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maybe it’s me, but…
So, I’m curious. A lot of us reread because we plain adore a particular book and want that familiar and happy-reader-buttons experience. Some of us when we reread (for whatever reason) can end up finding the book dated or just not as good the … Continue reading
Posted in authors, books, curious kris, maybe it's me but, reading
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goodbye, sir terry. you will be missed.
I am a wee bit broken this morning with the news of the passing of Sir Terry Pratchett. My heart and mind are so full of the wonderful memories of reading his work. I wanted to pay tribute to … Continue reading
Posted in authors, chris, erotic horizon, kassa, Terry Pratchett
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dear author
Dear Author, I *still* do not think that word means what you think it means. Use a dictionary, for fuck’s sake. Love, me.
Posted in authors, dear author, me, randomness, reading
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the author/pedestal thing revisited
Ages ago, in a galaxy far, far away, I wrote a post about the pedestal we readers tend to put authors on and asked if people really wanted to know everything about an author they liked or if they preferred to to … Continue reading
dear author
Dear Author, ‘Awe’ the word is not the same as ‘awww’ the sound. For all that is good and holy, please just stop. Love, me.
Posted in authors, dear author, me, randomness, reading, suckage, WTF
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dear author: ‘research’ is not a dirty word
I recently wrote a post about the wonders of researching and of the miraculous invention known as g00gle. I was reminded of this when wondering why something in the book I’d just read didn’t gel for me. Don’t get me … Continue reading
Posted in authors, dear author, important stuff, me, OCD, probably tmi, serious randomness, serious shit, still crazy, thoughts, words
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end-of-year bandwagon wrap-ups #5
Swag. The idea of getting goodies from your fave authors brings out the squee in the majority of readers.Anyone who says otherwise is lying. Just sayin’.However, after that initial burst of giddiness, a number of us realise we are stuck … Continue reading
well… what to do then?
Yes, indeed.I’m going to make the assumption that most of you who read my blog are also aware, to varying degrees, of what has happened in the last few days subsequent to my last post. If not, and you are … Continue reading
Posted in authors, glbtq, m/m, readers, serious randomness, serious shit
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what’s a pen name got to do with it? another postscript cos now i’m seriously pissed
Earlier in the year I wrote this post after I had found out that a couple of extremely popular m/m romance and erotica authors writing as gay men were actually women. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – I … Continue reading
Posted in authors, glbtq, m/m, serious randomness, serious shit
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