Reviews on Amazon

I finally got some reviews on Amazon, but for The Vase, I'm not sure they'll help with sales. It seems a couple students of mine, or their parents, had decided to leave a review. Thanks to both, but maybe mentioning that you're a student of mine, or the parent of a student of mine, isn't a good idea.

I've always been suspicious of reviews that are from the family or friends of the author. And I've always been suspicious that most five star reviews were paid for by the author. In both scenarios, the reviews are skewed. Or straight up phony. Well, I will be the first to admit that the reviews of The Vase, anyway, could be just a little bit biased.

Hey, at least I'm up front about it. I have to be. The reviews themselves are up front about it. So there you are. I'll take them, and hope maybe someone I don't know has the same opinion. Which was that the book was amazing. Well, fingers crossed anyway. It seems for me that getting reviews is harder than pulling teeth. And I have pulled a tooth or two. I'm a dad after all. I have two sons who are growing up too fast. But that's life. It goes by fast, and then it's over. For me, it's about what you can get done in the meantime.