tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300387287801526070.post5928532840156352742..comments2023-05-30T20:44:13.731+09:30Comments on Musings of an Aussie Writer: Reviews and CommentsBThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15170193722932454605noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300387287801526070.post-32792960585372306172009-09-15T14:41:45.778+09:302009-09-15T14:41:45.778+09:30Thanks BT.
Alan Davidson - thanks for buying the ...Thanks BT.<br /><br />Alan Davidson - thanks for buying the books. I hope you like them and would love to hear your thoughts.<br /><br />I'm pleased to see that the general consensus is one of growth rather than one of stubborness.Alanhttp://www.alanbaxteronline.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300387287801526070.post-51666694697105192602009-09-15T13:24:38.906+09:302009-09-15T13:24:38.906+09:30This was an awesome post, BT. I really, really app...This was an awesome post, BT. I really, really appreciate the honesty (and hey, I was in Grants Pass-- I am officially allowed to have an opinion... er, right?), and I would hope that any writer would. Because frankly, that gives me more awesome stuff to read. I really liked Alan's response, too, as I feel it conveys exactly the spirit I look for in a writer worth watching-- as in for his/herKateyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05727622678452936037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300387287801526070.post-26125965602863647242009-09-15T10:28:20.929+09:302009-09-15T10:28:20.929+09:30*nod*
I love thoughtful reviews. I'm well awa...*nod*<br /><br />I love thoughtful reviews. I'm well aware that my work has flaws, and though highlighting them hurts like hell, in the end it helps. Even a one-star review, carefully crafted, gets a thumbs-up from me as I quiver on the floor :-D But I'll admit right now, I do grumble to myself, just a little, about the less-thoughtful reviewers who don't acknowledge where their Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300387287801526070.post-90678987909620387442009-09-15T09:39:00.316+09:302009-09-15T09:39:00.316+09:30Makes perfect sense to me. Great post.Makes perfect sense to me. Great post.Danielle Birchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11796467053451208102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300387287801526070.post-53035251639150812722009-09-15T09:29:58.727+09:302009-09-15T09:29:58.727+09:30Alan - thanks for stepping up and giving your opin...Alan - thanks for stepping up and giving your opinion on this one - much appreciated. You raise some great insights and some very interesting points.<br /><br />Don't worry about the length - I've written way longer...<br /><br />Anton - Olson does sound like a dick. There are better ways to communicate, but the underlying reasons behind the article and for why he doesn't read amateurBThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170193722932454605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300387287801526070.post-59594740565544396722009-09-15T00:46:45.868+09:302009-09-15T00:46:45.868+09:30All I want to ask is...will you read my script? M...All I want to ask is...will you read my script? My mom said it's really, really good.Aaron Polsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15173267932358617304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300387287801526070.post-40354555862178092032009-09-14T22:18:56.014+09:302009-09-14T22:18:56.014+09:30I expect works I send out for critique to be rippe...I expect works I send out for critique to be ripped to shreds. If some of it works, fantastic. If I goofed and missed the mark, let me know so I can fix it before I potentially ruin my chances with editors in the future. Once it is published, I hope I am happy with it (and the editor is obviously happy with it) and I will see where I can improve, but no hard feelings. <br /><br />Great post.Jamie Eyberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05875759697016701358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300387287801526070.post-74613306387940247032009-09-14T21:43:27.957+09:302009-09-14T21:43:27.957+09:30Critiqueing an unpublished work is a lot different...Critiqueing an unpublished work is a lot different from reviewing a published one. Critiques should be given honestly but with encouragement for the things the author did right. Reviews--well, once it's out there, it's fair game. A bad review may hurt, but if that's how the reader felt, that's how the reader felt. The only thing that really drives me insane is people who critique K.C. Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12467201304235217944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300387287801526070.post-824800038382138112009-09-14T20:11:03.461+09:302009-09-14T20:11:03.461+09:30I intend to write and publish a gothic paranormal ...I intend to write and publish a gothic paranormal romance novella *hope, hope*. Nothing would tickle me more than you suffering through than grumbling that my love match has about as much combustible chemistry as dry toast. Funny . . . ;-) <br /><br />You are brave and noble soul.Rebecca Nazarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586998368101239421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300387287801526070.post-38557686649814306722009-09-14T19:53:24.851+09:302009-09-14T19:53:24.851+09:30For me, my writing only started moving forward at ...For me, my writing only started moving forward at a quick enough pace once my stories were starting to be critiqued honestly by my peers.Benjamin Solahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10657105522335752577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300387287801526070.post-45924349351073492002009-09-14T19:27:35.417+09:302009-09-14T19:27:35.417+09:30I think that this was an excellent post from BT......I think that this was an excellent post from BT...and a great response from Alan Baxter (I purchased the books during the recent internet tour and look forward to reading them when I get some time).<br /><br />As writer we can get plenty of positive feedback from family and close friends, but need more 'honesty' from our peers. How else do we gauge ourselves?Alan W. Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17067022519729701245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300387287801526070.post-33430489827321469702009-09-14T16:31:08.051+09:302009-09-14T16:31:08.051+09:30Olive would quake in her boots but it's hard t...Olive would quake in her boots but it's hard to when they're made of steel and clamped to her knees. <br /><br />In my opinion, if a reviewer can't be honest then they shouldn't review. Go to it.Cate Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634397106201021055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300387287801526070.post-91411711560083815702009-09-14T15:29:31.009+09:302009-09-14T15:29:31.009+09:30...but Olson really does come across as a bit of a......but Olson really does come across as a bit of an a55hole...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300387287801526070.post-39013683413917508842009-09-14T15:07:28.969+09:302009-09-14T15:07:28.969+09:30There's another old adage that's more writ...There's another old adage that's more writing related: "The reader is always right."<br /><br />If a reader interprets something I've written differently to how I intended, that's my fault. It doesn't matter what I want the reader to experience, or what I meant by a certain passage, the reader is always right. The way they read something and interpret it is their Alanhttp://www.alanbaxteronline.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300387287801526070.post-63051728751131435672009-09-14T15:07:00.119+09:302009-09-14T15:07:00.119+09:30OK, seeing as you used me as an example in that po...OK, seeing as you used me as an example in that post it seems only fair to respond. :)<br /><br />As far as I'm concerned, as an author, once I put my work out there I have no right to tell people what to think of it. I always make my writing the best I think it can be before I let it go public. Often that's the only way it can or will go public!<br /><br />After that I always remind Alanhttp://www.alanbaxteronline.comnoreply@blogger.com