Recently, it has come to my attention that several people on Royal Road have blocked me in an effort to avoid negative feedback.
As an author myself, I can understand why newly fledged writers might be overly protective of their work. However, that's no excuse to avoid constructive criticism and opportunities for improvement.
For those who have been following my reviews, it's clear that I'm not a troll. Perhaps I'm a bit harsh, but my reviews are always thorough. I believe that tens should be reserved for exceptional content. If I were to give a ten to every piece of content I mildly enjoyed, this blog would be filled with tens. Instead, I use fives or sixes for average content and seven or eight for things I really liked. Nines are essentially my tens, as I'm reluctant to give perfect scores.
I'm aware that there are people behind the content I critique, like the authors of "Luck be my Landlord," who likely spent dozens of hours creating and coding their work. However, that doesn't automatically make their content good. Anyone who has tried to submit a novel to a literary agent or publisher knows that the odds are against them in the real world. Therefore, I don't understand why people want fake positive reviews from those who haven't even read the book. Many of these five-star reviews say things like, "I'm so excited to see more of this book!" – and these reviews are often posted after only reading a few chapters, then dropped the book altogether.
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