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Why Getting Some Negative Reviews Can Be Positive

October 6, 2017 By Jody Hedlund

Last week I stumbled across a Facebook comment from a reader who said: Gentle reminder for authors: if you can’t handle negative reviews, you need a new career choice. It was an interesting comment and got me thinking about negative reviews and author reactions. Obviously most writers would prefer to wow the socks off readers with each book they put out. I don't know a single author who … [Read more...]

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