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Do I agree with these two statements? "A completely negative review can do great damage to an author." Yes, I agree - I believe it can. Some people confuse "honesty" with being "mean". That can discourage people from writing and displaying their work. In showing off knowledge, it is important not to lose sight of the fact that a person with feelings is behind the writing. "You have an ethical responsibility to prepare a well balanced, helpful review of both strengths and weaknesses of the story." I totally disagree with this. We are all volunteers. We read at our leisure and can send a review as a response to what we've read, a well organized primer or whatever we want. Do what is enjoyed and do that which promotes more writing and reviewing. If there are too many strictures on a reviewer, there won't be many reviews. I do a lot of reviews. Tell me you don't like my templates (which took a long time for me to learn to make) and I will review elsewhere. I use them sometimes and sometimes I just write a short paragraph. I do not feel it is my job to teach grammar. I see nothing wrong with sending a review that simply says "I enjoyed it." I love getting those. Do published authors require all their readers to give them detailed critiques? Or are they grateful for readers of all kinds? Isn't "great work" and "I read/ bought it and enjoyed it" pretty cool? If you tell me I have a responsibility to do x, y and z with a review, I might do it a few times but I won't continue with it. It has to be an enjoyable experience since we are all volunteers who read here. Rigid goals do not a lot of reviews make. Look at the numbers whenever someone yells about wanting a certain kind of review or requiring others to give them. The numbers (reviews sent) tell the tale. And opposite opinions (love it - hate it) are all honest. No one has the "key" or the "secret" to honest reviewing - it's as individual as we all are.   |
Re: February 2019 Discussion ~ Topic Reviewing Your Peers · 02-05-19 11:15am 
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