Saturday, April 13, 2013

Anonymous on the Internet


There are people on the internet named Anonymous whom I’m developing a great dislike for.

These are people no one seems to know. They have no friends, therefore, no joy in life. The only thing Anonymous has is internet access.

Anonymous spends the day surfing the net in search of books they don’t want. They buy and read these books in order to find hard working writers to pounce.

Anonymous has never found a book they like. As proof, you can link into their other reviews to read the nasty things they say about all the books they've read.

Examples:
  • Trashy
  • Sleazy
  • Mindless
  • Drivel

How much power should we give these people?


I think what hurts us most is when they get personal. They have a need to openly insult a writer’s character, just because they can.

Examples:
  • Idiot
  • Clueless
  • Slutty
  • Incompetent

They have no fear of being found and receiving the punch in the throat they deserve.



To respond to these insults we give them what they want...Attention.

Try to remember who you’re dealing with. These people are lonely, unloved, and unhappy. No one with that much venom in their soul can be anything else.

So what can we do?


If you've ever encountered an Anonymous, leave a comment and tell us about it. Then, write-on fellow writers.

If you are an Anonymous, don’t bother. You will be ignored.

8 comments:

  1. Great blog. so far anonymous is ignoring me. I hope it stays that way since I've seen the pain caused to good friends. I wish they could be blocked.

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    1. Isn't it amazing, Barbara? They delete reviews from other authors -serious reviews- but post anonymous reviews. Go figure...

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  2. Dear Anon...they can be vicious and also prolific. Some time soon they'll be a blockbuster bestseller about Anon--maybe you'll be that author? Maybe not a romance but a 'whodunnit.'

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    1. I hear you, Maddy. I actually suspect that they may be a whole new species. I guess that would take us into SciFi.

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  3. I actually got a funny review that was titled "Ugh!' There were so many typos in it, you could hardly tell that she wanted to say, "this book seemed to go on forever" which was a pretty funny comment for 15,000 word short story that all other reviews said "should be longer."
    I had to laugh at it.

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    1. Kim, hahaha, that's what I call a short attention span.

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  4. I've met a few, but so far they've been nice!

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    1. You're so lucky, Liz. I've only had one negative review, (from a person named Fluffy). Everything she put in question was clearly explained in the book, but what can you expect from a cat, right?

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