Oh Yeah? Well, I'm Made of Rubber and . . .
Yesterday I found the first bad review specifically aimed at my story from Machine of Death. The person was going story by story and felt that mine, 'didn't go anywhere.' It was given 2 out of 5 stars. Other stories were roasted as well, with the best reviews going to stories that haven't normally been winning praise.
I'm supposed to obsess about this, right, have it grind and eat away at me until I become furious that someone would dare malign my work? Should I, perhaps, handle it like this woman did: booksandpals.blogspot.com/2011/03/greek-seaman-jacqueline-howett.html ? Uhm, no. But it makes for hilarious reading and further reinforced my belief that self-publishing is best for community cookbooks the like.
Truth be told, the negative words pleased me somewhat. Not as much as a 5-star review might have, but I've never felt more like a writer than I do right now. Okay, that's not exactly true, the moment I received the email saying I was in the book, that was a pretty writer-y moment. Oh, and when the check came. And when you wonderful people made it a #1 bestseller (although that was tempered at the time by other things going on in my life, but still, it was sweet). And when I held the copy of an actual book with my name in it in my hands. And when I saw it on the shelves of a Barnes and Noble. Okay, so there's lots of writer-y moments out there. Yet this one makes me feel like part of a community, having someone slag my work just like they do to any hack. I'm a writer, dammit!
You should be a writer too, you know. I've mentioned they're doing another book over at machineofdeath.net and if you've ever had any dreams of being a writer, why wouldn't you give it a try? It's free to enter, and believe me, this has been one hell of a fun ride all along and continues to be. Signing books - fun. Having a well-respected reviewer in the comics world look ask my name and say, "Right, Kit Yona. You wrote 'Fudge.' That was really good. Very readable. You stood out for me in that book as a writer, not just someone who managed to do enough with a good idea." - fun. Try it. I insist. And if you get published, I promise not to flame you in a review. Although if I do you can feel like Stephen King or Charlene Harris or whomever.
Oh, and it's getting high time for me to start nagging you about coming to Otherworld again this year. It'll be one of the best weekends you will ever have, and that's no hyperbole. Go check it out: www.otherworld.org and we guarantee - GUARANTEE - you'll have a great time. You can trust me - I'm a maligned author.
- Kit
I'm supposed to obsess about this, right, have it grind and eat away at me until I become furious that someone would dare malign my work? Should I, perhaps, handle it like this woman did: booksandpals.blogspot.com/2011/03/greek-seaman-jacqueline-howett.html ? Uhm, no. But it makes for hilarious reading and further reinforced my belief that self-publishing is best for community cookbooks the like.
Truth be told, the negative words pleased me somewhat. Not as much as a 5-star review might have, but I've never felt more like a writer than I do right now. Okay, that's not exactly true, the moment I received the email saying I was in the book, that was a pretty writer-y moment. Oh, and when the check came. And when you wonderful people made it a #1 bestseller (although that was tempered at the time by other things going on in my life, but still, it was sweet). And when I held the copy of an actual book with my name in it in my hands. And when I saw it on the shelves of a Barnes and Noble. Okay, so there's lots of writer-y moments out there. Yet this one makes me feel like part of a community, having someone slag my work just like they do to any hack. I'm a writer, dammit!
You should be a writer too, you know. I've mentioned they're doing another book over at machineofdeath.net and if you've ever had any dreams of being a writer, why wouldn't you give it a try? It's free to enter, and believe me, this has been one hell of a fun ride all along and continues to be. Signing books - fun. Having a well-respected reviewer in the comics world look ask my name and say, "Right, Kit Yona. You wrote 'Fudge.' That was really good. Very readable. You stood out for me in that book as a writer, not just someone who managed to do enough with a good idea." - fun. Try it. I insist. And if you get published, I promise not to flame you in a review. Although if I do you can feel like Stephen King or Charlene Harris or whomever.
Oh, and it's getting high time for me to start nagging you about coming to Otherworld again this year. It'll be one of the best weekends you will ever have, and that's no hyperbole. Go check it out: www.otherworld.org and we guarantee - GUARANTEE - you'll have a great time. You can trust me - I'm a maligned author.
- Kit