Well, I woke this morning to find that there was a new review on Goodreads. And it was a bad one. A 1 star review that pointed out typos, thought my book silly, the sex scenes were nothing but purple prose, ... In short, the person hated First Son.
My initial reaction to the review was feeling sick to my stomach after which a black cloud fell over me. It's the first time I've received a truly scathing review. I wanted to climb back into bed and pull the covers over my head. Then I decided to suck it up.
After further thought I realized that you can learn a lot more from a negative review than from a positive one. The review provided a lot of things to consider, which I will in future writing. Besides, taking one to the chops now and then is all part of being a writer.
Still, now I need to write again but I find that I do so with a little less spring in the old key press.
More to follow...
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