A lull in the storm...

For a few days now, not much activity on the KDP front, a lull in the storm...Until Reif's Return hits - or maybe something will happen at Christmas. I've set the publishing date for February, though I'm working hard to get it to my Beta readers before the end of the year, or the beginning of 2021.

So, I had a look at the books overall a few days ago, and in the subcategory Children's Steampunk, I found out that the first 3 books are collected close together in rank... which was nice, so I took a shot, this isn't going to happen again... Reif's Return was back at #69...

Although things have calmed down, the books are there on Amazon and I hope that over time, more people will see them, read them and get something out of them, either feelings, ideas, entertainment, a headache...

Humanity H2O! Do humanity find a way? Well, if they keep putting poor ratings on the series, then probably not...

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08H8GNYKP

 

How Men write Women... Wake up to the Lies

 I caught this image on a Facebook post (actually a Twitter picture), and it got me thinking that maybe some readers think I've done this, and maybe here is one reason why I'm getting poor ratings...

"Male authors trying to show a woman at rock bottom:"

The thing is... for myself, it's not true. 

The main character is flawed, yes, but so are ALL the characters. There isn't one which doesn't have a problem. Are you perfect? If you think you are, then you ARE flawed.

And if a reader judged a writer like this without evidence... shows a lot about that person. People have problems, don't they.

And probably the biggest reason why this isn't true for myself... I orginally wrote the character as male and then swapped the gender and name in honour of one of the best English students I've ever had. So, I wasn't thinking 'female' when I started writing the book, so the 'flawed' character at the beginning of Gubacsi Dulu is actually a 'guy'...I changed the pronouns and then continued on, trying to write 'her' out of her flaws in a natural way. Reif's Return is the finale of her development.

Joseph Conrad is considered a racist by many, even though he suffered prejudice all his life and he was only trying to show the readers of his time the true reality of their immediate society in his lifetime, a racist society filled with institutional, systemic racism.

But hey! Don't listen to the writer. As a reader, you can only take from a book what you see inside it.

Humanity H2O. Spread the truth. Wake up to the lies.

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Gubacsi Dulu ... 5 star rating.... then Radnoti X ... 1 star? This person has issues!

Yesterday Gubacsi Dulu got an anonymous 5 star rating which brought the total up to 48! Only two away from the magic 50! I might be able to advertise on a few sites if it gets there. Let's break them down

5 stars - 21, 4 stars - 11, 3 stars - 6, 2 stars - 4, 1 star - 6

So, exactly two thirds gave the book the thumbs up (4+5 stars), while the other third didn't like it. I'm sure a lot of those anonymous 2 and 1 star ratings are from the 'hidden' 'Trash sci-fi Mafia'! Or a lot of people with TRIGGERS and ISSUES.

AND... Gubacsi Dulu isn't the only book of the series to be hit... Radnoti X got done over by an anonymous 1 star rating... the 'hidden' Trash sci-fi Mafia? There must be a law against this, truly. None of these books in this series deserves a 1 or 2 star rating, these people have ISSUES. Jealousy? A lack of appreciation for style? No brain? Because these books make you think, they were written to do that. I guess not everyone wants to use their brains - they want to continue to live an unchanging life in a voracious society which kills Earth and everything on it. 

And, because of these poor ratings, I cannot advertise on the websites as I need an average higher than 4... the Trash scifi Mafia know that. They want to keep intelligent books off THEIR market, they want THEIR readers to stay dumb. Just another conspiracy theory 😂 or real?

So, anyone want to rate Gubacsi Dulu? Or Radnoti X, now that's it's being hit? Or even Farkas Alpha, before it's lone rating is destroyed?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08H8GNYKP

Reif's Return: #1 New Release (in Children's Steampunk)!

And it happened! If only for a moment (actually a few hours). Reif's Return, book 4 (and final) in the Humanity H2O series reached No.1 New Release in Children's Steampunk, and so got the wonderful little orange banner - all thanks to Jasper T Scott and his fantastic promo!

The other 3 books in the series also gained a little push, too, and I'm looking forward to seeing how these new readers take them! Will they love them or hate them? Gubacsi Dulu already seems to have a love/hate thing going for it, with 38% of reviews/ratings being 3 star or less. If you have a 'hang up', if you have a prejudice, these books will bring it right out!

Humanity H2O... are you frightened of the truth?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08H8GNYKP

First Pre-Orders of Reif's Return! 5th in New Releases!

Yes! Someone out there wishes to continue the journey of Humanity H2O and find out what happens to Officer Karina Reif (isn't she dead?) and all the answers to those little questions (what really was Hadidi's plan? Did the virus/vaccine...(SPOILER)... Yeah, I can't say much more about that. 5th in New Releases for Children's Steampunk Books!

There's still movement, mostly with Radnoti X, though the reviews and ratings have slowed again. Gubacsi Dulu got its 47th Amazon.com rating... a 2 star... which shows more about the reader than the book. Perhaps it's another hit by 'The Trash Sci-fi Mafia'!, a collection of readers and writers who want to keep the reading level down to make their work easier.

I also noticed someone ran through some of my earlier posts here, and so I also had a look - wow, I really had something to say back then, in 2012, 2014, 2016... there were some really good posts!

Maybe if you're new here, you should look through the archive, perhaps there's something there to hold your attention.

But, more importantly, Humanity H2O! Save humanity from itself!

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Farkas Alpha and Radnoti X still happening!

A little bit of movement on Radnoti X and Farkas Alpha yesterday and the day before. The idea that some people out there in the world are reading my books is a good feeling. Farkas was in the Top 5 on a subcategory for New Releases...I haven't checked it today, though. Working on Book 4...

And yes, a 4th book! 'Reif's Return' (the title kinda gives the game away... but how? Why? What for? So many questions - what exactly is Hadidi's plan? What will happen to humanity? Will Karina ever get some peace and quiet?)

Come and Pre-Order now! Reif's Return! ...the rush has already started!

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08PC43CR4

And if you haven't joined the sci-fi bandwagon - because it's on, it's happening - here's the link to the series... come and get a brainf**k! (Apparently)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08H8GNYKP

Australian Reviews from Top 500 Reviewer!

A review popped up for Radnoti X yesterday, a 3 star review from Australia from a Top 500 Reviewer!

So I went 'down under' and noticed another review from the same reviewer on Gubacsi Dulu!

One thing is, it's excellent to receive reviews from a Top 500er! Thank you! Not a first but it is for this series!

Another thing, however .. one of the main things about Humanity H2O is to get the reader to THINK. And this Top 500 reviewer seems as though they don't wish to do that, or not too much, and also wishes only to see the good side of the world. This is worrying, not only for the reviewer but also for... humanity. 

What will literature look like in the future? Where, in fact, are we now, in a world of trash and clones, and yet a book series which makes you think doesn't belong? This does not bode well for the future. 

Where is our education? Where is our culture? Where is our art?

I am saddened. I am in shock. Slightly. I expected this from trash readers, and have received it with 1 and 2 star ratings, but not from those who read a lot...?

BUT HEY! The reviewer did say "Clever writing"! And it is!

Recommend it to anyone with a brain! What is the expression? Brainf#*k? (Yes, there are 4... and that's it, okay, 4, no more, no less)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08H8GNYKP