Simply Cheris. . .

Ten years ago this month, my first romance novel, Revelations , was released. I thought everyone would love it. Would send it to the top of the New York Times best seller's list.  That didn't happen. Everyone didn't love it. I didn't get glowing five star reviews on Amazon and you know what -- I was OK with that. Before I started writing novels, I had been a full time journalist. And this was before the online comments, back when disgruntled readers would call you or email you. Their comments ranged from -- you don't know what you're talking about to you're stupid.  A thick skin was developed pretty quickly. Here's what you need to know as an author -- everyone isn't going to like what you write. Even if you love it, every reader who picks up your book or downloads your ebook, is not going to like it. If someone reviews your book and it's not a five star review (I don't believe in saying positive or negative reviews because we can lear...

Bloggers get a bad reputation for spreading rumors and keeping mess going online. I guess I'm a blogger now, so let me lay out some rules. 1. I'm here to share stories --fact and fiction. 2. I don't dish about celebs. Hell, I'm in Charlotte and there aren't many famous people in my city. 3. As a journalist, I like to inform and let people come to their own conclusions. This blog is not Fox News. This post isn't dedicated to my followers and fans, y'all know me. But earlier this evening, I discovered that some readers of a "paper" I used to work for were angry because I wouldn't go back and forth with them on the comments underneath a story that I'd written in November. Some reader must have Googled me. I'm really flattered. But just because you want invite me to a fight, anonymous online commenter: You can also find Ms. Hodges at her blog, http://www.cherishodges.blogspot.com/ I'm going to post my comment there as well and ...