Here's the thing I'm figuring out ... there's always going to be someone who does the eyerolling and laughing. I've read books that I think are beyond fabulous and then I go and read reviews that do nothing but bitch and moan about the same book. Some of the authors I'm following say the same thing. One of the more successful authors says that she got a ton of hate mail when she decided to change her main narrator 3 books into a series. She was told that she was making the biggest mistake of her writing career and she was going to tank big time if she went through with it. Well, she didn't listen and her series is 10+ books big now.
I guess it comes down to being able to ignore the reviews and write what you want to write/believe in/want to read.
The biggest problem I have with the VD series is that the editor/publisher is allowing her to get away with the sloppy writing and uneven characterizations. That's their JOB. They should be helping her tighten up her story. On the other hand, her books are selling and she's doing what her contract requires. I guess that doesn't give her a lot of incentive to clean up her writing.
Wow. I really went on here. It's just me ranting. :)
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Here's the thing I'm figuring out ... there's always going to be someone who does the eyerolling and laughing. I've read books that I think are beyond fabulous and then I go and read reviews that do nothing but bitch and moan about the same book. Some of the authors I'm following say the same thing. One of the more successful authors says that she got a ton of hate mail when she decided to change her main narrator 3 books into a series. She was told that she was making the biggest mistake of her writing career and she was going to tank big time if she went through with it. Well, she didn't listen and her series is 10+ books big now.
I guess it comes down to being able to ignore the reviews and write what you want to write/believe in/want to read.
The biggest problem I have with the VD series is that the editor/publisher is allowing her to get away with the sloppy writing and uneven characterizations. That's their JOB. They should be helping her tighten up her story. On the other hand, her books are selling and she's doing what her contract requires. I guess that doesn't give her a lot of incentive to clean up her writing.
Wow. I really went on here.
It's just me ranting. :)