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Who would you most fear reviewing your books?
I don't know why, Gordon Ramsay comes to mind. Maybe that'd give me a chance to give him my opinion on using the F word willy-nilly!
I think the comments and opinions back and forth might make a book on their own!
Patti (baconater) wrote: "Wish I had witing bit."You have a biting something!
In one of my most positive reviews, the Reverend Spooner called me a shining wit.
Richard wrote: "In one of my most positive reviews, the Reverend Spooner called me a shining wit."That lade me maugh!
Will Self or Vladimir Nabokov (though he's dead). They come across as scathing and rather self-indulgent though very articulate, and in Self's case amusing.
Lorraine wrote: "I don't know why, Gordon Ramsay comes to mind. Maybe that'd give me a chance to give him my opinion on using the F word willy-nilly!"Gordon Ramsay, now that is a terrifying prospect.
For an indie, you'd probably see a sales increase even if they slagged you off!
Jim wrote: "For an indie, you'd probably see a sales increase even if they slagged you off!"Good point Jim. On second thoughts I'd welcome a review from any of them.
Yes, I like that. :-)Jim wrote: "For an indie, you'd probably see a sales increase even if they slagged you off!"
Patti.I've got an idea for a YA dystopian trilogy, set in a world where eating bacon and talking about eating bacon is considered a sin.
Didn't woodie Allen have a sketch about being somewhere where eating in public was considered a bit sinful and didn't get talked about. He sent out for a sandwich and had it smuggled into his hotel room or something
My Mum.She just can't get her head around the idea of first person perspective. So when I write a book in the first person, she starts to get all mothery and concerned.
"You don't really think that, do you?"
"No, Mum. It's not me, it's the character."
"It's not a very nice character."
"Yes, Mum. But that character isn't me. It's fiction."
"All the same, why can't you write about a nice person for a change?"
Will wrote: "My Mum.She just can't get her head around the idea of first person perspective. So when I write a book in the first person, she starts to get all mothery and concerned.
"You don't really think ..."
Both my parents had passed on when I started writing, but I must admit that I doubt whether I could have written the sex scenes knowing that they might read them! My mother would switch the TV off when a sex scene came on, even if I was sitting watching a programme with my husband.
Will wrote: "My Mum.She just can't get her head around the idea of first person perspective. So when I write a book in the first person, she starts to get all mothery and concerned.
"You don't really think ..."
Awww, love your mum, Will. Mums rock :)
@Jan - one of my most excruciating memories is visiting my Mum when I was in my twenties. She had borrowed a video that she had heard about, but never seen. She thought we might like to watch it together."I don't know what it's about," she said. "But it's very famous. Won lots of awards. It's got Marlon Brando in it."
Can you spot where this one is going yet?
"It's called Last Tango in Paris," she said. "But I don't think it's about dancing."
At this point the penny begins to drop. "Ah, Mum. I've heard about this one..."
"Have you seen it?"
"Well, no, but I think it might be a bit blue for you."
She looked at the back of the video box. "Surely not. Not with that nice Marlon Brando. Let's give it a go."
There then followed the most difficult two hours of my adult life. It was like a car crash happening in slow motion. Neither of us could quite admit to the other how uncomfortable we were feeling.
I don't think my Mum could look the video rental chap in the eye when she handed the video back the next day.
Somehow I doubt it. Not her kind of thing on many levels.
Will wrote: "@Jan - one of my most excruciating memories is visiting my Mum when I was in my twenties. She had borrowed a video that she had heard about, but never seen. She thought we might like to watch it to..."Very awkward lol. My Mum would have said, "We don't want to watch this rubbish" and turned it off.
Michael wrote: "Patti.I've got an idea for a YA dystopian trilogy, set in a world where eating bacon and talking about eating bacon is considered a sin."
Wouldn't sell. The premise is too far fetched.
Well not if it had been settled by Jews fleeing persecution...
Oh got to share my experience :) I might add my brothers to the list of people I don't want to review my stories in the future!So, earlier this year, one of my three brothers wanted to read my short story, Ravenous. They don't really care about my writing, they just wanted to read this one because the name of the characters is that of my immediate family, including them three. They were just curious to know whose role they had played.
You should have seen them laughing their head off like three otters in front of the computer screen!
Then I had to justify myself. The youngest one: "Why am I always the baby one?" The middle one "Why did you put a big cliché in here" and "Thank you for making me so honourable" (ensues grumbles from the other two). The elder one: "I'm not blonde! "
Now, I'm translating it and hoping my grandma and grandad will appreciate it a bit more :)
Will wrote: "My Mum..."All the same, why can't you write about a nice person for a change?"
I knew I wasn't the only one! "Why can't you write something nice?"
No one - meaning, my worst fear would be no one ever reviewing my books.But, my mother was a close second.
When I showed her my first science fiction novel, she looked at it, and said to me, "Nice, but why don't you write something serious?"
And when I showed her my first scholarly book, she read a bit of it, and said, "When will you write something that a person can understand?"
Given I'd done comment columns in the local paper, articles on everything from heat detection to local government development round-ups, I think my Mum probably despaired of me ever writing anything lasting
Oh god! Luckily my mom dont speak the language.Else Im in for a big trouble. Remind me to revise my writing and to tone down further on the innuendoes..
Patti (baconater) wrote: "Michael wrote: "Patti.I've got an idea for a YA dystopian trilogy, set in a world where eating bacon and talking about eating bacon is considered a sin."
Wouldn't sell. The premise is too far fe..."
Not so in my world!
Well, I hope my son doesn't give me a review. I asked him what he thought and he said, "Well I don't like the title." So there I was on the back foot, so I didn't ask for more!P.S. He's a fine young man really!
My son commented to me out of the blue to me one day as I tapped away, 'More melancholic ramblings, dad?' I was mortified, but also gratified as he was spot on. I smiled - wryly, of course.
My Uncle Tim (who KEEPS demanding to know where Tom's getting his *magic* bullets from in Broken City) and my Dad.There's kissing in my book: I can't have my Dad reading about that sort of thing!!! ;-P
I've noticed that the only author who still asks me to review his books is our Darren.Such a masochist, he is.
Patti (baconater) wrote: "I've noticed that the only author who still asks me to review his books is our Darren.Such a masochist, he is."
I've never asked: I want to stay your DeeDeeDarling!!!
Patti (baconater) wrote: "I've noticed that the only author who still asks me to review his books is our Darren.Such a masochist, he is."
For some of us, it's more a case of cowardice continuing to hold out against mounting desperation.
You'll always be my Deedeedarling!
D.D. wrote: "There's kissing in my book: I can't have my Dad reading about that sort of thing!..."Um, DeeDee, I think he knows ;)
He's my Dad: of course he doesn't!!!Next you'll be telling me he's held hands before!
I fear Amazon or Goodreads reviewers who have an average rating (for reviews) of lower than 4!
Only see one 4* review there.
ah, okay, it wasn't a review just a rating down at the bottom.
Yes and a rating can't count as a troll.Could you please remove your book link from your comment as this is a no-promo area. :)
If you want to see reviews by Jeremy Clarkson you can see an article here.https://books.google.co.za/books?id=K...
Patti (baconater) wrote: "Yes and a rating can't count as a troll.Could you please remove your book link from your comment as this is a no-promo area. :)"
Okay done. The person has 11 books listed, all with one-star ratings, including two classics. Very strange.
Sharon wrote: "Goodreads trolls. I think I've just had my first one. Would like to know what someone thinks of it. Not much I can do about it anyway. Here's the link (not promoting, just want someone to see if wh..."Apparently some readers give a 1 star rating just to remind themselves to read the book, so I wouldn't worry about it.
Jan wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Goodreads trolls. I think I've just had my first one. Would like to know what someone thinks of it. Not much I can do about it anyway. Here's the link (not promoting, just want someo..."Thanks, Jan. I will give them the benefit of the doubt then. I accept everything and don't have a problem with people hating my books, it just seemed very strange to me.
This is Jeremy's take on the Booker Shortlist.
https://books.google.co.za/books?id=K...