Slammed at Amazon

I feel like I've been stuck in a washing machine of Amazon's devising. At most booksellers, and here at Goodreads, I get the sprinkling of people that did not jive with Back in the Saddle, and that is absolutely expected. I've been lucky (and awestruck) for the most part in that more people seem to pick-up-what-I've-put-down than not. With a bold personality like mine, who doesn't tend to sugar coat because I seem to have lost that little filter that goes between my brain and my mouth, there are always gonna be naysayers. I know this. My friends know to take most things I say with a grain of salt. But there are those that probably want nothing more than to continuously punch me in the mouth.

I think they all own a kindle. Oh man. I'm getting hammered!

It seems like the people that like the book go on to read more, which is the best compliment really. Unfortunately, those that get rocked the other way leave a bad review. On one, the review had about as many words as the person admitted to reading. Yee-haw.

Granted, I'm still new to putting it all out there, so I haven't developed the necessary crust to reviews--another failing. But goodness me, those readers down at Amazon don't pull any punches. Half of me is definitely laughing and shrugging at the same time. Can't please them all, of course, and I never expected to please many. The other half of me, though, needed to vent.

Alas, a blog post is born.

I salute you Amazon, O keeper of the shark tank. I shall act as the chum.

I think my metaphors need work.