Rebelious rules by Kristina Gallo

Recently I had a discussion in my social media about negative ratings. There was a situation in Goodreads, where I got two negative reviews on my two books. The point was in the way how the ratings were set up. First rating for my book "Body in the waves" was placed under 5-star review from another reviewer. While the reviewer praising my book, the troll came under to say "This is really bad book." Second rating was described as " Poor author needs writing lessons." Both reviews broke standards of reviewing, because there is no visible evidence that book was downloaded in Kindle unlimited or purchased. It was a clear troll act from a new page, without a profile photo and with a nickname. I reported this to Goodreads and they responded me they are processing this. Meanwhile, I heard from other authors that Goodreads failed to do anything about trolling.  In these terms, Goodreads should delete such profiles and forbid the access because of breaking rules. T...

Many scammers will advice you about a book marketing, trying to pull your attention. As I am cleaning my inbox from annoying emails, deleting without reading it, I came to the conclusion. These emails have something in common: I did not accept this neither I asked for this. When it happens I sell the book, it is usually on two ways: doing ads or talking to people. The truth is, nobody wants to feel like a tool for buying books. Respect every reader and talk to them as your time let it.  To buy a book, people must know you in a way they want to know what they are buying. What kind of product you are selling?  People like to refer on their lives in your book, so they expect to find a comfort, advice or adrenaline in your books. What is in your book to makes people feel better? This is what my books bring to reader: The fact things can change for better. I write about relationships and my story has a message: don't let someone treat you like a thing. Fight for your status even ev...