One Lovely Blog Award Over the years I have seen bloggers tagged or awarded, and I was always a teeny bit jealous. (Okay, you may delete the word teeny.) The character blog tag looks fun. In this one, a blogger tags you and you have to answer questions about your character. At any rate, tags and awards have flown around the blogosphere but never landed at Pen In Her Hand. Until now! I am happy to inform you that I…
Revenge on the 1-star Reviewer Today I’m feeling inspired by Tinney Heath over at Historical Fiction Research. Tinney has put together a funny put-down of the infamous evil book reviewer. Readers suffer from misleading, dishonest reviews, and as writers we live beneath the Damocles sword of unfair ratings. A 1-star review delivers a crushing blow to the delicate psyche of writers, yet there are those who revel in dealing this pain. We call them trolls (yes, it’s a technical term). As long…