praise, Jeff. Many thanks for it. I know you review a lot of non-fiction because I've read some of those reviews. They've helped add books to my TBR pile, so thanks.
Congrats on the new book, Lee!
Congrats on the new release. I’m looking forward to reading it.
Diane Burton
Thanks, Diane. Glad to see this one out and finished..
So excited about your new release. I love ghost stories and your previous YA books I've read. I like that quote. Fun co-hosting today. Wishing you great success with Rattlesnake, the book.
It's always fun to co-host at IWSG. Glad we shared this month. Hope you're book is off and running!
The transition between genres is always interesting for a writer. Congrats on your new book.
Olga Godim from https://olgagodim.wordpress.com/
Thanks, Olga. Maybe genre-hopping will help keep me fresh. Let's hope.
I. Egan using Goodreads when it was new s a way of keeping track of what I read and what I liked about the book, so I’d be able to recommend them to other readers (or not). Since then GR has expanded a lot but I still write mainly for myself. I rarely give anything less than a four-star review, except occasionally to really famous authors who’ve already got thousands of five-star ones. They’re not going to care. But I’m still writing notes for myself in the main, though I sometimes mention a suitable target market too - book clubs, young people, historical fiction fans etc.
Reviews can be a two-way street as you say. I know I learn more about writing by reviewing what others have written. Thanks for the great comment, Gabi.
As I read a LOT of non-fiction, sometimes my reviews do get critical (especially those written in areas I have some knowledge of). While I no longer write reviews for academic journals, I did enough of that to know they weren't looking for just an enticement for others to read, but a critical lens into how the book fits into the literature of a particular subject. For fiction, it's more about if I liked the story (it caught my interest and held it). Rattlesnake is a good story because it held my attention and I had a hard time putting it down and I'm not a general reader of ghost stories.
That's high praise, Jeff. Many thanks for it. I know you review a lot of non-fiction because I've read some of those reviews. They've helped add books to my TBR pile, so thanks.
Hi Lee ! Many congratulations for Rattlesnake. I really liked your answer and the related quote. Thank you for co-hosting.
Hello, Sonia. Thanks for following me over here. It's always nice to hear from you.