tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379581147262228210.post7339018010969308613..comments2024-03-16T17:24:36.065-04:00Comments on Outlandish Observations: Authors' reactions to comments from readersKaren Henryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07635855088490793965noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379581147262228210.post-87756906317303913332011-03-31T19:20:18.024-04:002011-03-31T19:20:18.024-04:00Silentsgirl - Wow! That's scary. You're ...Silentsgirl - Wow! That's scary. You're right, there are some crazy people out there.<br /><br />KarenKaren Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07635855088490793965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379581147262228210.post-11980084905186465952011-03-31T18:37:55.708-04:002011-03-31T18:37:55.708-04:00I review everything I read at GoodReads, and when ...I review everything I read at GoodReads, and when I gave a negative review of a book there, I received death threats from the author (not this person; someone else). Not only did he harass me at GoodReads and on LiveJournal, but he tracked down my home email address as well. There are some crazy people out there, and some of them get publishing deals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379581147262228210.post-69762191386958027542011-03-29T18:55:35.492-04:002011-03-29T18:55:35.492-04:00Tanja - that's great that you know another aut...Tanja - that's great that you know another author who is so willing to interact with her fans. That's such a rare opportunity.<br /><br />Sirena - If my spelling and grammar were so atrocious, I certainly wouldn't be publishing books that make that fact obvious, would you?<br /><br />Julia - yeah, I know what you mean. I was speechless when I heard about this yesterday. Her comments on that blog are so self-destructive, it's almost as though she deliberately decided to sabotage her own writing career before it really got started. <br /><br />Very strange. But highly entertaining, in the way that rubbernecking at the scene of a car accident on the highway is entertaining. What do they call that, Schadenfreude? <g><br /><br />KarenKaren Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07635855088490793965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379581147262228210.post-45602734385699258212011-03-29T10:38:15.907-04:002011-03-29T10:38:15.907-04:00Utterly unbelievable. I don't even have words...Utterly unbelievable. I don't even have words for it.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12680659634820796776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379581147262228210.post-75598756547491282732011-03-29T08:50:09.988-04:002011-03-29T08:50:09.988-04:00Wow! I can't believe the thread of comments le...Wow! I can't believe the thread of comments left by Jacqueline Howett in response to the negative review. I read all the way to "F*** off" and then the crazy got to be too much for me! <br />If my spelling and grammar were so atrocious, I don't think I'd have the guts to leave comments all over the internet. <br />It really is a huge contrast to an author like Diana, who may not always agree with your criticism (they are, after all, her books) but responds thoughtfully and provides readers and critics an incredibly rare opportunity by communicating so openly with them.Sirenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07622232908141767076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379581147262228210.post-39495114581127316772011-03-29T07:42:49.008-04:002011-03-29T07:42:49.008-04:00I always think how much time people must have on t...I always think how much time people must have on their hands to leave a message like: I didn't like reading your book. Well...newsflash: Just get on with your life, we don't really care!<br /><br />I do understand critizism however. Like, I loved reading your book, or it was an interesting read, but there and there you lost me because...or I didn't understand that part. Or it's too far of what really happened (like in historical things), or something like that. Because it shows that the reader has actually 'worked' with the book. I also think, and please remember that this is my opinion, so please don't flock me, that this could really be good for an author. As Ms. Gabaldon already said, she knows more about the story than anyone else and she also knows about all the little parts and tibits that don't actually make it into the book, but they are all still in her head...and so it might happen that she totally understands a following scene she has written, even though the audience might not, because an important information has simply not made it into the book. I for one thought that the time Jamie and Claire spent in that military camp in the last book was far too long and while I was reading I kept thinking to myselg..please get on with it already and have them leave for Scotland. Then Scotland was far too short in my opinion. But it was still a great book and can't wait for the next installment!<br /><br />Btw. we also have a wonderful author, much like Ms. Gabaldon here in Germany. Her name is Rebecca Gablé and funnily she mostly writes about English history! I hope that she gets translated into English one day, because I think you would love her books! But back to the point, she also responds to her readers, whether they send her an email over her website or on her Facebook page. She even challenges her Facebook followers regularly with historic information or discussions about different themes.Tanja Pelsternoreply@blogger.com