tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580653419996565734.post632201211034998360..comments2024-03-27T22:54:40.926-04:00Comments on t'irla's talk: Angry, upset and disappointed..should I keep reviewing?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10054958347915490109noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580653419996565734.post-6346956417335449672013-02-03T11:50:57.267-05:002013-02-03T11:50:57.267-05:00I'm so sorry t'irla that you had this expe...I'm so sorry t'irla that you had this experience. It's really disheartening. I haven't been signaled out like you obviously have been…yet...but I do understand how you must be feeling. Please don't stop luv. I love your reviews and respect your opinion. And there are a LOT of people who feel the same way! The author who stepped in also stepped over the line. Anyone with an iota of common sense will see that. She will have some diehard followers that will follow her or him. But that's fine. Let them. The rest of us appreciate and value your opinion. Big ole hugs coming at ya sweetie! and a Hip song to make you feel better! KatSmittenWithBadBoyHeroeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17665233383491356625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580653419996565734.post-68423689991270756692013-01-22T17:37:48.938-05:002013-01-22T17:37:48.938-05:00Couldn't agree more with the above posts, T! ...Couldn't agree more with the above posts, T! I've read quite a few of your reviews and find them extremely helpful and, bonus, entertaining. Most of all, I find them fair. <br /><br />I suspect that, unless the author in question is super neurotic, she's using you and yours for promotional purposes, to gin up reading of an otherwise meh book. Unfortunately there's an old adage in skeevy marketing: Good or bad, as long as they're talking about you." <br /><br />All that said, Blow her off. It hurts, I know. Writing is a highly emotional endeavor. But don't give her any more press on your blog or other outlets. You're a hell of a lot more respected than some whining author with a bug up her ass. Plus, I selfishly want you writing about books so my TBR stays fine-tuned. Love ya, T! Cindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14617912688670055239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580653419996565734.post-43437932450555756612013-01-21T01:11:40.119-05:002013-01-21T01:11:40.119-05:00Please don't stop reviewing. As an author, I&#...Please don't stop reviewing. As an author, I'm happy when anyone takes the time to read/review my book at all (and I do beg for reviews, quite profusely). I have a strict no commenting on reviews rule (although I do "Like", "Reblog", and "Retweet"). I also love your PNR With A Kick group and check in on it regularly (I mostly lurk though...GoodReads still intimidates me. My level of befuddlement is right up there with Twitter).<br /><br />Hopefully, what you experienced is the exception and not the rule. Authors are told over and over again (by publishers, book guides, bloggers) not to comment on reviews and not to join in on potentially controversial/negative discussions. It's not quite written into our contracts, but it has been reiterated quite a bit. The unfortunate side effect of avoiding "potentially negative remark making" is that I now have tunnel vision when it comes to forum discussions. I gravitate towards purely opinion-based light-hearted banter, so I never witnessed this happening. <br /><br />i feel that the behavior your described is inappropriate for any artist/author. There, I've said it! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580653419996565734.post-4597510459474503332013-01-21T00:47:52.184-05:002013-01-21T00:47:52.184-05:00Whoa! That is just the height of rudness!
Maybe th...Whoa! That is just the height of rudness!<br />Maybe the author should be concentrating on writing, instead of bitching about not getting the super, fantastic reviews he/she wants.Naehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02730860668284100438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580653419996565734.post-12945681235513748482013-01-20T18:13:25.216-05:002013-01-20T18:13:25.216-05:00You know I agree with ya 100% sister. It makes no ...You know I agree with ya 100% sister. It makes no sense that authors attack readers and reviewers in that kind of fashion. Clearly, they don't understand that their bread and butter (figuratively) comes from readers and word of mouth (or type) recommendations to our book friends. Bad form dear authors. Bad form, indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com