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  Larry Kahaner commented on Larry Kahaner's article: Thanks for your comments, Jonah. This article is adapted from my blog post, https://nonfictionnovelist.wordpress.com/2017/01/25/book-reviewers-can-be-jerks/ I would be grateful if you posted your insights there, too, so others can read them.

  • March 2, 2017
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  Larry Kahaner commented on Larry Kahaner's article: Thanks for comments, Jonah.

  • March 2, 2017
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  Larry Kahaner posted a new article:

  

  Book Reviewers Can be Jerks

  Whether you are a seasoned author or just published your first book, reviews play tricks on your self-confidence as a writer. Like everything else in life, some people like your stuff and some people hate it (thanks, Captain Obvious) and there’s nothing y...  moreWhether you are a seasoned author or just published your first book, reviews play tricks on your self-confidence as a writer. Like everything else in life, some people like your stuff and some people hate it (thanks, Captain Obvious) and there’s nothing you can do about it.  

  • March 1, 2017

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    Jonah Gibson It's probably not politic to say this, but I think we all know it's true. Unfortunately, we all also live and die as authors by the number and quality of our reviews. Reviews used to be subject to the same kinds of barriers to entry as authors. At least s...  moreIt's probably not politic to say this, but I think we all know it's true. Unfortunately, we all also live and die as authors by the number and quality of our reviews. Reviews used to be subject to the same kinds of barriers to entry as authors. At least someone had to agree to publish them, and they were scrutinized and edited before they saw the light of day. As the barriers have been largely eradicated for writers, so have they for reviewers. Now, reviews are not necessarily literary in nature and timbre. Instead, they pass judgment on the entertainment value of a story rather than on it's literary merit. They look at books as products that exist purely to satisfy a need in a market. The capacity of a good book to instruct, to uplift, to temper the soul, is largely ignored. This was brought home to me when I read a book blogger's review of Moby Dick that rated it at 2 out of 5 stars because it was short on plot and character development. We live in a new world, and it seems we are going to have to learn to liv...    less

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    Larry Kahaner Thanks for your comments, Jonah. This article is adapted from my blog post, https://nonfictionnovelist.wordpress.com/2017/01/25/book-reviewers-can-be-jerks/ I would be grateful if you posted your insights there, too, so others can read them.

    • March 2, 2017
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  Larry Kahaner posted a new article:

  Hey, Writers: Stop Your Freakin’ Whining

  Adapted from the Non-Fiction Novelist 
   
  Hey, Writers: Stop Your Freakin’ Whining
  By Larry Kahaner
  Most of my working life, I’ve been a non-fiction writer. I’ve penned over 15 books some with my name and some I...

  • January 6, 2017

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    Paul Carlberg Mr. Kahaner, why are you whining? Because we're whining? Whose whining? I'm not whining. Yes, I suppose a fair amount of Fiction Writers do whine but you know what? It's hard to write Fiction! That's why. Is Non-Fiction hard? I suppose. I sure had a lot o...  moreMr. Kahaner, why are you whining? Because we're whining? Whose whining? I'm not whining. Yes, I suppose a fair amount of Fiction Writers do whine but you know what? It's hard to write Fiction! That's why. Is Non-Fiction hard? I suppose. I sure had a lot of that to do in College, but at least you don't have to come up with plot twists, inviting characters, or practically anything else. All you need to do is research, if any. Well, you know what? So do we. Maybe not as much, but we do. So stop your whining. It's distracting me from the clever plot twist, the remarkable characters, and the research I need to come up with, to make it work.  less

    • February 28, 2017
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  Larry Kahaner posted a topic in the forum Kindle Unlimited Promotion Forum:

  "USA, Inc" free ebook 'til Jan. 9

   
  What if the United States were run like a corporation and a madman was in charge?
              Relegated to the low end of the law enforcement food chain after his fall from grace at the FBI, Mi...  more 
  What if the United States were run like a corporation and a madman was in charge?
              Relegated to the low end of the law enforcement food chain after his fall from grace at the FBI, Mike Wardman vows to find the people responsible for the murder of his ex-fiancée and uncovers a plot to topple the government of the United States. The action spreads from Chesapeake Bay to the Caribbean island of Nevis as Mike uncovers a maniacal billionaire's plot to use a Constitutional loophole to run states like corporations - that only he controls.  USA, Inc.   less

  • January 6, 2017
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  Larry Kahaner posted a topic in the forum Introduce Yourself:

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  My latest book is "USA, Inc." a thriller, published by Bay City Publishers. 
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  What if the United States were run like a corporation and a madman was in charge?
  Relegated to the low end of the law enforcement food chain after his fa...  moreMy latest book is "USA, Inc." a thriller, published by Bay City Publishers. 
  From the back page:
  What if the United States were run like a corporation and a madman was in charge?
  Relegated to the low end of the law enforcement food chain after his fall from grace at the FBI, Mike Wardman vows to find the people responsible for the murder of his ex-fiancée and uncovers a plot to topple the government of the United States. The action spreads from Chesapeake Bay to the Caribbean island of Nevis as Mike uncovers a maniacal billionaire's plot to use a Constitutional loophole to run states like corporations - that only he controls.  
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  I am a former Business Week reporter, and author of  more than fifteen non-fiction books including AK-47 and Competitive Intelligence. I have received the Jesse M. Neal National Business Journalism Award and the American Society of Business Publication Editors Regional Gold Award. He has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, CBS Evening News, National Public Radio’s All ...    less

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