tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33170374.post7466019624924500680..comments2023-09-27T04:14:50.172-05:00Comments on Chelle Sandell: Writer Wednesday: Turning the PageChelle Sandellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03813658527826989105noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33170374.post-42275820118606211232014-02-24T09:13:36.761-06:002014-02-24T09:13:36.761-06:00I used to be MUCH more patient about giving an aut...I used to be MUCH more patient about giving an author time to hook me. But now with so many books out, I find I stop reading and move on to another book more often than not.Jennifer Shirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16970585847385511795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33170374.post-76238108569017748582014-02-19T19:31:32.195-06:002014-02-19T19:31:32.195-06:00Thank you, Miss Sutton! I just bought a book a cou...Thank you, Miss Sutton! I just bought a book a couple of days ago and knew it was going to irritate me because of the typos just in the first couple of pages. I couldn't get through the first chapter.Chelle Sandellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03813658527826989105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33170374.post-65584669821713032014-02-19T18:52:57.064-06:002014-02-19T18:52:57.064-06:00If the writer can get me invested in the character...If the writer can get me invested in the character I might keep reading. But if I put it down, I won't go back to it. <br /><br />And if it hasn't been edited at all, the author goes on my Never Buy list. There are just too many good choices to read. And so little time! :) <br /><br />Very insightful post. Well done!Sutton Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12945431786788856207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33170374.post-73546722944014607822014-02-19T15:37:56.266-06:002014-02-19T15:37:56.266-06:00I'll usually give the author the benefit of do...I'll usually give the author the benefit of doubt and keep reading, but there have been a few books that I put down and had to go back to.Chelle Sandellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03813658527826989105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33170374.post-47364117619239395052014-02-19T15:35:23.655-06:002014-02-19T15:35:23.655-06:00You know...what keeps me going is a connection to ...You know...what keeps me going is a connection to the character. If everything else is going slow, but I can connect with the character on some level, I may keep reading just to see if the author pulls it off. <br /><br />It is difficult to pepper in the right amount of backstory and develop characters the readers care about and feel vested in. I know I try to find that balance though and look for it in books I read as well. Moira Keithhttp://moirakeith.comnoreply@blogger.com