Finding reviewers is never easy when you are starting out
This post was written as part of the IWSG monthly, first Wednesday of the month, posts.
All authors need reviews, preferably positive ones, but independent authors, like me, need them more than traditionally published authors.
I need reviews for reassurance and recognition.
I’m insecure, because no ‘big name’ agent or publisher has accepted my work, and I need ‘other’ readers and writers to believe in me, because I don’t write for myself, I write for others, so what others say means a lot to me.
I’ve already written a post about getting negative reviews here, so I won’t repeat myself, but what I will say is that readers are entitled to dislike my book. Some may not enjoy the plot, others may hate my characters, and some more may cringe at my writing style. I have to live with that. I can live with that.
I have 2 one-star…
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