Why getting a 1 star book review could be worse.

Yes, a couple of my books have had a 1-star review recently. They probably would have got zero stars had that option been available.

But, do you know what? I prefer getting the lowest possible rating than a 2 or 3 out of 5. And that's not just me trying to look on the bright side.

Two or three stars is mediocrity. It's so-so. It's this book made no discernible impact on my life. It's the white lines on the road. It's plain Rich Tea biscuits. Bland. Vanilla. Insipid.

At least if you get a 1 or zero, you know you've royally pissed off someone, or disgusted them. or disappointed them to such an extent they want to bury your book in an allotment, or set it on fire, or whatever the digital equivalent of that is.

One is a snarl. Two or three is a shrug of the shoulders.

So if your book gets a review with the lowest rating possible, look on it positively. Regard it as preferable to a 2 or 3, but obviously not as good as a 4 or 5.

Then go off and write something that everyone just has to give 5 out of 5.

Happy new year. Even to my 1-star reviewers, without whom this post would not have been possible!


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