Goodreads Authors/Readers discussion

Hi Goodreads Friends:

Finn Briscoe here, a fellow author new to the goodreads world.

Just released my debut novel God is a Mortician, a punk scifi satire of religion, politics, sex, and the endangered planet we live on.
Happy to connect with authors and readers, you can find me on Instagram as Finnbriscoewrites.

Hi Finn. Welcome. :)

Thanks, Jeff. Just learning this site but I had a comment, don't know if this is the best place but here it is.

When are you satisfied you’ve written something good? I have two criteria: (1) enjoyability, and (2) STTA—something to think about.
1— Enjoyability is pretty obvious. Some humor somewhere is important; that’s why even my most serious piece has a couple of jokes or sardonic remarks—I just can’t resist trying to make the reader smile.
2—STTA is harder. Sometimes it’s just a fleeting commentary that gets lost in the laughability of a tall tale, sometimes it’s the point of the whole story. Usually, it's somewhere in between.

Once I asked a friend to rank the short stories of mine she’d read on a scale of 1 to 10 on these two criteria, and her ratings meant something important to me.

What about you? How do you know when you’ve written something good?

Most public libraries dedicate entire sections to books and periodicals providing advice, specific contact information, and detailed methodology regarding basic writing, plot development, narrative styles, editing, publishing, promotion, and marketing from professionals who have established reputations for having already attained substantial commercial success within the literary field. There are community colleges, libraries, book clubs and lectures that do the same at little or no cost.

All a novice writer has to do in order to learn what to do and not do is be willing to expend the time, effort, energy, and resources performing the research and then putting what they learn into practice.

Even after doing all the right things, very few novice writers ever achieve commercial success within this extremely competitive field. That said; some have. There is no reason why you might not eventually become one of them. I wish you success.

Hi All,

I am an author whose first book will be published next month. I am a keen reader of mostly non-fiction books, many of which influenced my book, one of whom praised it highly.

The Trouble With China will soon be published. The publisher's link provides a comprehensive explanation of the book and me, the author:

https://books.friesenpress.com/store/...

I also created and maintain a website for it: www.thetroublewithchina.com

Sherry V. Ostroff

I am the author of two published books: CALEDONIA, a two-time, award-winning historical novel and THE LUCKY ONE, a memoir. A sequel to CALEDONIA is coming out in early 2021.

I zoom PowerPoint programs for each book. They are free and one hour long.

Website: sherryvostroff.com

My books are available at Amazon in paperback and e-book formats. They are free for Kindle Unlimited members.