Like you, I found the Romance Forum to not be all that "loving" of authors. 🙂 I steer clear of them these days, but I'm so lucky to have found you and the others on the western thread. As for Goodreads...I'm finding that place to be a hotbed of jealous authors out to sabotage those who are doing well. Add in the unkind reviews based on the silliest of reasons, and I keep scratching my head and wondering why some of us continue to write. I guess the answer: We love it. 🙂