tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post1457060470115505476..comments2023-09-10T15:57:43.129+01:00Comments on Novel Racers: another reviewJenny Beattiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00640209636605410939noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-63695913809929778632007-08-17T09:25:00.000+01:002007-08-17T09:25:00.000+01:00Congrats on the good reviews Kevin! Love your comm...Congrats on the good reviews Kevin! Love your comment on that irksome reviewer.Rowan Colemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01207876813466262196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-69297980153424573692007-08-14T03:53:00.000+01:002007-08-14T03:53:00.000+01:00Oh, and speaking of arrogance, I meant to thank y'...Oh, and speaking of arrogance, I meant to thank y'all for your support and encouragement. I tend to forget my manners because of my unfortunate childhood. I was raised in a barn. On a desert island. By wolves.KeVin K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14792797517571690942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-72799530577776765722007-08-14T03:49:00.000+01:002007-08-14T03:49:00.000+01:00Bad reviews don't bother me. Too arrogant, I guess...Bad reviews don't bother me. Too arrogant, I guess. <BR/>I was going to say that any review at all means someone read your work, but my very first pro review in Trek Nation began: "I loved Kevin Killiany's 'Personal Log' in which --" followed by a loving review of a completely different story written by someone else.<BR/><BR/>Actually, I have had very few reviews outside of my early Star Trek writing because most of my work is web content and/or game fiction -- two things reviewers don't. (My first novel has no professional reviews and only one reader review on Amazon.com -- none at all on Amazon.uk.). Also, my name is often nowhere on the product. I was just invited to pitch for a new online venture, for example. Moderate money and my name will not appear. Inside the industry editors and packagers will know it's my work. If web and game writing were all I was interested in, that would be enough. But I want my own vision and my own voice out there, so I'm pushing ahead with original work. (Still committed to my deadline, though these bill-paying projects are eating all the extra time I built into the schedule.) <BR/><BR/>When it comes to marketing my original fiction, I'm in the same place as every other "prepublished" writer. Standig at the edge of uncharted waters wondering whether my inner tube will keep me afloat.KeVin K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14792797517571690942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-14325164576783337972007-08-13T20:51:00.000+01:002007-08-13T20:51:00.000+01:00Finally got across to read the review. well done. ...Finally got across to read the review. well done. Very impressive.Graeme K Talboyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00147746990011686351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-7824591062944419872007-08-13T19:06:00.000+01:002007-08-13T19:06:00.000+01:00Bad ones are difficult to ignore, but they are onl...Bad ones are difficult to ignore, but they are only one person's opinion. And you have to remember, if they are reviewing it, it is because it is in print (so, ner ner di ner ner). I only respond to reviews of my non-fiction and only if it is clear that the reviewer has not read the book properly or has set out to misrepresent it.Graeme K Talboyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00147746990011686351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-24964036996459741832007-08-13T18:04:00.000+01:002007-08-13T18:04:00.000+01:00Having never had a novel published I've never had ...Having never had a novel published I've never had a review but I'm not sure I'd be able to take the bad ones as well as you Kevin. In fact I'd probably cry! (though I'm sure that wouldn't stop me from obsessively checking Amazon.co.uk for reader reviews!) I suppose it depends on how many bad ones you get against good ones. If you got one stinker amongst 20 glowing reviewers you could console yourself by thinking the reviewer was an idiot but it 10 out of 20 were stinkers it would be a lot harder to take!CL Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04650291635298634215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-19257193447421473732007-08-13T15:39:00.000+01:002007-08-13T15:39:00.000+01:00LOL I know the feeling, Erica. I need my coffee i...LOL I know the feeling, Erica. I need my coffee intravenously today.B.E. Sandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336115135400388268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-72945958231053887802007-08-13T14:54:00.000+01:002007-08-13T14:54:00.000+01:00btw, "read this blog" should've been "were on this...btw, "read this blog" should've been "were on this blog". What can I say. It's Monday morning and I haven't had my caffeine.Erica Ridleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511276393455961757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-8839152987089379692007-08-13T14:53:00.000+01:002007-08-13T14:53:00.000+01:00He was completely wrong, of course, but it represe...<I>He was completely wrong, of course, but it represented days of poring over my work. Who couldn't love that?</I><BR/><BR/>Bwa, that's hilarious.<BR/><BR/>P.S.<BR/>Hi to B.E.! I didn't know you read this blog! Small world. *gErica Ridleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511276393455961757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-39676413401659068322007-08-13T13:27:00.000+01:002007-08-13T13:27:00.000+01:00That is pretty cool, Kevin. Congratulations. =o)A...That is pretty cool, Kevin. Congratulations. =o)<BR/><BR/>And congratulations on the free promo from the loon. If anything, it probably helped sell more of your work.B.E. Sandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336115135400388268noreply@blogger.com