Contemplating reviews
For every good review I receive, it seems the very next day I receive a not-so-good one for the very same book. I’m not at all confused by this because face it, reviews are subjective. What works for one person doesn’t work for another. I had one reviewer say a secondary character was a caricature and unrealistic, whereas another reviewer for the same book said she wished the same secondary character had been given more of a spot light. I’ve had reviewers applaud an action-packed story while other reviewers bemoan the fact that so much happened in such a short story. Reviewers read my erotica and call it “hot”; other reviewers read my erotic romance and call the sex “ok”.
You know what I’ve decided? You either love my stories or you hate them. Not much seems to go on in the land of in between.
C’est la vie.

Mark me down for the “love” category, would ya?
Word. That is all.
Love your web site btw. It’s adorable. And now that I’ve met you I know how much you look like the girl in your masthead.
I would have to agree. I sort through them to find what I did well or poorly, but that’s about all you can do. In the end, as you said, it’s one person’s opinion and can’t be allowed to rock your writing world.
Thanks Bonnie! I know she isn’t as sexy as I am, but it is kind of hard to keep up with me. ๐
Awww…thanks Moira. *blush*
I guess it becomes problematic when you start second-guessing yourself Hailey. At the end of the day, I think these lovely/damned reviews help us grow a thicker skin, and also work harder at our craft.