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Got a Bad Review? Do NOT Do This
A Wordslinger 10-Shot!
Bad reviews are inevitable. The real question is what you do after you get one.
In this Wordslinger 10-Shot, I’m talking about the mistake authors make when a negative review gets under their skin—and why responding, arguing, or trying to “correct the record” usually makes things worse.
I recently looked at my own book reviews for the first time in more than a year and found a 2-star review calling one of my books boring. That sent me down a rabbit hole about reviews, trolls, negative comments, and how much attention writers should really give any of them.
We’ll talk…
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