Thoughts on Writing #49: Leave Reviewers Alone.

[seanan_mcguire]

Welcome to the forty-ninth essay in my fifty-essay series on the art, craft, business, and occasional weirdness that is writing. All fifty of the essays in this series are based around my original fifty thoughts on writing, which means I only have two more essays to go. Almost there! Our thought for today:

Thoughts on Writing #49: Leave

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[tanac]

That book ruined Christmas trees for me. I have never seen tinsel the same way again. (On the other hand, I have given several copies to people who I thought would appreciate it. It's a love/hate relationship).

[seanan_mcguire]

It's a book very few people seem to feel neutral about, it's true.

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[jenk]

Thank you for this post; I've been hanging onto Oz's "Naw, it's fair" response to "Dingos Ate My Baby play their instruments as if they had plump Polish sausages taped to their fingers" ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKqhKcy6vmE&feature=youtu.be&t=2m11s ) but this is better.

A Local Habitation shows that software companies are the same everywhere, even in Faerie. Though hopefully without the murder part.

[lizkayl]

Not responding to that sort of criticism or trolling is hard, I don't know if I'm skilled enough to walk away.

A Local Habitation was the first book of yours I read. I immediately bought Rosemary and Rue on kindle and devoured it. Possibly the same day, before bed.

[calico_reaction]

Bravo. Thank you for writing this. You discuss this topic SO ELOQUENTLY. :)