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April 29, 2013
As of tomorrow, we have one week until the release of the Shadow...
As of tomorrow, we have one week until the release of the Shadow and Bone paperback! (And then guys? We’ll be LESS than a month from the release of Siege and Storm.)
So, in honor of the bonus content (a lost letter from Mal), all week I’ll be reblogging some of my favorite Mal fanart, edits, and quotes. Let me know your favorites too :)
This one is by Jennifer Rush, author of Altered. I love her and I love her tumblr. You should follow it!
Pre-order update for ebook and non-Facebook peeps :)
Not on Facebook? You can still get in on the Siege and Storm pre-order here.
And YES, ebook pre-orders (Kindle, Nook, etc.) do count and you can land nail polish for them :)
April 28, 2013
annfriedman:
In my ongoing quest for the perfect framework for...
In my ongoing quest for the perfect framework for understanding haters, I created The Disapproval Matrix**. (With a deep bow to its inspiration.) This is one way to separate haterade from productive feedback. Here’s how the quadrants break down:
Critics: These are smart people who know something about your field. They are taking a hard look at your work and are not loving it. You’ll probably want to listen to what they have to say, and make some adjustments to your work based on their thoughtful comments.
Lovers: These people are invested in you and are also giving you negative but rational feedback because they want you to improve. Listen to them, too.
Frenemies: Ooooh, this quadrant is tricky. These people really know how to hurt you, because they know you personally or know your work pretty well. But at the end of the day, their criticism is not actually about your work—it’s about you personally. And they aren’t actually interested in a productive conversation that will result in you becoming better at what you do. They just wanna undermine you. Dishonorable mention goes to The Hater Within, aka the irrational voice inside you that says you suck, which usually falls into this quadrant. Tell all of these fools to sit down and shut up.
Haters: This is your garden-variety, often anonymous troll who wants to tear down everything about you for no rational reason. Folks in this quadrant are easy to write off because they’re counterproductive and you don’t even know them. Ignore! Engaging won’t make you any better at what you do. And then rest easy, because having haters is proof your work is finding a wide audience and is sparking conversation. Own it.
The general rule of thumb? When you receive negative feedback that falls into one of the top two quadrants—from experts or people who care about you who are engaging with and rationally critiquing your work—you should probably take their comments to heart. When you receive negative feedback that falls into the bottom two quadrants, you should just let it roll off your back and just keep doin’ you. If you need to amp yourself up about it, may I suggest this #BYEHATER playlist on Spotify? You’re welcome.
** I presented The Disapproval Matrix to the fine folks at MoxieCon in Chicago yesterday, and they seemed to find it useful, so I figured I’d share with the class. It was originally inspired by a question my friend Channing Kennedy submitted to my #Realtalk column at the Columbia Journalism Review.
Hi! This is Emily from Austin Teen Book Fest. (I drew the fanart of Alina in her fancy smancy kefta) well today I got back from a book conference thingy. Lots of free books and authors (I wish you could've been there!) but today was the day the publishers
I can’t believe you waited in line that long for Siege and Storm!! I’m so flattered and I wish I could have been there. (This was TLA, yes?)
Hope you enjoy the book and that I get to see you on my next trip to Texas
Hi! This is Emily from Austin Teen Book Fest. (I drew the fanart of Alina in her fancy smancy kefta) well today I got back from a book conference thingy. Lots of free books and authors (I wish you could've been there!) but today was the day the publishers
I can’t believe you waited in line that long for Siege and Storm!! I’m so flattered and I wish I could have been there. (This was TLA, yes?)
Hope you enjoy the book and that I get to see you on my next trip to Texas
Hi! This is Emily from Austin Teen Book Fest. (I drew the fanart of Alina in her fancy smancy kefta) well today I got back from a book conference thingy. Lots of free books and authors (I wish you could've been there!) but today was the day the publishers
I can’t believe you waited in line that long for Siege and Storm!! I’m so flattered and I wish I could have been there. (This was TLA, yes?)
Hope you enjoy the book and that I get to see you on my next trip to Texas
Where I got that corset :)
For those who have asked about the corset I posted earlier, it was custom made for me by Simone of Exquisite Restraint. She has awesome ready-made stuff in her etsy shop, but she’ll also work with you to create something special.
I’ll be wearing another of her marvelous creations at this week’s Steampunk Clockwork Tea at the RT Convention :)
sturmhond:
Here, have a chibi tracker. :3 (Two weeks without a...
Here, have a chibi tracker. :3
(Two weeks without a computer has made me do delusional things. Like thinking I could draw. T^T)
oh my good gravy. this is ADORABLE. With his bow, and his rifle
Where is the sun?my darkest days have...
Where is the sun?
my darkest days have come.
Lovely, spare, and I really like your blog name ;)
