This may sound self-contradictory given what I do for a living

[james_davis_nicoll]

But I do not believe that good things result from authors replying to negative reviews.

Comments

[sartorias.livejournal.com]

"Make you think hard?" My problem with the books was that the characters were about as complex as characters in porn novels--going from sex scene to sex scene. No problem with that, if that's what readers want. Hey, I'm all for enjoyment. But I didn't detect any thinking involved, much less hard thinking.

[amberdine.livejournal.com]

I guess I'm okay with her needing to answer people who have criticized her, (even though it is always a bad idea) but implying that if they don't like her writing, they don't like complexity or realistic characters? Errrm...

[james-nicoll.livejournal.com]

I think "you think" was supposed to be "your thing".

[sartorias.livejournal.com]

Oh! Well, that makes better sense than the other way. Even if part of her readership doesn't have a 'thing' to get hard. Well, whatever works.