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Thank you for reading The Mountain Man’s Dog. If you enjoyed reading it, won’t you please take a moment to leave me a review at your favorite retailer? And please, tell your friends!
Thanks,
Gary Corbin
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Book Review Cheat Sheet
(Adapted from the original created by author Traci Sanders)
REVIEWS ARE A CRUCIAL aspect of the writing process. Authors, editors, and publishers read them to learn what readers look for in a story so they can continue to develop stories readers will enjoy. We need your honest thoughts about our stories.
Authors realize that most people who review books are not writers and may not know what to write, so we have come up with a way to simplify the review-writing process for you.
Feel free to use these questions as a prompt, or let them inspire questions of your own. Answer one, a few, or all as you see fit, with a phrase, a sentence, or a paragraph. Be honest, but constructive. (If you think writing a review is hard, imagine how much effort and passion goes into writing a book!)
But long or short, positive or negative, please, review this book.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The Mountain Man’s Dog has been in the works for nearly a decade. Many friends, colleagues, and family members – too many to count or even remember – have contributed ideas, feedback, critique, encouragement, and love. I thank you all.
But special thanks goes out to those whose support really pushed me when I needed it to get this story published. They include:
Angela Carlie, Randal Houle, and Paul McKlendin, all members of the North Bank Writers Group, whose chapter-by-chapter critiques made this story better on a weekly basis;
My Beta Readers, Kelley Tyner McAllister and Dominique Rossi, for their invaluable late-in-the-game feedback;
Patsy Silk, whose keen editing eye caught many errors long after my own eyes glazed over;
Steven Novack, for an amazing cover design;
The Willamette Writers Group, the best bunch of writers around;
Patricia and Donald Corbin, my mother and father, who made me love books, and who always encouraged my love of writing;
All of the many furry critters who have made their way into my life and heart, each of whom show up on these pages, one way or another; and,
Renee, the kindest, most patient, most beautiful person I’ve ever known, whose smile lights up the darkest night and brightens even the sunniest day... I love you.
