How (not) to respond to negative reviews
[Disclaimer: I haven't read this book, nor do I intend to.]
However, if someone wrote a blog post like this about one of my books, I don’t think this is the way I’d choose to respond. (Give it a minute, the comments get more … shall we say… pointed.)
librarybob:
Once the author made her initial comment she should have stayed away. Coming back meant throwing the book back onto the grill. Every … darn … time.
14 April 2008, 3:02 pmHazel:
Couldn’t agree more. “I’m sorry that you didn’t like it” is quite enough comment from the author for a piece of fiction. Now if someone criticised one of my directories on the basis of presentation of the information I accept they didn’t like it. If I make a factual error in recording the information then I grovel — I DO NOT ARGUE! And arguing from such a weak base — yeuk.
15 April 2008, 9:14 amThanks for the example of what not to do!
Dale Prince:
I will probably skip reading this… Xtian fantasy is not high on my list of favorite things. I just wanted to thank you for pointing out that discussion. It was very highly entertaining: I’ve a fondness for obnoxious behavior in other people.
Happy birthday, btw. (Not a stalker; saw it on Facebook.)
15 April 2008, 2:55 pm