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ABOUT TO RESPOND TO A NEGATIVE REVIEW OF YORU BOOK? READ THIS FIRST 

By: Blake Atwood

Have you heard of Stephan J. Harper’s interactive iBook Venice Under Glass?

If you have, it’s likely that you’ve heard more about the author than the book itself. After a not-so-stellar review of his book at TidBITS, an Apple news website, Harper went on a commenting rampage, picking apart the reviewer’s opinions piece by piece and rebutting nearly every other commenter on the review. It’s a rant of epic proportions.

After reading through his comments, I can’t tell if he’s serious or if it’s a publicity stunt. Then again, considering the amount of time and effort he’s put into defending his work, it’s likely legitimate, although emotionally charged.

The entire affair is an extreme example of the absolutely worst way to respond to a book review.

The only way to respond to a bad book review…

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Read the full article HERE!

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If you missed my writing & marketing tweets and retweets yesterday, here they are again:

1. How to Make the First Cut in a Writing Contest | The Review Review http://ow.ly/F5fsQ 
2. 20 Ways to Increase Your Facebook Likes and Engagement - Jeffbullas's Blog http://ow.ly/F6nQw
3. A Not-So-Classically Trained Writer • Keep Your Characters In Order: How to Make a... http://ow.ly/F64jX
4. Character Date Ideas #2 | Cheryl Reif Writes http://ow.ly/F64qE
5. Who's Your Ideal Reader? - Books & Such Literary Management : Books & Such Literary Management http://ow.ly/F64tn
6. Why Character Names Are the Secret Ingredient to Your Story http://ow.ly/F64Ic
7. Finding Your Beginning in “The End”: Are You a Trustworthy Writer? | KayeDacus.com http://ow.ly/F64Ny
8. Fiction University: What Makes Your Characters Uncomfortable? http://ow.ly/F6c32
9. Janet Fitch's 10 Tips That Can Help Any Writer - BookBaby Blog http://ow.ly/F6dAC
10. How do You Use LinkedIn? [INFOGRAPHIC] - Jeffbullas's Blog http://ow.ly/F6dIs
11. Why Marketing Your Book is Like Trying to Lose Weight - The Savvy Book Marketer http://ow.ly/F6ebi
12. Writers: 10 Ways To Stay Sane When You’re On A Deadline - Writer's Relief, Inc. http://ow.ly/F6mO2
13. Janet Fitch's 10 Tips That Can Help Any Writer - BookBaby Blog http://ow.ly/F6mXo
14. Oxford Dictionaries Team Creates a ‘Word of the Year’ Infographic - GalleyCat http://ow.ly/F6n3M
15. 5 Ways Re-Posting Other Bloggers’ Content Rips Them Off | Molly Greene: Writer http://ow.ly/F6nyP
16. Writer Unboxed » The Online Presence That’s a Natural Extension of Who You Are and What You Do. (Is It Just Fantasy?) http://ow.ly/F6nIf
17. What’s The Best Software For Writing Ebooks? - A Brief Introduction - Learn Out Live! http://ow.ly/F6o16
18. Virtual Book Tour: Syncing Forward • Simpson's Paradox http://ow.ly/F6o3L
19. Mobile - Six Mobile Marketing Predictions for 2015  MarketingProfs Article http://ow.ly/F6o8K
20. Anne R. Allen's Blog: Frazzled, Overwhelmed, Swamped? A Writer's Guide to Mental Health http://ow.ly/F6VAI
21. Braiding Your Book’s Three Parts | Writers In The Storm http://ow.ly/F6W3s @BookLaurie 
22. 5 Reasons to Write the Book You Need to WriteWritersDigest.com | WritersDigest.com http://ow.ly/F6Zu6
23. Why Is Concept The First Concern In Screenwriting? The Story Department http://ow.ly/F6ZwT
24. How to Build a Targeted Twitter Tribe of 100,000 http://ow.ly/F74cM
25. Teachable Lit | Gifts that Encourage Reading http://ow.ly/F74hf
26. Janet Reid, Literary Agent: Query Question: Now that I have an agent, what mistakes can I avoid? http://ow.ly/F755p

Happy running and writing, Kathy