I don't know about other authors, but lately, I've been getting ratings, but hardly any reviews. Don't get me wrong. I'm grateful to any reader who takes the time to rate my book, but I sort of miss the reviews that tell me WHY they ranked the book the way they did.
I first noticed the difference on Amason. People hit how many stars they thought the book was worth, but no reviews. But I expected more from Goodreads. Not so much. I have a lot more ratings than very few reviews.
I don't know if readers felt that writers didn't pay attention to what they wrote, but I checked on my reviews occasionally, and was always interested in why a person gave me 3 stars instead of 5. Or 5 instead of 3. I think the problem might have started when Amazon wouldn't let me respond to reviews with even a "like," a thank you in my mind. I know there are writers who get so many ratings and reviews they couldn't possibly respond to them, but mine trickled in and I enjoyed reading them.
I know this proves that I'm not a huge author. But I used to get reviews, and I miss them. Something's changed. Readers who used to take the time to write a review aren't anymore. I miss them.
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