Rebelious rules by Kristina Gallo

  Today I am featuring another awesome author, Steven Smith. His books are on this link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/kindle-dbs/author?ref=dbs_G_A_C&asin=B01M8EX5U5 Indie Author hails from the not-so-sunny United Kingdom. He considered himself a creative zany person, who expresses ideas through writing and art. This led him on a journey to release his first-ever self-published book in late September 2016. The Dragon's Reclaim series is set to be an 8-part Fantasy saga. He finds himself fascinated by dragons and all things fantasy fiction, so, was only a matter of time before wrote idea's down. As time passed by his ideas were combined, thus creating a whole world for characters to live in, and soon I had an entire saga spinning around in my head. More recently he has delved into publishing a Crime Novel, and a double-header Fantasy set of books, which are ten times more brutal and hard-hitting than any of his previous works. (18+) My review for Edgehaven: If you want a mystery

My new book will release on 16th June. Are you ready for a suspense thriller with war elements? A betrayal, revenge, and fatal women, all in one book. A short blurb: Twenty-four years after his grandfather was shot in gunfire, Amir joined the criminal group and seeks for revenge. He is working in Austria, coming home for weekends to his wife Jelena. She feels lonely, can't get pregnant, and suffers from anxiety. Dating gigolo Stefan will open Jelena to new possibilities. Hungry for adventure, she will move her boundaries. Meanwhile, a war criminal Aljoša escaped from prison. How is Stefan connected to him? Amir has an obligation to do, as a devoted member of his family. Trapped between two options, which he should choose? Check out this link for an e-book:   https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09VY6R9VG/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i11 For paperback: https://www.amazon.com/Unfinished-business-Kristina-Gallo/dp/B0B3KB6XRZ/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

What is the dream of every author? To sell a book, of course. Nothing frustrates me more than waiting months for a book sale. I experienced it in April when I was 38 days without sales, until the middle of May.  Meanwhile, I got many promises that woke up fake hopes and expectations. "I would love to read this. " "Sounds thrilling. " "It will be on my Kindle." Checking my sales report, I did not see changes. That made me think, how many times do authors live in illusion? In the middle of May, the situation started to change. I sold e-books, and paperback, and even got some KENP reads. My buyers simply commented:" I purchase it. I bought it." It was very important to me because also I got 3 new ratings, 5 and 4 stars for my books. I don't know who rates it, but I am glad my readers like my books. Then I realized, that authors must separate fake buyers from real ones, to make difference between promises and pretending and separate it from real

If you are an author, the feeling of madness is familiar to you. Emotions will fly on the paper. Depending on your mood, your expression will find a place in your story. Sad? Your lines will be filled with sadness. Angry? Your letters will burn in anger. Happy? Your lines are smiling. If you have the power to forward your message to readers, they will feel it. Primarily if your stories are based on actual events, you can reach to reader's emotions. Some myths about authors: They are addicts. Drinking and taking drugs was not unknown to authors, but it is not the label everyone should wear. They have mental problems. Writers such as Poe and Kafka are usual patterns, but not every author deals with this. If authors have writer's block they fall into depression. You can see this in movies when the writer is desperate because his thoughts can't go in the direction he wants. Javier Bardem is a playing writer who will do everything to please his fans in the movie "Mama."

I am a multi-genre author and thrillers are my favorite genre. Being on another side, as a reader and reviewer (only when I pick the book) I discovered things that readers dislike. I was reading about 150 books by indie authors. Partly to improve my English and writing style, and partly because I love reading, I was on a journey with interesting views. This is my opinion and some will not agree with me, but you can comment and express your opinion. Here is the list of book turn-offs: Prolonged books. I understand some authors want to tell the story with many details, but the plot is lost if you are stuck with too many descriptions and unimportant things. Reading a thriller that is stuck with a love story in the middle will distract readers. In the end, you have a messy book where the content is not clear. Mixed genres . Ok, if I am reading a thriller, I don't want to spoil it with a sleazy love story, about the wedding plans of the main characters. Sugarcoating is not good. A good

It will happen that people will leave your life. Circumstances, conflicts, or various interests will change your friend's circle. In one life period, you will face its problems alone. There is no help and assistance from friends because they have gone. This situation, however, has some advantages. Your friends will not give you bad advice. Your friends will not lecture you. Your friends will not use your dirty laundry against you. You will not owe favors to anyone, because they helped you once. Facing problems alone demands a high level of discipline and concentration. Those fake people can return later when you gain success. In my example, it looked like this. Hellen worked voluntarily in the court. Her boss used her and complained about every task she did. After she found another job, she got a message from her ex-boss to help her with some documents. Helen replied: "Excuse me, the wrong number." Beware of flattering people and those who support you while you are winnin

Thanks for leaving comments recently, dear readers. Today I want to pull attention to fake supporters and followers. Every author and artist who search for support in the virtual world will get some fake followers. It is not only about trolls and popularly called bots, it is about the nature of the person who follows your account. How do they act? If you have Instagram, the pattern is always the same. The person follows you and waits for you to follow him. After you follow, he unfollows, to increase his number and decrease your number of followers.  Another case: The person follows your accounts and like many of your posts. Then, when you follow back, a follower hits you with the message: "Will you buy my book cover? Can I promote you to my followers, for hundred dollars?" I f I can make a group of fake followers, they would be categorized in next ways: The pest. A follower who hits your inbox a few minutes after you add him. Usually, that is an invitation message to chat or