"When you write historical romances, you're not asked to do that," Edwards said, speaking from her home in Mattoon, Illinois.
god. Dumbass.
Hey! What a surprise! Hostile 17! Can I get you a drink, Hostile 17?
Xander ,'Dirty Girls'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
lisah - Jan 10, 2008 11:45:01 am PST #4678 of 28342
Punishingly Intricate
Volans - Jan 10, 2008 11:45:55 am PST #4679 of 28342
move out and draw fire
And coincidentally, I was just listening to an interview with William Gibson, in which he said "Now there's a metanovel hovering over my work, the idea that readers can, and will, go google everything in the book."
I suppose Cassie Edwards didn't think her reader base would google.
meara - Jan 10, 2008 5:05:00 pm PST #4680 of 28342
Sure, you're not asked to attribute your sources, or footnote, when writing a historical novel (though I have seen BOTH done. And endnotes).
But not even bothering to freakin' PARAPHRASE? That's what really gets me. Just paraphrase a LITTLE bit, and no one would ever have noticed. YEEESH.
hippocampus - Jan 10, 2008 5:07:41 pm PST #4681 of 28342
not your mom's socks.
I love the Gibson quote. I almost want to add "Google everything, or create it online if it doesn't exist..." but it's Gibson, so I leave it perfect as is.
about the CE, I think not even bothering to freakin' PARAPHRASE? That's what really gets me. Just paraphrase a LITTLE bit, and no one would ever have noticed. YEEESH.
Polter-Cow - Jan 10, 2008 5:12:31 pm PST #4682 of 28342
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Well played, Sox.
meara - Jan 10, 2008 5:24:50 pm PST #4683 of 28342
Hah! It even took me a second...
Polter-Cow - Jan 10, 2008 5:46:52 pm PST #4684 of 28342
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
It took me a couple too, meara.
sumi - Jan 11, 2008 6:40:46 am PST #4685 of 28342
Art Crawl!!!
New Philip Pullman story to be published by Random House this spring.
hippocampus - Jan 11, 2008 6:44:35 am PST #4686 of 28342
not your mom's socks.
It took me a couple too, meara.
thanks guys -
beth b - Jan 12, 2008 9:44:23 am PST #4687 of 28342
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
I'm glad to see that the CE story is getting national coverage in the mainstream press. I like to tink that it shows that it is being taken seriously.
I've been doing a little book reviewing in my blog - for BART reads mostly . ( that's my term for fun reads) . I just did one for anges and the hitman which is a much better book than the first team effort by Crusie and Mayer.