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Group 152. Clean. Mod Loralee
I have been able to reply to messages, but having problems posting messages to ask where I should e-mail my novel, apologies for being dumb but how do I send a private message to my reviewers or those I am reviewing? My attempt to message Stacie for example had the address rejected, not sure why
Oh, missed that aspect. Certainly, some other group. Thanks, and have a great review round!Regards,
--Parikshit N. Samant.
Hi, I am assuming, there's been a mistake with my surname as I am the only Elizabeth in this review round, so it's Elizabeth Johnson, not Elizabeth Cartwright.
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These are my reviews for Bards of Fantasia.
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Here's my (slightly out of order) 2nd round review. It is for "Chronicles of Illumination (Book #8)":Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ: /review/show...
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Even though it's not strictly required, it would be appreciated if you would post a review on Amazon and Amazon UK as well.
Loralee: I haven't yet made the $50 worth of purchases to post at Amazon. To make up for that, I gave the review (and likely my others for this thread) extra time and genre/historical analysis. It even got a like so far from a top 100 Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ reviewer, which should draw a crowd to the book.
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Thanks for the review Loralee. The book is of course translated from the original Danish, hence the use of OK....only kidding and I don't expect a debate but I hadn't noticed the POV changes so if you were able to point them out in an email to me that would be helpful- no worries if you haven't got the time and thanks again
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Tiger Kingdom: The Book of DestinyBlog review:
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Felicity: A Sparrow's Tale
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Things I learned from my wife:
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I'm half way through Hamlet's Bastard and should be done by tomorrow.
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S.W. wrote: "4 stars for Margaret Standafer's "Misty Lake in Focus (Misty Lake #3)": /review/show..."
Thank you!
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Hamlet's Bastard:Blog (full and detailed critique)
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Just as a note to everyone I've reviewed, I do hope the lower scoring reviews aren't disheartening. The reason I am demanding is because I would rather take people's work seriously than not, and treat each book with the respect it deserves. I wouldn't bother if I didn't think they were worth discussing.
I hope the critiques have some value in pointing out the virtues of the books.
(I haven't had any complaints yet by the way. This wasn't prompted by the behaviour of anyone in the group).
Rhian wrote: "Hamlet's Bastard:Blog (full and detailed critique)
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Rhian, you give thoughtful and clearly expressed opinions; can't ask for more than that.
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That's your fourth Rhian, and you're all done. Thanks for your participation!
You're halfway done, Margaret!
Rhian wrote: "Tiger Kingdom: The Book of DestinyBlog review:
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Thank you for your review, Rhian. -Stacie
Margaret wrote: "Review for Tiger Kingdom & The Book of DestinyÅ·±¦ÓéÀÖ/review/show...
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Thank you for your review, Margaret. -Stacie
Reviews for Tiger Kingdom and The Book of Destiny.Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ: /review/show...
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Reviews for Things I learned from my Wife:
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Reviews for Felicity- A Sparrow's Tale.
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Admin mod hat on.Rule four in the sign up message states that all members must be able to post on amazon. We all want amazon reviews, that is the largest market, and that is where we all want our books to be seen.
This is essentially a co-operative, it isn't fair if some people don't play by the rules or take advantage of other members by not posting to amazon. Everyone else had paid their $50 to post on amazon.
As per amazon rules, asauthors we are not allowed to give books in EXCHANGE for amazon reviews. The choice to review on amazon has to be voluntary.
However, who is allowed into future groups is also a choice, my choice.
I don't want to have to add yet another rule to the sign up message, such as one to prove you can post to amazon, as this will just increase my workload, so please play the game folks!
Emma wrote: "we no longer insist members review on amazon."I understand your clarification above, Emma, but the thread's opening pgh states "we no longer insist members review on amazon" which, as written, appears to supersede the rules below, as they are below and thus subordinated. Some may volunteer here to get final-polish critiques on their book before ordering promo copies from Amazon, while others may be further along. Just sayin' that might indeed affect your future decisions, but it sounds like a shaming statement. I for one understood one might ask that some reviews NOT be posted to Amazon, as long as the request was polite and not "pressuring" etc. and that's been ignored twice here....
I personally plan to buy an Amazon card by the end period of this thread, 12 weeks from now, and post my reviews toAmazon then, unless asked not to.
Non-reciprocal HONEST reviews, whatever the star rating are the foundation of the group. This link is included in every sign up message. I hope it helps make the group position clear. It was post by one of the group's founders. /topic/show/...There are other groups which only allow positive reviews, which is where the confusion might have come form, but this is not one of them.
Contacting your reviewer to ask them to alter or remove a review is strictly against group rules, and will result in being banned. if you have a problem with a review, i.e. if it is a personal attack, contact the round mod or myself.
People need to feel comfortable posting their real opinion, and the group will back a reviewer to the hilt.
N.B. All books included in the rounds must be published on amazon, i.e. be a final finished product ready for sale. This is not an ARC situation.
I hope that helps.
Here are my reviews:Round 1 - Bards of Fantasia
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Round 2 - Misty Lake in Focus
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Round 3 - Third Chronicles of Illumination
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Round 4 - Sebastian: Conquest of Power
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This concludes my commitment to the group. Many thanks.
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Yes, thank you Augustine. I wish I could read that fast, (but I'm sight disabled.)
Augustine wrote: "Here are my reviews:Round 1 - Bards of Fantasia
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Amazon.UK:
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Round 2 - Misty Lake in Focus
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Thank you for the review, Augustine!
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Books mentioned in this topic
A Poem for Britain (other topics)March To Opulence (other topics)
Hamlet's Bastard (other topics)
Third Chronicles of Illumination (other topics)
Conquest of Power (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
S.W. Wilcox (other topics)Mick Foster (other topics)
C.A. Pack (other topics)
Elizabeth Johnson (other topics)
Augustine Sam (other topics)
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