tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572803429264621145.post2004779624925022082..comments2024-01-09T18:08:14.678-08:00Comments on Alice J. Wisler's Patchwork Quilt Blog: If You're Going to Write a Negative Book Review, At Least Spell Correctly!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572803429264621145.post-27595107666855500132014-04-23T14:50:14.431-07:002014-04-23T14:50:14.431-07:00Hehehe this is good! And I am so guilty of spellin...Hehehe this is good! And I am so guilty of spelling incorrectly or not picking up on my auto correct being incorrect! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572803429264621145.post-2682884441845704032014-03-25T10:34:38.782-07:002014-03-25T10:34:38.782-07:00Funny, Laura! You sometimes have to laugh!Funny, Laura! You sometimes have to laugh!Alice. J. Wislerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03486545163819137377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572803429264621145.post-18376398690122370712014-03-14T05:05:04.712-07:002014-03-14T05:05:04.712-07:00Maybe she was just depraved. Depraved of a good sp...Maybe she was just depraved. Depraved of a good spelling teacher.<br /><br />(Not to be confused with DEPRIVED of... which is something different entirely.)<br /><br />Ah, the humor in spelling errors.<br /><br />Cheers!Laura Maikatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14053957631788003703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572803429264621145.post-59434284084828860102014-03-04T10:54:51.626-08:002014-03-04T10:54:51.626-08:00Sylvia and Erynn, thanks for stopping by to read a...Sylvia and Erynn, thanks for stopping by to read and comment!Alice. J. Wislerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03486545163819137377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572803429264621145.post-57157815049048849302014-03-03T11:53:01.775-08:002014-03-03T11:53:01.775-08:00I'd be happy (okay, maybe not HAPPY) to receiv...I'd be happy (okay, maybe not HAPPY) to receive a horribly misspelled negative review because it reflects poorly on the poster rather than the author and probably won't be taken seriously by potential readers. <br />It's those really well written ones that rip you to shreds that cut to the quick. Erynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02130213547160034202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572803429264621145.post-64562714442434786732014-03-02T14:26:34.518-08:002014-03-02T14:26:34.518-08:00Unfortunately, there is just so much bad spelling ...Unfortunately, there is just so much bad spelling out there, that I just keep sighing. I pride myself on knowing how to spell. Thank you for the post, Alice, and for the advice. I really appreciate the laugh and the advice.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17896185762946108199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572803429264621145.post-29956998076334554582014-03-02T05:38:07.683-08:002014-03-02T05:38:07.683-08:00I wonder why some are itching to write a nasty rev...I wonder why some are itching to write a nasty review. If I don't like a book, I usually don't bother. Like you, Katy, I didn't write reviews until my own books came out (usually because other authors I got to know through being an author asked me to write them). Alice. J. Wislerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03486545163819137377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572803429264621145.post-76681600266182916552014-03-01T17:09:49.455-08:002014-03-01T17:09:49.455-08:00You got that "rite". :)
But seriously,...You got that "rite". :) <br /><br />But seriously, I have always been a reader and it wasn't until I started writing that I even considered writing a review. It never crossed my mind. I just devoured and loved books. My favorites earned a place in my bookcase. That to me was the highest honor, even if I was the only one to ever see it there. I think most readers are in the same boat. When I think of the number of book sales compared to the number of reviews there are, the reviews barely make up one percent, and personally, I don't ever read them before buying a book.Katy Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695502207902033580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572803429264621145.post-11139090323238802762014-03-01T13:41:39.191-08:002014-03-01T13:41:39.191-08:00Lou Anne, Tina, and Ann, thanks for reading and fo...Lou Anne, Tina, and Ann, thanks for reading and for your comments!Alice. J. Wislerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03486545163819137377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572803429264621145.post-20683580905908271252014-03-01T13:02:15.965-08:002014-03-01T13:02:15.965-08:00I love all of Alice's books, especially the on...I love all of Alice's books, especially the one set in NC. I find her characters facinating and I love that there's a little of Alice in all her books. I guess you could say, "We click."<br />Ann KnowlesWritePathwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16710710068392561476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572803429264621145.post-11498378711323842562014-03-01T12:41:56.815-08:002014-03-01T12:41:56.815-08:00Oh, Alice. I am sure I have whined to you about so...Oh, Alice. I am sure I have whined to you about some of my more "colorful" reviews. The first review I received in a national publication had my NAME misspelled before someone pointed it out and they corrected it. LOL. It is hard to take a reviewer seriously when they are just so angry about your work they can't even spell correctly. Now, like you, I barely read reviews except for when a gracious reader alerts me of one they wrote themselves. I have learned that my job is to write books and it's the only thing I can control. Funny post. I love it. Thanks for reminding us that we just have to laugh sometimes.Tinahttp://www.tinaannforkner.wordpress.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572803429264621145.post-12417619327374867342014-03-01T12:04:35.279-08:002014-03-01T12:04:35.279-08:00This is great! Now, what can I misspell? :o) Rain ...This is great! Now, what can I misspell? :o) Rain Song was so good I bought one as a gift. I most certainly didn't do anything strange to my eyes! Thanks for the fun post.Lou Ann Keiserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02684047509152182217noreply@blogger.com