First a reminder of the short story contest IWSG is offering. A 5 to 6 K short story with the theme of a parallel universe/alternate history. Send your story to theIWSG@gmail.com by November 1. Visit the IWSG website for the rules. So who's planning to enter?
One of the banes of writers is poor reviews. When discussing this with a fellow writer bud, she mentioned that another writer had said that if Stephen King, Nora Roberts and J.K. Rowling could get 1 star reviews why shouldn't we. I was much struck that anyone would give the royals of the writing world 1 star reviews. It did put things in perspective. And since I'm currently into memes I created the following:
Feel free to grab it.
I'm also into buttons. I've doing the I heart buttons with my book covers in the background. If you'd like an I heart Ghosts or Diamonds or Vampires button, shoot me an email @ sandracox1@gmail.com.
Ghost For Sale made its debut in time for Halloween.
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30 comments:
A good point to make, Sandra. No one can please everyone! I love your meme.
This is so true, and I think we all have to learn to live with other people's opinions, and not let them get at us, or discourage us. That's the way to go! Hugs, Valerie
I just downloaded your book onto my Kindle, looking forward to reading it! Hugs, Valerie
Not only one star reviews, quite a lot of the current big names were rejected out of hand for a long time.
This reader applauds ALL writers.
Thank you one and all.
Hope Ghost for Sale won't have ghastly sales :)
I'd give tons of popular writers one or zero stars if possible :)
I feared getting my first 1 star review, but then when it happened the world didn't come crashing down. And you make a great point. We can't please everyone and if we tried, can you imagine how horrible the story would be? Yikes!
Hope you're planning on entering the contest!
One star reviews happen to all of us. Usually they are really lame or it's obvious someone is just trying to be a jerk. (Why would anyone purposely set out to give a one star review to anyone? That's just rude.)
I'd like to add that if those authors can make millions, why shouldn't I? Hey, dream big, right?
Yeah, they get them all the time, so why shouldn't we? Always looked at it that way. But I want their pay lol sent my short story in last night.
Honestly, I'm looking forward to a day when I get a lot of varying reviews. Right now, my reviews are either 1-star or 5-star...and many of the 5-star reviews are from friends! When the vast majority of your reviews are from complete strangers, you know you've made it!
Agreed--there are so many unique perspectives, there's no way to please everyone. I need Nora Roberts' ratio, though--100 five stars for every one star!
I am and I can certainly get behind your meme idea. grin.
That made my day, Valerie. Thank you.
Hugs back
I'm glad, Suzanne. When my bud, who will be on the blog tomorrow by the way, mentioned it, I even went and checked it out. It defies belief that anyone could give those writers ones. And why would they?
Exactly!
Hugs back:)
And all of us seriously appreciate it, EC.
Have a great one.
I don't think I'd ever give a writer a one. It would be too much like saying they have ugly children:)
The story line would probably be all over the boards wouldn't it?
I still don't like them, but I no longer feel the world is crashing down:)
I wonder that myself, Alex.
Oh that would be even better. grin.
I'm still cleaning mine.
Who in their right mind would give your work a one? Maybe because they're not....
Wouldn't that be sweet?
Yeah. There are definitely haters out there, people who only ever pen out downer reviews. In fact there are whole circles of them you just hope you stay off their radar, or you get enough happy reviews to counteract their meanness. Such is life.
That would be awesome!
Yes I could live with that too, Jacqui:)
You're right, Crystal. I tend to avoid areas, as much as possible, where those groups hang. Sometimes its unavoidable. But I keep my appearances limited.
Thanks for stopping Olivia Rose.
Enjoy the rest of your evening.
Good attitude, Sandra. Reviews can hurt, and Nora and Stephen are blood and bone people just like the rest of us. No better, no worse. Awesome post!
We tend to put successful writers up on pedestals, don't we? But even those two had to start at the bottom. We forget the journey getting there. Good point!
A great post Sandra, you certainly made a good point, well written.
Yvonne.
I've been crazy busy so catching up on blogging. Some of the best writers had such tough times to get published. Never be dismayed by bad reviews. Some books that got bad reviews are now considered classics. be proud that you have written books and have had them published!
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