tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106938678457782709.post4954480894972180867..comments2023-08-01T12:26:26.660+01:00Comments on 'I meant to read that...' : Are Reviews Important to Writers? by McDrollFiona Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11327414379413053096noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106938678457782709.post-71202160522844910002012-06-02T18:39:31.968+01:002012-06-02T18:39:31.968+01:00Thanks so much Nigel. My policy is much the same a...Thanks so much Nigel. My policy is much the same as yours. If I don't like a book - usually because of the quality of writing rather than the subject matter etc, I just don't comment on it. People put their heart and soul into their writing and I just couldn't bring them down for trying.Fiona Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11327414379413053096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106938678457782709.post-88513411682291350092012-06-02T12:32:40.044+01:002012-06-02T12:32:40.044+01:00Hi Fiona. Reviews, especially the positive ones, ...Hi Fiona. Reviews, especially the positive ones, are extremely important to me. What yours did when I saw it was take away huge layers of self-doubt and anxiety from my body. The fact that I knew what you meant and that you picked up on the things I'd have wanted to see made it doubly satisying. It seriously helped me through a precarious time and I can't thank you enough.<br />Tip then, is to go out and drop a line about the books you like - these things make a difference.<br />I also have a new review policy - if I don't like a book, I'll stop reading it and I won't post one. 3 Stars would be my minimum, unless the book was a huge best-seller already; I couldn't bear to bring someone down too far with my words. It's a cop out, but it's a comporomise I'm happy with.<br />Good post, Fi. Thanks.Nigel Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529578665251906089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106938678457782709.post-298562793039904412012-05-29T09:54:30.156+01:002012-05-29T09:54:30.156+01:00Nice post, F, and great sentiments. I've got t...Nice post, F, and great sentiments. I've got to find the time to do more reviews myself! ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07382827974781689590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106938678457782709.post-30009340946690982432012-05-28T20:44:49.438+01:002012-05-28T20:44:49.438+01:00Great post McDroll.
Reviews are very definitely i...Great post McDroll.<br /><br />Reviews are very definitely important to us writers as they give us an incredible buzz and validate all the unseen hard work that goes into our writing.Graham Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15561493204302079903noreply@blogger.com