{"id":3886,"date":"2013-09-29T08:06:23","date_gmt":"2013-09-29T07:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/janetgover.com\/?p=3886"},"modified":"2013-09-29T08:06:23","modified_gmt":"2013-09-29T07:06:23","slug":"dr-who-please-dont-tell-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/janetgover.com\/?p=3886","title":{"rendered":"Dr Who? Please don\u2019t tell me."},"content":{"rendered":"
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I haven’t read it yet -I think it’s pretty important to do that before writing a review.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I tried so hard not to find out who the new Dr Who is going to be.\u00a0 I really did. I avoided websites and FB and twitter \u2013 but alas, to no avail. So now I know and I hate that I know.<\/p>\n

I hate spoilers.<\/p>\n

And have suddenly developed an overwhelming fear \u2013 that someone is going to post a spoiler for Flight To Coorah Creek.<\/p>\n

How did this start? \u00a0Amazon e-mailed me the other day \u2013 inviting me to review some books I had recently purchased.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t do a lot of Amazon reviews \u2013 I tend to put my reviews here on the blog (which reminds me I haven\u2019t done any for a while \u2013 next week \u2013 promise. Or maybe the week after).<\/p>\n

Anyway \u2013 I waffle. Back to the topic of reviews\u2026<\/p>\n

As previously mentioned, we writers are insecure souls. We love good reviews (who wouldn\u2019t) but a bad review can send us into a depression that can be cured only by heart attack inducing quantities of chocolate. I personally don\u2019t mind bad reviews too much (she says, lying through her clenched teeth). I don\u2019t like every book I read, and not every person who reads my books is going to love them. It would be nice if they were gentle in their dislike, but everyone is entitled to their opinion \u2013 and if they want to put that on Amazon. Well, that\u2019s their right too.<\/p>\n

But what I really fear is that some people tell the story of the book in their reviews \u2013 including any surprise endings or \u2026. other things that happen in the book.<\/p>\n

As writers, we do our very best to keep our readers guessing about who dunnit, or how the characters will escape the evil witch; who is the father of the baby or where the treasure is buried. We want our readers to keep guessing right until the last minute.<\/p>\n

And then \u2026. Ta Daa\u2026.\u00a0 the secret is revealed. What an emotional payback that can be.<\/p>\n

But the \u201cI am your father\u201d announcement loses some of its punch if have already seen Luke\u2019s birth certificate. (I figure that\u2019s no spoiler \u2013 unless you are one of the three people on the planet who have never seen any of the Star Wars films)<\/p>\n

So here\u2019s my plea to people who post reviews. I really hope you will like my books. I work very hard at my writing, trying to give my readers a good journey. But whether you like the book or hate it \u2013 please don\u2019t spoil it for others. As both a writer AND a reader \u2013 can I please request – no spoilers. Or, if you really must, please put SPOILER ALERT<\/b> in big friendly letters at the top \u2013 so those of us who don\u2019t want to know the surprise ending can hurry on before reading any further.<\/p>\n

Thank you for listening to my rant \u2013I\u2019ll be more cheerful next week. I promise.<\/p>\n

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