The biggest critics of my books are people who never read them.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Sometimes literary critics review the book they wanted you to write, not the book you wrote, and that's very irksome.
When I'm writing, I am lost in my book. Except family and close friends, I don't care about what critics, publishers or readers might think.
I work really hard at these books, and when colleagues write nasty reviews of them, I take it very personally.
I don't read the critics.
Most books reviews aren't very well-written. They tend to be more about the reviewer than the book.
I rarely read or buy a book because of a review.
I don't write for publishers, certainly not for critics, and not for readers, But I am delighted that so many people have found my books enjoyable and want to continue to read them.
Critics can be your most important friend. I don't read criticism of my stuff only because when it's bad, it's rough-and when it's good, it's not good enough.
But I honestly don't read critics. My dad reads absolutely everything ever written about me. He calls me up to read ecstatic reviews, but I always insist that I can't hear them. If you give value to the good reviews, you have to give value to the criticism.
I reach my readers regardless of what the critics have written.