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I never read reviews - I never have. I've never read message boards, either. I'm just not interested in it in any way - I'm not interested in it inflating my ego, and I'm not interested in it improving my self-worth. So, I don't read them.

I turned off my Google alerts in 2009 as I learnt that following yourself on the Internet very quickly becomes unhealthy.

My dad and my brother have Google alerts out on me.

My house has too many distractions. There's the email. There's checking my Amazon ranking. I know I'm the only author who's ever done that, ever. There's the fax. Too many distractions. I like to go out and write.

As much as I encourage communication with my readers, I don't want reviews from them, simply because I don't need to be hamstrung in the middle of working on something.

I read every review online, and I want to respond to those, but I resist the urge to do that.

I'll admit it: I'm one of those people who has a Google News alert set for my own name.

I try to stay away from all the blogs and messages boards.

I don't go online, I don't read reviews, I try not to look at anything on the Internet.