recently I’ve been reading a lot of info/blogs
about e-readers
the fadder got a kindle
and I’ve been helping him find “stuff” online
I came across this blog: Big Al’s Books and Pals
just about the time
he reviewed this self published book
just in time
to watch the subsequent shit show
by both his readers
and the author of said e-book
that resulted in over 300 comments
the author of the e-book posted all the good reviews
she could find online for her book
in Big Al’s comments
she called people names
she ranted
and raved
ye old blogesphere has been
buzzin since
with mostly cautionary tales
about what an author
should/could/would have done…
people have suggested
she anonymously fabricated
some of the reviews
agents
other writers
other reviewers
shit show.
so let me just say 2 things
1.
if I ever get to the point
where I publish anything
I’ll not be reading reviews
cos really?
I’d likely do the same
2.
there ain’t a chance in the world
I’m ever gonna read that woman’s work
I guess I’ve been lucky to date
if people don’t like what I write
they don’t comment
they just go away
and that’s fine by me
cos really
my skin is just as thin
as anyone else’s
and this whole shit show
has once more
suggested to me
that artists
are sensitive about their shit.
besides
didn’t someone smart say
“if ya can’t say something nice
shut yer freakin pie hole”?
LoL
