Monday, April 16, 2012

Reviews.. Love Them and Hate Them

When I first published Intuition, I received some outstanding reviews. Once my books were in the hands of 19,000 plus readers, I should have known things would change. My readers either “hate my book” or “love my book”. There doesn’t seem to be a middle ground, and I’m okay with that.

My books aren’t for everyone. They are complex just like how my mother cooks. A dash of this, a dash of that, a twist here and there. There is no measurements involved. A bit of suspense, a bit of romance and a bit of paranormal. If you don’t like those elements, chances are you will not like this book. But for those of you that do enjoy all of that in 5o thousand words, I believe you will find it light and entertaining.

My stories are fiction, they are made up and strictly come from my inner thoughts and my imagination on how I believe men and women would react to each other if thrown into the world that I’ve created.

I love hearing from fans and those that want me to continue the story, and I’m learning from those that hate it, because of their reviews. They are quick to point out the flaws and I’m learning from those. Hopefully, all of those “haters” are helping me to become a better writer (even if they didn’t mean to be.)

So I say, yes…keep them coming. I’m not naïve to believe that I can please everyone but one can try.

No matter what kind of comments you receive on your books, keep plugging away. If you’re like me, they’ll only get better, and 15 years from now when you have tons of books under your belt, those “haters” will take another look and fall in love with your characters, just like you have, and isn’t that all what we really want as writers……Well here’s to wishing Smile