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Old 04-04-2011, 03:41 PM   #121
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Perhaps not. But when someone spends 10 days screaming at a reviewer because she didn't like his review, in increasingly insulting and eventually obscene ways, I'd consider that to be more than "a little fit". I think it's a very good demonstration of the basic attitude and behavior of that person.

And when a person who wants to be an author is incapable, not only of using the language she is writing in, but of recognizing or acknowledging that inability, even when examples are pointed out to her, it's highly unlikely that this person will go on to great things.
In my business if a person were to have a fit like that, they would have to find a new career. It would be impossible to stay in the business - word travels fast and people forgive slowly.
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Old 04-04-2011, 04:22 PM   #122
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Her style reminds me of a Nigerian scam email.*

It occurred to me that the whole thing might be some kind of guerrilla marketing promotional stunt and the whole angry author persona was a well-executed charade.

*if it really is a 'her' at all.
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Old 04-04-2011, 05:21 PM   #123
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Her style reminds me of a Nigerian scam email.*

It occurred to me that the whole thing might be some kind of guerrilla marketing promotional stunt and the whole angry author persona was a well-executed charade.

*if it really is a 'her' at all.
Wow, you're right. She really does.
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Old 04-04-2011, 05:29 PM   #124
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Her style reminds me of a Nigerian scam email.*

It occurred to me that the whole thing might be some kind of guerrilla marketing promotional stunt and the whole angry author persona was a well-executed charade.

*if it really is a 'her' at all.
Yeah, except that 'the Nigerian Prince' usually has much better writing than 'the Greek Seaman'.
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Old 04-05-2011, 09:56 AM   #125
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Yeah, except that 'the Nigerian Prince' usually has much better writing than 'the Greek Seaman'.
lol!

If it is a scam, I'd call it a FAIL.
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Old 04-05-2011, 10:01 AM   #126
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That gave a me a blog topic last week. It's sad. Because her behaviour has singed the reputation of many indie authors.
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Old 04-05-2011, 05:59 PM   #127
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I think she missed her calling as a romance novelist. Jacqueline, should send her resume to Charlie Sheen. His tour is floundering now that he's semi-sober. Jacqueline's words and Charlie's rep could be the "winning" combination that gets both of their careers back on track.
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Old 04-05-2011, 07:21 PM   #128
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As a beginning author (of short stories, right now), I have some sympathy for her. I got my first one-star review a few days ago, and it didn't exactly nourish my soul. But going off on readers is not even close to an acceptable response. The first story I posted on Amazon, I got back feedback that I'd missed a few typos, so I e-mailed the reviewer directly, thanked them, and reposted the story with the typos fixed. Anyone who's had any personal interaction knows that tirades are not the way to win friends and influence people.
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Old 04-06-2011, 07:32 PM   #129
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It is -- if your writing is tolerable enough that people enjoy reading it. In this case, after the flurry of initial novelty purchases, she's not going to sell any more ebooks; people won't recommend them to each other, and those who hear about her indirectly will see her blog comments first, and then see the reviews.
But you just reinvent yourself with a pen name and start over.
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Old 04-06-2011, 08:17 PM   #130
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geez she was acting like a child about it, my goodness.
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Old 04-07-2011, 08:22 AM   #131
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But you just reinvent yourself with a pen name and start over.
So is that what happened to you?

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As a beginning author (of short stories, right now), I have some sympathy for her. I got my first one-star review a few days ago, and it didn't exactly nourish my soul. But going off on readers is not even close to an acceptable response. The first story I posted on Amazon, I got back feedback that I'd missed a few typos, so I e-mailed the reviewer directly, thanked them, and reposted the story with the typos fixed. Anyone who's had any personal interaction knows that tirades are not the way to win friends and influence people.
You displayed true professionalism.
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She's lowered the cost of her novel to $.99, so she might be getting curiosity purchases. Even without a sample, plenty of people will pay a dollar to find out what the fuss was about.

I hope she doesn't convince herself those people will be buying her next book, supposedly out later this year.
I can't bring myself to give this woman a dollar, even out of curiousity.
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