tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-768069604791500924.post3142016742747847924..comments2020-08-25T17:11:34.830-05:00Comments on Bird Brainz: Birds, Birding, and Books: A Siege of BitternsJeanettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02042575388931956244noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-768069604791500924.post-74332094016522175332014-04-19T12:19:59.958-05:002014-04-19T12:19:59.958-05:00I'm also a writer and understand not respondin...I'm also a writer and understand not responding to negative or critical reviews. You don't want to get into an argument. But many authors I know do interact with readers through the blog reviews and survive quite nicely. ;-p Our birding community is very lucky; most of us are able to bird regularly and find new species. I hope some turn up in your books.Jeanettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02042575388931956244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-768069604791500924.post-85741782791386315712014-04-19T11:52:21.382-05:002014-04-19T11:52:21.382-05:00Thanks for your review, Jeanette. As you may know,...Thanks for your review, Jeanette. As you may know, publishers advise authors against responding to reviews at all (presumably to avoid getting into hassles over negative ones). However, it seems less than courteous to fail to acknowledge such kind comments as yours. Please spread the word about A Siege of Bitterns among the Texas birding community - the envy of us all in North America with birding spots like Bentsen and Corpus Christi. Incidentally, I noticed you used 'A Charm' for Hummingbirds. I have also seen 'A Shimmer'. Aren't these collective nouns wonderful? Steve Burrowshttp://www.steveburrows.orgnoreply@blogger.com