[Teresa Edgerton]

Except that you have to remember, Gary, that the reactions of readers can be more subjective than those of other customers. Those parts of a book that one group of readers condemn may be the very parts that other readers fall in love with. So, yes, you can use negative reviews to spur you on to better things, but you have to be careful that they aren't spurring you on to remove everything that makes your writing special.