tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848384635452554453.post8161813481798961826..comments2024-01-03T06:55:14.493-05:00Comments on Writerly Rejects: Being PickyThe Rejectshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14718181520456876346noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848384635452554453.post-89010471303557744272012-12-04T19:08:34.801-05:002012-12-04T19:08:34.801-05:00Most of my favorites are YA as well. While I like ...Most of my favorites are YA as well. While I like romance, I find I prefer stories where the romance is an element but not THE plot. Personally, I'm sick of love triangles and there seems to be a lot of them lately. When they're just somewhat hinted toward but not harped on (like Albin's CREWEL) that's fine with me, but if you're obviously forced to chose then it just gets... ugh inducing. <br /><br />I don't think there's anything wrong with being picky when it comes to books. They're your form of entertainment. If you don't like it, then there's no point in reading it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848384635452554453.post-20093802623960372382012-12-03T13:25:25.773-05:002012-12-03T13:25:25.773-05:00My time is at a premium so I don't read as muc...My time is at a premium so I don't read as much as I'd like to -- and that also means that I have very little patience for books that don't capture my fancy quickly. Unfortunately, I've discovered that many of my very favorite books aren't new; they're things I discover in libraries or used bookstores from 20-30 years ago. Which is great for my pocketbook, but it does make me wonder if "the market" and I are just not seeing eye-to-eye about what makes a good book!<br /><br />Also, I've noticed that "Romance or gtfo" tendency as well on all sides of the publishing fence. And, blah. I hate that. tlbodinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08334888426768433724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848384635452554453.post-17508608098608005562012-12-03T13:03:27.775-05:002012-12-03T13:03:27.775-05:00Is there's a difference between being picky an...Is there's a difference between being picky and setting high standards? I think you fit in the high standards category.<br />JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.com