If by your "original quest" you mean finding the review that sparked this tirade, I'm afraid it was deleted by the reviewer when I lashed back at her - and then deleted her reply to me because I don't suffer condescension at all. I'm not a child, and I don't appreciate being treated like one by someone probably young enough to be MY child.
FWIW I don't miss LoTRFF at all. Nor do I miss OSA. I'm "out there" enough that my work can be found if one searches for it.
And yes, I enjoy reviews. I'm not going to lie about it. I even enjoy the "I liked this" reviews. Just don't expect a reply to each and every "I liked this". You might get one - maybe two - but you won't get one every time.
FWIW, there are some writers who not only write because they have a story to tell, but getting the reviews mean that they're actually getting attention. And like many attention-deficient people, the quality of the attention is the least of their problem; quantity is what they're after. They feel like failures (or their stories somehow are sub-par) if the number of reviews isn't what they see as sufficient.
Me... I prefer reviews with "meat" to them over the empty banality of "Oooo! Nice!" Especially if anybody wants consistent responses from me.
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Re: A review on revieing.
Date: 2010-11-05 05:25 am (UTC)FWIW I don't miss LoTRFF at all. Nor do I miss OSA. I'm "out there" enough that my work can be found if one searches for it.
And yes, I enjoy reviews. I'm not going to lie about it. I even enjoy the "I liked this" reviews. Just don't expect a reply to each and every "I liked this". You might get one - maybe two - but you won't get one every time.
FWIW, there are some writers who not only write because they have a story to tell, but getting the reviews mean that they're actually getting attention. And like many attention-deficient people, the quality of the attention is the least of their problem; quantity is what they're after. They feel like failures (or their stories somehow are sub-par) if the number of reviews isn't what they see as sufficient.
Me... I prefer reviews with "meat" to them over the empty banality of "Oooo! Nice!" Especially if anybody wants consistent responses from me.
Good to see you here.