As I’m writing this, “Memoirs of a Snowflake” holds the #8 spot in the Kindle Store for the general short story category — #150 overall. Almost 1,000 people have downloaded it since it went free over the weekend, and it’s already garnered some fantastic reviews!
All this positive attention makes me want to thank all those who have taken the time to post reviews of my work, so I thought I’d do that here.
Specifically, I’d like to thank L. Christensen for the early 5-star review of Genesis Earth, and her very favorable reviews of my other work. Full disclosure: L. Christensen is one of my first readers; however, I did not solicit any of her reviews–she posted them on her own. Also, I’d like to thank Katie Armstrong for the other 5-star review of Genesis Earth–I have no idea who you are (well, a vague idea maybe), but thank you!
Another reviewer who’s been very kind is EA Younker over at goodreads. She’s posted some glowing 5-star reviews for “Memoirs of a Snowflake” and “Decision LZ1527” on that site, as well as a more critical but still encouraging 3-star review for “From the Ice Incarnate.” Thanks for taking the time to read my work! I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Over on Smashwords, Ernest Winchester posted a nice 5-star review of “Decision LZ1527,” only a couple hours after I uploaded it. More recently, Michelle Glorioso and Annie B posted some extremely gratifying reviews of “Memoirs of a Snowflake.” Thanks so much!
Of course, not all the reviews have been glowingly positive. “From the Ice Incarnate” has garnered some criticism from readers who feel that it was missing something, either sufficient character depth or a satisfying ending. I appreciate the feedback; short stories aren’t my forte, so I’ll be sure to keep that in mind as I work on my short form. Also, Genesis Earth has garnered a couple of critical yet well-reasoned reviews, most notably from the review site Science Fiction Addiction. Once again, thanks for taking the time to respond so thoughtfully. And thanks to all the other generally positive reviews which I haven’t mentioned specifically here.
So far, Bringing Stella Home hasn’t gotten any reviews, so if you’ve read it and enjoyed it, I would appreciate it very much if you would take the time to do that. In the meantime, thanks for all your support!
Congrats, Joe. Live long and write many more awesome books.
Hi, I downloaded your Memoirs of a Snowflake because it was free and the title intruiged me. I just finished reading it. I grew up in California, and when I was 20 I moved to New York in the middle of winter, (a real winter!) and I saw snow falling for the first time. It brought tears to my eyes. I still love the snow, and I love making up stories in my head about the things around me. I loved this story, it was short and sweet. I almost thought it was too short, but on second thought I think it is perfect because how long could a story about a snowflake realistically be anyways? I just wanted to let you know that I read it and will recommend it to my friends. 🙂
Hey thanks! I’m glad you enjoyed it. I grew up in Massachusetts where it snows every year, but I lived in California for a while and it was certainly very different not to see snow at any point in the year. There’s something about those big storms that muffle everything…anyhow, thanks for the read, and thanks for recommending it to your friends! I hope they enjoy it.