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7/15/2019

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Hello everyone,
I wanted to make a contest in exchange to help gain reviews, however Amazon does not allow it. If I were to get caught they would remove all reviews from my books.
I know you probably get tired of me begging for reviews (trust me, I hate asking) but I wanted to take just a moment to explain why they are so necessary. You enjoy my books so please take a moment to read this. While I appreciate everyone that sends me a message telling me how much they love the book, I need the world to see those messages.
So why should you leave a review?
  1. I am an Indie author which is another word for self-published. I hire an editor, have a professional cover made for my books and have a team of beta readers who read through my manuscript to help ensure I put out a book which is well written, aesthetically appealing and (hopefully) free from mistakes. I take pride in my work and want to give you the best reading experience possible. Some indie authors are not as diligent and therefore give self-published books a bad rap. By leaving a review you are not only telling me how much you enjoy my work, you are telling potential readers how much you enjoy reading my work. (**I was with a “real” publisher with my first two books, I like the control –over content, covers- and publishing dates- I have with Indie publishing.)
  2. There are certain magazines and venues I would love to advertise in, however, some of them do not even consider the books (or author) until they’ve reached a certain number of reviews. There are also book fests and signings I would like to take part in that look to reviews before offering an invitation.
  3. Each morning when I wake I do two things. I check my sales (This usually makes me happy) and then I go to Amazon to look for new reviews. Sometimes I smile (like when I have a new review) and other I do not (when there not any new reviews.) Please won’t you take a moment to make me smile?
 
What to say? That is the best part, you get to say whatever you want. It’s your review! Write a little or write a lot. Just remember unlike golf, the higher the score (in this case star count) the better.
 
Where to leave a review? There are four heavy hitters. In a perfect world you would decide what you want to say and copy and paste on each platform.
 
Amazon: if you did not purchase the book from Amazon you will not be considered a verified purchaser. That’s okay, just include in the review that you bought the book at a signing event and feel free to name the event. *To be eligible to leave a review on Amazon they require you to purchase $50 in products each year.
Barnes & Noble: to my knowledge Barnes and Noble does not have any rules for reviews at this time.
Goodreads: as far as I know if you have an account (they are free) you can leave a review.
Bookbub: (another free account) Bookbub is a great place for authors to advertise, but again they look to see how many reviews the author has before offering them a bookbub deal. **make sure to like and follow me on bookbub to be told of new releases and book deals.
If you have already left a review, thank you. If you want to leave the same review on the other sites, THANK YOU! One more thing, if you take the time to leave a review please double check to make sure it gets posted. Sometimes they don’t ever show up.
 
 #Pleasereview #Bookreview #yourreviewmatters #indieauthor 
 
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4 Comments
jude
8/26/2019 05:03:10 am

read and left reviews (5 star) of both books now want to know when we can expect more of this series?

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Sherry A. Burton
8/26/2019 05:09:48 am

Hi Jude, thank you for reading and reviewing. You can expect book three in late December. (Like and follow me on facebook and Bookbub to keep up to date on new releases.) At this time you can expect future books each June and December.

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Judy
11/13/2019 03:44:45 pm

Picked up your books at a craft sale in Frankenmuth, they are amazing !! Have passed them into friends and they are raving about them. We can hardly wait for the 3rd Orphan Train book.

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Lola (Betty) Payne link
3/4/2020 06:28:26 pm

I love what I've read so far of book 1. I have the first 3on the Orphan Train and will eventually own them all. The way you write it's hard to put them down. Very well written!! I am your Dads cousin on the Lands side but that has nothing to do with how much I like your books. Juanita told me about the books before you ever finished these 3. I will miss her so much this year at the reunion. Keep up the good work. You are a fantastic writer.

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