Comments for jesshaines.com Blog http://jesshaines.com/blog The rants, rambles, book reviews, and occasional snark-fests of urban fantasy author Jess Haines Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:56:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Back in Business! by Tyhitia http://jesshaines.com/blog/2012/02/06/back-in-business/comment-page-1/#comment-4106 Tyhitia Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:56:45 +0000 http://jesshaines.com/blog/?p=1004#comment-4106 Yay! Another book. Can't wait! :) Yay! Another book. Can’t wait! :)

]]> Comment on Book Review — BY THE SWORD (Magic of the Plains: Volume 1) by blodeuedd http://jesshaines.com/blog/2012/01/25/book-review-by-the-sword-magic-of-the-plains-volume-1/comment-page-1/#comment-3958 blodeuedd Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:42:43 +0000 http://jesshaines.com/blog/?p=999#comment-3958 I got pulled away from the kittens and chilli when I saw a fantasy book ;) Sounds good I got pulled away from the kittens and chilli when I saw a fantasy book ;) Sounds good

]]> Comment on So I was going to post a book review today… by Jess http://jesshaines.com/blog/2012/01/11/so-i-was-going-to-post-a-book-review-today/comment-page-1/#comment-3818 Jess Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:15:23 +0000 http://jesshaines.com/blog/?p=925#comment-3818 I must have picked up something of his that was a freebie on Amazon. I had a collection of short stories set in the Goblin-verse--they were all great! I'm dying to read one of the actual novels now. :D Thanks for the recs, everyone! <3, -J I must have picked up something of his that was a freebie on Amazon. I had a collection of short stories set in the Goblin-verse–they were all great! I’m dying to read one of the actual novels now. :D Thanks for the recs, everyone!

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-J

]]> Comment on Some Authors and Reviewers Are Having Angries on the Internet by Authors & Reviewers: Twain or Taint? « Jessa Slade http://jesshaines.com/blog/2012/01/09/some-authors-and-reviewers-are-having-angries-on-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-3740 Authors & Reviewers: Twain or Taint? « Jessa Slade Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:56:11 +0000 http://jesshaines.com/blog/?p=908#comment-3740 [...] In case you missed it (which I’m slightly ashamed to admit I had) fabulous author Jess Haines has a convenient roundup of links along with her take on the [...] [...] In case you missed it (which I’m slightly ashamed to admit I had) fabulous author Jess Haines has a convenient roundup of links along with her take on the [...]

]]> Comment on Some Authors and Reviewers Are Having Angries on the Internet by Stephanie N http://jesshaines.com/blog/2012/01/09/some-authors-and-reviewers-are-having-angries-on-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-3720 Stephanie N Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:49:37 +0000 http://jesshaines.com/blog/?p=908#comment-3720 I just wanted to thank you for your very informative and interesting post. You made a lot of good points for both published authors and wanna-be authors, and I'm sure most of the authors are aware of them. I guess the difficulty always lies in the reality. I've been a reviewer for quite a long time, far longer than I've run my blog, and I've been really lucky with the authors and publishers with whom I've worked. If the backlash has been negative, it has not come back to me with regards to my reviews. But then, I always try to be constructive in my reviews and try to write them as I would want to hear them, with no personal attacks of any kind. While most bloggers are usually great, I have read some books reviews that I've winced at because they either got personal or they weren't constructive, but rather very, very negative. I had a wise English teacher once tell me that for every negative point you must always mention a positive and I've tried very hard to maintain that balance. If there is a book that I just can't finish for whatever reason, I usually contact the author or publisher and ask them what they want me to do with the review. I am honest and tell them what I will write and let them decide if I should post. It has nothing to do with avoiding a backlash from the author as I am at the point in my life where I am not as concerned about that and it usually makes the author look bad, especially if i write constructively, it's more out of respect. Does that make sense? And by the way, sometimes these are books by established authors who have written some fantastic books, but sometimes write what I call 'duds' too. The behaviours, either by blogger or author, only reflect on themselves and usually will come back on themselves if they are not careful. I just wanted to thank you for your very informative and interesting post. You made a lot of good points for both published authors and wanna-be authors, and I’m sure most of the authors are aware of them. I guess the difficulty always lies in the reality. I’ve been a reviewer for quite a long time, far longer than I’ve run my blog, and I’ve been really lucky with the authors and publishers with whom I’ve worked. If the backlash has been negative, it has not come back to me with regards to my reviews. But then, I always try to be constructive in my reviews and try to write them as I would want to hear them, with no personal attacks of any kind. While most bloggers are usually great, I have read some books reviews that I’ve winced at because they either got personal or they weren’t constructive, but rather very, very negative. I had a wise English teacher once tell me that for every negative point you must always mention a positive and I’ve tried very hard to maintain that balance. If there is a book that I just can’t finish for whatever reason, I usually contact the author or publisher and ask them what they want me to do with the review. I am honest and tell them what I will write and let them decide if I should post. It has nothing to do with avoiding a backlash from the author as I am at the point in my life where I am not as concerned about that and it usually makes the author look bad, especially if i write constructively, it’s more out of respect. Does that make sense? And by the way, sometimes these are books by established authors who have written some fantastic books, but sometimes write what I call ‘duds’ too.

The behaviours, either by blogger or author, only reflect on themselves and usually will come back on themselves if they are not careful.

]]> Comment on Some Authors and Reviewers Are Having Angries on the Internet by Authors Behaving Badly | Luxury Reading|Book Reviews, Author Interviews, Giveaways http://jesshaines.com/blog/2012/01/09/some-authors-and-reviewers-are-having-angries-on-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-3712 Authors Behaving Badly | Luxury Reading|Book Reviews, Author Interviews, Giveaways Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:44:42 +0000 http://jesshaines.com/blog/?p=908#comment-3712 [...] fantasy author Jess Haines posted her own response to the craziness in a post titled “Some Authors and Reviewers Are Having Angries on the Internet“. She offers some great tips to authors and bloggers for dealing with each [...] [...] fantasy author Jess Haines posted her own response to the craziness in a post titled “Some Authors and Reviewers Are Having Angries on the Internet“. She offers some great tips to authors and bloggers for dealing with each [...]

]]> Comment on My Thoughts on eBook Piracy by Nikki-ann http://jesshaines.com/blog/2012/01/15/my-thoughts-on-ebook-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-3680 Nikki-ann Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:46:37 +0000 http://jesshaines.com/blog/?p=939#comment-3680 A lot of people just do get (or maybe they just don't care) that it's wrong to download something illegally for free. I've got friends who do it and they seem proud that they managed to get it for free when in fact they should have paid for it. I must admit that when I was younger and in college (we're talking more than 10 years ago now!) friends would point me in the direction of some pirated MP3's I might like. But you know what? If I didn't like them then the files got deleted, if I did then I went out and bought the album! (I've always much prefered owning a physical copy of something). I've had people trying to make money off from photos I took so I know what it feels like to see somebody basically taking money off me. Anyway, brilliant post Jess! :) A lot of people just do get (or maybe they just don’t care) that it’s wrong to download something illegally for free. I’ve got friends who do it and they seem proud that they managed to get it for free when in fact they should have paid for it.

I must admit that when I was younger and in college (we’re talking more than 10 years ago now!) friends would point me in the direction of some pirated MP3′s I might like. But you know what? If I didn’t like them then the files got deleted, if I did then I went out and bought the album! (I’ve always much prefered owning a physical copy of something).

I’ve had people trying to make money off from photos I took so I know what it feels like to see somebody basically taking money off me.

Anyway, brilliant post Jess! :)

]]> Comment on My Thoughts on eBook Piracy by Sullivan McPig http://jesshaines.com/blog/2012/01/15/my-thoughts-on-ebook-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-3675 Sullivan McPig Sun, 15 Jan 2012 11:51:59 +0000 http://jesshaines.com/blog/?p=939#comment-3675 A very honest and great post! I myself buy the ebooks I really want to read (not much, as I like print books better, but now that I got an ereader my ebook buying will most probably increase), but sometimes the urge to go of the straight path comes over me. This is usually when there's an ebook only release that is restricted to the US. So far I've been able to refrain from straying though. A very honest and great post!
I myself buy the ebooks I really want to read (not much, as I like print books better, but now that I got an ereader my ebook buying will most probably increase), but sometimes the urge to go of the straight path comes over me. This is usually when there’s an ebook only release that is restricted to the US. So far I’ve been able to refrain from straying though.

]]> Comment on Friday Funnies — Free Trip to Italy by Nikki-ann http://jesshaines.com/blog/2012/01/13/friday-funnies-free-trip-to-italy/comment-page-1/#comment-3667 Nikki-ann Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:00:26 +0000 http://jesshaines.com/blog/?p=930#comment-3667 LOL! :) Good one. LOL! :) Good one.

]]> Comment on So I was going to post a book review today… by Jackie (Literary Escapism) http://jesshaines.com/blog/2012/01/11/so-i-was-going-to-post-a-book-review-today/comment-page-1/#comment-3625 Jackie (Literary Escapism) Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:28:48 +0000 http://jesshaines.com/blog/?p=925#comment-3625 I've read the Stepsister Scheme and loved it. It's a great twist to a known fairy tale character. The rest of his series have been in my TBR/TBL list for awhile. I’ve read the Stepsister Scheme and loved it. It’s a great twist to a known fairy tale character. The rest of his series have been in my TBR/TBL list for awhile.

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