All writers could do with a little encouragement now and then. This is one of these days. Thank you, Linda Yezak!!
Day: May 23, 2016
3 Mistakes that Will Make Readers Want to Punch a Book in the Face
Kristen Lamb has published an excellent post about three mistakes that might upset your reader. Very informative. Thank you Kristen.
To do my job well, I do a tremendous amount of reading. Additionally, I make it a point to make sure I read different genres so I get a sense of what writers do well (or not so well) regardless of the type of story.
I’ve been inhaling Michael Connelly’s Harry Bosch series as of late and I got ahead of my credits so I decided instead to take advantage of Audible’s Daily Deal. It was a suspense from a legacy published author. The book had almost a thousand reviews and almost all of them four and five stars. So I figured, why not?
Take a chance.
Shoot. Me. Now.
That was me.
The book was absolutely awful. I won’t say which book because I won’t do that to another author. I have a personal rule. If I can’t give a book 4 stars or more I just shut up…
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