tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30940155.post4970051129512773896..comments2023-11-05T01:35:11.677-07:00Comments on A Yarning to Write: Virginity is overrated anyway...Amy Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04885706951931450373noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30940155.post-71114783490997317662008-03-12T12:11:00.000-07:002008-03-12T12:11:00.000-07:00Thanks, Lady K! Hey--do come check me out at the ...Thanks, Lady K! Hey--do come check me out at the new location--www.writerslane.blogspot.com--it's much more current than this one!Amy Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885706951931450373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30940155.post-35367749251325754572008-03-12T04:53:00.000-07:002008-03-12T04:53:00.000-07:00Hi Amy just reading Bound having galloped through ...Hi Amy<BR/> just reading Bound having galloped through Vulnerable and Wounded. Whatever you do don't stop writing- they are brilliant, breath taking and totally absorbing. Just remember <BR/>those who can Do, those who can't become critics :)Lady Kylarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931547703032710534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30940155.post-41775452893655045062007-03-12T06:47:00.000-07:002007-03-12T06:47:00.000-07:00Wow--thanks so much for the review--it totally mad...Wow--thanks so much for the review--it totally made my week! (Don't forget to check me out at my new site...writerslane.blogspot.com:-)Amy Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885706951931450373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30940155.post-42399121648105329172007-03-11T23:51:00.000-07:002007-03-11T23:51:00.000-07:00I saw the less than stellar review and dismissed i...I saw the less than stellar review and dismissed it because it had nothing to do with the story. I concentrated on the other ones that did. I immediately bought the first and second book of the series. I enjoyed “Vulnerable” so much, I went ahead and bought the third book of the Goddess series, so I would have it by the time I finished “Wounded.” You have another review: Five Stars, baby! I was so swept away by the story that I never thought to look if there were commas or not. <BR/><BR/>Take CareKaren Michelle Nutthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04083893569523248900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30940155.post-26726760961022068332007-02-07T13:27:00.000-08:002007-02-07T13:27:00.000-08:00Remember, the root of the word "critic" is, well, ...Remember, the root of the word "critic" is, well, critic. I actually find the bad comments more useful on Amazon's site than the good ones. If the Criticizing Critic sounds Completely Clueless, I know I've found the book for me!<br /><br />Listen, I took a writing workshop once with a fellow who was a public defender turning his work experiences into some incredibly realistic and creatively wrought fiction. The group couldn't deal with his use of different fonts to enunciate different voices -- characters, narrator, etc. It was brilliant and unique and they wanted no part of it. It was quite an object lesson for me. Later, I realized that I was editing my own work to please them and in the process removing all the inference and nuance. They wanted it all spelled out for them. I personally enjoy doing a bit of mental arithmetic while I'm reading or viewing a film. <br /><br />Anyway, as you say, this critique makes you an author in a way nothing else can.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564002870593763425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30940155.post-47914504393432538782007-02-06T21:19:00.000-08:002007-02-06T21:19:00.000-08:00Everything Rae said. I can't say it better. And ...Everything Rae said. I can't say it better. And really, if the only complaint is the comma usage, this chick is a tool. She probably didn't 'get' the story to begin with. Poo on her. You are awesome, and your writing is too. Your books are everything a novel is supposed to be, original, inspiring, engaging, and authentic. They only got that way because you wrote them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30940155.post-89984087809653656872007-02-06T07:01:00.000-08:002007-02-06T07:01:00.000-08:00Oh wow...now I'm blushing... (seriously--you all h...Oh wow...now I'm blushing... (seriously--you all have no idea how much I needed strokes right now--it's a whole other post...) Uhm...Vulnerable... (it's a little, uhm, risque... just to warn you:-)Amy Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885706951931450373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30940155.post-23759135661449018882007-02-06T05:43:00.000-08:002007-02-06T05:43:00.000-08:00Even though I haven't read it, I'm sure (given you...Even though I haven't read it, I'm sure (given your blogging) that it is engaging, well thought out and enjoyable.<br /><br />So which one should I start with?Louizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691100508790921779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30940155.post-72946381392858042892007-02-05T20:09:00.000-08:002007-02-05T20:09:00.000-08:00Awww...thanks everybody--you all rock! And catie-...Awww...thanks everybody--you all rock! And catie--thanks for the cat purrs, and I will accept any criticism you have--because you gave me cat purrs first!!!!Amy Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885706951931450373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30940155.post-52682487434932192452007-02-05T19:19:00.000-08:002007-02-05T19:19:00.000-08:00I will post a good review once I read it (I want i...I will post a good review once I read it (I want it to be legit) but for now my cat (Zoie) and I are purring and trying to comfort you.Catiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422312014288178089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30940155.post-51523530517562972662007-02-05T11:45:00.000-08:002007-02-05T11:45:00.000-08:00Amy - haven't read your books, but read the excerp...Amy - haven't read your books, but read the excerpt on squidoo.com - I thought it was good - it whoever that person is can't let go of some made-up rules about writing, they should give up reading. Commas are there to be used, and you can write dialog however you damn well please.debsnmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17023150694076405052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30940155.post-59231696266790221182007-02-05T11:03:00.000-08:002007-02-05T11:03:00.000-08:00Look at it this way, if the worse someone has to s...Look at it this way, if the worse someone has to say about your book was that the punctuation was bad, I think that's pretty good. Bah! Don't let these nonsensical comments get you down, you are an unique, fun, wonderful writer! Keep at it!Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222474054994035031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30940155.post-86458589079399910032007-02-05T10:51:00.000-08:002007-02-05T10:51:00.000-08:00Congrats on the bad review! Does this mean you're...Congrats on the bad review! Does this mean you're a real writer now? (Editor's note: asking this question does not mean to imply nor suggest you're not a real writer!)<br /><br />Some people ain't happy unless they're bitchin' about somethin'. Keep up the good work, because you are inspiring to a bunch of would-be writers. (Or at least me...)Saren Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947975330333922217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30940155.post-25399468144580939242007-02-05T06:22:00.000-08:002007-02-05T06:22:00.000-08:00And just in case you need to hear it again, you ar...And just in case you need to hear it again, you are a brilliant, gripping, creative, engaging writer!roxiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14916948065233137971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30940155.post-38351571130709870712007-02-05T06:21:00.000-08:002007-02-05T06:21:00.000-08:00As we say in our writing group, "Everyone is entit...As we say in our writing group, "Everyone is entitled to her own silly-ass opinion." Some people feel it is their duty in life to find SOMETHING to criticize. If all she could find was your comma use (which you already knew is non-standard) then this is clearly a case of praising with faint damns.<br /><br />Or she may have been someone who just wanted to say something differeent so her comment would stand out, and she could find her own name on the list that much easier.<br /><br />Kiddo, a stranger BOUGHT your book! You're ahead of me in the business!roxiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14916948065233137971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30940155.post-42183514903303112812007-02-04T19:19:00.000-08:002007-02-04T19:19:00.000-08:00I will confess to being bothered by grammer and pu...I will confess to being bothered by grammer and punctuation errors, but only until the story grabs me. I would never base a review on those petty quibbles and anyone who would is pretty darn petty. Sorry, but you will have to keep waiting for a bad review. A review of your spelling et al had *nothinig* to do with your writing. Hang in there.NeedleTarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13918009777760522295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30940155.post-4234410240077506792007-02-04T19:02:00.000-08:002007-02-04T19:02:00.000-08:00OK. I just read her review. Here's my response, wh...OK. I just read her review. Here's my response, which I didn't leave because I didn't have my credit card to create a "Real Name" identity to leave the comment. <br /><br /><br />But what about the substance and story of the book? I don't read books to judge the author's use of punctuation; I read books to become wrapped in a good story. Besides, grammar and punctuation are a convention to follow but lend style and personality to a story (have you read Faulkner? e.e. cummings? Pynchon?). If you can't follow this story, certainly don't pick up anything remotely more challenging. <br /><br />OK, the last comment was a jab at the reviewer, but sheesh -- she deserves it. And your response is way too kind to her. Ack!Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02255913758088921326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30940155.post-67848706150585676172007-02-04T18:51:00.000-08:002007-02-04T18:51:00.000-08:00Has the reviewer read Saramago? She should thank y...Has the reviewer read Saramago? She should thank you for commas. And capitalization. And punctuation to begin with. <br /><br />If she's picking apart your punctuation (I haven't read the review) and avoiding the content, then she doesn't have much to say of substance, does she. It's not about the punctuation, it's about the story. the message. The syntax and structure. The energy or calm. Etc. It's about how a book grips you. <br /><br />But commas? <br /><br />And besides, everyone does have an opinion, and critics especially want to be heard. I bet half the critics out there arbitrarily pick a controversial side and stick to it, challenging themselves to come up with stinging reasons to back their position. Not because they necessarily believe it but because they want to get published themselves. Good writing is read writing, even if it's poppycock. <br /><br />Hang in there!Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02255913758088921326noreply@blogger.com