tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261740.post111098621867038731..comments2024-01-31T03:00:44.846-06:00Comments on Confessions of a Would-Be Writer: Fighting..To The...Bitter....EndLynn Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13444488890483608914noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261740.post-1111596623936304252005-03-23T10:50:00.000-06:002005-03-23T10:50:00.000-06:00Big fat apology to Candy - sorry, chica, for messi...Big fat apology to Candy - sorry, chica, for messing up the attribute for the 15-minute in-store test. I've made note of it in the main body, but here's a personally apology! Like I said, I just knew it was someone clever :)Lynn Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13444488890483608914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261740.post-1111398837698427922005-03-21T03:53:00.000-06:002005-03-21T03:53:00.000-06:00Omigod, Lynn, those covers were... *speechless*I h...Omigod, Lynn, those covers were... *speechless*<BR/><BR/>I had to vote for the appalling clinch cover for "The Pirate's Jewel". But I'm desperate to know... did he just find it, or did he just hide it?<BR/><BR/>- Mere ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261740.post-1111106914760246932005-03-17T18:48:00.000-06:002005-03-17T18:48:00.000-06:00Heh, when I was bitching and moaning about how emb...Heh, when I was bitching and moaning about how embarrassed I was to buy <I>The Naked Duke</I> I did mention my 15-page bookstore trial. I doubt it's unique to me, so it's entirely possible you read about that elsewhere too.<BR/><BR/>Before Sarah and I started Smart Bitches, books that were C or worse didn't get finished. Above and beyond the 15-page bookstore trial, there's my 150-page home trial. If the book isn't any good by page 150, I'm going to skim the rest of the book, look up the ending and toss it into the Donate to the Library pile. I definitely put a premium on my reading time, and my TBR pile overfloweth so why waste time on bad or marginal books?<BR/><BR/>Now that I'm reviewing for SB, though, I've so far finished every book I've started, which is something I haven't done in ages. To be honest, I think the anticipation of having fun snarking in the review is what is sustaining me through bad and mediocre books. Not sure how long this is going to last, but so far I'm having a lot of fun, even with the crappy books. When the time comes that even my love of writing a good snark will not sustain me through a book, I'll probably create a new Category at SB called The Dump and bitch about books I can't finish and why I couldn't finish them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261740.post-1111026904826182582005-03-16T20:35:00.000-06:002005-03-16T20:35:00.000-06:00Know what is so strange? As much as I complain, I ...Know what is so strange? As much as I complain, I can't stop reading Night Pleasures. I had it in the car with me today when I went to the library and thought about tossing it in the return bin. But for some reason I want to finish it. I'm annoyed because Kyrian is so in love with Amanda for no real reason I've been able to see, and I have other concerns (such as why Amanda slept with Kryian again right after Talon told her that orgasming drains Kyrian of his powers and she should refrain), but even so, there is just something there that compels me to finish.<BR/><BR/>I guess that means something! In the meantime, I picked up the first of the Feehan/Dark series (Dark Prince, Dark Challenge) and am anxious to give them a go.Lynn Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13444488890483608914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261740.post-1111010732419644712005-03-16T16:05:00.000-06:002005-03-16T16:05:00.000-06:00Actually, I loved Night Pleasures - very much enjo...Actually, I loved Night Pleasures - very much enjoyed Kyrian as a hero, and was very intrigued by Acheron. But I was much less keen on Night Embrace. There were different reasons for that - the principal characters were ancient Celts and, being Irish, I had a problem with some of the language/mythology. Plus there's a major plot choice in there which hits one of my big no-nos.<BR/><BR/>But that aside, I think it's perfectly acceptable to write a review if you haven't finished the book! I've done it and have seen others do so too: the 'couldn't finish it' review. I do actually finish almost every book I start; if it's bad I start skimming, and sometimes it really is a 'train-wreck' kind of read, in that I'm reading it to see just how bad the book can get. Some of my reviews even reflect that. ;)<BR/><BR/>Anyway, reading's supposed to be about pleasure. Why torture yourself finishing a book when you already know you dislike it? <BR/><BR/>- W.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com