Rx for bad online reviews
Oct. 24th, 2009 08:31 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
deborahjrossCourtesy of Cynthia Leitich Smith, somecomforting thoughts for those of us -- new or not -- whose work is the target of mean-spirited or downright nasty online reviews.
Here are my favorites:
A lot of interesting, quality work that advances the body of literature generates the most extreme (positive and negative) responses; it's probably less stressful to shoot for bland writing that doesn't challenge, but is that really what you want to do?
If it's hard to have faith in yourself, remember it's not all about you. Don't forget your home team--your early readers, your agent, your editor, your publisher. Believe in their judgment, their contributions, their faith in you.
You are player, a contributor to the conversation of books, an exciting newcomer to a circle of storytellers that stretches back before the first fireside gatherings. Draw strength from that tradition.
Here are my favorites:
A lot of interesting, quality work that advances the body of literature generates the most extreme (positive and negative) responses; it's probably less stressful to shoot for bland writing that doesn't challenge, but is that really what you want to do?
If it's hard to have faith in yourself, remember it's not all about you. Don't forget your home team--your early readers, your agent, your editor, your publisher. Believe in their judgment, their contributions, their faith in you.
You are player, a contributor to the conversation of books, an exciting newcomer to a circle of storytellers that stretches back before the first fireside gatherings. Draw strength from that tradition.
