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<blockquote data-quote="Libertad" data-source="post: 9167361" data-attributes="member: 6750502"><p>Thank you for that! And I certainly can't say no to seeing more reviewers and Let's Readers out there!</p><p></p><p>If I had any advice to give, I'd suggest reviewing books or franchises you feel passionate about. That gives you extra energy in making it through otherwise large tomes. It doesn't have to be books you enjoy; I've been motivated to review bad products before, usually as a kind of "public service announcement" when other reviews don't really point out the product's flaws. I review Ravenloft stuff on the Guild because I love the setting and because I love highlighting creations by third party creators. Nothing beats having publishers sending you messages thanking you for reviewing their work. When you know that their PDF sold only 50, 100 units tops vs WotC or Paizo's hundreds of thousands, you feel like you're making a bigger impact on getting otherwise unknown or passed-over works into the public eye.</p><p></p><p>Use images from the book. Walls of text feel intimidating, and images help the eyes mentally pick up where they left off in case the reader looks away. There are some forums that don't allow images, even public domain ones, for reviewing books, which is pretty stringent. Different forums and communities have their own stances on Let's Reads; a lot of subreddits tend to look down on it as spammy advertisements and downvote them. GiantITP is the image-less forum I mentioned. Certain products may be considered "political" and thus you can't post about them on forums that restrict such discussions. Generally speaking, EN World and RPGnet are the friendlier Let's Read communities I know of online.</p><p></p><p>Also, only review books you read in full. When you have a better understanding of where everything is, you can better reference later stuff in the book you wouldn't think of when you're first reading it. I have a "casual" read, and then a more analytical "review" read.</p><p></p><p>I make drafts of everything I post, usually on Google Doc. Then once it's done I read it out loud to myself, which does a better job of catching grammatical errors than reading silently in your mind.</p><p></p><p>This is subjective on my part, but I don't accept review copies of products. If it feels like an obligation, then that can hurt my motivation. In keeping it as a hobby, I manage to work at my own pace.</p><p></p><p>On another subject, I have something interesting to share. <a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/browse/pub/8957/Dungeon-Masters-Guild?term=dungeon+master&filters=0_0_0_0_45359_0_0_0" target="_blank">If you go on the Guild and sort Ravenloft products by non-official works,</a> there's 1,185 products as of today. Discounting products that are actually bundles (242), Fantasy Grounds conversions (around 58), and Roll20 and map assets (around 33), I'd say that there's around 852 third-party Ravenloft products up there which are unique sourcebooks.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/lets-read-5e-minigame-and-subsystem-sourcebooks.689200/" target="_blank">Counting the two Tarokka-themed minigames I reviewed in another thread,</a> I reviewed 31 products. Including She Is the Ancient, which I hope to have done tomorrow. I've reviewed approximately 3.6% of DM Guild Ravenloft products. A small number objectively speaking, but when you look at the sheer volume even breaking 2% feels like an achievement.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Libertad, post: 9167361, member: 6750502"] Thank you for that! And I certainly can't say no to seeing more reviewers and Let's Readers out there! If I had any advice to give, I'd suggest reviewing books or franchises you feel passionate about. That gives you extra energy in making it through otherwise large tomes. It doesn't have to be books you enjoy; I've been motivated to review bad products before, usually as a kind of "public service announcement" when other reviews don't really point out the product's flaws. I review Ravenloft stuff on the Guild because I love the setting and because I love highlighting creations by third party creators. Nothing beats having publishers sending you messages thanking you for reviewing their work. When you know that their PDF sold only 50, 100 units tops vs WotC or Paizo's hundreds of thousands, you feel like you're making a bigger impact on getting otherwise unknown or passed-over works into the public eye. Use images from the book. Walls of text feel intimidating, and images help the eyes mentally pick up where they left off in case the reader looks away. There are some forums that don't allow images, even public domain ones, for reviewing books, which is pretty stringent. Different forums and communities have their own stances on Let's Reads; a lot of subreddits tend to look down on it as spammy advertisements and downvote them. GiantITP is the image-less forum I mentioned. Certain products may be considered "political" and thus you can't post about them on forums that restrict such discussions. Generally speaking, EN World and RPGnet are the friendlier Let's Read communities I know of online. Also, only review books you read in full. When you have a better understanding of where everything is, you can better reference later stuff in the book you wouldn't think of when you're first reading it. I have a "casual" read, and then a more analytical "review" read. I make drafts of everything I post, usually on Google Doc. Then once it's done I read it out loud to myself, which does a better job of catching grammatical errors than reading silently in your mind. This is subjective on my part, but I don't accept review copies of products. If it feels like an obligation, then that can hurt my motivation. In keeping it as a hobby, I manage to work at my own pace. On another subject, I have something interesting to share. [url=https://www.dmsguild.com/browse/pub/8957/Dungeon-Masters-Guild?term=dungeon+master&filters=0_0_0_0_45359_0_0_0]If you go on the Guild and sort Ravenloft products by non-official works,[/url] there's 1,185 products as of today. Discounting products that are actually bundles (242), Fantasy Grounds conversions (around 58), and Roll20 and map assets (around 33), I'd say that there's around 852 third-party Ravenloft products up there which are unique sourcebooks. [url=https://www.enworld.org/threads/lets-read-5e-minigame-and-subsystem-sourcebooks.689200/]Counting the two Tarokka-themed minigames I reviewed in another thread,[/url] I reviewed 31 products. Including She Is the Ancient, which I hope to have done tomorrow. I've reviewed approximately 3.6% of DM Guild Ravenloft products. A small number objectively speaking, but when you look at the sheer volume even breaking 2% feels like an achievement. [/QUOTE]
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