tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post110441737973925332..comments2024-03-04T03:40:11.172-05:00Comments on No rules. Just write.: On mice and men and moving onBrenda Coulterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13528691681455659296noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1104791318479142142005-01-03T17:28:00.000-05:002005-01-03T17:28:00.000-05:00I'm glad I wasn't the only one with a Stephen King...I'm glad I wasn't the only one with a Stephen King and VC Andrews obsession - I think I started and stopped reading them both at about the same time. I was also a really big fan of Mercedes Lackey's Heralds of Valedemar books. Great Fantasy Adventure, I read about 12 of them before they started feeling formulaic to me. One good "Tolkienesque" trilogy is the Deed of Pakesennarion by Elizabeth Moon - she writes mostly Sci Fi now, but the Deed is a great adventure story with all the right kinds of characters.Voixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10929466043971880516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1104712632085352872005-01-02T19:37:00.000-05:002005-01-02T19:37:00.000-05:00Great topic, Brenda. Let me see...authors I once l...Great topic, Brenda. Let me see...authors I once loved and no longer read:<br /><br />1. Stephen King. I can still remember reading IT and being scared out of my wits. The guy I was dating was so annoyed that he screamed,"It's a book for goodness sake. If it's scaring you, put it down!" But I couldn't. Now I wonder how I had time to ponder 1,000 plus pages of a maniacal clown. I don't know what I was thinking. I'm way too scary for such things. THE STAND was good though.<br /><br />2. Danielle Steel. It's been years, but I recall taking those out of the library in stakes. They ALWAYS made me cry. So deep, aren't I? It was really confusing for the librarian too. I always had classics mixed in.<br /><br />3. Sidney Sheldon. I vividly remember reading BLOODLINE and never reading another. It was like twenty years ago, I thought I'd liked it, but something went wrong. I can still remember the plot though, so I guess that says something.<br /><br />4. VC Andrews. Okay, I'm only admitting this because somebody else did. Another teen fascination. I was totally into them until the brother and sister started digging each other. I know they lived in a closet for years, but yuck...<br /><br />I think that's enough. I also went on a binge for Janette Oke and Grace Livingston Hill a while back (five or six years?). Haven't read anymore, but I think I read them all.<br /><br />Marilynn Griffithupwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02640686375678197712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1104693729639112012005-01-02T14:22:00.000-05:002005-01-02T14:22:00.000-05:00A "Tolkienesque novel"? Wow. You must have one f...A "Tolkienesque novel"? Wow. You must have one fantastic imagination!Brenda Coulterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528691681455659296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1104684640333296412005-01-02T11:50:00.000-05:002005-01-02T11:50:00.000-05:00JRR Tolkien and fantasy. I would have never believ...JRR Tolkien and fantasy. I would have never believed I would grow tired of it, especially since I have written a Tolkienesque novel. But the subject dulls me. I am also very tired of all these high adrenaline mystery/FBI/CIA thrillers. Gimme a break!MD Brauer, MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120726155923228091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1104498720962981812004-12-31T08:12:00.000-05:002004-12-31T08:12:00.000-05:00Stephen King has an amazing talent and is a master...Stephen King has an amazing talent and is a master craftsman with words. Too bad I don't like the stuff he writes about. If he ever switches genres, I'll get in line to buy his books.<br /><br />Jeanette Oke. I know, I know--she was the trailblazer for inspirational romance. But I've never read her because I've never been interested in historical romances.<br /><br />Thanks for commenting, Jolene.Brenda Coulterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528691681455659296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1104476440673696862004-12-31T02:00:00.000-05:002004-12-31T02:00:00.000-05:00Stephen King. Oh my goodness, he was it for me my...Stephen King. Oh my goodness, he was it for me my sophomore year in highschool. A friend of mine loaned me Tommy Knockers and from then on I read everything I could get my hands on. Luckily, or unluckily as some might say, my Aunt was a fan and had every book he'd ever written. I went through them all in like 3 months and then just stopped. And though he's come out with others since then, (that's been like 15 or 16 years ago) I just haven't read any.<br /><br />Also V.C. Andrews. I don't remember what drew me to her writing. But I began reading Flowers in the Attic in 9th or 10th grade, and I sped through the entire series in a month and a half. Then I picked up the Angel series, or heaven series,..don't remember the last name. I was almost through with that when I read somewhere that V.C Andrews had passed on. So I tried to grab everything up that was in print by her. Even now, more books by her come out. So I have no idea what the death thing was all about, but I became disillusioned and haven't read another thing.<br /><br />Oh, and in jr High I was enthralled with Jannette Oke. Love Comes Softly, Loves Enduring Promise,...etc etc. I read them all as well.<br /><br />Hmm seems I have an affinity for series LOL <br /><br />well now you really got me thinking about what I used to read LOL Aren't you sorry you asked? hehAprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16220919792076736024noreply@blogger.com