Review: Bad Reviews? No Such Thing or Are there?
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 23, 2013
I'm really glad I was able to drag myself out of bed this morning because this insightful book would have passed me by; maybe forever. The Title is a show stopper and should gain traction over the coming days, nay years, for this enthusiastic Author. His approach to what is a hot topic right now, and will continue to be, as long as there are writers, is illuminating.The subject of reviews good, bad or indifferent consumes most Authors; especially those caught up in the maelstrom of the self publishing Book Fest! "Please review my book, but make sure it's positive won't you? Or I'll get upset or worse!"Thomas has written his book from a deep seated stance of regarding all reviews as beneficial, providing you learn how to read or dissect them. All reviews, whether good, negative or positively vitriolic, can provide the author with much more opportunity for improvement. This is a point, perhaps the central focus of this book, that all writers should embrace. There are several conflicting viewpoints on the merits or otherwise of so-called negative reviews.This book highlights the need for Authors to learn from every review. What I particularly liked is the idea of setting up a "Success File" into which you put all of the positive and thought provoking comments and reviews that your books, articles or blog posts receive. Being able to re-visit these reviews that give you that warm fuzzy feeling, can only propel you to better writing, better success and dare I say it? Better Sales.I think this is a fantastic book, particularly for writers at the launch pad or having just taken off, because it steers them to use the feedback in a positive way and not get all phased by apparently negative reviews. This "accentuating the positive" is a brilliant concept and can only lead to improvements, not only in your writing but in every day life as well.Thomas is a Neuro Linguistic Programming Trainer, something I have been aware of for years but shied away from, being one of those procrastinator types. N.L.P could be just the thing for a dormant or lazy writer!