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[This thread is a continuation of JG's recent post in a previous thread. I have created a new thread to address the question directly.]
http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44481
A question from a 'mere article writer' (as my GF so fondly refers to me and my career): why is Rice's reply regarded as the ABM?
Ostensibly, I can see two possible replies to this:
i) that such could go the route of trading tit-for-tat with readers &/or critics.And, of course, this type of dialogue or interaction might not be regarded as 'constructive', if any 'constructive' dialogue/discussion/ interaction can be said to exist between an author and his (her) constituents.
ii) not to mention, there's the PR side of things - does an author appear unseemly and stooping in calling readers and nasty critics as idiots?
But, beyond this, why in the realm of fiction is this regarded as a 'mistake', let alone a 'big' one?
http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44481
JennaGlatzer said:Maggie, the Author's Big Mistake is responding defensively to people who give you bad reviews or criticize your work. Classic example: Anne Rice in the Amazon reviews of Blood Canticle. If I got the link right, you can see it about halfway down on this page: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/AB4F6UHL20/?tag=absolutewritedm-20 .
A question from a 'mere article writer' (as my GF so fondly refers to me and my career): why is Rice's reply regarded as the ABM?
Ostensibly, I can see two possible replies to this:
i) that such could go the route of trading tit-for-tat with readers &/or critics.And, of course, this type of dialogue or interaction might not be regarded as 'constructive', if any 'constructive' dialogue/discussion/ interaction can be said to exist between an author and his (her) constituents.
ii) not to mention, there's the PR side of things - does an author appear unseemly and stooping in calling readers and nasty critics as idiots?
But, beyond this, why in the realm of fiction is this regarded as a 'mistake', let alone a 'big' one?