So I just had an awesome idea. I won’t be able to write every single day, but I am going to try writing a Diary for my book’s main character. It seems like it would be fun to write and It would engage more with you guys. Ill test it out later tonight and hopefully it goes well!
Without having looked at your book... I’d say write it regardless.
This is some advice that I got from a literary agent at a writing conference I attended, just this past weekend: You should write something that you enjoy writing, rather than worrying about whether it is a story that readers are currently interested in or have an appetite for. Generally, any idea can be a good idea, if executed well. If you are enjoying writing your story, your passion will shine through and readers will enjoy it.
That being said, I will have a look at your book ideas when I have more time, later this week :)
When Saran’s magic is stolen, she must confront a life without the ability to manipulate time, struggle to see a rebellion finished, and keep Keleir from falling ever closer to becoming The Living God.
I definitely can see the point that @Joseph Keeler made about the strength of recommendations - but they are a bit of a one-shot. They’re only sent to people who are following the recommending reader at the time that they send the recommendation, so if that author gets new followers, they won’t see the old recommendations.
Additionally, you can only see 10 recommendations on your project page. If you take a look at the page for my book Witherfist, you’ll see I have 17 recommendations - but I can only see the content of 10 of them. By contrast, all of my reviews (that I have approved) are visible. Additionally, if your book is published, the same applies - so you can see all reviews on the project page for (picking a random book that’s for sale right now) Single Versionbut not all the recommendations.
From a user interface design perspective... if you’re a user who’s not familiar with Inkshares but is familiar with shopping online, reviews are familiar. We’re all used to seeing reviews on Amazon etc, where recommendations are perhaps not quite so intuitive and obvious. They rely on the user actually interacting with the little image of the user who made the recommendation, while reviews are displayed regardless.
I’d say in the long run, reviews are probably more useful, but for short-term exposure, recommendations are good.
Hi J, thank you so much for your contribution to this discussion. My feeling when I posted the topic was that a review appeared to be more prominent long term. So, I’ll continue to be pleased with both and encourage my readers to consider doing both.
I won’t be able to write every single day, but I am going to try writing a Diary for my book’s main character. It seems like it would be fun to write and It would engage more with you guys. Ill test it out later tonight and hopefully it goes well!