Keep calm and write on positive responses to negative book reviews

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Keep Calm and Write On: Positive Responses to Negative Book Reviews

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1. Respond to your bad reviews…secretly.

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Play with words and answer your reviewsJust make sure that you never make it publicWhat can you do?• Write a response to the bad review • Print it out• Then burn everything: the bad reviews and

your response

1. Respond to your bad reviews…secretly.

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2. Build your support group.

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Can’t write your angst? Want to express yourself more? Call your family or a close friendAnd tell them all your anger and frustrations Surely, you will feel much better after sharing what you feel• But remember: Complain to them ONCE• And don’t talk about the issue again and again

2. Build your support group.

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3. Use bad reviews to hone your skills.

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• Constructive criticism • Learn from what the readers say about your book

and writing• Use it as a guide for your next book• And surprise them with how good you got with

your next book

3. Use bad reviews to hone your skills.

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4. Don’t read the bad reviews at all.

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• When you're reading reviews, skip the bad ones • This way, you can spare yourself the pain and

disappointment

Important thing to think about: Even great authors get bad reviews for their best-selling books. So, don’t take it personally. Just keep calm and write on.

4. Don’t read the bad reviews at all.

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