My first attempt composing a sestina. I was previously unaware of the term, until I began rereading poems by Eliabeth Bishop, among others. It ended up being about a constellation I read about while stargazing one freezing January night.

Kindle Nation Daily is not a website necessarily just for writers. If anything, it's more of a site for readers. But hey, writers are readers, too, right? And writers are always interested in studying readers and finding out what readers want.

Once a writer has a book or e-book, self-published or otherwise, available for readers, that writer often wants reviews. Sometimes the writer simply wants his or her ego stroked by a positive review. Other writers believe, not without some justification, that reviews can help build readership and sell more books, especially positive reviews. Other writers are just interested in finding out what people think of their material. There are probably other reasons, ones not coming to mind at the moment.