Friday, May 24, 2013

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HOW TO WRITE A TERRIFIC REVIEW


By: Writer Victoria Grefer talks about how to write a fantabulous review.

What To Include

1. Is this a genre you normally read?
 
My go-to example for this is of a scifi aficionado reading a romance. It could be the best romance ever written but, chances are, the review would still be scathing. 

Or, another example, if a reader only enjoyed mainstream or literary books they might think it was too predictable for words that the murderer was apprehended at the end of your murder mystery, but that's not a legitimate criticism. Sure, it could be a criticism of the genre but to leave the murder unsolved would have readers howling for your blood. (And murder mystery readers are a clever bunch, so you don't want that. ;)

2. Plot summary


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If you missed my writing & marketing tweets and retweets yesterday, here they are again: 
  1. How To Write A Terrific Review http://t.co/GVTakWmJBg @woodwardkaren
  2. Even Alpha Writers Need Beta Readers http://ow.ly/limrF
  3. How to Increase Tension in your Story: http://t.co/AttethFYxf @SHalvatzis RT @elizabethscraig:
  4. 6 Rules of Thumb From an Editor-Turned-Writer http://t.co/ZMkb2m3AmM RT @evelyn_puerto
  5. Writing Fiction: Bring Your Characters To Life With Roz Morris http://ow.ly/ljGUJ
  6. Three Tips for Naming Characters http://ow.ly/ljQav
  7. Moving Out of Your Writing Comfort Zone http://ow.ly/ljQrY
  8. Authors, Consider Blog Talk Radio! http://ow.ly/ljQCu via @mollygreene
  9. Notes from Tabor Lane: Today's Links to Writing & Marketing Blog Posts http://ow.ly/ljRVl
  10. 10 Points About Possessives http://ow.ly/lkkou via Daily Writing Tips
  11. Ten Deadly Marketing Mistakes Almost Every Author Makes http://ow.ly/lklMm
  12. It's not enough to write the book. Self-pubbed authors must think about business: http://t.co/zfQKQZq5LO @NatalieGayle1 RT @elizabethscraig
  13. How to Nail the Opening of Your Blog Post http://ow.ly/lkoa7 via @copyblogger
  14. 4 Reasons Why You Need To Change Your Username On Twitter http://ow.ly/lkoNA
  15. 7 Tips To Get More Followers On Twitter [INFOGRAPHIC] http://ow.ly/lkpCR http://ow.ly/lkpPX
  16. A Groundbreaking Change for EBook Sales http://ow.ly/lkq1f via @PassiveVoiceBlg
  17. What Is New Adult Fiction? http://ow.ly/lkqEA via Galleycat 

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Happy writing & running, Kathy

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1 comment:

Beth Camp said...

Hello, Katherine. Just wanted you to know that I gave you the Sunshine Award over at my blog. I'm a subscriber and invariably pour back over your comments. Thanks for being such a good online teacher! Beth