Review: Grim reading indeed
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 27, 2013
Storyline and characters - 4*Reading experience - 2*This is another book by a new author with great potentials that was badly diminished by horrid, or practically non-existing editing. And here is my dilemma. On one hand, I applaud the courage of new and self-publishing writers, admire blood sweat and tears they shed in putting their work forward for the public scrutiny, and as a reader will support and encourage them to the best of my ability. However, on the other hand I WILL ask them to show respect for the reader by NOT releasing the work that is technically shoddy. On numerous occasions I have read the comments such as:" If you can overlook the spelling, the mistakes, the grammar" etc... My question is - why should we, when, most often, not even a professional editing but simply an extra effort of proof - reading would eliminate the majority of errors??? As part of my job, I have to write a lot of technical reports, and the first rule you learn is:" REVISION, REVISION, REVISION!!" because once you release something with your name on it, EVERYTHING there - the great, the good, the bad and every mistake represents you and reflects on you.Dear M.K. Eidem.I liked Grim and Lisa. I liked the universe and the characters you have created and would love to see more of them . I would love to see more of the warriors find happiness and would love to read their stories. And I would love to start my review of your next book with the phrase :" This book, overall, was a great reading experience". I am also positive that, as a writer, you would love that as well. So, please, let's not let each other down.