Let’s face it, being a reviewer does not mean liking all books. There is a big chance that a book will not live up to the expectation of a reviewer, and thus result in a negative review. Other books simply…
Categorizing Your Title in a Literary Awards Contest
With the autumn season approaching, the deadline for our annual literary awards gets closer and closer. As the submissions roll in, I thought it would be the perfect time to share some awards wisdom with our authors! Each literary awards…
Positive Review but Missing the Point? What to Do?
Through the years helping authors get their books reviewed we find that sometimes even though the reviewer liked the book, the author didn’t like the review! Of course, all reviews have gray areas. Sometimes, the story is amazing but lacks…
Narrative Slayers
Be honest with me, if I had called this week's editorial, “Qualifiers, Indefinite Modifiers, and Intensifiers” would you have even clicked on the article? But that’s just what they are – narrative slayers, and they are out to sabotage writing…
Interview with Amy R. Saltz, Author of “An Essential Song”
INTERVIEW WITH AMY R. SALTZ An Essential Song Amy R. Saltz CreateSpace (2018) ISBN 9781976419058 Reviewed and Interviewed by Sheri Hoyte for Reader Views (08/18) From as far back as she can remember, Amy R. Saltz has been on a quest for healing. As…
What Are Other Authors Selling? Why Should I Know…
Last week I spoke about the benefits of going to the library. As I mentioned I have committed to visit the library once a week, so I did! This time I focused on checking out what other authors have written…
Feeding your Writing and Library Field Trips
Recently, I decided to visit our new Central Library downtown in Austin. It had been a while since I had been to one since I spend most of my time in my home office or should I say ‘Cave.’ But…
