Thread: What do readers owe authors?
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Old 04-04-2013, 12:31 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by BeccaPrice View Post
I've been seeing a number of articles lately talking about what readers owe authors. I've seen this graphic (more at the link too) in FB, about what I as a reader owe my favorite (particularly indy) authors.

I do like to support favorite authors, but I dont tend to write reviews or publicize what I'm reading (unless, like "Mr. Penumbra", I'm totally enthralled by a book, but that's rare.).

Do I as a reader owe my favorite indy authors reviews? or FB comments (I don't tweet)? I can see the point, but I really hate writing reviews.
The day I get to put together a list of what authors owe readers, I'll give a damn what they think I owe them.

1. Books that don't suck
2. On a reasonable release schedule
3. Books that don't suck
4. Series that proceed until they are complete
5. Books that don't suck
6. Complete sentences, strung together in to coherent paragraphs, that tell a story that makes sense.
7. Books that don't suck.

And it'd be really nice to get books that don't suck.
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