by Katie McCoach | Sep 5, 2019 | Author Tips, Book Reviews, Publishing
It seems there are two major camps on the topic of reading reviews from readers. One camp believes reviews are for the readers and all the feedback the author needs is that received during edits and beta-reads. The other side believes that an author can grow in their...
by Katie McCoach | Jan 25, 2018 | Book Reviews, Reading
What Readers Want: Romance Edition We’re kicking off the new year with the start of our What Readers Want series. This month we have an interview with Christy! An avid romance reader and top reviewer on Goodreads, Christy also blogs at Book Babes Unite. When it...
by Katie McCoach | Mar 26, 2015 | Author Resources, Book Reviews, Reading, Writing
I recently finished reading, well actually listening to Stephen King’s On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft. Highly recommended for all writers! There’s a lot of conflicting advice about craft books for writers—some think you can’t learn from them, or...
by Katie McCoach | Jan 23, 2015 | Book Reviews, Reading
★ ★ ★ ★☆ Is there love in publicity? This is the question Climax: Book Three of The Publicist seems to ask. Or, a slew of questions: Can a publicist love another? Can a publicist love herself? And, is she loved by her authors? By far, this book is the best of The...
by Katie McCoach | Sep 25, 2014 | Author Tips
As an author in today’s world, you need to take advantage of everything out there to get attention to your book. One of the best things an author can get is an honest review! But after you receive a review, what can you do? Besides putting snippets of the review on...