For my final post of 2019, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and happy holidays to everyone. Let’s all strive for a more peaceful world in 2020. My Year-End Review Challenge to you is to post 30 NEW reviews/ratings for Straight River before the start of 2020. THIRTY BEFORE TWENTY! ONLY TEN DAYS LEFT for me …
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, Still Time to Post an Online Review Read More »
I’m happy to share that the 2019 CLUE Book Awards (a Mystery-Thriller contest sponsored by Chanticleer Book Reviews) has Long Listed Straight River. Still a long way to go to reach the top prize. At least we made it past the first round. My Year-End Review Challenge to you is to post 30 NEW reviews/ratings …
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RECAP The GSR Fine Art Festival was first-class all the way. Dozens of outstanding visual artists plus three intrepid authors–Me, Jeffrey Matthews, and Julie Schrader. I met a lot of nice people, sold some books, and enjoyed the live music that played all day, each day. So mark your calendar for next year’s GSR Fine …
Thank You GSR Fine Art Festival; Review Update; Year-End Stuff Read More »
I’m participating in a new event this year, the GSR Fine Art Festival in Mankato MN. Saturday and Sunday, Nov.30 and Dec.1. The event is held in the Banquet Hall at the Mankato Civic Center. 10 am to 6 pm on Saturday. 10 am to 4 pm on Sunday. There’s no better way to celebrate …
My Year-End Review Challenge to you is to post 30 NEW reviews/ratings for Straight River before the start of 2020. THIRTY BEFORE TWENTY! Less than Fifty days left to get thirty new reviews/ratings of Straight River. It doesn’t matter which website you post a review on. And don’t feel obligated to write a positive review. …
As of 11/10/2019, Straight River has a total of TWENTY-FOUR (25) ratings and/or reviews. The target is FIFTY-FOUR (54). Please take five minutes to write a review and START POSTING. Be a positive part of this Straight River Year-End Review Challenge. Thanks. CLICK HERE FOR A QUICK AND EASY GUIDE TO POSTING ONLINE REVIEWS. But …
Straight River is selling much better in its first year than Castle Danger did, yet reviews for Straight River are lagging behind the pace set by Castle Danger reviews in year one. Hence, my Year-End Review Challenge. Ten reviews are the minimum I prefer to see before I consider a book. One hundred reviews give …
For author-publishers like me, it’s all about reviews, reviews, reviews. Next to word-of-mouth advertising, online reviews are the single best marketing tool most authors can use. But we can’t write more than our own review (if we choose to–most don’t). I reviewed my books, but only on Goodreads.com because I read both as a reader, …
The Straight River Book Tour chugs ahead with its next stop slated for Buffalo Books & Coffee in beautiful downtown Buffalo MN. One week from today–Saturday, June 15, from 10:00 am until Noon. I’m excited to add a new bookstore to my list. I also hope to sell a lot of books. Regardless, I expect …
Everyone seems to love lists of Summer Reads. You know, books to read books at the beach or the cabin or the mountain campsite during summer vacation. Books that are fun, easy-reading, non-academic. Books that don’t require dozens of hours to read, etc. Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer. Therefore, here are a …
