General thoughts about stuff

No reviewer starts reading a book to review with anything other than optimism.  Reviewers have to be optimists by default (until the day they aren't and start sticking pencils up their nose) because otherwise we/they wouldn't be so passionate about spreading the word and reading books. Granted, some people review merely for the bonus of getting free books.  I'm not - I get the occasional free PDF or paperback but it's a rarity and I'm very grateful when it happens.  ( Read more... )

On another but not completely unrelated subject: - Authors in General:  what is the point of putting your hard written book on online stores with no blurb or description? Hmm?  Am I going to buy it if i don't know what it's about? No, I'm not.  No wonder your sales are minimal.

I had some more wonderful help today, alex_beecroft made me two loverly banners (under the next cut) and gehayi brain stormed (or rather she did and I listened) and I have some really good ideas for a new project which I think can work. Too many bloody ideas, I need another week in my week (where I don't have to work) and two extra arms.

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