{"id":1686,"date":"2016-02-29T07:00:22","date_gmt":"2016-02-29T07:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tamaragranthambooks.com\/?p=1686"},"modified":"2016-02-28T20:44:20","modified_gmt":"2016-02-28T20:44:20","slug":"monday-blogs-the-writers-three-step-checklist-to-surviving-bad-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tamaragrantham.com\/StagingSite\/monday-blogs-the-writers-three-step-checklist-to-surviving-bad-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"#Monday Blogs: The Writer’s Three Step Checklist to Surviving Bad Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy Monday! Today I would like to discuss the topic of bad reviews. I don’t care how thick some tout their skin to be, bad reviews hurt. When I published my first novella in the spring of 2014, I had heard some of the horror stories associated with bad reviews,\"1startrek\"<\/a> and although I was elated to finally have something published–a goal I had been working toward for many years–it hit me that now I had entered new territory. Gone were the days of writing whatever I wanted without criticism. Now, whatever I published came under the scrutiny of many eyes, some kinder than others.<\/p>\n

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How to survive a bad review?<\/p>\n

I’ve heard from more seasoned authors that they refuse to read reviews. But would that work for me? As I learned the ropes of publishing, it became apparent that the number of reviews, the average ratings, and the books’ rankings, were questions asked on almost every book advertising site I contacted. In short, my answer was no. Avoiding reviews wouldn’t work.<\/p>\n

Should I just suck it up and read the bad reviews? Been there. Done that. It hurts. I’m not gonna lie.<\/p>\n

That’s when I came up with the author’s checklist for surviving reviews. Authors, feel free to fill in the blanks with your own answers.<\/p>\n

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  1. List three of your most favorite, un-putdownable books:<\/li>\n
  2. List a one-star review for each of the books you chose in question 1.<\/li>\n
  3. List three of your best, most insightful five star reviews of your own book.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    You might think you’re done after filling in the blanks. You’re not. It is now your duty to read and re-read the checklist after every negative review that comes through.<\/p>\n

    Writing is subjective. There isn’t a book on this planet that every person will love. Of course, it is the author’s duty to ensure the book has been properly written and researched, well-formatted, etc., but those who truly want to succeed in this industry have to be prepared for the occasion when someone reads their book and just doesn’t like it–plain and simple.<\/p>\n

    Leave me a comment and let me know how you answered your questions!<\/p>\n

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