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Featured Authors on AD - Are you one? 10/30/2008 8:42:03 PM
For months I've wondered how the process works...Realize that we don't "sell" books, so the featured spot is more of an "ego" thing to some extent ?? yet...we do pay for some of these "privileges"....or so I'm told. What do you think? It's late; I'm in a new city, and borrowing a computer...had asked a "featured author" question on Roundtable, and rec'd a couple rsponses..so decided to "try" one. I went to the home page, found the "featured author" and clicked "view another"..... Well, have any of you done this before? Surely you have tons of time to waste on such a silly project...right? Well...this wannabefamous author decided to check it out, and guess what I found? Right....it's very flawed. Okay... I would like to congratulate the following for being so very lucky...or extra talented...because...you were featured several times... I "clicked 147 times"...don't laugh...because actually...unless your name is on this list...and you are paying for a Gold or better membership...then...well... I just don't know!! Anyway, Congratulations to KRISTY KALLMAN 7X, CAROL CHAPMAN 5X, JOANNA LYNN 5X, SHARON JORDAN 5X, DIANE ESTILL 5X, LINDA BUELL 5X, BRANDON PETIT 4X, ALLYSON AMES 4X, ZANNAH HACKETT 4X, RIE SHERIDAN 4X, TERRY VINSON 4X, JOYCE SCARBOROUGH 4X, VICTORIA SKYE DEMI 3X, STEPHANIE SAWYER 3X, BRAD BATHGATE 3X, STANLEY ALSTON 2X, JIM STEWART 2X, JOE ORTIZ 2X, LLOYD LOFTHOUSE 2X, and me.... LINDA LAW 1X...(after 147 clicks!!!!!!) There were several with only 1x, so I'm not the only one...but I'll tell you even my dear friends, Geroge Carroll had 1X, Georg Mateos 1X, and Ed Matlack 1X...
Okay...this may be petty...but does anyone understand what I am trying to point out here? Generally, I do my best to seek the positive, and I do enjoy the AD Den...and whenever I've asked for assistance, I usually get it promptly...especially from Staff member Jennifer!!!! This is perhaps petty...but I've had people mention this to me before that it is one of the reasons they downgraded instead of upgraded at AD because they felt that they were rarely featured, either book or story, article or blog... I have noticed this as well, and I personally think this is probably "computer generated - random" yet... it can make one wonder.... (Please do not take personal offense anyone...I'm very happy for you...just a tad curious what you are doing that is better than me....and if you have a secret code or password...I'd love to hear it...??) I wonder... why does someone get to have 7 or more featured spots, while some of us get none or one.....????? I "clicked" view another one by one, and so if you just look at those listed above and the counts...(I didn't count) they do number about 75 clicks...so that leaves about another half who got one feature also... Wouldn't it be great if we had the secret formula to having our work noticed? Anyway... now that I feel like pettyola, I'll just end this now...and at least feel better that I've said my piece.... CONSIDERING THESE ARE TRULY HARROWING TIMES IN POLITICS, RELIGIOUS AND FINANCIAL CIRCLES.... just thought a little sideline would give us food for thought? lindalaw Comments (5)More Blogs by Linda Law I KNOW WHERE EVERYONE HAS GONE! - Monday, June 21, 2010 Happy Father's Day.. - Sunday, June 20, 2010 My Birthday Balloon! - Sunday, June 13, 2010 What about the AD Marketplace? - Wednesday, June 9, 2010 Time to Change Course... - Friday, May 21, 2010 When will I ever learn not to order from TV?? - Saturday, April 10, 2010 Where do stories originate? - linda law - Saturday, April 10, 2010 THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY.... lindalaw - Friday, April 9, 2010 Here's lookin' at you kids.... - Monday, April 5, 2010 MY BOOK IS SELLING...WHOOPIE.... - Tuesday, March 30, 2010 Monday, Monday... - Monday, March 29, 2010 I did it! Now what? - Thursday, March 25, 2010 IMAGINE BEING OFFENDED ! - Sunday, March 21, 2010 TWO DOVES AT MY WINDOW - Sunday, March 14, 2010 Sunday Morning with you... - Sunday, March 14, 2010 HOW IN THE WORLD ARE YA'LL? - Friday, March 5, 2010 Surviving the NlHl.... yukkkkk - Monday, January 18, 2010 help.... how can I fix my manuscript? - Saturday, December 26, 2009 Merry Christmas to all... and some meanderings too... - Saturday, December 26, 2009 Hello my friends... - Friday, December 4, 2009 Michael Jackson .....revisited - Sunday, November 1, 2009 Sunday Morning Coffee with you... - Sunday, October 25, 2009 Bonnie May - Our friend - Keep her in your prayers! - Sunday, October 18, 2009 It's Not even Monday yet! - Saturday, October 3, 2009 TheOther Side of the Coin.... - Friday, October 2, 2009 Torn between tears and fears.... - Friday, October 2, 2009 DON'T BE TARDY FOR THE PARTY! It's been awhile...Hi! - Sunday, September 27, 2009 Hi Ya'll.... - Sunday, August 9, 2009 It's like living in Hell.... Arizona... 117 temps! - Sunday, July 19, 2009 New short story - Linda Law - Saturday, June 20, 2009 For Bernice, Victoria, and more.... Re: Reviews, Hits, etc - Tuesday, June 16, 2009 Hi Friends!! Long time... - Thursday, June 11, 2009 Oh No... 8.5 CARATS! Nice Doorknob Ring! - Thursday, June 4, 2009 Oh No... 8.5 CARATS! Nice Doorknob Ring! - Thursday, June 4, 2009 I'm home from the hospital at last! Linda Law - Wednesday, June 3, 2009 Invitation to MySpace - Linda Law, author - Friday, May 29, 2009 Challenge and more! What color are you? - by: Linda Law - Friday, May 29, 2009 CHALLENGE - What color are you? - by: Linda Law - Tuesday, May 26, 2009 Tuesday Ramblings - by Linda Law - Tuesday, May 19, 2009 Sunday Morning sharing.... - Sunday, May 10, 2009 Short Update on George Carroll - - Friday, May 8, 2009 Tell me what you think? Linda Law..... - Tuesday, May 5, 2009 Catching up and checking in.... May is here and hope abounds! - Tuesday, May 5, 2009 And The Whippoorwill Sang, by: Micki Peluso, as reviewed by: Linda La - Friday, May 1, 2009 NO TEETH... - Friday, May 1, 2009 DUMMIES TO DUMMIES..... hear ye' ... hear ye' - Wednesday, April 29, 2009 GEORGE CARROLL is due for SURGERY.... - Tuesday, April 28, 2009 THE SANDI FATOW STORY - "Smokin' & Jokin'" - Saturday, April 25, 2009 Hello AD Friends.... Catching UP... - Thursday, April 23, 2009 Recipes anyone? - Tuesday, April 21, 2009 SOMEWHERE - by: George J Carroll - Monday, April 20, 2009 75000 plus hits...whatever that means these days! - Wednesday, April 15, 2009 God works through Angels on Earth... - Tuesday, April 14, 2009 HE IS RISEN! Miracles abound... Happy Easter - Sunday, April 12, 2009 Happy Easter to My Friends and loved ones! LInda Law - Thursday, April 9, 2009 Neighbor Time was yesterday.... - Saturday, April 4, 2009 BOOKS by Linda Law at AD Bookstore - Special Reduced Rates!! - Sunday, March 29, 2009 Update about our friend, Bonnie May..... - Saturday, March 28, 2009 AD's Roundtable Info...for members to read... - Friday, March 27, 2009 It's Monday...Hope your day is wonderful! Some news for you.... - Monday, March 23, 2009 Catching up... and... Checking in... - Saturday, March 21, 2009 Authors - Writers on AD - Please consider reading and commenting ..... - Tuesday, March 17, 2009 Who Shot The Sheriff?" by LInda Law - Tuesday, March 17, 2009 Have any of you had wierd things happen? Unexplainable things? - Monday, March 16, 2009 Update! George Carroll - Monday, March 16, 2009 Our Saint of the Day...George Carroll had an accident! - Sunday, March 15, 2009 My 13th was on the 12th! - I am spared! - Friday, March 13, 2009 First shipment is here! THE VISITORS, by: Linda Law - Monday, March 9, 2009 Some Good News... - Monday, March 2, 2009 Writing is the Easy Part ! Where are the kid-computer-guru's? - Sunday, March 1, 2009 THE VISITORS, Angels in Our Midst, - by: Linda Law - Friday, February 27, 2009 OUR FRIEND BONNIE MAY.... let's keep her in our prayers and good thoughts! - Thursday, February 26, 2009 Hello friends... Mardi Gras - Fat Tuesday! - Tuesday, February 24, 2009 Have you ever lost your mind? - Saturday, February 21, 2009 YOU TOUCHED ME! by: Bonnie May...... - Thursday, February 19, 2009 Celebrity Day for me! Yahooooo! - Wednesday, February 18, 2009 I SAW PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CAR! :-)) - Wednesday, February 18, 2009 My AD photo.... waiting for the laughs... - Tuesday, February 17, 2009 Happy Birthday George Carroll, and Felix Perry! - Tuesday, February 17, 2009 Crash of Flight 3407! - Friday, February 13, 2009 FRIDAY THE 13th...are you Superstitious? - Thursday, February 12, 2009 AN ANGEL CAME TO VISIT ME.... - Tuesday, February 10, 2009 Welcome a new author on AD....ROZZY DIOUF! - Monday, February 9, 2009 Is this Normal? Questions abound about Top Stories/Top Poems?? - Sunday, February 8, 2009 It's Saturday, and I'm on the Road again... - Saturday, February 7, 2009 It's Friday nite and I'm home! What are ya'll doing? - Friday, February 6, 2009 Do you have a talent? - Wednesday, February 4, 2009 You help keep me "Undepressed".... :-)) - Wednesday, February 4, 2009 Gee Willikers...I almost forgot about ya'll today! Oops... so...Hi Friends, - Tuesday, February 3, 2009 Hello on this Monday... - Monday, February 2, 2009 Good morning Den... It's Superbowl Sunday!! - Sunday, February 1, 2009 1000 Reviews!!!! Finally!!!! Secret Winner....Micki Peluso.... - Tuesday, January 27, 2009 Dating keeps a relationship fresh! - Sunday, January 25, 2009 Good Morning friends! - Saturday, January 24, 2009 I told you it was going to be a MIracle Year...2009!.. AZ Cardinals WIN!!!!!!!! - Sunday, January 18, 2009 Help...before I do something stupid!!! - Sunday, January 18, 2009 Will 2009 be the year for Miraculous Recovery? - Friday, January 16, 2009 Family Misconceptions Out the Window! - Thursday, January 15, 2009 Venting - uggghhhhhhh...... - Monday, January 12, 2009 COBWEBS....growing on my site... - Sunday, January 11, 2009 BEYOND MY CONTROL, by: Stuart Ross McCallum, - Saturday, January 10, 2009 Hello friends.... - Wednesday, January 7, 2009 Tuesday in Arizona - Tuesday, January 6, 2009 Good morning friends.... - Monday, January 5, 2009 The Visitors" - by: Linda Law, submission deadline is Jan. 15 ! - Wednesday, December 31, 2008 Back to work....honest! Working on two books at once is not exactly easy..... - Monday, December 29, 2008 The Curious LIfe of Benjamin Button... - Sunday, December 28, 2008 Carelessness hurts! I burned my right hand - Saturday, December 27, 2008 Hello everyone... I'm back.... Hope you are all doing great! - Saturday, December 20, 2008 WHERE ARE YOU? WHY CAN'T YOU SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER? - Tuesday, December 16, 2008 It's OK Eli", by Carol Surber ... will not make you cry...but it will shake you!! by: lindalaw - Tuesday, December 16, 2008 Never Play Leapfrog with a Unicorn" by Frank Bosworth is an adventure you cannot miss! - Monday, December 15, 2008 New Trackers! Thank you... - Thursday, December 11, 2008 This one is funny... My book into a movie!!! - Wednesday, December 10, 2008 Bonnie May and Rose Rideout, among others need our prayers and good will... - Friday, December 5, 2008 Sharing a beautiful book with you is the least I can do for my friends... - Friday, December 5, 2008 If you haven't purchased a gift for the child on your list.... - Wednesday, December 3, 2008 Who Shot The Sheriff? has been accepted for publishing !! - Monday, December 1, 2008 Movies and lunch --- - Sunday, November 30, 2008 No Thanksgiving in Mumbai... Reminder of the horrors of 911 in America! - Friday, November 28, 2008 This deserves its own blog... I have made it! - Friday, November 28, 2008 Check this out AD members! - Tuesday, November 25, 2008 Who Shot the Sheriff? Novel is complete! - Tuesday, November 25, 2008 HELP....HELP....EMERGENCY.... HELP.... - Monday, November 24, 2008 Happy Thanksgiving to all AD members and friends!!! - Monday, November 24, 2008 Christmas Cards for Marketing too??? - Tuesday, November 18, 2008 New member, Jack Kuperman.... I've just had the good fortune of meeting one of our new writers... - Monday, November 17, 2008 Hello AD Friends... Just read two new books...by AD members... - Monday, November 17, 2008 Have you ever had a night when you couldn't sleep? - Sunday, November 16, 2008 Who Shot The Sheriff - nanowrimo novel in progress - by Linda Law - Friday, November 14, 2008 You won't believe these words came from me.... Blind Date - short story by Linda Law - Thursday, November 13, 2008 WHERE ARE YOU? I track many of you, because I like your works....but.... - Tuesday, November 11, 2008 Oh My...Great-Grandmother took Madison "bye-bye" today.... - Monday, November 10, 2008 I heard the cutest story tonight.... - Sunday, November 9, 2008 OUt of the mouths of babes....or almost babes... - Sunday, November 9, 2008 November Novel Month - Here I go again! - Friday, November 7, 2008 WE HAVE A DREAM.... - Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Off the beaten track today... sharing a smile.... - Wednesday, November 5, 2008 May the best man win..... - Monday, November 3, 2008 Coincidence? Even little things can be divine interventions or awakenings? - Sunday, November 2, 2008 You've given a young man inspiration...thank you! - Saturday, November 1, 2008 Featured Authors on AD - Are you one? - Thursday, October 30, 2008 Packing for a plane flight is impossible!! - - Tuesday, October 28, 2008 Life goes on...and we must celebrate it even in tough times... lindalaw - Sunday, October 26, 2008 Ha Ha Ha Ha....My yuk cooking is better than the Buffet! Honest!! - Friday, October 24, 2008 Okay...I ain't no Martha Stewart!!! So What!! - Thursday, October 23, 2008 My two cents worth.... more or less.... - Wednesday, October 22, 2008 Hello Den ...Updated webpage today; hope you visit - Saturday, October 18, 2008 Hoping your day was blessed and filled with peace. - Sunday, October 5, 2008 LOTS of one word reviews, comments, etc.. - Wednesday, October 1, 2008 A new AD member.... I'd like my friends to meet...MARTHA CHEVES.. new AD member.... - Saturday, September 27, 2008 What is happening here? Are we going thru a crisis of sorts? - Friday, September 26, 2008 Do you have a short story that you want to tell? True life experience through Divine intervention? - Monday, September 22, 2008 Back Home and raring to go again!! - Saturday, September 20, 2008 Can't wait to tell ya'll how great it is here in Mexico!! - Monday, September 15, 2008 Off to Mexico again! - Saturday, September 13, 2008 Website Information Available just for the asking!! - Friday, September 12, 2008 11,000 hits! I'm so excited!!! - Friday, September 12, 2008 It's that time....Mexico awaits!! - Friday, September 5, 2008 Successful Book Signing Guide - - Sunday, August 31, 2008 Sex and the Writer.... hmmmmmm - Friday, August 29, 2008 AD members meet in Tucson... - Thursday, August 28, 2008 Short Story submissions ?? - Wednesday, August 20, 2008 The Kidnapping - a short story by Linda Law - Tuesday, August 19, 2008 Yesterdays, Todays and Tomorrows.... - Monday, August 4, 2008 News Update- - Sunday, August 3, 2008 Promoting and attracting Media attention - - Wednesday, July 30, 2008 Life is good...even if we have to remind ourselves... - Tuesday, July 29, 2008 Don't you wish we could just write and write... - Thursday, July 24, 2008 Helping One Another as writers/authors... - Thursday, July 17, 2008 Good ole' country music...it's in my blood... - Wednesday, July 16, 2008 Harmonica Man - a story for my friend Sherri - Tuesday, July 15, 2008 No one wanted my money!! - Monday, July 14, 2008 Big Time Booksigning .... - Saturday, July 12, 2008 Readers/Writers/Authors/Fans/Friends - Friday, July 11, 2008 Generosity in a pair of shoes.. - Wednesday, July 2, 2008 Kids rule! - Sunday, June 29, 2008 This one got me going this morning! - Saturday, June 28, 2008 EXTRAORDINARY VISITS is published!! - Saturday, June 28, 2008 America is my home! - Tuesday, June 17, 2008 True or Fiction? - Sunday, June 15, 2008 Book 2 - Sunday, June 15, 2008 Visiting Memphis - Wednesday, June 11, 2008 Friday the 13th is near!!! - Monday, June 9, 2008 This is my first blog! - Friday, May 30, 2008