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Many Thanks to those Who Take Time to Review!
I have noticed a flurry of (mostly happy) reviews for Night Calls, Kindred Rites, and even four for the latest, Spiral Path. Thank you, everyone who has taken a moment to write a review at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Goodreads, Powells--anywhere reviewing happens.
Writers try not to nag about reviews, but I can tell you that a stack of fan letters is what made the entire series of the Atevi stretch from three books into its current number. Because thoughtful, happy fans let people know they love a book, more books happen. My agent can't show up with a stack of fan letters, but editors can and do check a writer's back list to see how fans are responding to a story. They check places like Amazon.
I hope to write a fourth Alfreda novel some day, along with a bunch of other books. Your writing a short, thoughtful review helps prove that there's a demand for my work. It doesn't have to be huge, you don't have to recap the story. My favorite review remains a snip from a review for Kindred Rites, that actually mentions an incident in Night Calls. HappyBookWorm wrote:
"...Parts of her books are genuinely creepy. I don't think I'll ever look at a loose post in a field the same way - much less disturb one!"
There were a couple more lines, but this says it all, in a special way. If you want to share Allie with more people, a good review always helps.
For those of you waiting for me to write something else? I've started something else. ;) But whether you are reviewing my Night Calls books or my Nuala books, thank you.
You are helping!
Writers try not to nag about reviews, but I can tell you that a stack of fan letters is what made the entire series of the Atevi stretch from three books into its current number. Because thoughtful, happy fans let people know they love a book, more books happen. My agent can't show up with a stack of fan letters, but editors can and do check a writer's back list to see how fans are responding to a story. They check places like Amazon.
I hope to write a fourth Alfreda novel some day, along with a bunch of other books. Your writing a short, thoughtful review helps prove that there's a demand for my work. It doesn't have to be huge, you don't have to recap the story. My favorite review remains a snip from a review for Kindred Rites, that actually mentions an incident in Night Calls. HappyBookWorm wrote:
"...Parts of her books are genuinely creepy. I don't think I'll ever look at a loose post in a field the same way - much less disturb one!"
There were a couple more lines, but this says it all, in a special way. If you want to share Allie with more people, a good review always helps.
For those of you waiting for me to write something else? I've started something else. ;) But whether you are reviewing my Night Calls books or my Nuala books, thank you.
You are helping!