tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post5855023915923340320..comments2023-11-02T02:40:48.410-07:00Comments on Crime Fiction Collective: Identity: LostL.J. Sellershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10213491074676394406noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-83755035870640943832013-05-03T06:26:49.711-07:002013-05-03T06:26:49.711-07:00Yes, the price is high, another problem with havin...Yes, the price is high, another problem with having a publisher. They set the prices and I think it often hurts new authors. But I'm with you, I won't spend $10 for a digital book.<br /><br />I bought mine on Audible with one of my credits, which made it a very reasonable price for an audio book. Teresa Burrell, Author, Attorney, Advocatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008721460499855699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-25190450574170366982013-05-02T08:40:40.792-07:002013-05-02T08:40:40.792-07:00I'm puzzled. I took your recommendation, Teres...I'm puzzled. I took your recommendation, Teresa, and went directly to Amazon to look at it. The $9.99 price made me look at the reviews.The quality of writing in the negative reviews made me change my mind about spending $9.99. These are smart people with well-founded opinions. <br /><br />Yes, since I write whodunits I set my own standards high, and Jodie as my editor has pushed them even higher. Too many coincidences make me sneer. Typos and grammatical glitches bother me. (My own really bother me.)Lame dialogue is the worst flaw.<br /><br />I decided not to spend my money on this book. Also I've made a decision not to write negative reviews just for the thrill of being mean and clever. I want to promote good books instead. <br />Mar Prestonhttp://www.marpreston.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-43253097720013698752013-05-02T07:51:44.275-07:002013-05-02T07:51:44.275-07:00I was warned that my full immersion into a novel w...I was warned that my full immersion into a novel would stop the more I wrote. I thought I was smart enough to flip the switch and move easily between my writer side, a long-distance swimmer, always looking for technique and errors, and my reader side, who loves to simply float on her back and allow the water to carry her anywhere and everywhere.<br /><br />As it turned out, someone removed the switch when I wasn't looking.Peg Brantleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04906858123466177508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-8163578432987292872013-05-02T07:37:35.418-07:002013-05-02T07:37:35.418-07:00Thanks for sharing this intriguing-looking book by...Thanks for sharing this intriguing-looking book by a new author, Teresa! I'll be looking for it.<br /><br />Since I started editing fiction years ago, I've become increasingly picky about what I read for pleasure, and will put a book down a lot faster than I used to. I guard my personal reading time jealously and really want to be swept away by a book. If I find too many things that jolt me out of the story, it's no longer entertainment, so I reject it and look for another one to read instead. Yeah, it's a bit of a curse. LOLJodie Rennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17180607353893233389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-60535655043360226642013-05-02T06:08:11.675-07:002013-05-02T06:08:11.675-07:00Thanks for pointing out that you got past some thi...Thanks for pointing out that you got past some things that bothered you...but shouldn't have. I think most writers become more-critical readers because we see (and question) the underlying structure of the story. It's what I miss most about my pre-novelist days—the ability to completely lose myself in a story. L.J. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10213491074676394406noreply@blogger.com