No matter what you do in life, a third of the people will love you, a third will hate you, and the rest will be indifferent. Get over it and Write On! Yes, I'm talking to myself. If you're listening, GREAT! It's good advice! Is it easy advice? Heck No! For some reason, even though that percentage is rather low on my books--the percentage of people who hate my books runs about 4.6%--it still hurts. Note: I only averaged the 'firsts' in my books, the books I actively promote. Because if I go to the second, third, and fourth books in my series, those numbers drop drastically. Obviously, if readers don't like my first book, they don't go on to the rest of my books in a series, so those books receive little to zero one-star reviews. So...if the number of one-star reviews we receive is less than five percent--Thank God ALL of the 33 1/3% of the haters don't write reviews--why do we get so depressed when we receive a one-star review
Thanks so much for this marvelous post, Carmen! I got your book and most of the others mentioned here. They look like reads I will really enjoy!
ReplyDeleteI would be delighted to feature you and your book on my blog, if you are interested there is an Authors Wanted graphic on my sidebar (near the top). Click it an easy to fill out request form will open up, so we can get something scheduled. I'm currently scheduling for September.
This invitation goes as well to the other 8 authors listed here!
Best of Luck on your freebie Promos (they're awesome)
Laurie
Laurie's Thoughts & Reviews
Of course, Laurie, and thank you. September is perfect, as I am booked through the end of August, and I have a new book coming out next month. I hope you enjoy the free reads and spread the news to your friends. Heading to your website. :)
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