Authors' Response To Reviews
Josh Lanyon talks about this topic on the Loose Id Authors Blog here: http://looseidauthors.blogspot.com/2009/10/mama-always-told-me.html
Excerpt:
I come from a writing tradition where you don't acknowledge reviews. At most you send a curt little thanks! because it's all supposed to be very professional and hands off.
But here in the blogosphere that just seems weird and unfriendly. This is a different world. For one thing, reviews are much less...shall we say, standardized.
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What do you think? Should writers respond to reviews? Should they comment on blogs that mention their books? Should reviewers alert writers that they've written reviews? What do they hope for from that interacton? Should bloggers alert writers to their negative reviews? And, if so, what do they hope for in the way of a writer response?
Excerpt:
I come from a writing tradition where you don't acknowledge reviews. At most you send a curt little thanks! because it's all supposed to be very professional and hands off.
But here in the blogosphere that just seems weird and unfriendly. This is a different world. For one thing, reviews are much less...shall we say, standardized.
[...]
What do you think? Should writers respond to reviews? Should they comment on blogs that mention their books? Should reviewers alert writers that they've written reviews? What do they hope for from that interacton? Should bloggers alert writers to their negative reviews? And, if so, what do they hope for in the way of a writer response?