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100 Reviews: My Journey with ‘Jasper, Amazon Parrot’

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Jasper and I have hit 100 reviews. Granted, it took a while, but we’ve surpassed the 100-review mark for my book, Jasper, Amazon Parrot: A Rainforest Adventure.

Overall, the reviews were really nice to read. As with everything else, there’s normally a downside. That being said, some reviews are not so nice, and others are written by trolls.

When this book was first released, I received a one-star review. Reading the review, I knew there was no way they could have read the book.


The review was for the hard copy of Jasper. The book was released, and a day later, the review popped up. Amazon is fast with its delivery most days. But the review arrived a day after the book was released. There was no way. This was back in the day when Prime took 2-3 days to deliver.


I contacted Amazon and explained the situation. They took it down. The review showed back up, and Amazon took it down. This happened three or four times.


The person was as persistent as I was. But I didn’t want the first review of my first book to start off with a one-star. Now, if they had read it and that is how they felt, so be it. But Amazon agreed with me. Perhaps behind the curtain, they could research and see if they had indeed delivered the book that quickly. But it came down to it not being possible.


Trolls are everywhere in this world, wanting to bring a person down for whatever reason. Maybe they have nothing else to occupy their time. Perhaps, they are jealous. I honestly can’t think of many reasons why.


But thankfully, Amazon worked with me.

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Jasper, Amazon parrot’s latest review:

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I posted here recently about hearing from your readers. After that I received a review for volume one of my Jasper, Amazon parrot series. 

Woohoo! What a way to start the day.

Here is a bit of the review, followed by the link.

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Review: Jasper Amazon Parrot

I have raised birds and have talked with many owners of Amazon parrots and all express how talented their avian friends are.

I learned that the background to creating this book was the author looking around her home to see if she could locate anything to write about. She landed on her rescued Amazon parrot, Jasper, and decided to create a book series of Jasper’s adventures.

In this short children’s story, Sally’s eggs hatch. Shortly thereafter, Jasper jumps out of the nest with his brother Willie and both fall to the ground. They are separated for a short time and meet Al. Sally appears and they head back home with her. She exits and they find themselves in a precarious position when ants threaten them. With the help of their mother, the brothers survive and when fully fledged they attempt to fly and plop to the ground again. This is when they come upon a spider monkey named Charlie. 

Mom returns and reminds them of the importance of flying practice. Mom leaves to scavenge and the two brothers report in to their neighbor, Mrs. Peabody. Soon after the brothers begin a thrilling adventure with Charlie and along the way they meet a sloth named George. 

This is a wonderful story about exploration and observation of the nature of the Amazon. I feel the best thing about this detailed adventure is it may help young readers gain a greater appreciation for the most biologically diverse place on Earth.

Link:

https://lorisbookloft.blogspot.com/2024/02/a-rainforest-adventure-jasper-amazon.html

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What are your writing goals for 2024?

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So, it’s a new year. It is time to shed off what didn’t work with my writing. It is time to try new things. It is a chance to shine even further with your WIP and books.

Where do you start?

I will check my social platforms, seeing how active I was on them, if anyone interacted with me, and so on. There are always new platforms to try out. I also like to clean my office. I have a few WIPs waiting for me to do something with them.

Getting the ducks in a row helps me get started with the beginning of another year.

I have two books in the editing/final stages with two publishers. I will incorporate the things that go with releasing a book.

I told myself repeatedly last year to join contests, which I did not do once. May this be the year I do so.

There are no writing groups in my area like there used to be. I can start one, I started a few, or try one online. I have never tried a writing group online.

As you can see, I have ideas floating in my head. I am hoping to get them straightened out so I can improve on my writing career.

I hope to see in a few months changes that will advance where I was in 2023. If nothing else, I hope I will write more in 2024 than the previous year.

Good luck to me and others on this journey in 2024