WHY DO YOU COMPLAIN?!?
I’m tempted to write a “screw you” note.
Seriously, people, if you want me to stop writing, just say so. I don’t have a problem with that. Okay, I might not stop writing, but I’ll stop releasing books with such little time between them. One book a year, how does that sound? Sounds like a lot less stress for me. Stress that I put myself under to give the best stories to you that I can.
What’s pissing me off, you ask? I’ll tell you.
I released T IS FOR… in 2013. In 2014 I translated that book into German. Since the original was already way too long for a series that was meant to consist of novellas or short novels only, and then the German translation turned out to be even 20% longer, which resulted in being 120,000 words, I had to split the German book. But to stay consistent in numbering the Grover Beach Team books, I made a sever decision. I split T IS FOR… in half as well.
Now I knew it was risky, because there’ll always be those who complain loudly, but I felt like it was the right way to go. I POINTED OUT EVERYWHERE what was going on. I wrote several warning posts on it, explaining exactly what I was doing. I also put a HUGE warning into the blurb on Amazon.
Why is it my fault that some people don’t read?
KISS WITH CHERRY FLAVOR is getting one bad review after the other, where people complain about the book being “only” the freaking end of T IS FOR… Of course it is, and if you’d have taken ten seconds to read the blurb or any post I recently threw out, you’d have known.
If you missed all the red lights and warnings and bought the book anyway then, for goodness’ sake, return the book to Amazon and get your money refunded. But please don’t blame me for your being ignorant.
So yeah, I’m super sorry things turned out like this, but I’ll definitely take a time-out from writing right now. It’s not fun anymore. Thank you.
From the heart,
Anna
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If you have a moment, I'd like to share with you a new strategy I've recently adopted, it involves completely ignoring negative feedback, unless it is intelligently and constructively given.
Just look at the majority of people who complain. They often do so after realizing that they've done nothing with their lives. That, or they're just having a bad day. Perhaps too much drink? Either way, you have to realize that THEY will never give it a second thought. YOU should try to do the same...
Just think of how many angry drunken rants you've forgotten about. Hammering away at your keyboard, logged into some Podunk forum that will be forever hidden away, in the deep, dark recesses of the internet that was... What? Oh... So I'm the only one who's been in countless, hopelessly irrational drunken flame wars on the internet? Really? Shame on you for lying, internet populace.
All joking aside, please remember the old adage, you CANNOT make EVERYONE happy. So please, for your own good? Stop trying to. Focus on those who put the effort into giving you honest, open, and constructive critiques, and you will find yourself living a much happier life.
At least that's what I tell myself to get out of bed every morning. HAH HAH!
Seriously though, don't let the bastards keep you down, you've done so much more than any of your unintelligible critics could ever hope to accomplish, and you should be very, very proud of that. I know I would be.
Those who cannot do, teach. Those who cannot teach, write. Those who cannot write, well, I think you may have met them... They especially love the YouTube comments section. ;-)
Have yourself a wonderful day, and please, keep on writing? Never feed the trolls, understood? Keep calm and carry on.