2012 Blue Ribbon Selection of Summer Reading

put together by Publicity Prime

and see a selection of 29 different books

including Hyphema by Chelle Cordero

I’ll be on Today’s Author radio program on Monday, May 21 at 7AM EST

Just tune in to http://www.bookradiostation.com to listen

We’ll be talking about my EMS based murder mystery novel Hyphema

Mar 23, 2012  The Eclectic Writer – How She Does It (go to http://bit.ly/GL0Qcw)

Mar 24, 2012  The Eclectic Writer – Excerpt from HYPHEMA (go to http://bit.ly/H1ypVA)

Apr 15, 2012 IN-PERSON EVENT! noon to 4pm, Museum Galleries of the History Center at The Historical Society of Rockland County (HSRC), 20 Zukor Road, New City 2nd Annual Rockland Book Fair

For a complete listing of where I’ve been

& where I will be, go to:

Where in the world is Chelle?

What persuades you to read a book, especially a book by an author you’ve never read before? If the book is on a bookstore shelf (not likely for most of today’s fabulous indie books) you might have been drawn in by the cover design or the intriguing title. You pick up the book and browse through it, maybe you read the inside front jacket or the back cover for a synopsis.

With the many great books that are not on your local bookshelves but are available through online retailers like Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or Smashwords, authors have a harder time catching your eye. We use blog posts, tagging, video book trailers, and online apps such as fReado; fReado allows you to “browse” through the first chapters of a book before you buy so that you can decide for yourself if it interests you.

Authors like to build the “Buzz” about our books to get our readers to notice us. Part of that “Buzz” is the almost always dreaded review. Authors pour our heart and soul into our books and we hope that our finished products will be met with loads of approval – unfortunately that isn’t always the case. Authors AND readers have to learn how to read the reviews.

First of all not everyone likes the same kind (genre) of book – do YOU have a favorite type of book to read and perhaps a type you just won’t touch willingly? That might affect a reviewer’s reaction although many professionals base their reviews on different aspects of a book (believable characters, flow, clear storyline, etc.) and not just the genre.

Sometimes even a poor review might indicate a book worthy of a read. One of my books once received only a 3 (out of 5) and the reason given was the genre and style – the reviewer was honest and said she was not attracted to romantic suspense and then compared my style to Danielle Steele! I was quite pleased and gladly accepted the 3. As an author, I appreciate reviewers’ honesty and really like it when they tell you the whys of their reaction to the book and go a step further and suggest how things might be better.

Many readers get the opportunity to post their opinions on books on sites like Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and GoodReads. Authors and readers should read them all, the good and the bad – but both readers and authors need to keep an open mind. Many of these reviews come from serious readers and are worth considering, but be careful how much stock you put into their responses. Read the full review to judge its quality and worth, learn which ones might not be meaningful. Personally I toss out the reviews from “anonymous” sources (using cutesy “codenames”) AND are snarky without valuable CONSTRUCTIVE criticism. Unfortunately many new writers are often discouraged by these reviews that seem to be plain ol’ mean.

If you are unsure how much you should rely on a particular reviewer’s word, see if they’ve written other reviews (this is usually a clickable find on the individual sites) and see what their normal style is. By all means research the book, use fReado.com, see if the book has won any awards or honors, and often you can even communicate with the author (look at their website for contact info). You never know, sometimes that book that some stranger couldn’t stand might just turn out to be one of your faves.

 

My novel, Bartlett’s Rule, received five 5-star reviews on Amazon and was named one of Carolyn Howard-Johnson’s Top Ten Reads for 2009 on MyShelf.com.

Please read the reviews for Bartlett’s Rule
by clicking HERE

Buy Links

Amazon (print)Amazon (Kindle)

BarnesandNoble (print)

BarnesandNoble (NOOK)

multiple ebook formats (Smashwords)

I even thought I might help out with a hint that I thought would effectively eliminate about half of the movies listed. Alas, no one guessed the correct movie!

I’ve seen Twister, The Wizard of Oz, The Perfect Storm, The Day After Tomorrow, Groundhog Day, Forrest Gump, Gone With The Wind, The Shining, The Truman Show, Casablanca, and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.

The one movie I NEVER saw was Key Largo

But since I really want to give away some books, I’m emailing out a few .pdf copies of my Living, Breathing, Writing books anyway. These books are based on my successful Amazon Kindle blog Living, Breathing, Writing.

Visit my author blog today at
http://chellecordero.blogspot.com/
for a chance to win a FREE book from
my back-list 

& there are 4 FREE downloads!

May you never need to call the ambulance
(except maybe for childbirth…),
but if you do, we are there for you.

Download this FREE .pdf ebook now from PayLoadz

This booklet is intended as a guide to help you get through a medical or trauma crisis it is not intended to replace professional medical or emergency response or advice.

I have been an Emergency Medical Technician, CPR and First Aid Instructor, and volunteer with a local ambulance corps for nearly three decades. I’ve responded to numerous emergencies, performed CPR, delivered babies, transported trauma victims and sometimes just offered comfort to a patient enroute to the hospital.

People deal with emergencies differently, but no matter how serious or minor the event may seem to someone else, each person who experiences pain, fear or loss for themselves or a loved one is dealing with a true crisis. It is my hope that this booklet will give a little comfort when it comes to dealing with an emergency.

Best wishes for your continued GOOD health!

~Chelle

…and learn a little bit about my interesting family history.