tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718751493806122087.post3647824004222668157..comments2023-09-06T06:58:32.684-07:00Comments on TO WRITE IS TO BREATHE, TO LIVE, TO DANCE: Apology to a Book...C. Zampahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907314323318638669noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718751493806122087.post-74815274532556961442012-06-26T16:09:35.505-07:002012-06-26T16:09:35.505-07:00Oh, McTom! You did read Candy G and you gave it a ...Oh, McTom! You did read Candy G and you gave it a beautiful review. A heartfelt review. You sure did believe in that book, and I love you for that.<br /><br />Thanks for your support. Always.C. Zampahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08907314323318638669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718751493806122087.post-79687922996887554212012-06-26T10:49:02.275-07:002012-06-26T10:49:02.275-07:00You know what? I never thought the book was silly....You know what? I never thought the book was silly. I read it then and liked it a lot. Then I re-read it a few months later and STILL liked it a lot. I even reviewed it for you and told you how much I liked the guys.<br /><br />So, I am rambling, but I want to say, NEVER let a review steal how much joy you have in your work. You didn't write it for someone to mock and call silly. You wrote it because something in you called hands to keyboard and you sparked something pretty terrific.<br /><br />I'm a fam. I love Candy G unapologetically. I'm looking forward to the next book too.<br /><br />Don't make me come to Texas and shake you!<br /><br />TomTom Webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15587305406171087129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718751493806122087.post-28364839917850771832012-06-25T04:38:45.846-07:002012-06-25T04:38:45.846-07:00Joylene, it IS rejection, isn't it? And it sur...Joylene, it IS rejection, isn't it? And it sure does hurt.<br /><br />Okay, now I can't imagine anybody who would EVER have been able to call YOUR plot silly. AT ALL. So there you go. <br /><br />And you did not quit. You know you've been an inspiration to me, always have. And you made it!C. Zampahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08907314323318638669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718751493806122087.post-29063140781048046032012-06-25T04:37:07.362-07:002012-06-25T04:37:07.362-07:00Hey, Regina!
You're right! They ARE our babies...Hey, Regina!<br />You're right! They ARE our babies and it hurts just as much as when we knew our real children were made fun of by bullies and their peers from time to time. <br /><br />And we have to follow our own advice...just keep on going. And don't lose your pride. <br /><br />Hugs!C. Zampahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08907314323318638669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718751493806122087.post-40333100977676297552012-06-25T04:35:22.715-07:002012-06-25T04:35:22.715-07:00You know what, Cassie? You're right. How easy ...You know what, Cassie? You're right. How easy it is to make fun of a writer when you never have to face them. You can just do your poking from a hiding spot. <br /><br />Well, shame on me for letting it affect my confidence like that. <br />Grr...C. Zampahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08907314323318638669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718751493806122087.post-47952253567925587312012-06-25T04:34:21.014-07:002012-06-25T04:34:21.014-07:00Hey, Pat!
Yep, we writers are that way, aren'...Hey, Pat!<br /><br />Yep, we writers are that way, aren't we? That ONE bad review...and POW...we're sunk. LOL.<br /><br />And I'd be devastated if anyone could ever read my first stories, too. Candy was only my first published story. There were many before him which I hope shall always remain only MY horrible little secret! LOL...C. Zampahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08907314323318638669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718751493806122087.post-63244803019165957072012-06-25T04:32:41.855-07:002012-06-25T04:32:41.855-07:00Hey, Mick!
Well, you know, you're proof that t...Hey, Mick!<br />Well, you know, you're proof that the crappy treatment by some reviewers doesn't amount to much.<br /><br />Hugs and love, my friend!C. Zampahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08907314323318638669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718751493806122087.post-10587856272452877422012-06-24T20:03:20.662-07:002012-06-24T20:03:20.662-07:00The absolutely exact same thing happened to me! We...The absolutely exact same thing happened to me! We gotta be related. I cried for 2 days. My family avoided me on the 3rd day because my husband said I had a scary look in my eye. LOL. I was plotting you know what. <br /><br />Can you imagine what big time Hollywood stars must feel like constantly on trial by the rest of us? <br /><br />Rejection, and that's what a bad review is, is part of our business. Everybody, and I mean E V E R Y B O D Y gets them. It's what you do with one that counts. <br /><br />Oh, and don't forget, they also incite spectulation. "Why the bad review? Maybe I should read the book and find out for myself? I hate it when somebody tells me I shouldn't read a book. It makes me wanna read it."<br /><br />Big huge cyber hugs!<br /><br />Ps, another author I know got a review on Goodreads that had some dork copy the second para of the opening with a title that read THRASH, then at the bottom s/he wrote "I rest my case."<br /><br />Dork. Couldn't even write a decent crit. Besides, the para was fine. I don't know the author, but I still wanted to punch the reviewer. Remember, some of these people can't write so they go around humiliating authors instead.Joylene Nowell Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04497637513532136615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718751493806122087.post-90006709140973191152012-06-24T16:22:26.389-07:002012-06-24T16:22:26.389-07:00It's so easy for some people to be nasty when ...It's so easy for some people to be nasty when he or she doesn't have to face the person they are snarking about. A review is just one person's opinion and some of those opinions don't matter. True, it's not easy to ignore and yes it hurts, but your publisher had faith in you as do your other readers.Cassie Exlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07032720662086516954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718751493806122087.post-74782521047996380842012-06-24T15:38:42.228-07:002012-06-24T15:38:42.228-07:00I know where you are coming from. As writers it...I know where you are coming from. As writers it's hard to craft our babies, raise them and then let them fly. It's like an insult to our own 'blood' and hard to let go. I've come to the conclusion that while reviews are 'nice' they are not necessary. Keep writing and dreaming and letting those little birds fly. Never let anyone else squelch that joy you have in what you do so very well, my friend.Regina Carlyslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316730032624449669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718751493806122087.post-971036893175407902012-06-24T15:08:29.220-07:002012-06-24T15:08:29.220-07:00It is sad -- and funny -- that one bad review stic...It is sad -- and funny -- that one bad review sticks with us and isn't lessened by a dozen good reviews. But like you said, that is part of the writer's life.<br /><br />I am very fortunate though, that my first works will never see the light of day or a reviewers cruel pen. And trust me, those were worse than silly.Pat Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08824114343214016153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718751493806122087.post-24629933856260322692012-06-24T14:31:24.352-07:002012-06-24T14:31:24.352-07:00In the early part of the farcical game which is ca...In the early part of the farcical game which is called Reviews, the bad ones really shattered me. Man, did they stir up my anger, Grrrr... But now I know, after about 25 novellas, 3 or 4 novels, one of which, Holy Communion, won the Lambda Literary Award 2009, their stinking reviews don't mean shit. Read 'em and forget 'em, I always say. Anyway I have other things to worry about and write, don't waste my time with crap. Turn the page.Mykola ( Mick) Dementiukhttp://www.mykoladementiuk.comnoreply@blogger.com