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I hate reading bad reviews of my favorite books. It seriously sucks when people make snarky or haughty comments and insult the very things that you felt were awesome about a book.
Sometimes it sort of feels like an attack on me and my own ideals. I think I occasionally project myself onto the series I love because, as I write exactly the same thing, it's basically like looking into the future.
The annoying thing is that I can't stop their comments digging in because my observant writer side is always taking note of how I can "improve". Even when I know it's just a matter of opinion it's difficult to stop myself absorbing their comments, and later on it can throw me off ("Should I add more blood? Someone once said this-and-that story sucked because it didn't have enough blood!" etc.).
Aaargh. I guess I should start practising how to focus on the three-five star reviews and ignore the lower ones... The ones and twos are nice to read if you don't like a series but other than that it's like picking at a scab... xP
Sometimes it sort of feels like an attack on me and my own ideals. I think I occasionally project myself onto the series I love because, as I write exactly the same thing, it's basically like looking into the future.
The annoying thing is that I can't stop their comments digging in because my observant writer side is always taking note of how I can "improve". Even when I know it's just a matter of opinion it's difficult to stop myself absorbing their comments, and later on it can throw me off ("Should I add more blood? Someone once said this-and-that story sucked because it didn't have enough blood!" etc.).
Aaargh. I guess I should start practising how to focus on the three-five star reviews and ignore the lower ones... The ones and twos are nice to read if you don't like a series but other than that it's like picking at a scab... xP
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