{"id":15740,"date":"2019-11-28T00:01:56","date_gmt":"2019-11-28T05:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=15740"},"modified":"2019-11-27T05:42:16","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T10:42:16","slug":"yesterday-today-always-reaches-phase-2-of-the-author-shout-reader-ready-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=15740","title":{"rendered":"YESTERDAY TODAY ALWAYS reaches Phase 2 of the Author Shout Reader Ready awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Phase 1 of the Author Shout Reader Ready awards closed to entries at the end of October. November 15th, the announcement of the books that made it through that phase came through.<\/p>\n

\"author<\/p>\n

My, romantic suspense\/psychological thriller, YESTERDAY TODAY ALWAYS<\/a><\/strong>, made it through to Phase 2. *queue fist pumps*<\/p>\n

Judging in the first phase was based on the following criteria:<\/p>\n

Section 1: Book Cover<\/h2>\n

Below is a list of the criteria we are considering in this section<\/p>\n

FRONT COVER<\/strong> (eBook and Print)<\/p>\n

I scored well in this category.<\/p>\n

My cover is visually compelling, very well colour coordinated with good use of font, and the use of the tag line is great!<\/p>\n

The only downside is, I still have the original cover on the print version which could be confusing to readers. At the time I changed the ebook cover, I still had a number of print copies in my inventory and wanted to wait until stocks with that cover got lower before updating the whole cover wrap.<\/p>\n

Section 2: Book Description<\/h2>\n

Again, I scored well.<\/p>\n

My description is clear, concise and hooked the judge right in. As well, it didn’t leave it up to the imagination what the book was about but left enough intrigue to want to read more.<\/p>\n

It was recommended that I put my opening statement\/tag line in bold. I don’t have much luck with getting html to work at amazon – hence no bold.<\/p>\n

Section 3: Look Inside Sample<\/h2>\n

The fact I didn’t bother with a table of contents scored well. I jumped straight into the book.<\/p>\n

The ‘look inside’ sample is free of grammatical and spelling errors, and has a nice flow\/pace, making it a good read to continue.<\/p>\n

It was suggested I have a link to my website and my other books in this area, but that could backfire and lead readers away from purchasing the book. I include my other books and a link to my website at the end of the book which isn’t available to look at in the ‘look inside’ sample.<\/p>\n

Section 4: Overall Feedback<\/h2>\n

YESTERDAY TODAY ALWAYS is highly competitive in the criteria considered during this phase of the judging.<\/p>\n

*****<\/p>\n

So, now it’s on to Phase 2 of the Author Shout Reader Ready Awards. I’ve already sent off the kindle version of the novel for appraisal.<\/p>\n

Who is stalking Katherine and why?<\/h2>\n

Still reeling from the death of her husband in the London Bombings, Katherine builds a wall around her heart to prevent further hurt.<\/p>\n

In a serendipitous moment her first love, Jared Martin walks back into her life. Old feelings are rekindled but as their second-chance-relationship develops, another cruel twist of fate strikes. The helicopter Jared is a passenger on ditches in the North Sea.<\/p>\n

Who, if anyone, will survive the ordeal? Is fate still not done its dirty deeds?<\/p>\n

Will a reckless moment from her past come back to haunt her?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Contains adult content, violence, and strong language. 18+ recommended.<\/p>\n

kindle<\/a><\/p>\n

Kobo<\/a><\/p>\n

B&N nook<\/a><\/p>\n

iBooks<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Phase 1 of the Author Shout Reader Ready awards closed to entries at the end of October. November 15th, the announcement of the books that made it through that phase came through. 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