1. Amen! Even if the critique of the book is  negative, a writer can learn how to do better and hopefully use that information for the next project or amp up the current manuscript. Good post!

  2. Thanks, Parker! Appreciate your comment!

  3. Lisa says:

    This is all so very true. You took it in a slightly different direction that I thought you were going when I saw the title – the readers have the ultimate power as they are the ones who are buying the books. However, it does seem that bad books sell too…all I have to say is 50 Shades of Grey and you get the point.

    Anyhow, here’s my list of writers who made me sit up and say, “wow” ….. Marilynne Robinson, Walter Wanegrin Jr., Leif Enger, Frederick Buchener, Anne Lamott, Anne Rice (Christ the Messiah series)…I know I have forgotten some but it’s a start. You have all enriched and inspired my life in so many ways. Thank you all for your beautiful words.

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