How Do You Deal with a Bad Review?

How do you deal with a bad review?

Every writer has to brace herself for a bad review—they’re like battle scars.



Reading is very subjective and there’s just no way everyone is going to love the same books. But one thing I’ve noticed about myself, and I bet other authors do the same thing…I tend to focus on a slightly negative comment and allow it to override so many glowing remarks!

Don't let someone you don't even know--someone you might not even agree with on many important areas of life--take away joy and pleasure in achieving your goal of getting published.

And...maybe keep a file of all of the good reviews, to help you keep it all in perspective. Re-read them on a gloomy day!

Then, get back to the keyboard.