Reading the Wrong Books
In all honesty, I used to get really hung up on bad ratings. I mean, it is an honest thing for anyone who creates something for the world to see to feel a little upset when someone doesn't like it or finds it lacking.
It would bother me to get a low rating without any review because I never knew where I fell short for this reader and believe it or not, I try to learn from the negative reviews and improve as a writer. After receiving a one star review that tells me why it was a one star, I would have that in the back of my mind when I am writing those scenes that left the reader feeling wanting.
I have also learned not to put ANY stock in poor ratings without a review. They are pretty baseless in my mind and after looking at the average rating for some of these individuals giving 1 stars with no feedback, I am shocked to see 1.3 or 1.5 average ratings with well over a thousand books read and rated.
All I would like to say to these readers is...YOU ARE READING THE WRONG GENRE!
If you can't find books in the genre you are reading that excite you and make you want more, maybe you are reading the wrong genre for you.
I would have stopped reading that genre after about 20 books if I didn't feel I at least liked one.
Read what you LOVE. Don't waste your time on what you don't like. There are too many books out there to choose from. Choose better.
That's all for now.
It would bother me to get a low rating without any review because I never knew where I fell short for this reader and believe it or not, I try to learn from the negative reviews and improve as a writer. After receiving a one star review that tells me why it was a one star, I would have that in the back of my mind when I am writing those scenes that left the reader feeling wanting.
I have also learned not to put ANY stock in poor ratings without a review. They are pretty baseless in my mind and after looking at the average rating for some of these individuals giving 1 stars with no feedback, I am shocked to see 1.3 or 1.5 average ratings with well over a thousand books read and rated.
All I would like to say to these readers is...YOU ARE READING THE WRONG GENRE!
If you can't find books in the genre you are reading that excite you and make you want more, maybe you are reading the wrong genre for you.
I would have stopped reading that genre after about 20 books if I didn't feel I at least liked one.
Read what you LOVE. Don't waste your time on what you don't like. There are too many books out there to choose from. Choose better.
That's all for now.
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