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Story Circle Book Reviews
Where will YOUR book get reviewed?
by, Jill Swenson
March 12, 2019

Book reviews can be enormously helpful to an author. Those who decide what new titles to order for a bookstore or the library often consult reviews first. Readers, too, may be persuaded to pick up a book based on what they read in a review. And we’ve all heard the urban legend that you need to have 50 or some magic number of reviews on… [Read More]

Filed Under: advance review copy, Kirkus Reviews, literary criticism, publisher''s weekly, Shelf Awareness, Story Circle Book Reviews
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The Importance of Reading Comparable Works
by, Jill Swenson
October 20, 2015

Agents and publishers in their submission guidelines often ask for a list of comparable titles. By identifying these books, they can estimate the size of the print run and a P&L (profit-and-loss statement). Identifying the current books on the market which serve the needs of your readers helps you with the business of being an author and your bottom-line, too. The comparative title analysis identifies the authors… [Read More]

Filed Under: Acknowledgements, blurbs, Comparative title analysis, Endorsements, Story Circle Book Reviews
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