tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1224619080022531405.post2896237858084094173..comments2022-06-18T19:08:43.357-07:00Comments on Sarah Elizabeth Boucher: Neglect Not the ReaderSarah E Boucherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548983001983218695noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1224619080022531405.post-39032530140599329572015-11-08T06:24:04.492-08:002015-11-08T06:24:04.492-08:00Exactly! I think we have to create the best produc...Exactly! I think we have to create the best product we can. In classic evil author mode, we fill it with as many Easter eggs, twists, gasps, and gotchas as we can. Isn't that so much more fun anyway? When we take the time to make it the best we can, that's what happens. I LOVE it.Sarah E Boucherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15548983001983218695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1224619080022531405.post-16821939472103378332015-11-08T02:38:48.946-08:002015-11-08T02:38:48.946-08:00PW, thanks so much for your kind words, and Sarah ...PW, thanks so much for your kind words, and Sarah - phew!!!!<br /><br />Re the comment earlier - I totally agree that it is the author's responsibility (or the film maker's or the actor's, or the singer's) responsibility to captivate the audience. No-one has the right to be read/watched/listened to - I abandon 50% of the books I start, to be honest. We don't deserve anything simply by creating something - what happened to people just creating for the love of it? As was the case, with writing, before Amazon. I wrote several novels that no-one ever read :)Terry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1224619080022531405.post-58221572390712606442015-11-05T18:47:42.999-08:002015-11-05T18:47:42.999-08:00Authors do have a responsibility to their readers....Authors do have a responsibility to their readers. There are plenty of amazing authors and stories out there, we have the responsibility to at least deliver on our promises. Thanks for your comment! :)Sarah E Boucherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15548983001983218695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1224619080022531405.post-55138336965940656772015-11-04T12:58:42.809-08:002015-11-04T12:58:42.809-08:00I'm betting not having read and loved your boo...I'm betting not having read and loved your books ;)<br />Prairie Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00649561552893719183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1224619080022531405.post-2768430109819668832015-11-04T12:58:24.369-08:002015-11-04T12:58:24.369-08:00In the last few years I have finally given myself ...In the last few years I have finally given myself permission to put down a book that's taking up my time without any return. It's hard because I know how hard the author worked...but I appreciate your point about how it's the authors job to make the reader want to stay. Great advice :)Prairie Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00649561552893719183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1224619080022531405.post-80911787216634520982015-11-03T06:10:13.187-08:002015-11-03T06:10:13.187-08:00Of course not! When would you promise something an...Of course not! When would you promise something and not follow through? I'm sure it's one of the author's earlier books. And I know how hard it is to get things right. I just happen to worry about not delivering on promises I've made to anyone, and certainly to my readers. Thanks, Terry!Sarah E Boucherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15548983001983218695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1224619080022531405.post-80475402360319037002015-11-03T06:08:42.066-08:002015-11-03T06:08:42.066-08:00My issue is when well-meaning folks gift you a boo...My issue is when well-meaning folks gift you a book like this, which was the case here. I hate to let them down, but sometimes they don't know me as well as they think they do. It's rare that I select something on my own that's disappointing, so NO it's certainly not yours Carol! Or Terry's! But sometimes it's a good thing to read crappy stuff just to make a mental note of what not to do!Sarah E Boucherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15548983001983218695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1224619080022531405.post-70038476219799967852015-11-03T06:06:06.655-08:002015-11-03T06:06:06.655-08:00It sort of like giving your audience a fuzzy lolli...It sort of like giving your audience a fuzzy lollipop. And that's just not right! Thanks, Heather!Sarah E Boucherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15548983001983218695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1224619080022531405.post-11407001397106449172015-11-03T01:35:39.317-08:002015-11-03T01:35:39.317-08:00Carol, this could be Death & Dominion OR The H...Carol, this could be Death & Dominion OR The House of York - when I read it, I thought, oh s**t, and then I read your reply and realised it could refer to yours too!!!!!!Terry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1224619080022531405.post-77539267016836332432015-11-03T01:22:40.944-08:002015-11-03T01:22:40.944-08:00I'm actually wondering if this is my book....I'm actually wondering if this is my book....Terry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1224619080022531405.post-39998568543115995842015-11-02T10:28:23.651-08:002015-11-02T10:28:23.651-08:00Hate writing blurb. That aside.... yep, I no longe...Hate writing blurb. That aside.... yep, I no longer read books where I am overtold or the narrative is underplotted .... the art of good editing is dying in its boots.,....um....you aren't reading anything written by me...are you..*nervous smile*Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1224619080022531405.post-48077947547565452932015-11-02T07:18:31.668-08:002015-11-02T07:18:31.668-08:00Totally agree! In fact I blogged about how books t...Totally agree! In fact I blogged about how books that don't deliver on their blurb's promise irk me.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08180048355518579006noreply@blogger.com