12.23.2009

Creatures from the deep, beware

Authors, we all know, are temperamental creatures. They can't help it, and we appreciate a little crazy from our creative types. There comes a point, however, when the crazy needs to be countermanded by a few deep breaths and sleeping on a bad review, which author Candace Sams learned the hard way.

When a negative Amazon review popped up, Sams started to respond anonymously, but was quickly outed. Her comments have since been removed (sadly), but there's a round-up of shenanigans here that's worth a look.

But, in case you wanted the short version: it's kind of a train wreck.

2 comments:

  1. I'm wondering what the FBI can possibly do to stop negative reviews.

    It's like an epidemic of writers going off on reviewers.

    Obviously the moral to these stories is: When in a rage, the first thing you need to do is shut down your computer.

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  2. Friends don't let friends post drunk.

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