What happens when you get bad reviews or negative feedback on your book? It’s easy to get depressed and want to give up. But the worst thing you can do now is quit. What to do when people hate your book: Don’t take it personally. When readers criticize your book, realize that it’s not you[…]
Bad reviews are something many authors fear, and for the ones who don’t dread them, often they arrive as a biting surprise. What is the best way to handle negative reviews? The Validity of the Bad Review I recently received my first one-star review. It came as a bit of a shock, considering that this[…]
Hey WriMos! I’m excited to share a great new book with you. If you’re participating in National Novel Writing Month this year, you won’t want to miss this one. In fact, I’m going to give away a copy at the end of this post, so keep reading! My Review Are you new to writing, as[…]
The digital era is changing the face of publishing. You hear that all the time, right? Traditional publishing houses are dying out. A new marketplace surging with indie authors and e-books is the turbulent ocean trying to sink that very old ship. And right now we’re in the murkiest, most volatile of waters. It’s a[…]
In case you’ve missed all the buzz, my science fiction novel Foreign Identity comes out next month. Today, I finally get to show you the cover art (by Anna Howard). This is just the first step in a whirlwind of exciting things to come. I’ll be having a blog tour, giveaways, and character interviews, to[…]