tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14016238.post4951139004880172132..comments2023-11-03T07:01:16.104-05:00Comments on C. Hope Clark: Ouch - Opinion HurtsHope Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17319310910383413396noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14016238.post-58405869194955168542011-09-30T11:49:14.575-05:002011-09-30T11:49:14.575-05:00And I almost attended that conference, Chris. Than...And I almost attended that conference, Chris. Thanks for mentioning me! I have had a little jump in subscribers. Must have been you!Hope Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17319310910383413396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14016238.post-59264740714710544882011-09-30T11:10:36.753-05:002011-09-30T11:10:36.753-05:00So that's actually *two* mentions for you at S...So that's actually *two* mentions for you at SCBWI in Charlotte, Hope. I know because I mentioned FFW in a session I attended. I had to repeat your name and FFW twice while folks wrote it down. :)Chris Hoerternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14016238.post-73961707240280316982011-09-29T08:21:05.905-05:002011-09-29T08:21:05.905-05:00It took me long enough to find your blog, but I lo...It took me long enough to find your blog, but I love it! I'm not sure where I'm going with my writing yet, but your blog is going to be a big help I am sure. Keep it up no matter what negative feedback you get from time to time.Karenhttp://www.runningwithkaren.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14016238.post-8141511335803463632011-09-29T05:46:53.983-05:002011-09-29T05:46:53.983-05:00Whoever said that stick and stones may break my bo...Whoever said that stick and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me...had it backwards. I find that negative words stick with me for years, though most of my friends seem to forget them within an hour or two.<br /><br />Thanks for the admonition to brace myself. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15508887711850480059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14016238.post-14881709670518066752011-09-29T04:25:11.201-05:002011-09-29T04:25:11.201-05:00Yes, words hurt. Bad Amazon reviews hurt. Nasty co...Yes, words hurt. Bad Amazon reviews hurt. Nasty comments on blogs hurt. I've been in this business a decade now and I have the skin of a dinosaur, and yet every now and then some mosquito manages to get under my hide.<br /><br />The worst is my travel blogging job at Gadling. We get millions of unique readers every month and so there are always people who don't like what I write, or have odd political agendas, or think some snarky remark was aimed at them even though I don't know them. Some are just plain insane.<br /><br />It's always the angry people who comment the most, and spell the worst.<br /><br />So yeah, random strangers are one of the downsides of writing. Every now and then, though, some reader will send a complement. One read my post about moving to northern Spain, looked up my public email address, and sent me some suggestions for hikes! Those make my day.Civil War Horror (Sean McLachlan)http://civilwarhorror.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com