Rebelious rules by Kristina Gallo

My book "Husband For Rent" is in pre-order and it will release on 18 October. This is my book number 10 on Amazon. I am a Croatian multi-genre author. I  started with a blog and self-help books. Then I turned to romance stories with a reality check. This year I changed the direction. My role model is Agatha Christie, so I wanted to give a chance myself to write thrillers. "The Player Without Luck" is already available and got 18 USA reviews on Amazon. Husband For Rent is thriller suspense. If you love fast action, provocative dialogues, intrigue, sarcastic humor, and unpredictable events, this is a book for you. A short blurb: Viktorija is a psychologist. She is working in an office sponsored by Government and helps migrants with asylum applications. Her ex-husband Boris tries to maintain their connection after the divorce, and she wishes to be rid of him. While on her lunch break, Viktorija meets Jamal, a waiter who is a migrant from Algeria and befriends him. Jama

When I started to write, I met many interesting people who are reading and writing. I got some advice, various kinds. Some advice was useless and ego-bursting, and some were good for my progress. I also realized that is a dangerous world of competition and some people are like vultures, ready to remove you from their path or to ask for money to fill their pockets. So, what kind of indie authors you might face? Smartass. The one who offers you editing for a suitable fee even though you did not ask for it. Also, he will lecture you on how you must work on your books and read other writers.  The snitch . He will report you if you have bad formatting, a title that is provoking, or content that damaged his moral standards. For example, my title "Seduce her with a fist" is a metaphor title, a book is against violence, this is an example story. But, the indie author reported it as violent and abusive. Luckily, social media did not pay attention to it. The beggar. That is the kind o

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-Author-5023746264843

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 book free to some people, e

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