Perils of goodreads – Overthinking Your Reviews until they make you CRAZY

Posted on November 24, 2012 | 8 Comments

This girl rocks.

I don’t know… with the first reviews coming out for the anthologies I am in, I’m seeing a lot of chatter about reviews on the web.

I found this video both timely, and hilarious. Enjoy the chuckle.

Give her three minutes.  You’ll enjoy it.  Either you are this person, or you know someone like her.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dj8MNOgR_gQ&feature=player_embedded

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8 responses to “Perils of goodreads – Overthinking Your Reviews until they make you CRAZY”

  1. Writerlious | December 9, 2012 at 9:55 pm |

    Oh my gosh. Wow. I’m glad I don’t normally review books unless I like them. 🙂 That’s the thing that’s so hard about Goodreads –I want to be honest, but I don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings either.

  2. Widdershins | November 24, 2012 at 6:53 pm |

    Very true! … Buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz!

  3. writerwendyreid | November 24, 2012 at 5:08 pm |

    Very funny. I loved when she put the bag of potato chips on her face…..:-P

  4. Carrie Rubin | November 24, 2012 at 11:22 am |

    Great video! Thanks for linking to it. Nothing like those moments of self-doubt to put a damper on one’s day.

  6. Elin Gregory | November 24, 2012 at 4:31 am |

    She speaks so quickly I didn’t get all of what she says, but the bumble bee analogy was excellent. I love the bit about the whale arms too. I’ve seen comments like that in reviews, as though the authors personal appearance has a direct bearing on their ability to write! Goodreads is a place where you kind of have to have a presence but it’s really unhealthy to spend much time there.

  7. Tristan | November 24, 2012 at 3:12 am |

    Love it. Love her.

    Love, me.

  8. kford2007 | November 24, 2012 at 2:27 am |

    Loved the bumblebee. LOL! This cracked me up. Thanks for sharing.

    Oh, I love all your Christmas goodies in your sidebar. Pretty.