Comments on: Alice Hoffman Goes Ballistic on Twitter

By: John 'Ol Chumbucket' Baur

John 'Ol Chumbucket' Baur — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 23:44:52 +0000

Bad reviews are part of the business. Sad but true. You can’t control reviewers, all you can control is yourself. If you can’t take it in a businesslike, professional way, follow Harry Truman’s advice and get out of the kitchen.

By: Writing and marketing your novel: A glimpse from the trenches « The Nightstand Diaries

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 03:46:58 +0000

[...] assassination. Everyone has authors or critics they don’t like, sometimes personally. Don’t pull an Alice Hoffman. And, I guess, don’t try to kill anyone in real life, [...]

By: Richard

Richard — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:45:31 +0000

And you’d think she’d have thicker skin. This wasn’t her first book It was a lukewarm review. Man, I hate to think what would have happened if Silman had HATED it?

By: Barbara Levinson

Barbara Levinson — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:50:35 +0000

Potty mouth is just potty mouth. If the author doesn’t like the review, there are civilized, (ahem) literary ways of saying so.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:43:34 +0000

OMG! I guess having a mother from the south is very helpful. The rule is, be polite at all cost even if it kills you.

By: How Big is Your EGO? | Market My Novel

How Big is Your EGO? | Market My Novel — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 22:33:32 +0000

[...] their attitude reflects poorly on YOU. It could cost you sales and future reviews at ANY blog. (ehm… Alice Hoffman.) If you, the author, are the culprit, go buy yourself a journal, a fancy pen and some chocolate [...]

By: Tony Eldridge

Tony Eldridge — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000

Great report! As an author, I always worried about bad reviews, but never in my wildest notion would I consider reacting the way that Alice reacted. Not even I am that hungry for that kind of publicity. By the way, your post on handling bad reviews is worth the read for any author.