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Honest Book Reviews
10/08/25 18:10 Filed in: Reviews Environmental Fiction
Tips on How to Get and to Give Honest Book Reviews.
How to add a review on Amazon.
* Go to the title of the book, underneath the book cover you will see the Read Sample, which allows you to preview the first few pages of the book you are interested in.
* When the selected page opens, click on the star rating underneath the title and author on the page, then click on ‘See all customer reviews’
* The page will scroll down to the customer reviews, and you can click on ‘Add a Customer Review’ at the left side underneath the star ratings. Here you can add your own star rating, your review and title
How to review a book on Goodreads:
- To add a review, search for the book in the toolbar at the top of the page.
- Select the book and add the star rating under the book image on the left-hand side. Then click on ‘Write a review’. A new page will open, allowing you to add the book to your personal shelf’ or to tag the book for your own collections.
- You can add your review in the main text box, add the dates you read the book and any private notes you want to include for yourself.
- How to review a book on Barnes and Noble:
- Search for your book in the search bar at the top of the Barnes and Noble page.
- Select your book and then select ‘Write a review’ under the title and author of the book.
- A new window will then appear, where you will have the option to add a rating, title, your review text, photos, whether you would recommend the book to a friend and your details.
- If you review my books thank you so much and a huge thank you for spreading the word!
- Let me know if you would be interested in having me review your work.
The Craft of Writing About Animals
29/10/24 15:56 Filed in: Environmental Fiction
Poster Design by Sonia Datrnow
I’ve been writing #eco fiction and #climate fiction with #endangered #wildlife for more than twenty years. Here are a few of the animal characters in the Adventures of The Sizzling Six series, and the Four Elements #Cli-fi Trilogy.
The list of birds includes White Storks, Chimney Swifts, Red Knots, Red-cockaded Woodpeckers, Piping Plovers, Broad winged Hawks, and Peregrine falcons. And animals including: Sumatran Orangutans, black-footed wallabies, koalas, diamondback terrapins, monarch butterflies, and marine species including gray whales. Plants also feature in my eco fiction and climate fiction, including the rare Cahaba Lily, magnificent White oaks, Longleaf pines of our southeastern forest, and the tropical fruit trees of Sumatra.
Why do I write about animals in my #eco and #climate fiction adventures?
Stories foster empathy for the wild animals with which we share our world.
To quote the late Steve Irwin, “We don’t own planet Earth, we belong to it. And we must share it with our wildlife.”
Why must care about protecting animals on our planet? Because it’s made up of diverse plants and animals that depend on the land, water, and the atmosphere to survive—as we humans do. If human-driven climate change harms these ecosystems then all life on earth will suffer.
Why do I write stories with potential dire consequences to animals? Why write about climate driven hurricanes, heatwaves, wildfires, floods and droughts? While my stories do not sugarcoat the truth, hopefully, they will inspire #tweens, teens, #middle graders, our next generation of voters and leaders to become #activists who make intelligent decisions and become wise steward of the Earth.
“It’s not enough to love animals; we must actively protect and preserve them. It’s our duty and responsibility as custodians of this planet.”— Daphne Sheldrick, author and conservationist who raised orphaned elephants to return to the wilds.
Read Part 11 Next: Guide to Writing About Animals in Fiction
Resources:Don’t Kill the Cat! And Other Secrets to Writing about Animals: https://careerauthors.com/dont-kill-the-cat-and-other-secrets-to-writing-about-animals/
Writing for Animals. Ashland Creek Press: https://ashlandcreekpress.com/books/writingforanimals.html