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I’ll Do It My Way

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book-1760998_1920As people who read my last post will know, I received my first bad review recently. This lead to a lot of self-doubt and questioning.

The review claimed my book was boring erotica. The boring bit I had no problem with. We are all entitled to our own opinion and I know not everyone will like my work. The issue I had was with my book being called erotica. I did not aim for my work to fall into that category and truthfully, do not believe it should.  I suddenly found myself worrying about my current work in progress. Is there too much sex in it? Will people say that is erotica too?

I began frantically leafing through the pages, counting the sex scenes and studying the content. Is it too descriptive? Are there too many? Do they sound repetitive?

The number of questions I have asked myself is endless.

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About The Owl Lady

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

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