reviews Archives - Women Writers, Women's Books http://booksbywomen.org/tag/reviews/ Wed, 10 Oct 2018 10:08:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 39938774 Share Your Opinions: Why Book Reviews Matter and How You Can Help http://booksbywomen.org/share-your-opinions-why-book-reviews-matter-and-how-you-can-help/ http://booksbywomen.org/share-your-opinions-why-book-reviews-matter-and-how-you-can-help/#comments Thu, 11 Oct 2018 10:01:10 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=24498 “Together we can change the world, one good deed at a time.” ~~Anonymous Whether you’re an author or not, one of the kindest gifts you can give to any writer is a constructive honest review. It doesn’t have to be long or literary or quote specific passages unless you’re writing for a site that expects […]

The post Share Your Opinions: Why Book Reviews Matter and How You Can Help appeared first on Women Writers, Women's Books.

]]> http://booksbywomen.org/share-your-opinions-why-book-reviews-matter-and-how-you-can-help/feed/ 2 24498 Why I No Longer Read My Book Reviews http://booksbywomen.org/why-i-no-longer-read-my-book-reviews-by-abby-fabiaschi/ http://booksbywomen.org/why-i-no-longer-read-my-book-reviews-by-abby-fabiaschi/#comments Fri, 06 Oct 2017 05:02:49 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=20604 Reviews cause writers angst. We need them, we fear them, and, in my opinion, too often, we take the time to read them. I LIKED MY LIFE came out with two starred reviews from Library Journal and Booklist, and kind words from Kirkus, but Publisher’s Weekly was decidedly unimpressed. That same pattern followed me on Goodreads and Amazon. Over a four […]

The post Why I No Longer Read My Book Reviews appeared first on Women Writers, Women's Books.

]]> http://booksbywomen.org/why-i-no-longer-read-my-book-reviews-by-abby-fabiaschi/feed/ 2 20604 How Book Reviewing Influences My Writing http://booksbywomen.org/how-book-reviewing-influences-my-writing/ http://booksbywomen.org/how-book-reviewing-influences-my-writing/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2016 06:38:46 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=16993 Before I published my books, and before I understood the importance of book reviews for an author, I always tried to leave a few sentences on Amazon and Goodreads about my reading experience. I’m a great believer in leaving (and reading) reviews for restaurants, holiday resorts, hotels, and other products, so why should books be […]

The post How Book Reviewing Influences My Writing appeared first on Women Writers, Women's Books.

]]> http://booksbywomen.org/how-book-reviewing-influences-my-writing/feed/ 6 16993 Book Reviews and the Author Psyche http://booksbywomen.org/book-reviews-and-the-author-psyche/ http://booksbywomen.org/book-reviews-and-the-author-psyche/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2016 20:48:09 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=16217 Authors have a love/hate relationship with book reviews. Reviews improve a book’s popularity. The more popular, the more sales. We want more reviews, but we don’t always like what’s said in those reviews. Here’s the thing, authors should concern themselves with the number of reviews, not the content. The content is for readers. It can […]

The post Book Reviews and the Author Psyche appeared first on Women Writers, Women's Books.

]]> http://booksbywomen.org/book-reviews-and-the-author-psyche/feed/ 13 16217 Why We Should Reconsider The Way We Review Books http://booksbywomen.org/why-we-should-reconsider-the-way-we-review-books/ http://booksbywomen.org/why-we-should-reconsider-the-way-we-review-books/#comments Sat, 19 Mar 2016 10:48:03 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=15100 If you are an author, the uncanny ability of book reviews and ratings to fill your day with sunshine or suck you into a storm cloud may resonate with you. I’ve basked in the glow of thumbs-up reviews and ratings, and endured the gloom of a few poor ones, those fretful 1’s or 2’s on […]

The post Why We Should Reconsider The Way We Review Books appeared first on Women Writers, Women's Books.

]]> http://booksbywomen.org/why-we-should-reconsider-the-way-we-review-books/feed/ 36 15100 Leave E.L. James Alone Already http://booksbywomen.org/leave-e-l-james-alone-already/ http://booksbywomen.org/leave-e-l-james-alone-already/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2015 12:29:25 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=13669 Recently I was part of a group discussion with some fellow authors on the topic of whether we – as women authors – should publish a bad (or even mediocre) review of another woman author if we don’t like or appreciate her book. If your 3, or 2, or 1-star review will lower the overall […]

The post Leave E.L. James Alone Already appeared first on Women Writers, Women's Books.

]]> http://booksbywomen.org/leave-e-l-james-alone-already/feed/ 48 13669 Reviews, a Game of Give and Take http://booksbywomen.org/reviews-a-game-of-give-and-take-by-anne-leigh-parrish/ http://booksbywomen.org/reviews-a-game-of-give-and-take-by-anne-leigh-parrish/#comments Sat, 28 Mar 2015 13:26:35 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=13063 We all know how much the world of publishing has changed in the last few years. The gatekeepers have been swept away by self-publishing. Anyone can write a book, and offer it for sale on Amazon. And anyone can write a review and post it. So much democracy! So much freedom! Is this a good […]

The post Reviews, a Game of Give and Take appeared first on Women Writers, Women's Books.

]]> http://booksbywomen.org/reviews-a-game-of-give-and-take-by-anne-leigh-parrish/feed/ 7 13063 But Who will Want to Read it? http://booksbywomen.org/but-who-will-want-to-read-it-by-judith-kinghorn/ http://booksbywomen.org/but-who-will-want-to-read-it-by-judith-kinghorn/#comments Sat, 03 Aug 2013 04:00:33 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=8956 An esteemed British writer, one whose novels have been published for half a century, advised me recently not to read my own book reviews – unless they’re written by someone whose opinion you respect. Good reviews will make you vain, they told me, and the bad ones will crush you. Since then, I’ve tried to […]

The post But Who will Want to Read it? appeared first on Women Writers, Women's Books.

]]> http://booksbywomen.org/but-who-will-want-to-read-it-by-judith-kinghorn/feed/ 14 8956