Showing posts with label REVIEWS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label REVIEWS. Show all posts

Monday, December 8, 2014

Moving On After a Crappy Review


No matter what you write, you are going to come face to face with those people who disagree with it, hate it, love it, or view it in a completely different way than what you intended. 

Here's the thing about the perspective of the reader: it is subjective. Everyone has a different viewpoint on what they are reading and experiencing. Some will find that what they are reading triggers something in them that they can't understand or choose not to face. Some might think the writing is degrading or possibly cheesy. Maybe they feel the writing is forced. Whatever the reason, people will always have their own opinion. (See previous blog post on pleasing others.)

Just remember that, whatever happens, you cannot take this personally. Attempting to get everyone to like you and your work will eat up your time best spent writing. Let's focus on what's important here: the writing part. 

This isn't to say that you shouldn't take into consideration what the reviewer said; we all can benefit from these experiences. However, make sure to ask yourself if the reviewer is providing constructive feedback or do they simply love to hate?  Are they saying something that will help enhance your writing? Sometimes people come into our lives to help us expand our viewpoint, and it's in that moment that we are taken to another level. 

Your writing will always be changing, evolving, and growing. This is a good thing. Just keep moving forward and keep on writing.

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

I've Said It Before....



You may have heard the recent hubbub about authors paying someone to write excellent reviews for their books located on Amazon. While this is nothing new, it has become more blatantly obvious.

You can read a couple of blog posts on the topic at New WaveAuthors and on Nathan Bransford’s blog.

I’ve said it before and will say it again: Let your work speak for itself. Yes, marketing, promoting and all that jazz is important, but so is believing in your work. If you believed in your work and let it speak for itself, you wouldn’t have to pay anyone to write a bogus review.

I liken it to the unpopular kid at school bribing the other kids with candy so they will like him/her.