tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4762586062231622966.post1777678703836593054..comments2024-03-09T06:17:33.737-05:00Comments on With What I Most Enjoy: To Lauren Hough and Other Whiny Pissbabies: How Not to Behave as an AuthorMegan Derrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11416660733243387098noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4762586062231622966.post-34213091619968357822021-04-20T10:31:44.968-04:002021-04-20T10:31:44.968-04:00I read reviews to see what readers think worked an...I read reviews to see what readers think worked and didn't, and I'd say 99% of the time they give me something to help me become a better writer.<br /><br />The only time I "had fun" with a review is when I got a one-star for a book because, seriously, the reader was angry I had an ill-educated character use the wrong tense of "to lay" in his conversation. And that was the only reason given. I use it to prove no matter how perfect your writing is, there's going to be someone who doesn't like it. But I don't attack people or belittle them. That IS arrogant and childish.<br /><br />When I do reviews, I try to be positive, but some books just don't work for me and so I don't officially review them (though I might complain about them on Facebook ;) ).JamTheCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10246923336782407087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4762586062231622966.post-5792947308738732502021-04-19T12:53:39.098-04:002021-04-19T12:53:39.098-04:00Lol, I'm a nerd. I even knew that, and yet wen...Lol, I'm a nerd. I even knew that, and yet went the other way entirely. Thank you!!Megan Derrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11416660733243387098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4762586062231622966.post-2379963930382727942021-04-19T12:40:35.341-04:002021-04-19T12:40:35.341-04:00I saw this stuff playing out on twitter, and it ho...I saw this stuff playing out on twitter, and it honestly pissed me off. More so now that it looks like she is financially being rewarded for her behavior. She keeps doubling down and keeps dragging it, as it looks like it's benefiting her. Like what the heck.Trefoilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642686319907726102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4762586062231622966.post-49066144180619207502021-04-19T12:37:42.969-04:002021-04-19T12:37:42.969-04:00It is an incredibly common practice! I've done...It is an incredibly common practice! I've done it myself and I've seen so many reviews like this. So honestly it just made me feel that she isn't a long time member of the goodreads site/community to know thisTrefoilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642686319907726102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4762586062231622966.post-6483238474552518102021-04-19T10:21:18.255-04:002021-04-19T10:21:18.255-04:00Hi, thank you for writing this! I will just say as...Hi, thank you for writing this! I will just say as a point of clarification — Goodreads doesn't allow half star reviews, so both these reviewers felt the book was worth 4.5 stars, but recording that rating in the Goodreads system differently. One was "rounding down" to give 4 stars, and the other was "rounding up" to 5 stars. Reading her later tweets/the tweets of her supporters, it seems that part of her problem was that she thinks the rounding up/rounding down convo is stupid and pretentious (?) and she was just making a very funny joke (??) about how these reviewers are nerds for wanting to explain their ratings (???). Extremely weird because indicating partial star ratings in your written review is an incredibly common practice on Goodreads!!Virginianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4762586062231622966.post-12033693347844532042021-04-19T05:10:45.910-04:002021-04-19T05:10:45.910-04:00I have no clue who Lauren Hough is. And yikes, I s...I have no clue who Lauren Hough is. And yikes, I sure don't want to now! She totally reminds me of this newbie author who went around getting tons of MM authors to friend her and join her group and who then showed herself to be a trumper. When folks started unfriending, she wanted to know why and was told most MM authors aren't friends with those who support him because of his anti LGBTQ policies. She went on a rant about why she supported trump and whined about people unfriending in droves. She posted a list of stuff about herself guaranteed to make people feel sorry for her including that she was queer. She ended up trying to make herself appear as the victim because a couple hundred people unfriended her. It was nuts. And she wasn't the only one using these tactics on social media. There's just a a whole wave of newer authors with this kind of behavior. I've been published a dozen years and I just sit here and SMH over this stuff. Lex Valentinehttp://lexvalentine.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4762586062231622966.post-78156452024692056192021-04-19T02:14:26.279-04:002021-04-19T02:14:26.279-04:00How does she still have readers after insulting th...How does she still have readers after insulting them so much? I'm not saying there's a need to pander or anything, but why is courtesy and basic respect for humans so hard? Everyone is entitled to their opinions, but bullying like this is such a gross abuse of power.<br /><br />P.s - Painted Crown is one of my favourites, I was surprised that someone had that many issues with it��Isaacahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15610038736456579572noreply@blogger.com