tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856692.post7953159397489262705..comments2024-03-27T09:20:12.040-05:00Comments on Joan Reeves: Authors & Their Fave Rave ReviewsJoan Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17622809465767116747noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856692.post-62962994864158757052012-04-16T10:36:51.437-05:002012-04-16T10:36:51.437-05:00Joan,
Thanks so much for posting these reviews. Y...Joan,<br /><br />Thanks so much for posting these reviews. You always go the extra mile to help other authors!Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856692.post-82406793628840504412012-04-12T19:07:44.165-05:002012-04-12T19:07:44.165-05:00Vijaya Schartz:
Yep, writing is a tough profession...Vijaya Schartz:<br />Yep, writing is a tough profession. We are open to all sorts of criticism, and our books are our babies. No parent wants to see their kids torn to shreds. LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856692.post-68174415324207469922012-04-12T10:17:50.943-05:002012-04-12T10:17:50.943-05:00This was a great post about reviews. I agree that ...This was a great post about reviews. I agree that readers/reviewers don't realize or think about the actual people writing the books.<br /><br />A great review can be highly motivational, while a bad one can be devastating to the writer.<br /><br />I know authors are supposed to develop "tough skins," but bad reviews still hurt.Anne Marie Novarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06994135269745111717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856692.post-18983095472307080452012-04-11T21:26:57.210-05:002012-04-11T21:26:57.210-05:00My pleasure, Cheryl.
Gail Lukasik... You hit the ...My pleasure, Cheryl.<br /><br />Gail Lukasik... You hit the nail on the head. Some readers think we don't do research because we're writing fiction so we just "make it up" as we go along.Joan Reeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17622809465767116747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856692.post-42763907470514564262012-04-11T15:32:26.655-05:002012-04-11T15:32:26.655-05:00I love the Kurt Vonnegut comment. The review I did...I love the Kurt Vonnegut comment. The review I didn't include used one word that cut me to the quick--far-fetched. I'd spent three years researching this book to make sure it wasn't far-fetched. Sometimes reviewers assume writers don't do their homework.Gail Lukasikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15513018285557433773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856692.post-90510660145582102472012-04-11T13:15:40.158-05:002012-04-11T13:15:40.158-05:00Thank you so much for the mention, Joan. It's ...Thank you so much for the mention, Joan. It's so true that reviews have power, not just over the sales of a book, but over the author's self-esteem. We authors are such insecure creatures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856692.post-71176469037398007832012-04-11T12:02:22.158-05:002012-04-11T12:02:22.158-05:00Thanks, Joan, for giving us authors this opportuni...Thanks, Joan, for giving us authors this opportunity.Cheryl Bolennoreply@blogger.com