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Giving Your Own Book A Five Star Rating Is Just Outlandish

January 13, 2013 Mathias Leave a comment

Some people have no shame.  I see it all the time with authors who give their own book a “5 star” rating on Goodreads and other, similar sites.

And the worst part about it is that they aren’t even shy about it.  They plop it up there and are almost so proud that they are beaming with joy over their actions.

Does any author really not like their own work?  If they don’t, they why are they publishing it?  It is sort of implied that, when an author publishes a book, they think it is a great story that other people should read.  But to advertise this by giving it a rating in such a bold manner is, frankly, outlandish behaviour that to me borders on narcissism.   Especially when you consider how willing other people are to give even average works five stars whether for free, for a little quid pro quo, or even for money. Read more…

Categories: Book Reviews, General Things Tags: 5 Star, Advertise, Authors, Borders, Five Stars, Forums, Goodreads, Money, Narcissism, Rating People, Shame, Similar Sites, Sorts, Star Books, Star People, Star Rating, Star Reviews, Toot Your Own Horn

Why I Am Still, A Year Later, Editing My Novel

October 29, 2012 Mathias 2 comments

Every day I get asked the same question, “Why are you still editing that novel of yours?”

I don’t think the answer is that complicated.  I simply want to produce a quality story in the end.  And, while I and others who have read Under the Darkened Moon think that the story is good, I personally don’t think it is good enough quite yet.  Although, I do think it is quickly getting there.

For me, there is no rush.  I’ve been writing off and on for over twenty years.  My very first novel, which I started back in high school, had three years invested into it and never got even half way done.  For Under the Darkened Moon, I opened the file (started writing the story) on June 18th of last year.  It is now October, nearly November a year later.  I could have pushed this work out there six months ago, at least according to some opinions, but certainly not my own.   As one person in my review group said, “It’s already better than 95% of what is self-published on Amazon and other sites like that.” Read more…

Categories: "Dark Moon", Editing, General Things, Getting Published, Novels, Projects, Publishers And Agents, Review Groups, The Writing Process Tags: Amazon, Authors, Contracts, Cutting, Darkened Moon, Diligence, Leap, Literary Agents Publishers, Manuscript, Novel, Patience, People, Quality Story, Rush, Six Months, Twenty Years

Are You One Of THOSE Authors?

July 16, 2012 Mathias 1 comment

Face it. There are certain authors that are THOSE kind of authors. The question is, are you one of THOSE kinds of authors.

In case you are wonder what I mean when I say THOSE kind of authors are, I’ll explain. THOSE kind of authors are authors who fawn over every kind bit of praise they get. They blog, tweet, and facebook every glowing “5 Star Review”. But THOSE kind of authors also do something else. They feel the need to attack anyone who doesn’t like their work, even if it is a legitimate opinion. Just like they blog, tweet, and facebook with pride about how much people loved what they wrote, THOSE kinds of authors also blog, tweet, and facebook attacks on people who don’t like their work and dare to not give it glowing praise.

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Categories: General Things, Good Stuff, Uncategorized Tags: Authors, Blog, Dregs, Email, Expert, Face, Facebook, Hole In The Ground, Misfortune, Name Names, Pride, Publicity, Reviewers, Scum Bag, Sorts, Tweet
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