tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2333982446003350398.post5360043347674856218..comments2023-12-24T18:09:37.205+11:00Comments on Somebody Has To Say It: If You Don’t Know What Professional Means…Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18436989031700445050noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2333982446003350398.post-90514207665654196102013-09-24T15:29:29.276+10:002013-09-24T15:29:29.276+10:00Thanks Tom, and you're right, this is for all ...Thanks Tom, and you're right, this is for all walks of life. I've had junior employees who couldn't handle me correcting them - but that's my job, and how will they get better if I don't?Ciara Ballintynehttp://ciaraballintyne.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2333982446003350398.post-7758373688705181592013-09-24T15:28:11.874+10:002013-09-24T15:28:11.874+10:00Indeed they are. Any writer has to expect bad revi...Indeed they are. Any writer has to expect bad reviews, and accept that as a reality.Ciara Ballintynehttp://ciaraballintyne.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2333982446003350398.post-55484187173537348162013-09-24T04:45:10.254+10:002013-09-24T04:45:10.254+10:00Wise words that more people should read and not ju...Wise words that more people should read and not just on twitter or publishing, but in life and especially in the work place. All to often people see a critique as a personal attack on them and respond by attacking the individual. I recall not so long ago Alexandra Sokoloff did a blog post on the Tom Cruise/ Jack Reacher debate (just after it was announced the deal was done). Reacher fans, who were already incensed turned on her like a baying crowd at a public execution of old, ridiculous <br /><br />A wee wise old head on your young shoulders Missy .....Tom Stronachnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2333982446003350398.post-81059699417254282212013-09-24T04:26:32.493+10:002013-09-24T04:26:32.493+10:00I love the writing life, warts and all, and bad re...I love the writing life, warts and all, and bad reviews are part of the game, and come from all sorts of people. I do comment on Goodreads to anyone who takes the time to read my book---and I thank them, for good or bad, for taking the time to read. It's a huge commitment for any reader---even if they received the book for free! I wouldn't ever get into a flame war with a reviewer; a reviewer's opinion, even the negative ones, are interesting, and, are just as valid as the positive reviewer's opinion. I don't respond on Amazon: too scary (hehe), but Amazon now runs Goodreads (I've heard they have just instituted new "anti-bullying" policies there). Most book reviews are really book recommendations, that's what I call what I write. I want to recommend good books to readers. I don't write negative reviews since there are already so many who have that ground covered. If someone doesn't like a book, any book, even mine, they have every right to say so. It's my job to write something better, something that will entertain readers. I love what I write, first and foremost, and maybe there will be one other reader who also loves it. It's the risk any creative artist, writer, musician, painter, dancer, takes in putting original work out there to be criticized. Best of luck to all who toil away.Justin Bognoreply@blogger.com