tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31902352.post2725953115691973940..comments2023-08-29T07:27:24.934-06:00Comments on The Pajama Gardener: Bad reviewCarleen Bricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433203126527081458noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31902352.post-2724167541609094542009-05-27T14:48:25.131-06:002009-05-27T14:48:25.131-06:00You can't please everyone but I'm still quit eager...You can't please everyone but I'm still quit eager to read it.Travis Erwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09420879160702098979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31902352.post-8778502127815072142009-05-26T10:59:38.640-06:002009-05-26T10:59:38.640-06:00Shake it off. PW uses a pool of anonymous reviewer...Shake it off. PW uses a pool of anonymous reviewers that are paid $25/review. That's all you need to know...Jamie Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11598784016743700502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31902352.post-63342647557617249072009-05-23T18:24:13.469-06:002009-05-23T18:24:13.469-06:00It wasn't even that bad! And you have wonderful gr...It wasn't even that bad! And you have wonderful grace! I can't wait to read it! Now I've seen bad reviews so bad it made my eyeballs bleed! But you know, I'd rather have good and bad emotions about my book then none at all.Ello - Ellen Ohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311917335471167591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31902352.post-70530447172221278462009-05-23T10:31:30.703-06:002009-05-23T10:31:30.703-06:00I hope I can face my first bad review with the sam...I hope I can face my first bad review with the same grace. Yay, Carleen!<br /><br />This review is not bad enough to dissuade me from buying the book (if I hadn't ordered it already), and it makes the plot sound interesting, so it may actually gain you readers. Just the mention of "lupus" with attract readers who have it or who have family members with it, since it is rarely dealt with in fiction.Shauna Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871768714926149114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31902352.post-3665839521038855462009-05-21T17:24:30.381-06:002009-05-21T17:24:30.381-06:00Our first really bad review was for Far From the T...Our first really bad review was for Far From the Tree and it was in People Magazine. Will look for a copy (sorry it's not easily at hand LOL!) But you do have to roll with it and so often (as in your case and ours) the reviewer didn't really READ the book! We all survive.DeBerry and Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09400186417993285626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31902352.post-46915455217086865562009-05-20T12:49:38.519-06:002009-05-20T12:49:38.519-06:00Dear Botanical Chick...
I CAN'T WAIT TO PURCHASE ...Dear Botanical Chick...<br /><br />I CAN'T WAIT TO PURCHASE MY COPY OF THIS BOOK!! <br /><br />The release date can't get here soon enough!!!LadyLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14895667783148669410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31902352.post-48596200811968999872009-05-20T09:22:41.857-06:002009-05-20T09:22:41.857-06:00Thanks everyone! Y'all are the best!Thanks everyone! Y'all are the best!Carleen Bricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01433203126527081458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31902352.post-33921620205548829362009-05-19T19:02:36.781-06:002009-05-19T19:02:36.781-06:00You go, Girlfriend . . . I predict it'll be a huge...You go, Girlfriend . . . I predict it'll be a huge hit in spite of what some pin-headed reviewer says.Judy Merrill Larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06675069484490433295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31902352.post-73166503155916912692009-05-18T18:06:00.000-06:002009-05-18T18:06:00.000-06:00You deserved a much better review. Try to take pr...You deserved a much better review. Try to take pride in the fact that Publisher's Weekly only reviews the best of the best. BTW, I can't wait to read it.Rebecca Hickmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04564610692580203203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31902352.post-34630747653956424142009-05-18T12:37:00.000-06:002009-05-18T12:37:00.000-06:00I'm with Larramie. I was totally confused by the t...I'm with Larramie. I was totally confused by the time I got to the end of this review. This one wouldn't stop me at all, and this is not just a pre-published writer sucking up. Ha. :)<br /><br />AND WHAT'S WRONG WITH MELODRAMA?! Life *is* melodrama, people. Who on earth wrote that melodrama rule anyway? <br /><br />I'll probably get that, too, if/when I'm published. <br /><br />(Got my first rejection today! Whee! I'm official!)Julie Kiblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07914386223833117415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31902352.post-4895022798066502512009-05-18T11:53:00.000-06:002009-05-18T11:53:00.000-06:00I had to reread those words twice to follow that o...I had to reread those words twice to follow that oh-so-poorly written review. And a review is one person's opinion, it only matters what your readers/fan think. But you already know that! ;)larramiefghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17104480765679516865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31902352.post-77177594701857689502009-05-18T11:03:00.000-06:002009-05-18T11:03:00.000-06:00Great attitude to have and I am sure you know that...Great attitude to have and I am sure you know that as a writer, you will always be critisized! I can't wait to read your book and like many others, I'm sure the review won't change our minds.<br /><br />Vindella posting as EvyIslandgirl Evyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09450771161529112846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31902352.post-64967768780953135882009-05-18T09:27:00.000-06:002009-05-18T09:27:00.000-06:00Two points:
1. Shakespeare was considered low-br...Two points:<br /><br />1. Shakespeare was considered low-brow and unsophisticated in his day. His plays were performed in front of "peasants" and did not gain critical or academic praise until after his death. <br /><br />2. Steven King sells a gazillion books and they turn them into movies. What was so great about Cujo? Dean Koontz is a far better writer for my money.<br /><br />In other words, it is easy to be critical and everyone is different. Especially when the reviewer has no idea what has occurred in the writer's life. We can't please everybody (why would we want to?). Stay true to yourself and you'll be fine.Charles Bricenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31902352.post-75374808339370405152009-05-18T08:54:00.000-06:002009-05-18T08:54:00.000-06:00It will not hurt your sales but it will help get t...It will not hurt your sales but it will help get the word out. I for one can't wait for the book.Gina Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09100701844882701469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31902352.post-5666812631736061062009-05-18T08:29:00.000-06:002009-05-18T08:29:00.000-06:00It's so refreshing to read about an author who can...It's so refreshing to read about an author who can be pragmatic about these things. You're absolutely right and I'm so proud of you that you're able to take it for what it's worth and shake it off. You're my hero! <br /><br />Plus this reviewer is probably an ass. :)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00665632105920753931noreply@blogger.com