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Craft Chat Reader comments on Audible-What would yours say?

Pamela Jo

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Trawling thru the 2 for one Audible sale I realised my decision usually comes down to the reader comments.

"Fizzled Out", made me reject one I looked at. I hate it when horror does that. If you've built my expectations thru suspense I want a real bang up denouement.

"Never falters" made me listen to the preview. It wasn't a terribly hooky start, not enough cookies-but that comment was enough for me to not eliminate it.

So thinking about books I've finished I asked myself what would readers/listeners comment. it's a good thing to think about as I rewrite. The idea of someone thinking the story fizzled out horrifies me.

What comments do yu leave to say-this is a good one? Or not worth the time and money? What would you like your reader to say to sum up your book?

The Audible comment I see that stops me cold even if it's a book I know I want is "Amateurish reading." Or "Read by author."
 

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