Comments on: Authors gone wild! http://www.dystel.com/blog/2009/12/authors-gone-wild/ Mon, 26 Jun 2017 15:15:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.15 By: Linda http://www.dystel.com/blog/2009/12/authors-gone-wild/comment-page-1/#comment-15697 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:53:03 +0000 http://032453b.netsolhost.com/blog/2009/12/authors-gone-wild/#comment-15697 Note to self, when the time comes I won't read the reviews, rather I'll just wait until my agent fills me in on all the good stuff.

]]> By: Mary Witzl http://www.dystel.com/blog/2009/12/authors-gone-wild/comment-page-1/#comment-15694 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:42:46 +0000 http://032453b.netsolhost.com/blog/2009/12/authors-gone-wild/#comment-15694 Most people don't appreciate being criticized; it isn't just writers. But writers have their computers handy, and the internet has made angry retaliations all too easy. In the old days, you had to find the paper, then pen or type your angry response, put it in an envelope, and run down to the post office to mail it. At any point, you could reflect on your actions and check yourself. Now you've got this wonderful system that allows you immediate gratification — and the chance to make yourself look like an idiot in one flick of a finger.

I can't help reading them myself. I read every one of those awful diatribes with a mixture of supreme satisfaction and horror.

]]> By: Gilbert J. Avila http://www.dystel.com/blog/2009/12/authors-gone-wild/comment-page-1/#comment-15690 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:25:24 +0000 http://032453b.netsolhost.com/blog/2009/12/authors-gone-wild/#comment-15690 Was this a first-time author? If so, her next book may be a POD. Has an agent ever fired a client?

]]> By: DK http://www.dystel.com/blog/2009/12/authors-gone-wild/comment-page-1/#comment-15688 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 06:48:16 +0000 http://032453b.netsolhost.com/blog/2009/12/authors-gone-wild/#comment-15688 Yeah, this is sad, but it really happens all of the time, with beginning writers also. Most writers don't like to be criticized.

Why is it so hard to accept that you are not a good writer (yet)?

]]> By: Jonas Samuelle http://www.dystel.com/blog/2009/12/authors-gone-wild/comment-page-1/#comment-15685 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:05:05 +0000 http://032453b.netsolhost.com/blog/2009/12/authors-gone-wild/#comment-15685 I've found that the same is true of query letters as well. I made the mistake of sending a very lighthearted response to a form rejection to an agent.
( It started with "Dear Agent" and apologized for the form response, but the high volume of rejections made a personal response impossible. I said his rejection wasn't what I was looking for right now, but I wished him the best.)

Apparently he didn't enjoy the humor and sent me a nasty-gram back. Beware, authors. Like me, you probably aren't as funny as you thought.
-Colin Hill

]]> By: Michelle M http://www.dystel.com/blog/2009/12/authors-gone-wild/comment-page-1/#comment-15684 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:16:22 +0000 http://032453b.netsolhost.com/blog/2009/12/authors-gone-wild/#comment-15684 Yep. Professionalism is key. Always. Every email, every blog post. Never respond to a review. Publishing is a tough biz, but it can be great fun with a little humor and a positive attitude. Vent to family and friends, then let it go. Or write something better.

Great advice, Jim.

]]> By: Joelle http://www.dystel.com/blog/2009/12/authors-gone-wild/comment-page-1/#comment-15683 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:39:54 +0000 http://032453b.netsolhost.com/blog/2009/12/authors-gone-wild/#comment-15683 I'm taking Sara Zarr's advice and not reading any of the online reviews. I've turned of Google Alert too. Not that I'm expecting bad reviews, but just in case I'm uncontrollable or something. Haha! Actually, more because I'm probably not tough enough for this biz!

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