As an author I am not unique in valuing feedback from actual readers and for the most part I have to admit that it has proven a rather positive experience. Every now and again, however, you come across something that is now so encouraging. The review, and I use that term very loosely here, reproduced … Continue reading About that Review You Posted!
Reviews
Has my experiment failed?
As experiments go making all of my books available for free download seemed to be successful. According to Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) several hundred copies were downloaded by prospective readers in the five days of the offer. One of my goals was to increase the number of reviews that my books have on Amazon. To … Continue reading Has my experiment failed?
Why Give Your Work Away for Free?
From Thursday 13 April until midnight Monday 17 April all of my books will be free to download for the Amazon Kindle. This is not the first time that I have run this kind of promotion but it is one that often seems to confuse people who invariably ask the question: 'how will you make … Continue reading Why Give Your Work Away for Free?
BBC Cymru’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, adapted by Russell T Davies.
It is not often that televised adaptations of Shakespeare’s plays cause an outcry, but this one certainly did. I can see why, having watched it myself recently, but it seems to me to be tale with two sides. I am not a Shakespeare purist but I do believe that it is best not to stray … Continue reading BBC Cymru’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, adapted by Russell T Davies.
Power to the Reader. Power to the Writer.
Before the digital age the reader did not have that much power. Readers as a group did in so far that they could express their like for a particular author by buying their book but the individual reader, they had very little influence. Since the revolution, however, the power of the individual has grown exponentially. … Continue reading Power to the Reader. Power to the Writer.
Reviewers Required
Feedback, it is more important than a royalty cheque! Of course it is always a happy moment to see that royalty payment being credited to your bank account but it is a fact that the size of your royalty also reflects the size of your readership. Like so many other things in life it could … Continue reading Reviewers Required
The Value of Honest Criticism
I have this intention in my writing life, when I encounter the work of another independent author I look to offer them a review of their opus. Reviews are useful for lots of reasons; people do actually read them on marketplaces like Amazon. They help get potential readers to at least glance at the book … Continue reading The Value of Honest Criticism
Peter C Whitaker 