[found on blog.bookbaby.com]
“A Bad Review Can Be a Learning Experience
Writing a book is a very emotional experience. A bad review can feel like a personal attack, making you experience anger, hurt or both. Take a moment (or several days) to work through those feelings. When you can breathe again, move on.
Resist the urge to casually dismiss a bad review. Ignoring those hurtful comments might be the best solution for your mindset; however, forgetting what your critics said could seriously hinder your writing.
As you were writing your book, you probably developed a sort of tunnel vision. Now that the writing process is over, you must remove the blinders. Find a way to look at the piece objectively and you can turn the bad review into a learning experience.
Sift through all the “I hate this book,” sentiments. Find the real substance of the review – characters are flat, grammar and punctuation wasn’t perfect. Take these tips to heart the next time you pick up your pen. Look for ways to improve your writing.
A Bad Review Can Boost Book Awareness
You’ve heard of the book Fifty Shades of Grey, right? Why has that particular literary piece drawn your attention? Because of all the controversy! People are reading the book just to see what the fuss is about. Let me tell you, this is the ultimate example of a bad review doing good things for a book.
If you were to go to Amazon right now, you would see Fifty Shades of Grey has received 15,987 reviews. Of those, nearly 30% are one star reviews! And guess what, nearly half are 3 stars or less!”
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