You\u2019ll hear people say, \u201cDon\u2019t pay any attention to your book reviews\u2014they\u2019re meaningless.\u201d<\/p>\n
Well, I beg to differ. I find both positive and negative reviews often helpful. Not all of them, of course. There are mean-spirited people who leave nasty reviews. There are readers who download Kindle books free just because they\u2019re free even though it isn\u2019t the type of book they would ever read. And they have the gall to leave a review\u2014a negative review, of course.<\/p>\n
No, those reviews should be ignored. Let\u2019s focus on the two types of reviews that can be helpful.<\/p>\n
Certainly, I\u2019d rather they contact me personally rather than blast it on my Klepto Cat Mystery page at Amazon. I\u2019m very easy to find on the Internet. But I do take all comments to heart and act on those that it makes sense to. If it is a suggestion about my style of writing or the way my storyline flows, for example, and if I agree, I consider this for the next book in the series.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re an author, you\u2019ve probably learned that not every reader sees the same thing in the books they read. If you\u2019re not yet published, prepare yourself. Take a look at the reviews for my Klepto Cat Mystery books and you\u2019ll see what I mean. http:\/\/amzn.to\/1kAI8I2<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" You\u2019ll hear people say, \u201cDon\u2019t pay any attention to your book reviews\u2014they\u2019re meaningless.\u201d Well, I beg to differ. I find both positive and negative reviews often helpful. Not all of them, of course. There are mean-spirited people who leave nasty reviews. There are readers who download Kindle books free just because they\u2019re free even though […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[16,5],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t