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I liked Throne of Glass by Sarah Maas but everything I've heard about 'the court of...series' has been pretty awful, so I haven't wasted my money, and you're confirming it's worse than I imagined.

Ok, I have tried to listen to Romantasy, just to see what the fuss is about. I tried A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Mass. Narrated by Jennifer Ikeda. Narration is fine. But I got to chapter two and I couldn't do it. The MC who was supposed...

To To me, it is saying that 90% of readers won't be able to pick up on the nuances of your work, and you should aim to appeal to the 10% who do.

My thoughts were with you before I heard your sad news. Take all the time you need. Hugs xx r

Currently taking part in a self-imposed Writer's Protection Program (AKA break from writing). Too long a story but basically, my dad died earlier in the year which unleashed (some expected) chaos to highjack my time and cloud my brain. I've also...

We're not LISTENING to the opinion of readers, we're WRITING to a particular audience (that doesn't mean we don't listen to beta readers, we do. We just balance their comments against the needs of our targeted audience). Maybe I'm not making my...

"Ice-cream is exquisite. What a pity it isn't illegal." Voltaire

I reckon it's like the 100, 10, 1 rule for social media: for every 100 viewers, 10 will like and 1 will comment. You can choose to focus onto the 10 who cared enough to like, because the other 90 are just passing by. Edit to add: Hang on...

Daughter's cat, Custard, (brother of Rhubarb) is enthralled, engrossed, and possibly traumatized, watching Homeward Bound. A cougar, a bear, a cat that goes over a waterfall...

This is from the UK Press Gazette. I like that people are starting to develop a sense of what’s real writing – and what isn’t. Only thing I don’t like – I love em dashes! Hope – I’m – not – mistaken – for – a – bot…...

I'm sorry, PJ, I have to disagree with you, but I feel like you're missing a piece of the writer's puzzle, and I totally understand that because I'm totally missing some too, but this one I get 80% ( there's always more nuance to learn). Take a...

That's why it didn't sound like King to me. Yet I haven't read On Writing or follow him closely, so I prolly missed or misunderstood something. I think whoever wrote this was being inclusive, not overtly exclusive. To me it reads like, "don't...