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1. Started A Dance of Dragons by GRR Martin finally. I got bored of my trashy novels and decided to read something a bit denser for a change of pace. I reviewed the last trashy novel I read on Amazon, won't do it here. It was erotica, true, but damn the sex scenes were bad. The story was interesting, but not enough of it, and the erotica was just repetitive and silly. I've come to the conclusion that sex scenes are rather hard to write without coming across as rather silly. One person online, years ago, said that a lot of people who wrote sex scenes obviously had never had sex. And I thought, no, you idiot, they like you just don't understand or have a grasp of human anatomy. Take a life drawing class sometime...it's quite informative. Because I hate to break this to you - you suck at it too. Because no one can do a back bend and have sex at the same time unless they are working for cirque du soleil - very funny episode of Big Bang Theory addressed that.
This brings me to the book meme from hell. Which explains why no one but frenchani is doing it on my flist, wise people.
Occurred to me on the way to work this morning that if no one wrote another book for the next 20 or 30 years - I still would have enough to read to last until I died. Seriously there are one too many books at there - it's enough to give one permanent writer's block. I tell stories in my head now, frak writing them down.
Day 08 – Most overrated book
I don't know there are so many to choose from. Eeny meany miney...how about Atlas Shrugged? It's the only I can think of that won't piss anyone off, unless there's a few closet Ayn Rand fans lurking out there. If so...just scroll on by.
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2. Day 11 - A show that disappointed you
The somewhat easier TV Meme. Although this is a hard one, because what do I pick? You can't watch a lot of tv and not be disappointed. Sort of goes with the territory. The writers never quite do it the way you wish. And the more obsessed you are with a tv series the more likely you will be gravely disappointed with it. Which is why it really should come as no surprise that the tv series and writer that disappointed me the most was...
Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Joss Whedon.
( rather long and rambling dissertation on why Buffy the Vampire Slayer, my favorite show, disappointed me. )
Sigh, I've read this damn thing through three times now, corrected it, and no matter what I do...I still have weird typos and gaps here and there. Perfection and the writing on the internet are unmixy things.
This brings me to the book meme from hell. Which explains why no one but frenchani is doing it on my flist, wise people.
Occurred to me on the way to work this morning that if no one wrote another book for the next 20 or 30 years - I still would have enough to read to last until I died. Seriously there are one too many books at there - it's enough to give one permanent writer's block. I tell stories in my head now, frak writing them down.
Day 08 – Most overrated book
I don't know there are so many to choose from. Eeny meany miney...how about Atlas Shrugged? It's the only I can think of that won't piss anyone off, unless there's a few closet Ayn Rand fans lurking out there. If so...just scroll on by.
( Read more... )
2. Day 11 - A show that disappointed you
The somewhat easier TV Meme. Although this is a hard one, because what do I pick? You can't watch a lot of tv and not be disappointed. Sort of goes with the territory. The writers never quite do it the way you wish. And the more obsessed you are with a tv series the more likely you will be gravely disappointed with it. Which is why it really should come as no surprise that the tv series and writer that disappointed me the most was...
Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Joss Whedon.
( rather long and rambling dissertation on why Buffy the Vampire Slayer, my favorite show, disappointed me. )
Sigh, I've read this damn thing through three times now, corrected it, and no matter what I do...I still have weird typos and gaps here and there. Perfection and the writing on the internet are unmixy things.