When I do a review for a book I place it on eight sites. I don’t get paid to do this, I just do it. Getting a recent email from Amazon I discovered I had reviewed 133 books for them. That number blew my mind. I’m not even sure when I first started to do it, but it sure has added up.
But in the email they sent me was an interesting fact. Customers have found your reviews helpful 123 times. Say what? That blew my mind again. When I did the math, if it can be done this way mind you, that gives me a rating of over 92%. I think this is pretty neat.
I don’t place reviews with any ulterior motive. As a reviewer for Booksneeze I am required to place a review on a commercial site. Being so use to doing this I now review books that are asked of me from fellow writers and books I just read for fun.
Reviewing not only helps the author and the readers, it helps me as well. It homes in on my skills as an author when I critique other people’s works and when I am going over mine. That is something that you can’t learn in a class. It is perfected by doing actual reviews and doing them over and over again.
But the fact that 123 customers have found my review helpful makes me smile.
Sharon C. Williams-Author 
That’s so great! Maybe someday, you’ll review mine!
Thanks so much. It just made my day.
I would love to review any of your works. Honest. Check out the site at mainemuse.wordpress.com to check out how I go about doing it. If you’re agreeable and don’t mind having to wait let me know. 🙂
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I’m still working on finding an agent! Thanks!
I hear ya, I been looking as well. I was fortunate that my first book was picked up by a publisher who didn’t require you have an agent. Good luck.