Reply #10: My novel is Amazon published and I'm working like a dog to get honest reviews.

[nolabear]

It's in the hands of several respected online reviewers in areas where audiences will be interested in my specific writing. I'm setting up small radio station interviews, writing articles that drive traffic to my web site and Amazon, I have a distributor (MAJOR requirement), am actually paying Kirkus Indie for a review, knowing that their reputation rests on an honest, no-bullshit review from a group with credibility. I'm going to indie bookstores, some of which are already carrying it, and yes, I'm asking every human being whose favor I can call in to write an Amazon review. But it's important to drive people to Amazon or B&N or Powell's website, where they can order.

It's a step by step process, but the book is very good and I have the writing credentials to back it up and I choose not to wait for someone else.

Sorry about the crap. It's definitely out there.