tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467792088318570922.post114369793058834092..comments2024-02-27T05:05:06.126-07:00Comments on Writing Reality: To review or not to reviewMelissa Cunninghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03067786807136441491noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467792088318570922.post-88715978588884513892010-05-24T18:48:38.403-06:002010-05-24T18:48:38.403-06:00This is *hard* especially when you network and mig...This is *hard* especially when you network and might know the person. If I can't give it a positive review (and it dosn't have to be perfect), I don't say anything. I try not to let people even know I was reading it.Tamara Hart Heinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07562765111202443160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467792088318570922.post-45208326240973309102010-05-24T18:45:52.124-06:002010-05-24T18:45:52.124-06:00I agree with you. I only do positive reviews of th...I agree with you. I only do positive reviews of the books I like. There's already enough negativity out there and I don't want to contribute to it!Aubriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884036126491922530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467792088318570922.post-52179436019397276572010-05-24T17:15:48.642-06:002010-05-24T17:15:48.642-06:00Oh I always try to be very positive. I try to alwa...Oh I always try to be very positive. I try to always think how that person might feel - I'd prefer to leave "proper" critiquing to the more qualified like a writing tutor (it's what they do!) or a published author or one of those critiquing services. <br /><br />Take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467792088318570922.post-87311398965437423592010-05-24T17:15:48.641-06:002010-05-24T17:15:48.641-06:00I feel the same. I don't want to mention a bo...I feel the same. I don't want to mention a book unless I love it. One day I hope to be published, and seeing bad reviews will make me sad. I expect them because that's how it works, but I don't want to do it to others.Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467792088318570922.post-45392018812032548222010-05-24T16:18:45.477-06:002010-05-24T16:18:45.477-06:00That is precisely my approach. If I LOVE a book, I...That is precisely my approach. If I LOVE a book, I'll shout about it. But, as a rule, I don't do book reviews. There are plenty of people who do and no author needs me adding to their over-consumption of chocolate.<br />Solidarity, sister!Sarah M Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08496833468568204150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467792088318570922.post-45110067459985380222010-05-24T16:02:03.420-06:002010-05-24T16:02:03.420-06:00Hi, me again. =D I think it was Maureen Johnson wh...Hi, me again. =D I think it was Maureen Johnson who, well this is what she said - "I know this because I was a reviewer for a Big, Fancy Publication, and let me tell you something—I cranked those reviews out hard and fast, often at three in the morning, because they paid me fifty dollars each and ALL I did was write negative reviews. Why? Because you get to crack better jokes and sound smug and smart. This, as it turns out, it a very common behavior, so it’s not just me. There is nothing quite as fun as writing an evil, snarky critique." see full blog post: http://www.maureenjohnsonbooks.com/2010/01/04/the-probable/#more-292<br />When I first started my blog, that was my intention, to give reviews. As a writer, I decided I didn't want to dish out what I'd have a hard time taking. =DRaShelle Workmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17582252557500502186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467792088318570922.post-49270965055812801552010-05-24T16:00:04.993-06:002010-05-24T16:00:04.993-06:00I like being honest, but I NEVER try to hurt an au...I like being honest, but I NEVER try to hurt an author's feelings. If I absolutely hate a book, I still tell things I liked about it. Authors spend so much time writing and pouring their souls into their books, that I can't be mean.:)Chantele Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920913211842919013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467792088318570922.post-24089622113935719712010-05-24T15:57:55.512-06:002010-05-24T15:57:55.512-06:00Rarely is a book all bad. Therefore if I go to the...Rarely is a book all bad. Therefore if I go to the trouble to finish I can find something good about it. And the good is what I focus on in the review. Even if I really despise the book I'll say "Not my genre but if you like YA high school romance, you will probably really like this book." However if it's a nationally recognized book that's garnering all kinds of attention, and I read it and go "What the...?" then I have no problem slamming it. But for debut authors, local authors, friends? No, I am as positive as I can possibly be. If I can't, then I just won't say anything.Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.com