tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post140689662639716030..comments2023-10-25T03:45:03.077-04:00Comments on Confessions of a Watery Tart: Lessons from Bad Books Hart Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-79676158621552637982014-09-12T19:01:13.067-04:002014-09-12T19:01:13.067-04:00I think what I come across is not so much as what ...I think what I come across is not so much as what you describe, but more of like springing the solution 30 pages into the book.<br /><br />I recently read a book by a writer who won a few literary awards (pet peeve of mine) and because it was in genre that I like a little (mystery/crime) I checked out of the library. Roughly 30 pages in the solution to who the murderer was was revealed, and I'm assuming the other 150+ pages were simply exploring the what the characters were all about and having them examine themselves based on the murders in question.<br /><br />I say assume because I never finished the book.<br /><br /><a href="http://gbmjrflashy.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Father Nature's Corner</a>G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-2860657964572128602014-09-11T14:29:54.734-04:002014-09-11T14:29:54.734-04:00If I start on a really bad book, I tend to get tir...If I start on a really bad book, I tend to get tired of it and not finish it.<br /><br />I read a bad short story yesterday, but I had written it myself, do there is still a chance it can be improved. If I'm happy with the end result, I will share the story on the Internet, and drop it in my neighbours' mailboxes >:)<br /><br /> <a href="http://cold-as-heaven.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow"> Cold As Heaven </a><br />CA Heavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07558100567878233142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-57200129269637235872014-09-11T00:49:44.266-04:002014-09-11T00:49:44.266-04:00Love the Too Stupid to Live idea -- reminds me of ...Love the Too Stupid to Live idea -- reminds me of the Darwin awards, which actually can make for pretty grim reading.<br /><br />Damsels in distress in this day and age? They were common in old TV shows when I was growing up, and even as a little kid I couldn't believe how ditzy and useless they were.<br /><br />It sounds like the writer of this bad book came up with a plot and then tried to squeeze the characters into it. And if the dialog doesn't work then the author doesn't know how to listen to people.<br /><br />Sigh. I wish the writer well, but it sounds like he or she needs to start over.Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14967821142796562697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-33542719778027612962014-09-10T21:08:14.692-04:002014-09-10T21:08:14.692-04:00You mean you don't like it when the girls go o...You mean you don't like it when the girls go out in their nightgowns, carrying flashlights and walking barefoot to tip-toe down to The Black Lagoon even though the old hag and the wizened old peddler and the mysterious Knight in Black Armor tell them not to?<br /><br />What's WRONG with you???Diana Wilderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074083771067857127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-28403898546690359672014-09-10T14:03:22.546-04:002014-09-10T14:03:22.546-04:00I heartily concur with all of this. I've been ...I heartily concur with all of this. I've been guilty of all of it and been called out by critique partners and editors. And I thank them very much.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745686632918324803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-5112696199533309822014-09-10T10:59:24.664-04:002014-09-10T10:59:24.664-04:00I'm sidetracking here but have you ever notice...I'm sidetracking here but have you ever noticed that there are some names that people like to say. So everybody says their name when they talk to them. I mean in live-action real life, in a book it would probably be boring.H. R. Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06715450637785127208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-61160823091251289412014-09-10T08:44:37.134-04:002014-09-10T08:44:37.134-04:00Every book I read either teaches me what to do or ...Every book I read either teaches me what to do or what not to do, sometimes even in the same book. Right now I'm reading The Hobbit, because I needed to just relax and enjoy perfection.Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11378428503220197256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-91410014667082730992014-09-10T00:13:50.222-04:002014-09-10T00:13:50.222-04:00I recently read the worst fantasy book that I ever...I recently read the worst fantasy book that I ever finished (there have been worse, but those I never even got through). I guess I kept going because so many famous authors had quotes in the book raving about the author, so I kept thinking it had to get better. Really it's those quotes that make me mad, as I feel they are willfully deceptive. The writing was so bad that I can't imagine any serious person saying good things about the writer.Ted Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022309459554237650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-26979777963724218962014-09-09T21:11:01.186-04:002014-09-09T21:11:01.186-04:00I hate that continual usage of names. Oh my gosh! ...I hate that continual usage of names. Oh my gosh! I almost never use anyone's name. Which works wonders when I've forgotten it.<br />"Which child are you again?"Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-42781627643039161382014-09-09T20:16:33.970-04:002014-09-09T20:16:33.970-04:00Too stupid to live - sounds like most horror films...Too stupid to live - sounds like most horror films.<br />I used name calling too much in the past. I know it. I confess! Making it better now.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com