Aristotle
Aristotle asked Carlene O'Connor:

How do you handle a negative review? Pistols at dawn, 20 paces?

Carlene O'Connor That made me laugh. No, you have to be Zen about them. Once the book is out there it's out of your control. If there's every anything constructive in the review I keep that in mind, otherwise I might sulk for a bit silently, or laugh with other writers about their negative reviews, or, probably healthier, just stop reading them.

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