Bad review . . .

So . . .  I read my first bad review yesterday and I won't lie, I about cried. I also thought, I knew I should've just kept my writing to myself. Later that night I realized I was wrong. No matter what I do I'm not going to please everyone with my writing, no matter how much I would love that. I just need to remember that I wrote it in a way that I can be proud of. Do I have a lot of growing to do as an author? Yes of course I do. I think every author learns something new with every book they write. I can already tell a difference in my writing styles from Taming the Whirlwind to the second book I wrote, which hopefully will be released soon. All I ask is that if you hated Taming the Whirlwind that you remember this was the first book I ever wrote and to please not write off any of my books in the future. Please continue to leave reviews regardless if they are good, bad, or indifferent, because I will take in to account, to extent, for future writings. This last part is in NO way directed at the review I received, but just something I've noticed from reading other reviews. Yes I will admit, I looked to see if my favorite authors had bad reviews, especially on books I love, so this goes for all reviews. If you didn't like the book, that's your right, but please make your reviews in a tasteful manner. Authors are humans too and no matter how many bad reviews an author has been given, each one is going to hurt at least a little. Authors put a lot of effort into writing and it's a huge step to put something out there for the entire world to judge. I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and 2016 brings nothing but good things to you and your family!  :)