Ten Commandments of Getting a Book Reviewed

As part of the fun over at Buzz, Balls & Hype, I offer up my Ten Commandments of Getting a Book Reviewed. It's padded out a little, I suppose -- I had trouble coming up with ten. When M.J. Rose gave me the assignment, I replied (in my best Mel Brooks voice), "Ten? Does it have to be ten? Why can't there be eight commandments?" But apparently it was written in stone.

Let me know what you think!

Comments

[Harry Shannon]

Personally, I think there should have been an 11th. Perhaps something like "Thou shalt not despair?" :)

[David Montgomery]

Definitely. And that's part of what I was going for in #9.

There are just so many books out there that it's very hard for any particular book to get reviewed.

But I think that by pursuing a long-term strategy, an author can at least improve his/her chances of getting reviewed.

You're right, though: it's hard not to get discouraged.

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