tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663077662599914626.post4383770996329696791..comments2023-04-02T07:57:54.541-04:00Comments on The Chrysanthemum Connection: My Very First ReviewXeranthemumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04296576054560890823noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663077662599914626.post-6258013110666527632010-08-13T08:56:25.409-04:002010-08-13T08:56:25.409-04:00Xer, there have been so many times I would have lo...Xer, there have been so many times I would have loved to send a snarky little note to whomever determines the covers for some books. I know cover artist don't have time (and shouldn't be expected) to read every book they cover but would it be sooo hard to send them basic notes on physical character descriptions and expect them to work within those parameters? I know authors are typically Stormyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18220740134882878334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663077662599914626.post-20103799295326423922010-08-13T07:26:53.716-04:002010-08-13T07:26:53.716-04:00Welcome, Sherry!
I loved your comment. And you'...Welcome, Sherry!<br />I loved your comment. And you've also hit upon the very reason I started this blog in the first place.<br /><br />I believe reviews ARE an important tool and I have yet to find a place where weak reviews are addressed. It's easy to diss something but harder to DO something to try to fix it. <br /><br />For reviewers that care about what they do and find joy in doingXeranthemumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04296576054560890823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663077662599914626.post-70534563776382487262010-08-13T07:17:04.741-04:002010-08-13T07:17:04.741-04:00Hey there, Zorro tee hee
Thanks for letting revi...Hey there, <i>Zorro</i> tee hee<br /><br />Thanks for letting reviewers know that most times authors have NO control over the covers. All the more reason to not make mention of that in the review. <br /><br />Perhaps it would be better to write to the publishers directly? <br />If enough of them get notes from readers that they don't appreciate the disconnect between the author's Xeranthemumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04296576054560890823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663077662599914626.post-42172717653100036722010-08-13T07:12:51.876-04:002010-08-13T07:12:51.876-04:00Hey, Stormy!
Thanks for providing more evidence th...Hey, Stormy!<br />Thanks for providing more evidence that book covers shouldn't be an element in a review for the very reason you encountered. <br /><br />I'm happy you stopped by.<br />;-)Xeranthemumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04296576054560890823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663077662599914626.post-68156351482352875272010-08-13T07:11:01.731-04:002010-08-13T07:11:01.731-04:00Hello, Lynne!
Thanks for stopping bye!
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::GRIN...Hello, Lynne!<br />Thanks for stopping bye!<br />and.<br />::GRIN:: I'm glad you found my post useful.<br /><br />:-)Xeranthemumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04296576054560890823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663077662599914626.post-12147444492636418842010-08-13T06:00:03.757-04:002010-08-13T06:00:03.757-04:00I have loved all your articles on reviewing. It p...I have loved all your articles on reviewing. It proves, as other have commented, that it's not a case of stringing a few words together and walking away.<br />I've read threads across the 'net where reviews have been castigated as worthless and nothing more than a writer's motive to gain attention. But then, if the review is a poor one - in that, I mean not well presented -, Sherry Gloaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03143365764333974956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663077662599914626.post-66625323004027281172010-08-12T23:06:00.490-04:002010-08-12T23:06:00.490-04:00Hee hee. I know your pain. Funny how hindsight and...Hee hee. I know your pain. Funny how hindsight and a bit of friendly awareness opens our eyes.<br /><br />I read a review where the reviewer TRASHED the cover art. Didn't match, wasn't realistic, etc. Then proceeded to say how much the actual story was loved. Author was justifiably irked.<br /><br />Having been the recipient of a cover that is part of a line, I can understand the author&#Wendi Zwaduk and Megan Slayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01583513293847035769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663077662599914626.post-63355137340403470832010-08-12T10:53:24.481-04:002010-08-12T10:53:24.481-04:00you are soooo right about not depending on the cov...you are soooo right about not depending on the cover art. A prime example: Debra Glass, whom I love to read, has book entitled Death By Chocolate. The title elludes to the hero being African American. The cover model is sooooo not of the "chocolate" persuasion! Great book, though!!Stormyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18220740134882878334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663077662599914626.post-31595238193788745232010-08-11T14:03:51.491-04:002010-08-11T14:03:51.491-04:00Wow. I didn't spot any wrong moves in your fir...Wow. I didn't spot any wrong moves in your first review--until you pointed them out, that is.<br /><br />I don't review often, but I will keep in mind lessons learned here the next time I do.<br /><br />Thank you.Shawna Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12476399575493212858noreply@blogger.com