The Art of Assessment
How to Review Anything by Magdalena

Maggie Ball gives straightforward help to those that would want the dread, thankless, assignment of being a book reviewer. There is enough information in this book to give just about anyone that can read a better-than-average good start.

Like a magician giving away trade secrets Maggie Ball walks a thin line of teaching, how-to and the secret wizardry behind providing the talented reader an income. Overall the E-book The Art of Assessment: How to Review Anything by Magdalena Ball is a must for anyone wanting to get into the hermit-style life of being a reviewer.

Something that Maggie left out, but is not mandatory, are speed-reading if you are going to accomplish much, speed typing and a good word processor such as . . . let's just say the one your computer came with is not used any longer by State offices because of its grammatical errors.

Book reviewers as other types of reviewers, must be able to read several books in a day, retain enough of each book to do an outstanding review and get that review out in a timely manor. Again none of these are requirements, but if you are offering your services and expect the freebies, then you must realize the time commitment involved and how the lack of these talents can consume your time.

I do have a problem with one major theme in the book. That is the same problem I run into with other reviewers across the globe. Each person you know has a story, maybe several. Most of them have more than one novel, good novels inside of them. Oh, if only they would tell the story. There is no such thing as a bad book. You may not like the book. Maybe the book has grammatical errors, maybe it has slow spots, maybe it isn't you're type of book, as one reviewer stated. It is my opinion that if you cannot find enough good about the book to write a decent review in its favor, then it is a book you should pass on to someone with a different perspective.

That being said, The Art of Assessment: How to Review Anything by Magdalena Ball is a must-have for anyone wanting to become a reviewer. There are other things that would help your effort, maybe to be included in future versions, but if you want to get a good start now and know what is needed to become good at what you want to do, you need this book. Click here to order

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