[Lloyd Tackitt]

Originally Posted by Harper Kingsley

If a reviewer were to leave a "a hateful/spiteful/vile comment," you're better off just leaving it where it lies. There are some people that like to troll around and one thing they do is leave some bait for the unwary. Which is kind of the vibe I got from the way you responded to ficbot.

If you want to be treated as a serious professional, you are better off not resulting to childish behavior, especially on the Internet where everything you say can and will be used against you FOREVER. Yes, I used all capitals to show the seriousness and vastness of the length of time at which you will be suffering the ire of the Interwebs.

Feel free to respond to any bad reviews and allow yourself to sink to the lowest levels possible, but do not plead ignorance or beg for leniency when the Internet comes calling.

Links that may be helpful for your research:
http://vacuousminx.wordpress.com/201...uess-the-year/
http://howpublishingreallyworks.com/?p=4104
http://www.pocketfulofbooks.com/p/au...ing-badly.html
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...behaving-badly
You end up on this shelf at GR http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...behaving-badly

It's called "the ABM" for a reason. That stands for "the Author's Big Mistake." And it very rarely turns out well.

Good point - it is forever and that's a fact. Thank you for the links, I'll be checking them out.