tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653236115930603107.post5885285652224141036..comments2018-08-08T10:30:10.872-07:00Comments on Nerd-Girls, Romantics, and Time-Travelers: What's With All Those Five Star Reviews?Georginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04726404742267116995noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653236115930603107.post-55083628868933522282011-09-15T06:46:45.565-07:002011-09-15T06:46:45.565-07:00You're probably right about that, Linda. I gue...You're probably right about that, Linda. I guess that what I'd like to say to all reviewers is that authors don't just sit down one day and say, "OK, I'm gonna whip this book out in a month and see how many suckers I can get to buy it." We spend years, usually, honing a work, over and over until we, our editor and other critiquers think it's perfect, and then we release our baby out to the world, hoping someone will read it and like it. I'm not saying we can't take criticism, 'cause we should be able to, but reviewers shouldn't act like writing a novel is some get-rich-quick scheme we dreamt up to lure them in. Hah! Far from it.Georginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04726404742267116995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653236115930603107.post-15824623234935905732011-09-14T16:56:33.168-07:002011-09-14T16:56:33.168-07:00I feel your pain. My first novel EMOTIONAL GEOLOGY...I feel your pain. My first novel EMOTIONAL GEOLOGY has 30 Amazon reviews. 29 are 5-star and One is 1-star. It's a really stupid review, but it's irked me since 2006! <br /><br />I don't know why we over-react like this. I suppose it's just that bad reviews are more memorable because they're painful to read. <br /><br />Even if some 5-star Amazon reviews are written by friends & family, I'm pretty sure some 1-star reviews are written by jealous authors or wannabes!Linda Gillardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05747108591927491742noreply@blogger.com