tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post5918646614216856772..comments2024-03-28T18:40:05.789-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: That ONE DANG Review, by Carla DamronJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-19443845658441080702016-06-07T23:05:04.010-04:002016-06-07T23:05:04.010-04:00I haven't published a novel yet, but already t...I haven't published a novel yet, but already the thought of negative reviews terrifies me!<br />My friend Sherry Harris has the best advice: You can have the sweetest peach, but if someone doesn't like peaches, they won't like yours no matter what. Can't worry about them!Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-44770036477638863282016-06-07T17:23:26.089-04:002016-06-07T17:23:26.089-04:00Ah yes, I hate it when my other persona posts. Ba...Ah yes, I hate it when my other persona posts. Bad reviews are weird. Like you, I figure it's due to bad green m&ms. I'm always torn between, well at least they read the book, and wondering why they finished if it was so not to their taste (or if they disliked it so much).Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-5081338337964383942016-06-07T16:18:38.860-04:002016-06-07T16:18:38.860-04:00Ah, the pain of the bad review. There is no gettin...Ah, the pain of the bad review. There is no getting around it! Hang in there and hopefully this will be your last one.Kait carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16521974060626498300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-11436836076890165472016-06-07T13:12:02.437-04:002016-06-07T13:12:02.437-04:00Yes it is painful, but my hide is much thicker tha...Yes it is painful, but my hide is much thicker than it once was. Having people critique a work in progress, even if it's very negative, can be key to helping the writer improve it. And somebody just brought me M&Ms after he read my blog, so there's that!!!carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15985823239660829148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-51282974411579779082016-06-07T13:03:37.630-04:002016-06-07T13:03:37.630-04:00I have a thick hide, but negative criticism still ...I have a thick hide, but negative criticism still stings. In some cases, it's not about what I've written at all, but the fact that I've struck a raw nerve, or unleashed a powerful memory.Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979191318652199350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-82220532353566341912016-06-07T12:10:54.158-04:002016-06-07T12:10:54.158-04:00Carla, I can't imagine anyone writing a bad re...Carla, I can't imagine anyone writing a bad review of The Stone Necklace, or your Caleb Knowles series which I hope you soon get back to. I miss them.<br /><br />Actually, I only read the reviews on my first book in the first week or two it went up on Amazon before anyone had time to download and read the book except for several sisters who were already familiar with the book and gave me positive reviews. I have yet to read any review of any of my books on Amazon. I've had several people email me positive reviews they read about my books, and I love hearing in person when people say how much they enjoy my books. Maybe I should read my reviews, but I'm not sure I ever will.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-81062039970734449022016-06-07T10:57:58.248-04:002016-06-07T10:57:58.248-04:00It is so painful when we learn that someone doesn&...It is so painful when we learn that someone doesn't like us--and equally painful when they don't like our work. I guess the thing to do is focus on all the people who do and ignore the ones who don't. But, you were smart putting the review to work for you by writing an interesting blog. Well done.Grace Toppinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10291304815273486038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-67330537132982336252016-06-07T10:47:40.922-04:002016-06-07T10:47:40.922-04:00One reviewer said MURDER MANHATTAN STYLE had a mi...One reviewer said MURDER MANHATTAN STYLE had a misleading title because the Manhattan she expected was not the Manhattan in the collection. I guess I failed to read her mind. Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-70504902748352163312016-06-07T09:13:05.119-04:002016-06-07T09:13:05.119-04:00I read one where the reader complained about a met...I read one where the reader complained about a metaphor. "her mouth was no bigger than a green bean." She said the average green bean was 4 to 4.5 inches long, so the metaphor was absurd. Guess I should have specified "kitchen sliced, canned green bean." carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15985823239660829148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-7838720198210663072016-06-07T09:10:22.273-04:002016-06-07T09:10:22.273-04:00I always read the reviews.
I have one one-star r...I always read the reviews. <br /><br />I have one one-star review that just says "It's boring."<br /><br />Another two star review that says it's too much like the others in the series.<br /><br />Everything isn't to everybody's taste. Most people are honest. Some are a bit mean.KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-28123333761898885462016-06-07T06:51:08.738-04:002016-06-07T06:51:08.738-04:00Yep, despite the advice to not read reviews for my...Yep, despite the advice to not read reviews for my books, I still do. I feel good with the positive ones and not so good with the blah reviews. I’ll stop reading, I promise, if I begin to get (oh say) 250 reviews per book. [That should be a high enough number I don’t have to worry about fulfilling my promise.]Jim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.com