The Difference Between a Writing Problem, and a ���Not for Me��� Issue

By Janice Hardy, @Janice_Hardy
Sometimes the problem is with the reviewer, not the book.

Not every book is for every reader. Readers have topics they dislike no matter how well written a book is, and nothing you do is going to change that. Sometimes, the problem with a book isn't the quality���it's just a "not for me" issue.��
This is an important distinction in writing. I���ve read many a novel that was a ���good novel,��� even if it did things I don���t particularly care for as a reader. I didn���t like it, but I could see that others would.��
For example, I���m not fond of distant narrators. It���s nearly impossible for me to connect with a distance third-person omniscient narrator, because I never feel like I���m in the protagonist���s head. I just can���t lose myself in the story.Continue ReadingWritten by Janice Hardy. Fiction-University.com