tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post8831921903129962601..comments2023-09-07T07:16:10.305-04:00Comments on Flights of Fantasy: Writers arguing with readersMarian Pererahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15700524210146863718noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post-47756559283526131812014-10-27T08:33:46.852-04:002014-10-27T08:33:46.852-04:00DRC - exactly. Sometimes I think, "PW and Kir...<b>DRC</b> - exactly. Sometimes I think, "PW and Kirkus and the NYT loved your book, so why does a blogger with a different opinion bother you?" But it's probably <i>because</i> the major sites all loved it that the author gets frustrated or angry when one small, anonymous stranger dares to go against (what seems like) public opinion.Marian Pererahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15700524210146863718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post-9612780788013024262014-10-23T10:40:57.622-04:002014-10-23T10:40:57.622-04:00As soon as you put your work out there for the wor...As soon as you put your work out there for the world you have to expect that not everyone is going to like it. Some will love it, some will hate it - and some, like yourself, will dislike certain parts like cliches. There's no point arguing and trying to tell someone their preferences are wrong. It's like my book. Some people hate the ending but some people love it. I'm not prepared to argue why I wrote the book that way. It's the way it showed itself to me. If they don't like the way it ended then that's perfectly fine. Everyone sees things differently. DRChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03352970077497112668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post-271770724694873282014-10-22T15:23:17.639-04:002014-10-22T15:23:17.639-04:00Maria - "It's a slippery slope to argue a...<b>Maria</b> - "It's a slippery slope to argue a topic when it's already personal to you". <br /><br />That's it, exactly. The conversation quickly stopped being a discussion about the cliche, and got into why this author felt justified in using it/taken aback that it was being criticized. <br /><br /><b>Diane</b> - And in a thread that's clearly labelled "What cliches are you tired of?"... people are going to vent. <br /><br />What surprised me was that the author's books were released by a major publisher and got plenty of accolades. Compared to the people who enjoyed her books, I'm no one. So I didn't get why she seemed so upset by my disliking that one thing about her book. Marian Pererahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15700524210146863718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post-29462290695170540162014-10-22T10:18:40.521-04:002014-10-22T10:18:40.521-04:00I'm one who believes that there's no point...I'm one who believes that there's no point in arguing an opinion since everyone has one and not all agree. The author sounds like a pretty needy person, someone who requires validation and is not getting it for whatever reason.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901684621715980573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post-50180854729512381532014-10-22T08:19:57.341-04:002014-10-22T08:19:57.341-04:00That's just bizarre that she was so offended t...That's just bizarre that she was so offended that she felt she had to make a case for it. You must've struck a nerve.<br /><br />The thing authors don't understand that anyone else who reads that thread might come away feeling the same way as you. Anyone who goes to this much trouble to defend 'her baby' comes off as petty. I probably wouldn't read her work either after this.<br /><br />It's a slippery slope to argue a topic when it's already personal to you. Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.com