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If you hate the artist, don't make bad reviews as revenge

I understand that not everyone has the same taste. The book that made someone joyfully is a piece of trash to others. For example, I think "Fifty shades of grey" is bullshit and an illusion for naive women, but many women will enjoy this. Some people use bad ratings and reviews as a tool for revenge. I had conflicts with a few authors in the past, and they use it to rate bad my books. It is not professional at all, that is a childish act. If you want to show your greatness, make a successful. Show me you can sell more books than I could, or get more reviews.  While you are spending time spitting at my work, I am writing and promoting my books. I am too busy with my aim to make a paycheck for bad people. If you rate a book with one star, and that book has more than 20 good reviews, you should have good arguments. If you can describe why you don't like a book, I will congratulate you. If you just write "this is trash", it doesn't talk about a book, it talks ab...

You should explain why you rate books with one or two stars

I was scrolling through profiles on Goodreads. Many of them look like trolls, they read about 200 books and rated them with 2 or 1 star.  Now, I am wondering, are those people just haters, do they throw books in the trash or is it something else behind this? As a reviewer, I always like to explain my choice. If I give a bad mark, I will tell you why I think so. I will never be a person who will just rate a book without explanation. Even worse, some people rate book on Amazon, you can't see who did it, there is just this one star, like an egg to your face. Tell me that my book is a piece of trash, it is boring and terrible, but don't be an invisible troll who is just bragging about numbers. You remind me of a kid who throws a rock at a neighbor's window and runs away before he finds out who did it.  To be objective, I don't like five stars rating without a review, too.  Someone wants to help me, but he did not read a book?  He did not buy a book but he brags it is exc...

Why should someone read my books?

Every writer wishes to sell his books. We want primary purpose, to reach an audience, readers who will buy our books. What makes difference between amateurs and professionals, is how they talk to the audience. If you hit an unknown internet user with a message "Hello! Will you review my book? I kindly ask you to read and review my story.", there is a big chance that you will get blocked. No wonder, you remind the reader of a beggar who is standing in front of your door, asking a favor.  Reviews are the main tools for sale, but how to get them? Why should someone read your book when you have millions of indie authors and books online? Why should someone buy your book when you have free books online? From my experience, how you represent yourself is the key to your sales. I have twelve books, various genres. How to - self-help books. I don't have an intention to lecture someone. I transfer my personal experience. In this way, I clean my soul from my mistakes and give you s...