Why I Don’t Read Reviews

I rarely read reviews of my stories.
Reviews, in my opinion,
are written for readers, not writers.
Writers can’t do anything about the feedback.
The stories have been published.
The majority of readers read stories
in the first week of release.
Very few publishers will put money
into revising already released stories.

You can tell me
that a word on page 200
is spelled wrong
but I can’t do anything about it.
It is useless criticism.

As
Leo Babauta
shares

“Make sure your criticism is actionable.
There’s nothing worse
than receiving feedback on a project
that’s already been submitted.
Make sure your criticisms
are actually executable
before voicing them aloud.”

Don’t criticize something
that can’t be changed.
Don’t listen/read criticism
on a project you can’t change.