tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post1124175712382105998..comments2024-02-21T05:25:03.233-05:00Comments on Adventures in YA Publishing: How I Use Reviews To Improve My Craft - A WOW-Wednesday Post by Mary WaibelMartina Boonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-32416499658383375682015-01-29T08:17:17.640-05:002015-01-29T08:17:17.640-05:00Thanks, Stephanie. That's exactly how I approa...Thanks, Stephanie. That's exactly how I approach my reviews. If I don't know what's broken, I can't fix it. And while it does hurt to get a low review, learning why the reader didn't like it can be very valuable going forward. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing your experience, and I'm glad to hear you were able to improve your writing based on the feedback you received.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09179338199224761532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-4371882795415005402015-01-28T19:52:11.543-05:002015-01-28T19:52:11.543-05:00I love this post. I used to write in a heavily tra...I love this post. I used to write in a heavily trafficked online fiction forum before I went traditional, and the reviews were sometimes brutal. Other authors got so mad, but I was like... this is my target audience telling me what they don't like. How can I not take this and use it positively? I stopped doing x and did more z and LISTENED to the readers. My writing is so much stronger because of it. Stephanie https://www.blogger.com/profile/11135131231969141136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-37750123620309540182015-01-28T07:53:33.314-05:002015-01-28T07:53:33.314-05:00Thanks so much for letting me quest post today. Su...Thanks so much for letting me quest post today. Susan posed a question to me via e-mail about how I've made changes to my work based on a review.<br /><br />While it hasn't 'officially' happened yet (seeing I haven't written it yet) I do plan to make a change in book 2 of the FAERY series based on a reviewers comments about how I treated Alyssa in book 1. She pointed out that Callie really wasn't a good friend to her, and as I look at it now, I do see her point, and plan to use Callie's mistreatment of Alyssa against her in the second book.<br /><br />How about you? Have you ever used review feedback to make changes?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09179338199224761532noreply@blogger.com