John Maher asked E.P. Clark:

Hallo. I live in Ireland. Like you I did a dissertation (the educational potential of computer games) and like you I turned to writing fiction. I have a Fantasy novel, Hawkmoon now on Amazon. The second is almost ready. I have tried to exchange reviews but either they neglected to return the favor or the quality was so poor I could not give them proper consideration.Can we exchange reviews? john

E.P. Clark Hi John--Great to meet another PhD! Your book does sound interesting (I love Ireland and all things Irish!); however, Amazon frowns on review swaps, so I try to avoid them. If you are interested in getting more reviews, there are some groups on Goodreads for authors looking for reviews, such as Good Reviews, Review Group, and Fantasy Review Group. You can also check out Support For Indie Authors. In some of them you post your book and invite people to review it (there's no guarantee of a review, but it's free) and in others you have to "pay in" by reviewing other books. In that case you are probably going to get a review or multiple reviews, although you have no control over who the reviewers are and probably some will like your book and some won't. I hope this helps, and best of luck with your books! Elena

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