Question of the Day!

A few things:

- I liked previous work by the writer/ creator
- The blurb intrigues me
- I read the first 2 or so pages, and the style makes me think I'm going to like it; with a film at home, the first 10 minutes does the same thing
- People who know what I like recommend it to me (my preferred editor, my mother, son, ex-wife, youngest sister and, recently added to the list, my daughter)
- Seeing a description of a book that looks interesting in a mail-out from a publisher I have worked with successfully in the past
- I am paid to read/ watch something (I am a reviewer - it happens!)
- If Oprah or Ellen or one of those people recommends a book or film, I know I'm not going to like it and so won't read/ watch it

Things that don't work
- Random reviews
- Cover/poster
- "Star" ratings
- Famous people recommending stuff
- If it is written by a person famous for something else