John Locke (7)

There's been a lot of chatter about this book since it came out. I mean, John's success is undeniable. What author wouldn't want to replicate his results? Still, I wasn't convinced that his way of doing things would work for me. But like hundreds of other writers, I purchased the book because, hey, all I had to lose was $5, right? Well, I got my money's worth, and then some. John Locke has put together a concise and easily understandable marketing plan. Although I don't agree with everything he does or suggests I do, I agree with about 80% of it. And that's huge! Because he talks in depth about things like identifying your market, finding your niche, surveying your readers and giving them what they want. He talks about blogging, emailing your core group of die-hard fans, and creating a Twitter "circle". This is all incredibly valuable information. I'm going to start working on implementing some of John's techniques.… (more)

This book is quirky and a quick read. The dialogues were written like a script format, which is fine by me. I know others have commented on the lack of character building but I sort of forgot about those details once the plot thickens.

I was caught up in the suspense of evidence of lack of that I forgot to ask "who exactly is Dani?" Besides the few paragraphs of what happened to her. I think somewhere in the book, there was a lesbian relationship.

Ahhh but forget that. We have to figure out how the boys found the strawberries!!! That was more interesting.

Overall. Its a fun read. The ending was fine but predictable.… (more)