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Derek Murphy | Why Amazon is deleting book reviews: understanding Amazon’s new review policy and how to get back deleted reviews

Originally posted on The PBS Blog:
Very good breakdown from Derek on understanding why Amazon is deleting reviews. Nobody took me (and others) seriously when we said it was not wise to include the words, “I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review.” Maybe you’ll listen to Derek: “So it’s fine…

THE TREE

Originally posted on SUSANNE LEIST:
? ? THE TREE The tree appears dark and looming. It could use some proper grooming. I want to take a walk between its legs, Growing tall from the ground like giant pegs. By its rules, we must strictly abide. Imagine the secrets it must hide. Come walk with me…

Yecheilyah’s 2nd Annual Poetry Contest 2018: Rules, Guidelines, Entrance and Prizes

Originally posted on The PBS Blog:
Yess people! It’s that time! Time to reveal the guidelines to this year’s contest and our amazing prizes! Read on… Yecheilyah’s 2nd Annual Poetry Contest 2018 Theme: Self-Care, Self-Love – Our theme this year is on self-care and self-love! Submissions Accepted: Thursday, July 12th – Tuesday, July 31stWinners Announced:…

Amazon Review Privilege by Guest Blogger, May Dawney

Originally posted on Plaisted Formatting & Genealogy:
Introducing May Dawney you recently put this post up in a group on Facebook. It is a good read and it certainly makes you think.  Please remember nobody is picking on anyone. It is an observation made which affects those writers and businesses – like me, who live…

The Blogger Recognition Award for Writer’s Treasure Chest

The Blogger Recognition Award for Writer’s Treasure Chest

Originally posted on Writer's Treasure Chest:
Storyteller (writer, filmmaker, public speaker) Mitch Teemley has nominated me for the Blogger Recognition Award and has really made my day! Thank you so much, Mitch. You know how to make a girl happy, don’t you?  (Did I just say this? Oops *blush*) ? ? ? ? Blogger…

Amazon’s Even Newer Reviewing Rules Will Book Reviews Be Affected?

Amazon’s Even Newer Reviewing Rules Will Book Reviews Be Affected?

Originally posted on Happymeerkatreviews:
WARNING: Amazon.com have updated their review guidelines…Again!  Along with the already restrictive guidelines I have discussed previously in this article – Amazon’s New Reviewing Rules – Could it Affect Authors in the Future?  But now they’ve updated these guidelines yet again by adding additional rules near the bottom.  These rules are on…

Mary Sue Who?

Originally posted on The Official Site of Celeste DeWolfe:
Ah, the sensationalized “Mary Sue.”  Chances are, if you’re into writing or art, you’ve heard of the concept.  It’s the idea of a character, in this case female, who is an over-the-top type of generic–if that’s at all possible.  If you’ve never heard of it before,…

Kurt Vonnegut: The 8 basics of Creative Writing – Worth Sharing

Kurt Vonnegut: The 8 basics of Creative Writing – Worth Sharing

Originally posted on Author P.S. Bartlett:
? Kurt Vonnegut: The 8 basics of Creative Writing Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted. Give the reader at least one character he or she can root for. Every character should want…

Drink the dawn

These Are Not Rules of Fantasy

Originally posted on Legends of Windemere:
Yahoo Image Search A big headache for genre writing is that nearly every reader has their own set of rules about how that genre should work.  They have their favorite authors and all others get compared to those ‘elite’.  Any deviation is met with disagreement or outright rage because…

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