Blast from the past

[kippurbird]

Way back in 2007 (is that way back?) I was part of a writing group. One of the writers in the group gave us a novel she called, "Plain Jane".

I had a lot to say about Plain Jane, of which you can see here. it had one of the more uurgh endings that I've ever seen in a book. In the end she left because our criticisms were to harsh we didn't understand her genius.


jessaj discovered that she had gone ahead and gotten the book self-published and let me know.

So, I thought I'd share with you all.

She gave herself a five star review as you'll be able to see.

Comments

[ravenswept.livejournal.com]

I wonder if she understands that just because you self publish doesn't mean you can now brag about being a published author. Because to do so, you have to be accepted by a legitimate publishing house. Vanity (and the word has never been so well deserved) publishing is simply printing a story in book form.

Why is she even giving her book a review anyway, doesn't she realize that's incredibly cheap and shows she's not mature enough for that kind of thing? Responding to a review maybe, Rice shows how that can go wrong quickly, but to post a review of your own book? Shallow.