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Why There Should Not Be Special Rules for Lesfic Book Reviews

Karin Kallmaker Awards and Reviews, Business of Books, Craft of Writing 5 Comments

It’s an elegant litmus test:  When Bad Reviews Hurt Good Authors and What Can Be Done to Change That by Marguerite Quantaine. If you do these things you’re part of the problem of misleading, unethical book reviewing. Read More

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No Rage Stalking Here – Why I Welcome Critical Reviews

Karin Kallmaker Awards and Reviews, Craft of Writing 9 Comments

The stories are epic. Authors stalking reviewers in person to berate them about a review. Readers forming gangs to one-star a book to “send the author a message” of some kind.

Then there’s authors demanding that readers review their books and that the review be positive – because they’re owed it somehow. Read More