tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8664187.post2964357643090724404..comments2024-01-10T04:48:38.766-05:00Comments on Procrastination Station | Author Vanessa Jaye: Old Home Week in My Readingvanessa jayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11059178422559443067noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8664187.post-48157390778692861452014-06-16T00:01:07.376-04:002014-06-16T00:01:07.376-04:00Nah, you don't suck--you are just an original....Nah, you don't suck--you are just an original.<br /><br />Which is a good thing, any way you look at it.aztecladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14857872357667370906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8664187.post-47708586473841779232014-06-15T22:19:58.357-04:002014-06-15T22:19:58.357-04:00Soooo.... this is where I confess that I've ne...Soooo.... this is where I confess that I've never read Nora. lol. *yikes!* But I have several of her books in my paperback TBR pile and I did read several of the early JD Robb books. <br /><br />With book series, I'm only invested in the current book/story. If i like the worldbuilding/writing etc, I'll check out another book in the series, *if* that particular story appeals. And I don't care if previous characters show up or not, as long as they don't take away from the main story. These are just some of the ways in which I suck. lol.vanessa jayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11059178422559443067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8664187.post-31348064583183554882014-06-15T21:22:13.251-04:002014-06-15T21:22:13.251-04:00Oh, I have no problem quitting tv series--which ba...Oh, I have no problem quitting tv series--which baffles my brothers and my sister. If they start a show, they'll follow it to the bitter end, moaning and bitching about the plot holes, the cast changes, the contrivances and the declining quality.<br /><br />Me? Let's say that I didn't even got to episode six of the second season of LOST.<br /><br />But books, perhaps because I invest a lot more time and effort getting through each installment (unless we are talking short stories/novellas), are much much harder for me to quit.<br /><br />And I agree wholeheartedly with you as it regards to Nora Roberts.<br /><br />Plus, when she hits it right, she shoots it out of the ballpark--have you read <i>The Witness</i>?aztecladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14857872357667370906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8664187.post-43194295106929087862014-06-15T19:05:10.851-04:002014-06-15T19:05:10.851-04:00"And because quitting book series is for me a..."And because quitting book series is for me a hundred times harder than giving up on tv series--go figure"<br /><br />This is where you and I differ, my friend. lol. <br /><br />I am so fickle when it comes to series/movies/tv shows. The minute Once I kinda lose interest, it;s easy to miss the next episode/book. And if there is one subplot/character that's keeping me interested, I'd just google for spoilers. :-P <br /><br />Hopefully, Nalini's next book will leave you giddy with joy. I'm taking an indefinite break from my two authors. I really don't enjoy that type of story-telling, so I'll keep my eye out for any new series/trilogies/stand-alones they start.<br /><br />Gotta say, tip of the hat to writers like la Nora and JK Rowling; they write their books/characters/plot lines the way they envision, period. They write the best, most enterttaining story they can with the most interestin/captivating characters they are capable of (as all writers try to do), but that's it. They don't take special requests for such and such a character to show up, or to develop a certain subplot, or whatever. It is what it is, and that's what you get. <br /><br />Having said that, the authors who are writing this way are doing it to please a major/vocal segment of their readership, nothing wrong with that, I'm just not the reader for their books. vanessa jayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11059178422559443067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8664187.post-68073257419896466332014-06-15T00:58:20.619-04:002014-06-15T00:58:20.619-04:00Very good timing for this post.
I just finished N...Very good timing for this post.<br /><br />I just finished Nalini Singh's latest Psy/Changeling book, <i>Shield of Winter</i>. I love that series, and I love the world she's built, but this one book? It seemed that it was more about everything else in the overarching storyline than about the two characters--to the point where I didn't feel much investment in their romance. <br /><br />And that pissed me off more than a bit, because the hero was a character whose story I've been wanting for a number of years.<br /><br />It's bad enough that, for me, this is the second book in that series where I find that the extraneous stuff matters more to me than the so-called primary romance (the other one being <i>Tangle of Need</i>). The worst part, though? Is that she's said this first overarching plot will end within one or two books max, and I know I'll buy them as soon as they come out, hoping to recapture the magic of the first ten titles.<br /><br />(And because quitting book series is for me a hundred times harder than giving up on tv series--go figure)aztecladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14857872357667370906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8664187.post-25666280554443106872014-06-13T22:55:30.761-04:002014-06-13T22:55:30.761-04:00lol. To be fair, some fans won't let them quit...lol. To be fair, some fans won't let them quit. They get tons of emails asking for/about certain characters, but the trick is doing 'a good job weaving in' the characters' appearances into the current story, instead of shoe-horning it in. vanessa jayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11059178422559443067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8664187.post-22618302244744709062014-06-13T11:25:22.254-04:002014-06-13T11:25:22.254-04:00I fully agree with this. Some authors have done a...I fully agree with this. Some authors have done a good job weaving a single character into multiple books before giving them their own book, but some don't know when to quit.Tanianoreply@blogger.com