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Do Readers Owe Authors A Book Review?
Do readers owe authors a book review?
Over the years, I’ve seen that readers and writers are divided when it comes to the answer to this question. Some answer Yes, some say No. A lot of people think they know what most writers feel about this — the fact that I’m writing this post and asking this question is enough for some to decide what they think I believe.
But
As I always say, don’t assume you know my answer simply because I’ve asked the question. Well, at least not without reading my thoughts.
Before we get to my answer, though, let’s consider the opinion of someone from outside the industry, someone that has nothing to do with reading or writing fiction: The Husband.
He thinks readers don’t owe authors a book review.
We stumbled onto this topic a few years ago, after I published the final two books in my Poison Blood Series on Halloween 2016. He kept asking me every day about how they were selling, how many free copies of Book 1 were being downloaded, and how many reviews were getting posted.
Poison Blood, Book 1 was first published in 2012, through Smashwords, and has since been free at all retailers apart from Amazon. It was only in October 2016 however, that it became free for Kindle customers. And Book 1 made it into…
