Please, oh god/goddess/all-powerful-spirit*, please help me remember: my novel is not the exception.  If no one wants to read it, there's a very good possibility that it isn't as good as I think.  Please help me remember that I am as good at judging the quality of my own work as your average parent of a newborn is at judging the beauty of their ( Read more... )

"Death Before Dishonor" has been out about a month now, and it's been fascinating to see people's reactions to it.  My experience with feedback on my stories has previously broken down into one of three categories:

1. Critiques from my writers' group: Always useful and sometimes encouraging, but hardly what you'd call a casual response ( Read more... )