Review: Insight that authors need
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 18, 2013
There are any number of blogs and guides available now that self-published authors read, and these guides often recommend that authors contact "Amazon Top Reviewers" to ask for reviews of their books. In this guide, Theo Rogers gives you a background into what "Amazon Top Reviewers" have in their heads ... or at least the Amazon Top Reviewers who discuss topics of interest in Amazon's Top Reviewer Forum, and elsewhere.The first part of the book is more foundation information than a step by step guide, so remember that as you start reading. If you have a good product, this book will help you know how to disclose it to reviewers without earning more disgust than interest.I want to stress the phrase "If you have a good product". A great many self-published authors simply don't have a good product, and then get upset when reviewers write that. In addition to a book like Theo's, it is imperative that aspiring authors know their craft before they put anything they write in front of a reviewer's eyes. This review isn't a how-to on how to do that, but in general there are online groups for aspiring author's to critique each other's work, there are MANY quality guides to effective writing available for sale on this web site, and there are people who will give you an honest critique of your work, which you need to pay attention to if you are lucky enough to get one.So yes, Theo's book will help you know how to interact with reviewers. But make sure you produce a quality read before you do that. Writing a book is not a natural skill. Most people have to study and practice and learn it the hard way, and over the course of time. It is critical to understand that if you want to be a successful writer. Do that first, then we reviewers can help give you a hand up, and Theo's book will give you a hand up to reaching us effectively.