This one took my breath away.

"it was a really wonderful read. I strongly urge you to upload a much larger portion next time.

I loved your writing style. You are indeed a superb writer. You have great talent, without a shadow of doubt. There’s something rather grandfatherly or grandmotherly or patriarchal /matriarchal about your flourishes, witticism, irony, the lot. Personally I adored it all.

Some of your description in its simplicity was stunning. I am not overstating that! For example:
“There were many skulls bleached a ghostly white, housing schools of little silvery fish that swam in and out of where the eyes and mouths used to be.”
I found this outstanding. Others may disagree. I don’t care. For me this is totally brilliant description which, in it’s cute slick simplicity creates a most fabulous and imaginative image.

I thought your humour was terrific too. Made me giggle my socks off! You have a bold and super sense of humor in your writing. Rococo would rather have been a dragonfly than a crocodile, for example. Lovely!

I found it rather adult actually. I found it almost “Jonathan Livingstone Seagull”-esque. Thus, I was racking my brains in working out what age level kids this work would be appropriate for. On the one hand, it is a simple story with almost picture book images. Yes, it would truly make a gorgeous picture book. On the other hand, the humour is surreal, sophisticated, and for whom. The kids would probably not get the half. That can be good, because many times parents read for kids - and even Hollywood tries to make kids’ movies that adults can enjoy when they accompany their kids. I personally adored the jokes and ironies but I am sure the kids would miss a lot." - Cedric

click here to read : Mummy Moo, Crazy Claws & Rococo

Like Johnny, I'd be over the moon and say thank you.

But I too don't know what you're trying to do here. I guess you're trying a bit of self-publicity. Well, that's up to you.

But if you're going to post a review of your work, a review written by someone else, I suggest you post the whole thing. It's misrepresentative otherwise.

Hi Orpheus, I think you might be confusing this message board with the one on Authonomy where there is a Shameless Plugs section. This is a different type of site altogether. Even if someone reads your plug, and gives you a non-assigned review, it isn't going to move you up the charts. Only assigned reviews can do that and those are given randomly. The ABC Checklist for New Writers

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I don't see why people shouldn't plug their books here.

After all by next year there will be a goodly number for sale on the site and plugs will arrive by a blizzard load.

Might as well get used to it! "...the likes of NickP can rant on if they like"

I occasionally rant on at http://amonsterinthemirror.blogspot.com/

It also puts the reviewer in an invidious position. If he doesn’t correct the misrepresentation, he is allowing his words to endorse wholeheartedly something he did, in fact, have qualms about. If he does correct the misrepresentation by pointing out his reservations on here, he comes across as mean-spirited. Considering the effort the reviewer put into helping this author, I feel it is unfair that he has been placed in this no-win situation. The ABC Checklist for New Writers

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Is this the same story another reviewer said was "difficult and tedious to read" which would be "confusing to children who are already struggling with gender" and "makes no sense at all"?
A bit mean perhaps, (and sincere apologies to the reviewer) but the lesson is that we could ALL plaster this board with judiciously edited versions of reviews with the intention of attracting....what? Awe? Admiration?
As already said, there is no advantage on this site to bulling up your work. Your inept, and inapt, response to an excellent, thoughtful, and well considered review has probably lost you more readers than you hoped to have gained.

Interesting how a couple of the critics chastising me for plugging this story had links plugging their own stories, websites and blogs. Nice bit of hypocrisy guys.
Also, next time you people bother to read a book, try looking at the back and inside covers where the 'shamelessly positive' edited reviews are placed to help sell it.
And finally when you have the possibility of removing one of your reviews, which one do you remove? The good one or the bad one?

By the way I have clicked on each of your links going back to your story pages. But I suppose that isn't promoting your work either, right?

Next time YOU bother to read a book, notice that the blurbs used to sell it come from professional writers who have been specifically asked to review the book, and not from a random assignment on a peer review site.