tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762860554634548712.post5256970542337007082..comments2024-03-11T05:57:49.436-04:00Comments on The Heroine Addicts: Ten Commandments – Thou Shalt Not Covet (Well Maybe A Little)Susanna Kearsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12675951272027527098noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762860554634548712.post-65522471249629693982011-07-08T09:27:20.904-04:002011-07-08T09:27:20.904-04:00Argh. I covet all the time and for so many differe...Argh. I covet all the time and for so many different reasons! Sometimes it's a character that feels so real or a really cool concept or a plot that is so full of twists and turns you have no idea how it will end. My favourite of all for YA is Laurie Halse Anderson--she really knows how to get into the mind of a teen. Speak is my favourite YA book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762860554634548712.post-6529800885315034132011-07-02T11:08:44.629-04:002011-07-02T11:08:44.629-04:00I'd suggest Amazon reviews might offer a clue,...I'd suggest Amazon reviews might offer a clue, except I find the ratings there often don't agree with my opinion. One that I returned to the library unread after the first chapter is rated 4.5 stars at Amazon, and was nominated for the Carnegie and shortlisted for another. Which is perhaps an interesting reminder that writing quality can be very subjective.<br /><br />Returning to the original post topic, I was thinking as I worked on revisions of my WIP yesterday that it would be interesting to read an excerpt of the first draft of one of those books we covet, to see how it compares to the final product.Seabrookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09400079400485962650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762860554634548712.post-17214527606508758612011-07-02T06:48:41.078-04:002011-07-02T06:48:41.078-04:00Good point, Seabrooke! Maybe we should only read ...Good point, Seabrooke! Maybe we should only read badly written ones :D How will we know though?Christina Courtenayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03647397808446248913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762860554634548712.post-71979840357390308482011-07-01T09:33:56.748-04:002011-07-01T09:33:56.748-04:00On the flip side, Christina, after reading a rathe...On the flip side, Christina, after reading a rather poorly written book and returning to my own draft, I find I feel a whole lot more confident about my own WIP. ;)Seabrookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09400079400485962650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762860554634548712.post-57354535625329517652011-07-01T05:50:36.961-04:002011-07-01T05:50:36.961-04:00This 'coveting' thing happens to me a lot ...This 'coveting' thing happens to me a lot too, which is why I try not to read other people's books while I'm working on my own WIP. Buying new shirts all the time can get a bit expensive ...Christina Courtenayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03647397808446248913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762860554634548712.post-24309293900373779192011-06-30T19:54:15.727-04:002011-06-30T19:54:15.727-04:00Oh, I can really relate to this! I just recently f...Oh, I can really relate to this! I just recently finished one of Cassandra Clare's Mortal Instruments books, and happened to read some of my own draft very shortly afterward... and nearly despaired. But you're right - their work has undergone quite a lot of polishing to reach the point at which we're reading it. Hardly fair to compare, at least until ours has gone through that, too. ;)Seabrookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09400079400485962650noreply@blogger.com