Ques: You are considering whether to buy a product. You look at the reviews. Would the following review decrease or increase the chances of you buying the product? Review title: Helpful Advice for LDS Authors! Product review: I highly recommend this book and would have given it five stars except for the fact that there was a small typo or two in it--not the fault of the authors, who are all excellent writers.Although the book states it's for LDS writers who want to break into the LDS market, the advice given applies to national market publishing in many cases.I purchased this book at the beginning of my writing career, when I knew nothing about how to get my work published, and learned extensively from it. I'd recommend it to anyone who is interested in having his or her work published. The information runs the gamut from how to write query letters to handling rejections. Thanks in part to "Publising Secrets," my co-author, Nichole Giles, and I now have a book of LDS humor that will be released in the fall of 2009. [....]
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Ques: You are considering whether to buy a product. You look at the reviews. Would the following review decrease or increase the chances of you buying the product? Review title: She's a Rambling Woman... Product review: Boy, was I disappointed in this book. This slim volume contains a bunch of ramblings, vaguely centered on Rosie's relationship (if you can call it that) with a woman with multiple personality disorder. She talks about losing her mom, having OCD (maybe) and dealing with the problems of the MPD woman. I couldn't find the thread of the narrative, and felt like the story was very disjointed. Little aphorisms are sprinkled throughout, breaking up the story even more. My thought on finishing the book was "OK, so what?". Why was this story worth telling? Because she's Rosie, I guess.
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Ques: You are considering whether to buy a product. You look at the reviews. Would the following review decrease or increase the chances of you buying the product? Review title: Great book for Boston, but could be better for outside areas Product review: As are almost all lonely planet books, this is a great, GREAT book for covering the metro Boston area. I recommend it as THE book to use, especially if traveling to Boston. It goes into depth on all aspects of Boston culture, down to climate, money scams, and gay and lesbian tourists. Although the book doesn't explain every site on the walking tours, it does give an overall, helpful picture of the tours in general. It also tells about the hot clubs and places to go, with regular updates and good descriptions.However, if you're looking for excursions outsiode of Boston, or are, like me, a new resident of Boston, you may not want to get this book, becauise it focuses on the Boston area. In that case, get Lonely Planet:New England, or a new resident's book. And for a shorter, cheaper version of this book, get Lonely Planet Boston:Condensed.Hope it helps.
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Ques: You are considering whether to buy a product. You look at the reviews. Would the following review decrease or increase the chances of you buying the product? Review title: child loved it Product review: My granddaughter just loved this little heart. Then again, I think she could get a can of dirt from her grandpa and she would love it. :-) It is a nice little pendant for a 8 year old; don't try giving it to your wife or sweetheart. It is a bit tacky for that purpose, just fine for the kids.
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