What about those Reviews – The Good, The Bad, and the Confusing @JoRobinson176
LitWorldInterviews very own Jo Robinson,
Jo Robinson
shared something on her personal author blog that I thought was absolutely amazing, helpful, and something I have thought for so long.
Jump over and check it out. It’s a quick read that will help every aspiring author and established author as well to handle reviews we get of our work.
You get to see just one of the reasons I went after Jo so hard to be part of the LWI Team. Her experience is just a wealth for all of us to pull from.
Much Respect
Ronovan
If you publish with Amazon, you can be pretty certain that at some point or another you’re going to get a review that will make you scratch your head in confusion. The thing I like the most about these odd reviews is that it’s considered very bad form to ever answer one – I would hate to ever have to answer a rotten review. It’s not a good idea to answer any review for your book whether good or bad actually. Amazon reviews are a free forum type thing, and anyone who has read your book should be free to say what they thought about it without any fear of either a rant or a lot of fawning gratitude from the author.
Poor old Hannah. One of the first reviews that my Fly Birdie got was a two sentence one star clonker, where the reviewer said, “I was disgusted by…
Ronovan Hester is an author/poet/blogger, with a debut historical adventure novel Amber Wake: Gabriel Falling now available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle.
"5.0 out of 5 stars: Now, I want to warn you… this is not your typical pirate tale! It’s BETTER!"
"5.0 out of 5 stars: Totally unpredictable and a real gem of a discovery - Highly Recommended"
"5.0 out of 5 stars: An action packed journey to piracy and revenge – all in the name of the crown, queen and county – set in 1705."
He shares his life of problems, triumphs, and writing through his blog RonovanWrites.com. His love of writing, authors and community through his online world has led to a growing Weekly Haiku Challenge and the creation of a site dedicated to book reviews and interviews known as LitWorldInterviews.com.
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2 thoughts on “What about those Reviews – The Good, The Bad, and the Confusing @JoRobinson176”
Thank you Ronovan – you’re awesome, and we all love ya! 🙂
Lit World Interviews 
Thank you Ronovan – you’re awesome, and we all love ya! 🙂
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Theres more into reviewing than many believe.
http://massimomarinoauthor.com/difficult-role-reviewer/
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