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Dear Beth, I am very happy to repost the email from GR Customer Service where they confirmed Jaq D. Hawkins banning for life from their website. Just for you. :)

Nice SS where Jaq admits of setting up fake accounts, don´t you think?. I am waiting for a new STGRB blog post, Carpet Bomber Jaq D. Hawkins. Will probably happen any day now.

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Now this one made my day. Jaq, did you call Rick stupid? You did, didn´t you? Maybe you should have told him to report me to the Belgian authorities instead of the Dutch ones with his false claims. *snort* Seriously, if you can point me to a single comment where I said I am Belgian I am forever grateful, and since you are stalking Ang and me 24/7... *shrug*.

Also you may want to forward the info to Athelissa Parker that I am apparently a sock. All their wasted energy and time for crapping on me since one whole year. It´s a pity. But hey Jaq, you are still BFF with Athelissa, shoot her message with your super new insights nobody has figured out so far. I am sure she is thankful, you know? :)

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On the other site, I think it´s particually nice to be the author of the 283rd most sold e-book on Amazon. Sorry, Ang, no offense. This is my chance in a lifetime to get rich and famous and all that. I hope you understand. :)

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Jaq´s ramblings are nothing short of being bizarre. FYI: And no, Marcy isn´t Ang either. D´oh.

I'm flattered Jaq and her buddies think I'm cool enough to be both Candy Girl AND Lil Sis!!!

Here's my email from GR after I reported Jaq Hawkins and her throwaway accounts. As I wrote before, Miranda and I both contacted Goodreads with the SS of Jaq's misbehavior.
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What I find most entertaining is how the same people who want to end anonymous posting still think people who don't post anonymously are one person. Even with photos, bios, and living in different parts of the world, we're a single entity existing in my head. Maybe these fantasy authors needs to get in touch with reality for a day or two. Might improve their world outlook.

For the record, I Eat Crayons and Poop Rainbows happens to an indie author successful enough to quit her nursing job last year. She deserves to be recognized as separate from her Big Sis.
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C'mon, BigSis. Be flattered. You know it's creepy how much we can seem like the same person...(really creepy). But at the end of the day you're still older than me! :-P

In all seriousness. I'm flattered that someone out there thinks I'm you. Maybe if they thought you were me I'd be more flattered? :-)

The truth is, for anyone possibly interested, that Angela and I are indeed separate people. We're not even really sisters (gasp!) and can you believe we have never even met in person? I know, I know. It's hard to believe that two Indie Authors who are successful are not the same person. Because, after all, it makes sense that they'd have to be the same person. Right? I mean somewhere, in someone's mind, it must make sense.

Ooooooooh let's compare some random facts! It'll be fun! C'mon. Eight things about yourself. GO BigSis!

1. I am missing a chunk of my spine
2. I hate radishes
3. My favorite flower is Baby's Breath
4. I love cheese. Especially if it's all melty
5. I have a pug who will only poop in his crate
6. I have eleven tattoos
7. My favorite drink is a lava flow with a dark rum floater, but I only drink them when in Hawaii
8. I've had a nose job

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While I don't seek out radishes, I'll eat them in a salad. Sally has an evil puggle who poops wherever the hell he wants. No tattoos and I kept my Greek nose. Yeah, we're not the same person, but we're definitely sisters from another mister.
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Jaq is lonely, is all. She has only her missing socks.. oh wait, they were deleted too from goofreads. Not even Oops is giving her some love, and Emma hugs normally everyone .. everyone but Jaq I am afraid. It´s a hard life right now for Charlaq Daikins. :/

And, please get yourself a room. This isn´t the place to go all sisterly love. Thanks. :)

You should get a tattoo, BigSis, that says "I'm the older sister from another mister"

Unfortunately, the tat of your face on my ass will have to wait, Lil Sis.

Annette Shaw on the KDP forum posted a link to a "bad blogger" other authors should avoid.

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via the Anne Rice fanclub:

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What a charming individual.

The stupid has reached a new height, or rather a new low.

How To Get More Amazon Reviews by Jonathan Gunson

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Did you know that in Victorian times, and right through to the 1970s, the very first thing a business manager would always do was hire a dictation typist?

Why?

The number #1 reason is that typing a letter was the most tiresome chore a manager could imagine. It was also an inefficient use of their time. So they were more than happy to pay someone to do it for them – a person who’d note down their ideas, and tidy them up into a letter.

Unfortunately, a similar dislike of such work applies to fiction readers today.

Reading your book can be a delightful experience and an enjoyable escape, but writing an Amazon review is a mentally taxing task most readers simply don’t want to do, and will almost invariably avoid.

Even readers who’ve promised to review your book will usually fail to do so.

So, How To Get Amazon Reviews If No-one Will Write Them?

Well, let me outline a blindingly obvious solution that seems to escape most writers.

The secret is to remove the roadblock. Think about it: Over 90% of your readers will be perfectly happy to talk about your book. So let them do exactly that; let them talk about it while you record or take notes, and then transcribe it for them – as a review.

Be their ‘dictation typist’ to save them the task: Interview them, record what they say, and type it out. Of course you must accurately reflect their views so it’s authentic.

Once typed, send it back to them with an exact link to your book’s Amazon review page so they can upload it. Remind them to check the review to be sure it genuinely portrays their opinion, and edit it for ‘personality’ if they’d like to.

With this one action, you’ve removed the roadblock that’s preventing them from reviewing your book on Amazon.

The sad truth is that Amazon’s review system has been significantly damaged by fake reviews, but in this case, these are genuine reviews from your readers – precisely the type Amazon wants.

It all comes down to how strongly you want more reviews, and whether you’re willing to make it easy for your readers to write them.

Crucial point: The Review Must Maintain A Reader’s Unique Objectivity

This method not only avoids interfering with the normal objective reviews posted by readers, but also gathers the honest opinions of readers who would never write a review at all otherwise.

Crucially, interviewed readers must be encouraged to view the text you send as merely a draft, and edit it to make it entirely their own – with their unique objectivity. This method is essentially to get them moving, rather than make up their ideas for them.

What To Ask A Reader?

Have a set of these types of review questions ready:

1. What did you think of the story?
2. Was it exciting?
3. Extremely romantic?
4. Did it hold your attention?
5. Did it provoke emotions?
6. Did you care about the main character?
7. Did you like the writing style?
8. Would you recommend it to a friend?

Note: There’s no point in just sending these question to a reader so they can write a review. That means they’re still having to do 90% of the work. Instead, you must do all the work by interviewing, recording and transcribing to get them going. You are the catalyst.

Do this every couple of weeks, and over time it will build up a sizable number of genuine reader reviews.

How To Find And Contact Readers To Interview?

On Amazon you cannot directly promote your book for free in exchange for a review. It would be VERY easy to misinterpret this article as being about swapping free books for reviews. Absolutely not. You need to contact your readers and form a connection first.

For example, search for readers who talk about your book on Twitter and Facebook, or by offering an unrelated book for free as a PDF in exchange for an email address – not the book you want reviewed. Remember – this is not to be directly in exchange for a review.

Once you have developed a relationship, and are in touch by email, phone, Skype ,Viber or Whatsapp etc, ask them for honest opinion of your book for a reader review, and point out that that you’ll do the tedious typing part. They can then check and edit the review to be sure it accurately portrays their opinion.

Most readers will feel privileged to be contacted by an author, and pleased to be involved in your writing career.

The Bottom Line: Are These ‘Real’ Reviews?

Truth is, this is not anywhere near a perfect solution, because it’s difficult to genuinely mirror a reader’s thoughts and unique, objective views. But one thing of which I am absolutely certain is that this approach is far more likely to produce a review that’s close to the genuine views of a reader than the gazillions of fake reviews that litter and corrupt Amazon.(show spoiler)

I barely know where to start with that. It's scary beyond belief!

"Even readers who’ve promised to review your book will usually fail to do so". - Yeah, we're all a bunch of flakers.

"Once you have developed a relationship, and are in touch by email, phone, Skype ,Viber or Whatsapp etc, - WTH? I just read for fun and I'm not looking for a 'relationship'. I'm more of a "I think we should see other people" kind of reader. This guy is scary.

He hasn't really thought this through.
1. What did you think of the story?- It was lame.
2. Was it exciting? LOL, no!
3. Extremely romantic? It's a romance?
4. Did it hold your attention? Did what hold my attention?
5. Did it provoke emotions? Yeah, mostly ambivalence with a sprinkling of rage.
6. Did you care about the main character? Remind me, what was their name again?
7. Did you like the writing style? Not really.
8. Would you recommend it to a friend? Bhahahahaha!!!...Oh, you're serious...

All except the first question are yes/no answers, and not inviting further reflections. Poorly thought out!

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The ugly green hate site is wrong, as always, but if it makes them happy to believe their own lies who am I judge. *shrug*

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She only cares about herself. The authors entranced by her reputation and signing up with her are the ones who will be hurt.


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