Bad Review? No Problem . . .

In
anticipation of my book coming out, and the potential of having to deal with any reviews that may
not be entirely complementary (everyone has a different perspective after all),
I decided to undertake a little de-sensitization exercise. 

I sat down
and wrote up the worst possible review that I could ever imagine receiving. (It is in fact, too horrible to even share with you here.) Then, I
read it over and imagined how I would feel receiving such a review. Turns out,
I was okay. In fact I actually laughed a bit because the stuff I had written
was so cliché and over the top.

Wait,
does that mean the exercise was not successful? Either way, I think I am better
prepared to face whatever opinions may emerge. I will write on!