tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864167337683583834.post21298156720724042..comments2023-03-25T01:08:38.530-07:00Comments on Victoria Krain: Don't judge a book by its cover!Vickyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11164017884028180922noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864167337683583834.post-25681838613711435292007-02-10T20:27:00.000-08:002007-02-10T20:27:00.000-08:00I've judged quite a few unpubbed contests and been...I've judged quite a few unpubbed contests and been judged in a few myself! I think criticism should be given in a constructive and helpful way. There is no reason for anyone to re-write someone's work, assume they know all the facts and that the person is wrong (sometimes they aren't)<BR/>I always try and find something good to say before I focus on one or two things that are the next rung of the ladder that person needs to move on up. <BR/>As a published author, I have mixed feelings on reviews-I like all the good ones and hate the bad ones :), especially if the reviewer gives away the plot or gets the story so wrong that it's obvious that she hadn't read the book.<BR/>All authors can learn, whatever stage of their career they are at. One of the problems for published authors is the speed at which they are expected to write their books in order to fulfill publishers deadlines-sometimes there is little time for inhouse editing and things can slip by.Kate Pearcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079485861541059016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864167337683583834.post-34489611155781761332007-02-05T11:50:00.000-08:002007-02-05T11:50:00.000-08:00I want to know what I am doing right and wrong. He...I want to know what I am doing right and wrong. Hence, the reason I let my books get critiqued, so I can so see where I am at fault and where I am kicking butt.<br /><br />Like Wylie, I have been so disappointed sometimes with NY Times bestsellers, but then the obscure little book with the freaky title just rocks my world.<br /><br />So, tell me what you liked and what you didn't and what you think I should work on etc., and if the person gets offended and upset, then they are in the wrong business.Amy Ruttanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02212879406999128140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864167337683583834.post-25349031084358018162007-02-05T10:48:00.000-08:002007-02-05T10:48:00.000-08:00Sorry about deleting that previous comment -- it h...Sorry about deleting that previous comment -- it had a horrid typo. 8-)<br /><br />Anyway, I agree with y'all: to my mind, feedback is <i>always</i> useful, and it's the stagnating -- or stagnated -- writer, at whatever level of accomplishment, who no longer welcomes it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864167337683583834.post-1016501545154647822007-02-05T10:47:00.000-08:002007-02-05T10:47:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864167337683583834.post-51231849931046064312007-02-05T07:42:00.000-08:002007-02-05T07:42:00.000-08:00I totally know what you both mean, how many times ...I totally know what you both mean, how many times have I picked up a book and thought... really... Is this the same quality as the last one, or worse yet... the last one was bad this one even worse. I don't get it myself... but there you have it. I judge the Kiss of Death 'The Daphne Du Maurier' Contest. For pubbed and unpubbed mystery/suspense authors the contest is a big deal... Every year I get to judge pubbed... why you ask yourself? Because I live in Canada! :) Isn't that funny? For the first time it's an advantage because they say it's just not worth it for them to send out the unpubbed MS all the way over here, so I get pubbed ones. Every year. *giggling* I love it!<br /><br />Anyways to this day, every pubbed author I have received doesn't want to know how they did, only if they win. *shrug* Whatever.Vickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11164017884028180922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864167337683583834.post-71782709888904520012007-02-05T07:17:00.000-08:002007-02-05T07:17:00.000-08:00I agree with Christine! I would certainly want to ...I agree with Christine! I would certainly want to know what I was doing right, and wrong. <br />There have been a few times I've picked up a book by a 'NY TIMES BEST SELLING AUTHOR' blah blah blah and have been tremendously disappointed. Do you think authors who've many successful books out there get lazy? Do they loose touch with their readers?? Or so their agents/editors just nod their heads at anything knowing a fat paycheque will come along with THE AUTHOR's famous name? <br />No matter how successful I become (fingers crossed writing this), I hope my friends/editors/critique partners remain honest and tell me when I've written crap.<br />I NEVER want to tremendously disappoint my readers!!Wylie Kinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09271148590574475682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864167337683583834.post-39978548384602284002007-02-05T04:03:00.000-08:002007-02-05T04:03:00.000-08:00I know I would want to know! That way I can see wh...I know I would want to know! That way I can see what the readers think and maybe I can change my strategy for future books. But maybe it's just me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12777733587200293442noreply@blogger.com