Jason Howell
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Lynda Filler:
Lynda... Can you recall the most hurtful or wrongheaded review, comment, or critique you've received on your work? (on or off the internet) Do you think this bit of feedback ended up shaping you in any way? If you were stuck in an elevator with the person who delivered that bit of feedback, what (if anything) would you say to the person?
Lynda Filler
Hey Jason,
Hi, thanks for stopping by!
That's a great question (as Miss America would say while she ponders a respectable answer). I received criticism on my first JET-Exposed book about editing. More typos possibly. I'm not sure if it was valid but it was nasty. The funny part about the review was the reviewer's grammar was atrocious. However, what I learned from it is it's human nature to hear 5 great things and accept them, but the one bad makes your head spin.
I read some terrible reviews recently on a new book by a super successful author. Most reviews were 5 star but this one said it was time she stopped writing. Her tired old storyline is overdone and pathetic... or something delightful like that. You have to laugh.
Russell Blake said if the reviewer is correct and it's technical, fix it, and move on.
Hi, thanks for stopping by!
That's a great question (as Miss America would say while she ponders a respectable answer). I received criticism on my first JET-Exposed book about editing. More typos possibly. I'm not sure if it was valid but it was nasty. The funny part about the review was the reviewer's grammar was atrocious. However, what I learned from it is it's human nature to hear 5 great things and accept them, but the one bad makes your head spin.
I read some terrible reviews recently on a new book by a super successful author. Most reviews were 5 star but this one said it was time she stopped writing. Her tired old storyline is overdone and pathetic... or something delightful like that. You have to laugh.
Russell Blake said if the reviewer is correct and it's technical, fix it, and move on.
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