Can I ask you a favor?
Sales for Dangerous Straits are off to a good start in the first two months. The majority of the people I talk to who have read it say they liked it a lot! BUT . . .
It would help my sales a lot, and by extension, generate more donations to BBBS of Southern MN, if those of you who have read Dangerous Straits took a few minutes to post an online review either at Goodreads.com, Amazon.com, or Barnes&Noble.com. (Or your favorite review website if not one of these.) I’m not asking for anything detailed or the length of a review you might see in a big-city newspaper or book review publication. Just post a few sentences on why you liked the book (or why not). You won’t offend me or hurt my feelings with a negative review. Just keep it respectful and about the book, not about me.)
I can’t put words in your mouth or write something for you to copy and paste, but here are a few things you could incorporate into a short paragraph review:
- Did the story keep your attention?
- Was the pace good? (Did it keep you turning the page to find out what happened next?)
- Was there a character who stood out as being memorable? Unique? Well-defined?
- Did you get a good feeling for the settings of the different scenes?
- Was the dialogue realistic?
- Were there plot twists that kept you guessing as to how the story would end?
Clicking on the links of the three websites I mentioned above will take you directly to the webpage for D.S. where you can post a review. Here they are again: Goodreads.com, Amazon.com, or Barnes&Noble.com. Thanks.
Event Reminders
Tomorrow at the Owatonna Public Library will be lots of fun. Hope to see you there for some coffee and conversation.
- SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 10 am-Noon. Coffee and Conversation, Owatonna Public Library, Owatonna MN
- THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 7 – 8 pm. Bookstube MN. Sponsored by the Bierstube, Hastings, MN, and Twin Cities Sisters in Crime. Virtual author chat via Zoom.
- (Tentative) FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 4:30 pm-8:30 pm. Bowl For Kids’ Sake, Sparetime Entertainment, Owatonna MN. Fund Raiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern MN. Stop on in and see the Bigs and Littles and all the local bowlers who support this great cause. If you want to bowl, register ASAP by clicking on the BFKS link.
- SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 9:00 am-Noon. Bowl For Kids’ Sake, Sparetime Entertainment, Owatonna MN. Fund Raiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern MN. Stop on in and see the Bigs and Littles and all the local bowlers who support this great cause. If you want to bowl, register ASAP by clicking on the BFKS link.
- (Tentative) FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 5:00 pm-8:00 pm. Bowl For Kids’ Sake, Faribault Bowling Center, Faribault MN. Fund Raiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern MN. Stop on in and see the Bigs and Littles and all the local bowlers who support this great cause. If you want to bowl, register ASAP by clicking on the BFKS link.
