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I'm not sure how much I like this. I think authors price a book based on its length and quality. If the price is too high, people won't buy it. Amazon's new pricing system seems like an artificial way of trying to determine the value of a book. Why do this when a simpler mechanism already exists?

I'll try to check it out this week. If not, then next week definitely.

Thanks for the suggestion. I'm always interested in good shows. Is it on Netflix?

So, you want a site forum where you can talk about whatever you want to whomever you want, including incendiary topics like religion and politics. You want the site and its members to have to deal with all of the resulting arguments and conflicts that break out because of this.  You hold another site out as an example, say you don't like it, and then say this site should become like it. That doesn't compute.

The thread started constructively but has degenerated into the campaign of some to make this into a forum site. Is the forum all we can talk about as a community? I find it tiring and if so I'm leaving this group. I mean, aren't there a million other things more important? The last four chapters I have posted don't have a single review and all we can talk about is the forums?

I put truth into my writing when it fits the story. If I can draw upon some of my own experiences, great, it makes writing a scene that much easier. But if I can't no problem either.

I once heard an interview with Billy Joel where they asked him how he could write the song Goodnight Saigon when he never served in Vietnam. He replied that is the job of an artist, to imagine that which had not occurred or been experienced. I thought it summed up the role of imagination.

The single biggest factor in marketing your work successfully is the quality of the book. I think you are smart in focusing on that first. I've seen quite a few writers who focus on marketing to the detriment of the writing and their book goes nowhere fast. A couple of bad reviews and it's game over (good reviews are another important factor in successfully marketing a book).

I think you can both create your book and market at the same time. You joined tnbw. You are making connections here who are invested in your writing and will gladly give you a review once you launch. This is invaluable. But for now, I agree with you - focus primarily on creating the best book you can.

You received a review from MaryN in March.

Picard with Kirk as a close second.

Based on my own experience as a reader, I do glance at reviews but the number who found it helpful is more  important. I think it's pretty easy to tell which are true reviews and which are friends. Not that friends are a turn-off. As a reader I expect friends to post their gushing opinions and while I discount them, it doesn't necessarily tarnish the book.

How do you define a mainstream review?