tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post2297696277025971872..comments2023-11-20T00:39:08.642-08:00Comments on Love Inspired: A Story for Every Reader: Turn OffsPamela Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-44694025021526935502009-11-03T14:47:52.329-08:002009-11-03T14:47:52.329-08:00Missy,
Yes, I stop reading, but it's not an ...Missy,<br /> Yes, I stop reading, but it's not an 'Eck' turn-off. More a 'I'm disappointed in this author' turn.Pamela Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-1682929960031141452009-11-03T14:47:01.494-08:002009-11-03T14:47:01.494-08:00Mara,
Thanks for stopping by. My critique group...Mara,<br /> Thanks for stopping by. My critique group is always dinging me for doing that very same. LOL, in real life, I'm always distracted. It carries over to my writing.Pamela Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-26083198455750856572009-11-03T07:37:04.087-08:002009-11-03T07:37:04.087-08:00LOL!! I love this, Pamela. So cute that you rotate...LOL!! I love this, Pamela. So cute that you rotate your books. :)<br /><br />One of my "Eck" factors is actually a "no way" factor. I can't stand it when a heroine is TSTL--too stupid to live. I mean, come on, woman, don't go somewhere that's obviously dangerous!! I just don't buy it. :)<br /><br />MissyMissy Tippenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-63076107934618789702009-11-03T05:44:31.407-08:002009-11-03T05:44:31.407-08:00I too carry a book where ever I go. An "eck&q...I too carry a book where ever I go. An "eck" factor for me is when the scene is moving along and I am really into what is happening...then the author decides to get too descriptive about something. I don't want to know how many buttons are on a jacket or how many books (exactly) are on a shelf. Please keep the action flowing.<br />I have done some critiquing for a few authors over the years, and that is my biggest problem. Or "eck" factor.Marahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17902981260352932106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-63774006529699221822009-11-03T05:27:37.054-08:002009-11-03T05:27:37.054-08:00It's funny. I stopped reading The Shack becau...It's funny. I stopped reading The Shack because of the young child abduction theme (I have a young child). That's not what I call an 'Eck'. Sometimes when I'm reading a Kathy Reichs' novel her explicit descriptions of death give me the willies, but still not 'eck'. Still, in this particular book, the eavesdropping just plain made me uncomfortable.Pamela Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-91920753164046183312009-11-02T20:47:31.822-08:002009-11-02T20:47:31.822-08:00Uh, I mean a book in my car. Sorry. I'm too ...Uh, I mean a book in my car. Sorry. I'm too tired to be online right now.Terri Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18162233044268346894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-66161844242819306502009-11-02T20:46:46.037-08:002009-11-02T20:46:46.037-08:00Too funny, Pam. I have a high tolerance for eck! ...Too funny, Pam. I have a high tolerance for eck! I guess my sensibilities are too sensitive.<br />Though I did read The Bone Garden by Tess Gerritsen. I love her books but this one definitely pushed my eck button. I think I actually gagged at some of the descriptions. But I finished it and it was a good story.<br /><br />I keep a purse usually in my car for carpool line, or doctor's offices.Terri Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18162233044268346894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-26780248599719603282009-11-02T20:16:13.569-08:002009-11-02T20:16:13.569-08:00I purchased a small purse, once. Drove me nuts. ...I purchased a small purse, once. Drove me nuts. Whenever I wanted to read, I didn't have a book. But, I do like a small purse.Pamela Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-22799151730254342782009-11-02T17:15:25.315-08:002009-11-02T17:15:25.315-08:00I have a bathroom book, too, but mind is a nonfict...I have a bathroom book, too, but mind is a nonfiction. I can read that whenever because there is no plot that is calling me to read on. I don't hate my bathroom book, it's just a book that I don't mind reading over the course of a year whenever. I have a car book. My purse is too small for a book. I have a desk book that I read while my computer is booting up or when I need a break from writing my own. The books I really want to read are my trip books--books I read while flying and waiting in airport of when my hubby is driving and I'm a passenger. That's when I get most of my reading done.Merrilleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08617320163408645299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-59278034823671852162009-11-02T16:31:21.795-08:002009-11-02T16:31:21.795-08:00I'm always struggling with that! Especially i...I'm always struggling with that! Especially in my own writing. Thanks for stopping by, Hannah.Pamela Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-41835345517045786122009-11-02T12:44:56.729-08:002009-11-02T12:44:56.729-08:00Lol! What a great system!!
I think a BIG "ec...Lol! What a great system!!<br /><br />I think a BIG "eck" factor for me is when I feel like the author's books all follow a form. I understand that to some extent there will always be forms when writing novels, but when it becomes obvious and the author has just substituted new characters or something...it gets really tiring.<br /><br />I just had another one come to mind, but lost it again! I'll come back and post it if it comes back to me : )<br />Hannah<br />P.S. Yes, I am one of those girls who carries around a book in her purse too. Everyone at school knows that I almost completely literally never go anywhere without a book! Lol....Project Journalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01996866245417584719noreply@blogger.com