Comments on: Books that Stink… http://kshoop.com/2006/03/04/books-that-stink/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=books-that-stink Author of The Last Letter Tue, 15 May 2012 13:48:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kathie http://kshoop.com/2006/03/04/books-that-stink/#comment-840 Kathie Mon, 06 Mar 2006 00:51:55 +0000 http://housewifecafe.com/2006/03/04/books-that-stink/#comment-840 That's all I'm saying, Jaye. I agree it's comforting to know people have the same publishing struggles, but when people start saying things like, "If you can write _____ number of books a year," you must be writing in ______ crappy genre," I want to puke...But I don't mean to suggest everyone should force themselves to like everything or finish a book that's unreadable to that person. It's the generalizations that are rough, in my opinion... That’s all I’m saying, Jaye. I agree it’s comforting to know people have the same publishing struggles, but when people start saying things like, “If you can write _____ number of books a year,” you must be writing in ______ crappy genre,” I want to puke…But I don’t mean to suggest everyone should force themselves to like everything or finish a book that’s unreadable to that person. It’s the generalizations that are rough, in my opinion…

]]> By: Jaye http://kshoop.com/2006/03/04/books-that-stink/#comment-839 Jaye Mon, 06 Mar 2006 00:24:01 +0000 http://housewifecafe.com/2006/03/04/books-that-stink/#comment-839 Good points, Kathie. I think there is way too much negative energy among writer bloggers. Some of it is shared misery and that can be comforting. But really why are we all so down on people trying to do the same things we're doing? I do have trouble getting through some books and have even given up on some. But we all have to remember that readers' tastes vary greatly. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean it can't be the greatest book in the world to someone else. Good points, Kathie. I think there is way too much negative energy among writer bloggers. Some of it is shared misery and that can be comforting. But really why are we all so down on people trying to do the same things we’re doing? I do have trouble getting through some books and have even given up on some. But we all have to remember that readers’ tastes vary greatly. Just because you don’t like it doesn’t mean it can’t be the greatest book in the world to someone else.

]]> By: Mignon http://kshoop.com/2006/03/04/books-that-stink/#comment-838 Mignon Sun, 05 Mar 2006 00:03:45 +0000 http://housewifecafe.com/2006/03/04/books-that-stink/#comment-838 As I read your post I was listing in my head the books I think are crap, then I realized you're right. Every book published has at least three people that really liked it enough to spend a bunch of money publishing it. So I can say a book is not my taste, but calling a book Bad is too much. HOWEVER, with all that said, I am not impressed with the recent trend of movie stars becoming childrens' books authors. There are some really bad examples of that genre, and I can say that definitively because I know the target audience well and I've seen their eyes glaze over in boredom at Madonna's book(s?). As I read your post I was listing in my head the books I think are crap, then I realized you’re right. Every book published has at least three people that really liked it enough to spend a bunch of money publishing it. So I can say a book is not my taste, but calling a book Bad is too much.

HOWEVER, with all that said, I am not impressed with the recent trend of movie stars becoming childrens’ books authors. There are some really bad examples of that genre, and I can say that definitively because I know the target audience well and I’ve seen their eyes glaze over in boredom at Madonna’s book(s?).

]]> By: shesawriter http://kshoop.com/2006/03/04/books-that-stink/#comment-837 shesawriter Sat, 04 Mar 2006 15:25:27 +0000 http://housewifecafe.com/2006/03/04/books-that-stink/#comment-837 I can think of dozens, but I don't have the balls to name them! LOL! Okay, how's this? My last one. :-) Tanya I can think of dozens, but I don’t have the balls to name them! LOL! Okay, how’s this? My last one. :-)

Tanya

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