by
David S Grant
It happened, you got a bad review. It happens to the greatest and most
“successful” artists every day. Still,
after reading the bad review you may need more than a hug. Here are some suggestions on how to handle
the bad news.
- Don’t overreact. This applies to both good and bad reviews: stay “Even Steven”, and understand its part of the promotion process.
- Promote the good parts. For example “David S. Grant’s new book balances his sense of humor with the dark topic of murder…” See, not so bad. Now that’s a blurb I can use, never mind that the review continued “…, but his emotionless and materialistic characters didn’t impress me.” It goes without saying which blurb will make the press release!
