tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post4860485093570933413..comments2023-10-22T05:12:28.626-07:00Comments on Apprentice Writer: Anatomy of DNFM.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07498466631016466048noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post-87402821393225019272010-07-08T12:50:11.883-07:002010-07-08T12:50:11.883-07:00yeah, there's small town girl and village idio...yeah, there's small town girl and village idiot girl. <br /><br />what did I last drop? <br /><br />I don't recall the title but around 3/4 thru the book, apparently a deadline happened and the rest was a rush job. writing density and character integrity vaporized. I decided I'd be better off just doing a fan-fiction finish. which I didn't. <br /><br />too bad about that book. it was going so well...Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05251168248457758117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post-61790910604859208822010-06-23T23:22:12.173-07:002010-06-23T23:22:12.173-07:00There definitely is and it depends on how lazy I a...There definitely is and it depends on how lazy I am. But even when I do my research, look into the authors/type of book, I still can bomb out on my selections. I freely admit that I'm a much pickier reader than most but I think it's also that some of the current trends in publishing are not exactly to my taste.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12471937819219493034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post-17656404715041452782010-06-22T13:30:15.330-07:002010-06-22T13:30:15.330-07:00Rachel - 20% satisfaction rate might make me start...Rachel - 20% satisfaction rate might make me start to question wherher I was cut out for reviewing. No way to figure out how to tailor the selection sent your way more to your taste?M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07498466631016466048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post-44300459213619353422010-06-21T11:48:17.525-07:002010-06-21T11:48:17.525-07:00"to impress with deft vocabulary" Awe! A..."to impress with deft vocabulary" Awe! And might I had, Some! :)<br /><br />I don't think you were too harsh. I often stop reading well-written books just because I find them boring. Poorly written books are very hard to stick with.<br /><br />My last DNF was "Every Last Drop" by Charlie Huston. I stopped because I wasn't interested in the story. Now that's harsh, huh? An author can do everything right and I will still put down a book. :) Some readers are just not meant for some stories.<br /><br />On the other hand, there are LOTS of books I would not have finished recently but had to because they were for review. If I control the books I pick up to read then my satisfaction rate is about 60-40. As in, a little over half of the books are average to above. With a random sampling (which often happens with the review books) my satisfaction rate probably doesn't even hit 20%. Ugh! At first I was quite daunted by doing 200 word reviews but now I see it's helpful because if I hated the book then I have to limit my ragging on it and if I had no interest in it whatsoever (happens all the time, such a bummer to know you are not the target audience) then I only have to come up with 200 words about something I don't care about.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12471937819219493034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post-5047514176002932602010-06-21T10:34:29.146-07:002010-06-21T10:34:29.146-07:00Gina - how great to see you here again!
I'd l...Gina - how great to see you here again!<br /><br />I'd love to take a look at your pages if you think it would be helpful.<br /><br />I had an attracted/repelled thing going on with Mark Henry, due to being intrigued by his reportedly quirky, humorous voice but the not-being-a-zombie person part of me won out.M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07498466631016466048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post-21618684073867777122010-06-21T08:59:58.262-07:002010-06-21T08:59:58.262-07:00Any chance you'd look at my first few pages wh...Any chance you'd look at my first few pages when I'm ready to query? I love how you get to the specifics. <br /><br />I just deleted 2 hard science fiction audiobooks unlistened to because the opening paragraphs were all backstory about spaceships and planets and cocktails of the future. Thank god for the library's free downloads. <br /><br />BUT, on the other hand, I so loved Mark Henry's voice that I slogged through "Happy Hour of the Damned" despite hating his heroine. I will even purchase his next book, he's that brilliant. <br /><br />Great post.<br />~ GinaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00118363231070027767noreply@blogger.com