It is great whenever your e-books receive 5 and 4 star
ratings, but what about the 1 and 2 star ratings?
At first they upset me. How can people be so cruel when you
have spent months working on your book?
Now I am more philosophical. What can you think when someone
posts a 1 star review based on bad spelling? True. He was an American and,
obviously, hadn't read the book right the way through so he didn't know that it
was written in English-English. (Nor had he read my bio). Solved that one -
changed the title and cover and re-published it. It now gets 4 and 5 star
reviews.
Another one star was followed by the word 'Muddled'. That
reminded me of a school teacher who, after we had read a classic, asked for our
opinions. One pupil responded, 'I thought it was a bit of a muddle.' The
teacher gave her a sorrowful look, 'I think that refers to your muddled
thinking.'
To give authors 4 and 5 star ratings you have to have 5 individual
stars - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. In other words, stars 1 and 2 are only
make-weights! (Of course some of the 1
and 2 star ratings could be from writers whose books don't sell. A bit of sour
grapes!).
As my Mum taught me, 'If you can't say anything nice, don't
say anything at all.'
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