tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31456518.post5852285792545375350..comments2023-10-25T13:12:46.025+00:00Comments on THE ELLORY JOURNAL: R J Elloryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438870435444248710noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31456518.post-80274818650021220482012-11-06T18:39:45.707+00:002012-11-06T18:39:45.707+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Wadihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02794226904678490749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31456518.post-61780469056811735782012-11-06T18:39:45.129+00:002012-11-06T18:39:45.129+00:00Opinions and reviews! - Everyone has different lik...Opinions and reviews! - Everyone has different likes and dislikes -- So far I haven't read a book of yours I have not enjoyed, if one I dislikes comes along it wont stop we reading your next books! I did have a problem getting into A quiet Belief in Angels, but at the 3rd try, like your other books, I couldn't put it down. A big thank you from me, I cant wait for the next. CheersWadihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02794226904678490749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31456518.post-10640042451000460772012-11-06T18:39:44.503+00:002012-11-06T18:39:44.503+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Wadihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02794226904678490749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31456518.post-45525247273390605902012-11-06T18:38:02.691+00:002012-11-06T18:38:02.691+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Wadihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02794226904678490749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31456518.post-50866363520399978692012-09-26T10:10:28.149+00:002012-09-26T10:10:28.149+00:00Michael K! Wow, sorry not to have responded in so...Michael K! Wow, sorry not to have responded in so long. Huge thanks for your message, and so pleased to hear you enjoyed AD&BH. Next one is out in June 2013, called' The Devil and the River'. Good to hear from you, and hope all's well.R J Elloryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09438870435444248710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31456518.post-42831155206443317852012-06-14T15:53:53.879+00:002012-06-14T15:53:53.879+00:00Just finished A Dark and Broken Heart, have to say...Just finished A Dark and Broken Heart, have to say this is one of your finest books. A character as bad as Vince Madigan and you find yourself rooting for him, that takes some doing. I congratulate you. I just wish i was half as good a writer as you. Well done. When's the next one?<br /><br />Mick KennardMichael Kennardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07724238009980004122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31456518.post-16457330182568939092012-03-01T08:09:27.007+00:002012-03-01T08:09:27.007+00:00Thanks, Michael! That's very much appreciated,...Thanks, Michael! That's very much appreciated, and sorry it's taken so long to respond to your comment. The bottom line is that anyone who creates anything and puts it out there has to expect differing viewpoints, and without those differing viewpoints we'd all be the same. I am not so thick-skinned as Wilde ('I don't care what they say about me, just as long as they spell my name correctly...' sort of thing), but as time goes on I learn to be less focused on the negative responses and more on the positive. I think, in all honesty, that if everyone who ever read a book actually reviewed it, we might get a very different perspective on things. However, those public forum reviews, being pretty much the only direct feedback an author ever gets, can serve to influence one's viewpoint about what people think, whereas - in truth - those forums are not actually representative of the general attitude. Nevertheless, I am now trying to accept crticism and aim for higher standards!R J Elloryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09438870435444248710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31456518.post-74662246383941371682012-02-09T14:04:25.221+00:002012-02-09T14:04:25.221+00:00I think I might be able to answer your question. I...I think I might be able to answer your question. I have read all your books, starting with A Quiet Belief in Angels, then read all your earlier novels, Candlemoth being my favourite. Then I eagerly read all your works upto and including Bad Signs. Not once did I think to review your books,instead I used word of mouth to recommend them, that was until I read Saints of New York. In my opinion, and I stress my opinion it wasn't up to what I had expected. Then and only then did I feel compelled to write a bad review. I hold my hands up, I now realise that a bad review without praise for the novels that have gone before is not fairly balanced. My only defence, it was a gut reaction. As a writer myself, although to a lesser degree than you, I can appreciate how hurt you must feel when faced with bad reviews, although in your case I guess it's counter balanced by the rave reviews that you must receive daily. I will endeavour to review, time permitting yours and other writers from now on. Call it a lesson learned.Michael Kennardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07724238009980004122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31456518.post-13823338802098538842011-12-08T00:04:04.447+00:002011-12-08T00:04:04.447+00:00Always hard to ignore the critics, but thankfully ...Always hard to ignore the critics, but thankfully they are in the minority. The ones that puzzle me are the ones who say, 'Loved everything else, but hated this...' and yet have never written a nice word about the ones they supposedly loved! Bizarre! Thanks for your encouragement and support, Debbie. And Happy Xmas to you and yours!R J Elloryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09438870435444248710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31456518.post-22031456029406782772011-12-04T19:49:18.952+00:002011-12-04T19:49:18.952+00:00Hi Roger
Greetings to you and yours...
Please don...Hi Roger<br />Greetings to you and yours...<br /><br />Please don't take any notice of the negative reviews on Amazon...Bad Signs is a terrific novel that is certainly up there with your best to date!<br /><br />I always find it strange that a lot of these mysterious negative reviewers quite often appear to have gone to the trouble of creating an account purely to write that one review...speaks volumes methinks!<br /><br />Anyway stepping down of my soapbox now<br />Speak soonDebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10168140037097992665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31456518.post-53419170236778010002011-11-28T10:22:07.030+00:002011-11-28T10:22:07.030+00:00That's wonderful! Love it!That's wonderful! Love it!R J Elloryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09438870435444248710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31456518.post-7532471092277126812011-11-27T11:23:04.761+00:002011-11-27T11:23:04.761+00:00The story told by someone called Loren Eisley goes...The story told by someone called Loren Eisley goes like this ... One day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed a boy picking something up and gently throwing it into the ocean. <br /><br />Approaching the boy, he asked, What are you doing?<br /><br />The youth replied, Throwing starfish back into the ocean. The surf is up and the tide is going out. If I don’t throw them back, they’ll die.<br /><br />Son, the man said, don’t you realize there are miles and miles of beach and hundreds of starfish? <br />You can’t make a difference!<br /><br />After listening politely, the boy bent down, picked up another starfish, and threw it back into the surf. Then, smiling at the man, he said, I made a difference for that one.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13316263425112020638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31456518.post-50452303587899883742011-11-27T11:02:33.356+00:002011-11-27T11:02:33.356+00:00Sorry, the story of the beached starfish? Please ...Sorry, the story of the beached starfish? Please share...R J Elloryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09438870435444248710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31456518.post-61908451611498349992011-11-27T09:52:53.380+00:002011-11-27T09:52:53.380+00:00Keep on with the ranting, Roger! Does it make any ...Keep on with the ranting, Roger! Does it make any difference, you ask? Remember the tale of the beached starfish?<br /><br />With people like you getting the message out there we have to hope that we WILL return to an admiration of character rather than celebrity (I stole that from Gordon Brown).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13316263425112020638noreply@blogger.com