Reviews Matter! Thanks for all you do!

“An author’s career can be made or lost in hundreds, not millions, of reviews. And in thousands, not millions, of sales. ”

— Sarina

Dear Reader,

We live in a world of “review exhaustion,” me included. I was just asked to review… a toilet seat. (Keep it classy, Home Depot!") I laughed out loud when I got this email:

Did I rate it? (Five stars! Would pee again!)

Well, no. I didn’t. Nobody owes anyone a review. As long as I paid cold hard cash for this toilet seat, I can delete these emails guilt free.

I just want you to know that for books, it’s the same…but still appreciated. Do you owe an author a review? Heck no!

And yet I also want you to know that your review is 100% appreciated. When you take the time to rate or review a book, that author always benefits. There’s a real person at the other end of that work. And, more crucially, the number of units that any book sells is fewer than any toilet seat. An author’s career can be made or lost in hundreds, not millions, of reviews. And in thousands, not millions, of sales.

So thank you again for every rating or review you have ever gifted me. I appreciate each one, especially because I understand that each one is a gift, not an entitlement.

Thank you!

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