Rebelious rules by Kristina Gallo

Every author will face a bad review for his book, sooner or later. You might have a perfect book, but there is always a reader who will think differently.  If you think that a good editor and translator will help you to change the audience's opinion, you are wrong. Your book is an investment, you paid an illustrator, editor, and beta readers, but still, this is not enough to be a bestseller. You got a bad review. What do I consider a bad review? 1 star on Amazon. 2 stars on Amazon. Receiving bad reviews doesn't mean that your book is a pile of rubbish.  The reasons for bad reviews might be different: It could be an act of revenge . Someone doesn't like you and he will spit at your book. The reader doesn't like this genre, yet he read and reviews. It could be trolling . Such people exist and mark many books with bad ratings, just to make a mess. It might be compensation. If you give an author a bad mark, he can do it for you too. Does a bad review have an influence on s...

  Let me introduce an awesome British author. She is very collaborative, one of those who motivated me to write my stories and inspired me.  British Crime Author Pat McDonald lives in a rural part of the Midlands, United Kingdom. After studying for a degree in Applied Social Sciences including criminology, psychology and sociology, she had a long career as a researcher, project manager and program manager in the National Health Service and in policing. She is now a full-time novelist and writes primarily in the crime genre.  Her crime novels have been described as ‘gritty’ although she also writes humorous satire (The Penny series) and her thrillers have included the paranormal and historical W.W 1 drama with a ghostly twist.   Take a look at her books: Amazon link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pat-McDonald/e/B00R372WK4?ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vu00_tkin_p1_i0 Take a look at her pages, give a like, and follow her: Author page: https://www.facebook.com/Pat-Mcdonald-A...

Stereotypes about indie authors are the main obstacle to their success. If you ask an average man about indie authors, he will say: " They are not real authors, because they are not publishing in a traditional way. " If you go with questions further, there are some myths: Indie authors should give their books free to readers. They are not professionals. They should make the price of books lower.  Such things I heard so many times. Don't expect your friends will support you if you are on the way to becoming an indie author. They will say: "If she can write, I can write too. What do I have because she is an author? Why should I buy her books, she is not famous!" So, in short, when an indie author publishes his book, he will pay for the cover, formatting, editor, beta reader, and sometimes for book promotion. If you want your product to look good for buyers, you must hire professionals, and it will cost you. After all this, you will meet people who are not willing ...

I t has been three years since I uploaded my first book on Amazon.  If I knew then what I know nowadays, things would be different.  I made all the possible mistakes that indie authors could do, and this affected my status on Amazon, but not for so long. It was a good lesson. I did not edit the book. That is why my first review was one star. I did not order the cover. I use a Kindle pattern cover, that made book looks amateur. I did not make my Author page on Amazon.  After this, I gave a book on editing to an editor amateur. Of course, professional editors immediately guessed my editor is not English nor American. I try to explain to the reviewer that I edited the book later. Never talk to reviewers who give you negative reviews, they will not change their minds. Leave it their opinion, unless they are abusive.  I was asking for reviews from people I know. There is how I make mistakes because not all people are eligible to give reviews on Amazon.  I gave my boo...

You heard about this story already: "I want the relationship without the obligation. " This is how a man turns on his defensive mechanism when he doesn't want to commit to a woman.  He wants immediately to clear all conditions: I am not obligated to be faithful. I am not obligated to reply to your messages. Don't expect calls from me. I am not obligated to marry you. Even if some women will accept such a "relationship" when they fall in love, a man could have problems.  Some women are persistent, they don't want to accept the fact that love is one-sided. So they give without return, invest, expect, and dream about a change of attitude.  They don't hear, they read between lines. "I can't be faithful in the beginning but when I realize how awesome are you, I will stop chasing other women. " "I will reply to your messages because with time you will miss me." "I will call you to check how are you." "I will marry you...

  If you wish for something really hard, take a step back.  Remember the day when you wanted something so badly and you felt you will die if you don't get it. That day, you made pressure on your wishes and plans. You were in a state of despair. You did not have plan B. Fear ruled with you because you did not reconsider, what will happen if those wishes don't realize? Let's assume you forgot what you wanted the most. Time passed, you were busy, and those wishes are pushed into the background.  Suddenly, your dream is a reality. The guy who did not notice you invited you on the date. You found a job even though you gave up on it. New opportunities appeared, even if you did not ask for them. Your energy guides. If your energy is negative, that means you are full of fear, anger, and rage. Then you can't deal with rejections, you are attacking everyone who disagrees with you, and you are self-destructive. If you are calm and don't expect too much there is no pressure. Th...

Nowadays many people wish to be popular. Everyone sees a chance to become an influencer, or celebrity, and it takes a lot of followers.  How do get the correct number of followers? How to get a thousand, million people to follow you? Why would they follow you? These are questions that need an answer. One of the answers is to pay your followers with boosting. Many applications offer this for money, and people will spam your inbox on social media to get you.  If you pay your followers, you will get what you need to know, but it is not permanent. The algorithm on Instagram will delete your followers. You might lose your account. People can accuse you of spam if you offer them a follower boost. Those followers are not people for interaction, they are numbers. Don't expect comments and sharing from them. Having a lot of followers with some tools is an illusion. It doesn't mean real people follow you and recognize your talent. It means you bought attention and affection.  Do yo...