Comments on: Where Did the Day Go? http://www.jordansummers.com/2006/02/24/where-did-the-day-go/ Romance Writer & Urban Fantasy Novelist Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:49:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Jordan http://www.jordansummers.com/2006/02/24/where-did-the-day-go/#comment-5983 Jordan Tue, 28 Feb 2006 16:37:28 +0000 http://208.73.34.214/~jordansu/2006/02/24/where-did-the-day-go/#comment-5983 Gabriele, I hear you on voice. It's such a tricky thing. I only have a couple authors on my keeper shelf who are part of a series. (Stephanie Laurens' Cynsters and Christine Feehan's Dark books) Gabriele, I hear you on voice. It’s such a tricky thing. I only have a couple authors on my keeper shelf who are part of a series. (Stephanie Laurens’ Cynsters and Christine Feehan’s Dark books)

]]> By: Gabriele http://www.jordansummers.com/2006/02/24/where-did-the-day-go/#comment-5982 Gabriele Mon, 27 Feb 2006 23:19:50 +0000 http://208.73.34.214/~jordansu/2006/02/24/where-did-the-day-go/#comment-5982 I tend to give up on series, too. Somehow they tend to lose freshness between book 3 and 5, get overwritten (where's the dang editor?) and lost in meaningless details. *cough* Gabaldon and Auel (I could have killed her with a sling, lol). <br><br> If I don't like the voice of a new author, I won't give him/her another try - I'm too much a sucker for style. If it's the characters/plot, I'd go for a different book, but warily.<br><br> And sometimes I like most books of an author and dodn't read some others because I'd be sure I won't like the characters/plot/world. Fe. I love W. Spencer's books, except <i>A Brother's Price</i> which doesn't sound like something I'd read. But I'll get her new one as soon as it's out. Which makes it 6 out of 7 of her books. :) I tend to give up on series, too. Somehow they tend to lose freshness between book 3 and 5, get overwritten (where’s the dang editor?) and lost in meaningless details. *cough* Gabaldon and Auel (I could have killed her with a sling, lol).

If I don’t like the voice of a new author, I won’t give him/her another try - I’m too much a sucker for style. If it’s the characters/plot, I’d go for a different book, but warily.

And sometimes I like most books of an author and dodn’t read some others because I’d be sure I won’t like the characters/plot/world. Fe. I love W. Spencer’s books, except A Brother’s Price which doesn’t sound like something I’d read. But I’ll get her new one as soon as it’s out. Which makes it 6 out of 7 of her books. :)

]]> By: Jordan http://www.jordansummers.com/2006/02/24/where-did-the-day-go/#comment-5981 Jordan Mon, 27 Feb 2006 15:43:25 +0000 http://208.73.34.214/~jordansu/2006/02/24/where-did-the-day-go/#comment-5981 Patrice, That's the weird thing about LKH with me, I thought it was the voice I didn't like...until I read the first book in the series, Guilty Pleasures. I am incredibly picky about first person, so I was surprised that I enjoyed it. If it's plot, then I don't have a problem picking the author up again. Patrice, That’s the weird thing about LKH with me, I thought it was the voice I didn’t like…until I read the first book in the series, Guilty Pleasures. I am incredibly picky about first person, so I was surprised that I enjoyed it. If it’s plot, then I don’t have a problem picking the author up again.

]]> By: Jordan http://www.jordansummers.com/2006/02/24/where-did-the-day-go/#comment-5980 Jordan Mon, 27 Feb 2006 15:41:43 +0000 http://208.73.34.214/~jordansu/2006/02/24/where-did-the-day-go/#comment-5980 Danica, I hear you. I tried reading LKH on two other occasions. First one of the Anita Blake books and then one of her Fae books. I didn't care for either. I did listen to one of her Fae books on tape. There was a lot of shagging. *g* So it's a miracle I went back and tried a third time. I don't normally give an author that many chances. If so many people didn't rave about her, I probably wouldn't have. Danica, I hear you. I tried reading LKH on two other occasions. First one of the Anita Blake books and then one of her Fae books. I didn’t care for either. I did listen to one of her Fae books on tape. There was a lot of shagging. *g* So it’s a miracle I went back and tried a third time. I don’t normally give an author that many chances. If so many people didn’t rave about her, I probably wouldn’t have.

]]> By: Jordan http://www.jordansummers.com/2006/02/24/where-did-the-day-go/#comment-5979 Jordan Mon, 27 Feb 2006 15:38:07 +0000 http://208.73.34.214/~jordansu/2006/02/24/where-did-the-day-go/#comment-5979 Tina, My reading time is limited too. I don't want to waste my time. At the same time, I don't want to miss out on a good read. It's a fine line. Tina, My reading time is limited too. I don’t want to waste my time. At the same time, I don’t want to miss out on a good read. It’s a fine line.

]]> By: Jordan http://www.jordansummers.com/2006/02/24/where-did-the-day-go/#comment-5978 Jordan Mon, 27 Feb 2006 15:36:55 +0000 http://208.73.34.214/~jordansu/2006/02/24/where-did-the-day-go/#comment-5978 Ursula, I'm glad you gave Sherrilyn's series another try. They are fun books. You're right, there's always the chance that the book you grabbed just hit you wrong. You have to pick up another to be sure it's the characters and not the writing. Ursula, I’m glad you gave Sherrilyn’s series another try. They are fun books. You’re right, there’s always the chance that the book you grabbed just hit you wrong. You have to pick up another to be sure it’s the characters and not the writing.

]]> By: Jordan http://www.jordansummers.com/2006/02/24/where-did-the-day-go/#comment-5977 Jordan Mon, 27 Feb 2006 15:34:26 +0000 http://208.73.34.214/~jordansu/2006/02/24/where-did-the-day-go/#comment-5977 Olga, I'm finding that I am starting to do that too. I don't want to be disappointed so I don't bother. At the same time, I have a lot of online friends that publish. They've given me new authors to love. :) Olga, I’m finding that I am starting to do that too. I don’t want to be disappointed so I don’t bother. At the same time, I have a lot of online friends that publish. They’ve given me new authors to love. :)

]]> By: Jordan http://www.jordansummers.com/2006/02/24/where-did-the-day-go/#comment-5976 Jordan Mon, 27 Feb 2006 15:32:08 +0000 http://208.73.34.214/~jordansu/2006/02/24/where-did-the-day-go/#comment-5976 Silma, It says something about her writing abilities if you are still considering the new book after being disappointed by the previous work. I'm sure there's a level of hope that everything falls back into place. Silma, It says something about her writing abilities if you are still considering the new book after being disappointed by the previous work. I’m sure there’s a level of hope that everything falls back into place.

]]> By: Jordan http://www.jordansummers.com/2006/02/24/where-did-the-day-go/#comment-5975 Jordan Mon, 27 Feb 2006 15:30:10 +0000 http://208.73.34.214/~jordansu/2006/02/24/where-did-the-day-go/#comment-5975 Charlene, Incubus Dreams is really getting slammed on Amazon. The reviewers all say the same thing, sex, sex, and more sex with no plot. I'll probably still read it and see, but it'll take me a while. I'm only on book two. Charlene, Incubus Dreams is really getting slammed on Amazon. The reviewers all say the same thing, sex, sex, and more sex with no plot. I’ll probably still read it and see, but it’ll take me a while. I’m only on book two.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.jordansummers.com/2006/02/24/where-did-the-day-go/#comment-5974 Sarah Mon, 27 Feb 2006 12:54:18 +0000 http://208.73.34.214/~jordansu/2006/02/24/where-did-the-day-go/#comment-5974 Silma, I don't give writers a lot of chances. Once the writing changes or becomes focused on a storyline I'm not interested in I drop 'em. Their voice isn't speaking to me any more, you know? Had that happen with a book series that suddenly took a serious religious turn. Yikes. At the same time I keep them on a possible list. They've written stuff I liked before. Maybe they'll do so in the future. Silma,

I don’t give writers a lot of chances. Once the writing changes or becomes focused on a storyline I’m not interested in I drop ‘em. Their voice isn’t speaking to me any more, you know? Had that happen with a book series that suddenly took a serious religious turn. Yikes. At the same time I keep them on a possible list. They’ve written stuff I liked before. Maybe they’ll do so in the future.

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