Review: Just ... wow.
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 06 17, 2013
I was not expecting this. I mean, this book, which has absolutely NOTHING to do with bad reviews and how to really use them, but it is a combination of an EST course, an episode of Dr. Phil, and a dentist's waiting room.The book states that it won't bother to cover fake or purchased reviews, since basically any reader can spot those right away. I guess those disillusioned John Locke fans must've just been having bad days. To completely ignore the major thing that is wrong with a system to mount one's own "feel-good" agenda makes this book frivolous to a writer. Telling people how to feel good about themselves and that sort of claptrap is not going to help things, either. All this NLP (Neuro-linguistic programming) stuff, while valid in its own way, is not what a writer needs to read to cope with the ego-deflation that comes with the first bad review of his or her work.You want to know how to deal with bad reviews? Here's the key: Take the valid criticism to heart and try to make your writing better. Ignore the loonies, and don't respond to them, unless it is to merely say "thank you" for their concerns. End of line.