How do I deal with bad reviews

[Brittny's Book Talk]

you have to just ignore it & appreciate the good reviewers

[Julie]

Mark wrote: "I am a first time author and have been pleasantly surprised by some 5 star reviews for my book

The Meaning of It
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In the author's note, you should put a "trigger warning". I personally think trigger warnings are stupid, especially if the book is intended for 18+ but it's sort of the expected norm now. For example, Stephen King's book at the end of It features a gangbang between a bunch of 10-12 year olds and would never be published in today's world.

For reviews, look at the intention of the reader. Was their intention to simply bring you down or do they really want to improve your book? Not all readers have good intentions and if you conclude that the reader did not have good intentions, I would ignore it.

It's when the reviewer has good intentions and criticizes with the hope of you improving your writing that you should listen.

[Shawna]

Ignore the negative reviews. Unless the reviewer is defaming you, it's not your place to get them to change their review. It sounds like the reviewer was saying negative things about the book and not you.

[maria🤍]

You don’t. Just ignore them and think about how you felt while writing your book!

[kaden🎧ྀི]

pretend they didn't say anything bad and replace their reviews with your own words.

[Jesslyn]

Wow