Comments on: Saturday Feedback On The RWR Letters Section

By: Jaci Burton

Jaci Burton — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:29:11 +0000

Amen.

You know, there are books I don’t like. I rarely write complaint letters about their banality, or how dull I find them, or how they don’t hit my hot buttons. So what do I do? I just dont’ read them. I don’t expect other readers not to read them just because I don’t like them, because I figure there are other readers out there who might absolutely love the kind of books I can’t stand.

And isn’t it great that there are so many different kinds of books out there? It’s a smorgasboard. Something for everyone’s tastes, so that everyone can be happy.

I don’t know why that’s so difficult a concept for some people to grasp.

By: Monica Burns

Monica Burns — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 18:16:21 +0000

Thanks for that fix, Lauren! To your point about not all RWA members feeling this way. I would agree. Most of the people who disagree are like me. They shrug and don’t bother to write a response. Too busy dealing with their careers.

I did find the Prez’s article interesting though. Wonder where that will go. Moving from a volunteer dominated structure can be good or bad depending on one’s perspective. Or maybe I read the article wrong.

By: laurendane

laurendane — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:46:53 +0000

Monica - I hope you don’t mind but I fixed it for you.

Jana - I don’t think all RWA members feel this way, I know I don’t! And thanks so much for the congrats on that RT piece - it gave me a huge grin.

Thank you Sarah! I’m glad you’re enjoying them.

Kerry - Yes, indeed. Really it’s so very simple but it’s something they miss because they’re not thinking beyond themselves.

Amelia - perhaps because the rest of us are too busy writing. I don’t know.

By: Amelia June

Amelia June — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:41:23 +0000

What I don’t understand is why there is a letter like this in every issue.

Dudes, we get the point. Can we move on to a different topic, or are we all so titillated by sex and naughty words it is all we can talk about?

Me thinks they are a bit more obsessed than those of us who actually write the stuff…

By: Kerry Allen

Kerry Allen — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:11:52 +0000

Many of these malcontents sound to me as if they believe they are entitled to read nothing but books they enjoy. If the sorts of books to which they object continue to be published, O laws, one might accidentally fall into their hands and subject them to a displeasing experience, and therefore such books should not be printed.

I’d like to know how they acquire all this objectionable material to begin with. Do they randomly grab things off the shelf and buy without even glancing at the content, or are wicked, foul-mouthed, oversexed trollops forcing the books before their eyes, which have been taped open so they cannot look away?

I really don’t know why I keep paying dues. The noisemakers of RWA are so not my crowd…

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 05:54:15 +0000

Some people write absolute dribble, honestly. If they don’t like it then they should not read it. Its so simple!

Love your books BTW, read reviews via teddypig and have been glued to them the past 2 days. Groovy writing chick!
Sarah NZ

By: Monica Burns

Monica Burns — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 03:26:04 +0000

Oh GREAT one wayward piece of code and the whole fricking post looks like I was shouting and emphasizing things!

By: Monica Burns

Monica Burns — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 03:24:07 +0000

You know, even though I know it’s a coarse, crude word. A good “f*ck” bellowed out in a moment of passion (anger, desire, fear, etc.) can have real impact. I’ve used it (and other foul language ) in real life and in my books.

It’s when a writer overuses ANY word (curse, sex, whatever) that I find myself getting irritated. I put down one book recently because I just couldn’t get past the fact every other sentence (literally) there was a p*ssy, c*nt, c*ck, etc. And the book wasn’t even erotica. The words didn’t bother me, just the incessant way they littered paragraph after paragraph. It got boring. I mean I know it feels good to touch one’s p*ssy, but for crying out loud, show me how good it feels, don’t tell me!

I chose to stop reading the book, but I sure as hell wouldn’t judge someone if they read and liked the book. It’s all subjective. Not everyone is going to like the same kind of romance book. Just because something didn’t work for me sure as hell doesn’t mean it won’t work for someone else.

As for RWR, I read the letters and then I just shrug. They’re entitled to an opinion, and I don’t have to agree with them. I’ve made an ass out of myself plenty of times over the years, and I can always use the company.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 01:40:43 +0000

Lauren~~I have an opinion on such things, too. LOL. I won’t share, but I will say that if they don’t like the books…don’t buy them!! Don’t pick them up and read them. This flows over into alot of categories, but obviously there are people like me out here who DO like these types of books…or they wouldn’t be selling.

By: Jana J. Hanson

Jana J. Hanson — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 00:20:48 +0000

Seems like the RWR editor(s) would stop publishing the letters, unless they just like to start stuff. In that case, well, I’m glad I’m not an RWA member! Though I am in agreement that if you don’t like such-and-such genre, don’t read it. What’s so hard to comprehend about that? Think how boring we’d be if we were all exactly the same. Ugh.

Oh, and congrats on your RT shout out for your Berkley sale.