We all have them.
My first erk you've read and seen me rant about more than once before. - Editors - If I'm becoming lost in trying to figure out what your characters are saying, you've lost me as a reader.
Short stories sold on Amazon. I'm not talking about the hundred page novella for 99 cents. I'm talking the less than fifty pages, font 14, double spaced, blogs. I'm talking the thirty page $4.99 work. If you are going to put your work out there for all to read and have your name attached to it, be proud of it. If it was meant to be a blog, put it in a blog. Build a fan base first. Don't throw it out there and except the fans to find you.
Those who write one book and then become upset because they didn't reach King status. If that is why you wrote, I'm sorry. Writing is an art. You just don't pick up a pen and begin to draw. Some people can. I can't. I can't even draw with lessons. So if you can't pick up a pen and write without instruction, that might be a reason your work isn't selling.
You've seen me mention this one before - Ones that have to thank each review. Ugh! Don't you have anything better else to do? Or the ones that have to bash of why someone didn't like their work. You took that risk of someone not liking your work. If they say; 'I didn't like it' then it's appropriate to ask why they didn't. Your first work isn't going to be perfect. Take those who are giving you advice and run with it. 'Story plot is good but needs a good editor...' They told you what you need! Don't and I mean don't respond back with, 'Thank you for taking the time to give my work a chance. This was my new novel and I'll make sure I get an editor for this one.." They gave you the key to bring in more readers to enjoy your next work. Those who are screaming needs editor, is going to find a new author to read.
Writers who are already published and you ask them for advice. 'All the answers are in my book, it's only $5.99 on Kindle..." I have some words to throw back at you. 'Go blow yourself.' I seriously had one writer say this to me. So I created a how-to book that was way easier and a fraction at his cost. I haven't put it out to sell it. All the information was free and I figured it out by trial and error. If you're going to make people, or other 'author friends' buy your work, then don't go running to them when you need help. I've seen many bridges burnt this way.
Downing another writer for what they are able to accomplish. Yes, I can produce a full manuscript in under a week. Yes, my biggest accomplishment was a trilogy in under a month. But that's the way I write. Can I write a screenplay off my own work. Nope. Others are able to do just that. Not me. Are others able to edit their own work? Absolutely. It's not very many, but there are those who can. When people find out how fast I can produce, I'm accused of having a ghost writer. Or, my work is pure crap. First, is it out there? No. Because I'm waiting for my editors to complete the work before I put my work out for everyone to see. Am I other people's ghost writer? Absolutely. Again, it is the way that I write. I would love to be able to design an illustration book. Can I? No way down under the soil.
Writers who think every bad review is from someone who hates them. I've seen some reviews from those who it did look like the reviewer had a personal grudge. However!!!! Other reviewers know it and defend the author. They want honest reviews.
Never throw dirt at someone when it's raining. By the time your dirt you've thrown reaches them, it's now mud and they'll throw it right back at you. The dirt you can brush off. The mud, takes longer to wash off. Yes, when the mud dries and is off, you're left with nothing but a pile of dirty laundry that's nothing but your own.
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