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162- What Do You Do When You Get Bad Reviews?

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This is a topic that comes up every week day in Facebook groups: What do you do when you get a one-star review? (Especially on Goodreads...) So, what's the answer? I'm not going to give you ONE, but a few options when you're dealing with low reviews on your books.   FIRST UP: EVERYONE GETS BAD REVIEWS We've all been there. And if you haven't yet, you WILL. Even great classics have one-star reviews. I promise. Just for funsies, here are some screenshots of actual reviews of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte: Oookay, then. Feel better? That's a classic. (If you ever need a boost, just go read the one-star reviews on great classics. It's therapeutic.) Point made: we all get one-star reviews. The end.  But knowing that doesn't always take away the sting. You know you're in good company, but what should you DO about those pesky low reviews? WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU GET ONE-STAR REVIEWS There are basically two main options when it comes to reviews: Read them or don't read them. When authors talk about their bad reviews