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C's 7 Point Book
Critique
Have a book you'd like critiqued? Want an
in-depth book review included? Would you like to have the end result of your
book submission be worthy of all the hard work
that went into writing your
book? Want an honest, no-holds barred opinion from someone who's actually
READ your entire book? Tired of getting reviews that don't tell
you, or your reading audience anything worthwhile? Want the
consideration of knowing if and when your book was received, and a realistic timeframe for when
it will be critiqued?
If you answered yes to any of the above,
you definitely want...
C's 7 Point Book Critique.
There's more to being qualified to
give a good critique, (or even a book review), than belonging to a book club, or just liking to
read. It takes discipline, a LOVE of reading, time, patience, and a clear understanding of the genre
and overall storyline. As an author, when you
submit your book, don't you want to know more than
rather the reviewer liked it, or not? Or, rather they 'got into it' or
didn't? While those may be good things to know, alone, they're just not
enough. A book reviewer is one person. As an author, you're better served
with feedback on what your "reading audience" might think, not just that one
person doing the review. That is, unless you took months, or years out of
your life to write your book just to sell one copy to that one reviewer.
And, since we both know that's not the case, you must also know that both
you and your "reading audience" need much more. A review is supposed to give
the author AND their "reading audience" detailed information that will help
them make decisions regarding the book. That's where
C's 7 Point Book Critique comes in.
C's 7 Point Book Critique is a thorough
assessment which includes a detailed book review, but provides the author,
(and potential readers/purchasers), with much more information on key areas.
C's 7 Point Book Critique
provides a detailed critique of the author's choice of graphics for the cover,
wording, book title, overall grammar with regard to their intended
audience and more.
As an author, don't you want to know how up to date your dialogue
is? How fitting it is for the times? How detailed your entire work may
be?
C's 7 Point Book Critique
provides details such as: can readers see the story unfolding? Can they follow
the story? Were they left hanging at any point? If so, where? Based on
reviews and other features of books by established authors, how does your
book rate? What could you have done differently? Better? Was your book a masterpiece? A disaster?
Rarely does
an author write a book without at least considering writing as a career, or
the production of future books. Therefore, constructive criticism and sound
advice is not only useful, but necessary.
C's 7 Point Book Critique
provides this and more.
What made me decide to offer
C's 7 Point Book Critique?
As an author, I can honestly say that in
all the book reviews I've received, I've yet to have any relevant
concerns addressed. I received comments, but no actual REVIEW that
was of any use to me. In fact, what I received made me feel that my book was
never actually read, but probably skimmed through. Not one review gave potential readers/purchasers any
idea of what my book was about. Reviews are supposed to give the author
and potential readers a basis to go on. A reason to buy, or not buy;
change direction; stay on the current path, etc... For all I received and
have seen of the many others review I've read, anybody could've read the
title, or back cover of the book and learned far more. The reviews were very
skimpy and uninformed. Each time I received a review I thought back to the
saying, "you get what you pay for." And, since reviews are
supposedly free, me and my potential readers/purchasers got a whole lot
of nothing.
In all fairness I must state that reviewers are human
just like you and I. Unfortunately for authors, many reviewers take on more books than they can handle,
then skim through them in order to get done. Some prefer certain types of stories, or have favorite
authors whom they'll give more time and effort to. And, I accept that they simply could have disliked my book.
No one pleases everyone. Not even the best selling authors and entertainers.
Just think, Beyonce', Jay-Z, Rihanna, and other mega stars may go five to
ten times platinum. Sounds good, right? Well, the flipside of that means
that there was a few hundred million people in the U.S. alone who didn't buy
their albums because they don't care for their style of music. A reviewer
certainly has the right to not like my style of writing, my book, or even me as an author.
Or, any book, or author for that matter.
But, is this the definition of a good, or true
book reviewer? When you submit a book to someone who calls themselves a reviewer,
aren't you expecting: 1) your book to actually be read? 2) your review to be
well written, unbiased and honest? and, 3) something in the review that
helps you decide if you were on track with that book, as well as future
books?
Bottom line? By today's
definition and standards for 'book reviewers', a mere review is just not enough.
As an author you deserve a commentary that's worthy of your hard work--a
thorough
assessment that will help you as an author as well as your
current and future readers. With this in mind, I worked diligently to develop
C's 7 Point Book Critique. I wanted to guarantee
my fellow authors a highly detailed critique of
your hard work written in a manner that provides a
good sense of direction (for you and your fans) regarding current and
future projects.
And, for the record, book reviews are not free.
You may not send the reviewer money, but a review usually costs you one, and
oftentimes two books, plus postage. That's two books you cannot sell for
profit, plus
the cost of postage to send them. So, technically you're paying anywhere from
$15 to $35 for each book with a retail
value of $12 - $15.
C's 7 Point Book Critique offers a lot
more than a mere book review, yet costs only $15,
and you only need to send one book. Unlike most book reviewers,
C's 7 Point Book Critique offers a
"pre-production critique" of your book in manuscript format. Not only does
this save you the cost of a book
and postage, it allows you to take the critique into consideration and
decide if you'd like to make
revisions before putting the book into production.
If you're looking for a sincere, dedicated, lover of literary works
(of all genres/subject matters), and someone who'll give your book the time, consideration, and effort it
deserves, you'll definitely want...
C's 7 Point Book
Critique
For a sample of my detailed criqitue, click the links below... You
won't be disappointed.
C's
7 Point Book Critique ~ Drayton Clarke, Tools of the Trade
C's
7 Point Book Critique ~ Intake, The Measure of Air
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