How to destroy your credibility with two simple names (Colleen Houck's Tiger's Curse)
I only heard about this series from the sporks on Impish Idea, looked it up out of mild interest, and promptly lost most of that interest when it turned out to be a Twilight-ish paranormal romance/whatever novel.
And then I read some of the author interview on the Amazon page.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1402784031/ref=s9_simh_gw_p14_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1N9T445CY3K8W64538QA&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1389517282&pf_rd_i=507846
The only question I got through, because it was all I needed:
Q: Who are your favorite writers?
Houck: J.K Rowling (Harry Potter Series), Chris Paolini (Eragon Series), Stephenie Meyer (Twilight Saga), John Steinbeck, Walter Farley, Jules Verne, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Orson Scott Card, and many more!
I was fascinated with Chris Paolini’s story and when I found out he was such a young author and carried around his manuscript for four years before getting it published on his own, I was even more impressed with his grit and determination. The science fiction of Orson Scott Card and Jules Verne carries me away to places I never imagined. When I was young, I wanted to be Laura Ingalls and ride horses like Alec and have great adventures like they did.
The names other than the second and third are basically fine. But boy, can we really overlook those two? All she's missing is Dan Brown for the trifecta. Sorry Colleen, it is a free country and you like what you like, but I do believe that flushing sound is your credibility emancipating itself down the drain...
And then I read some of the author interview on the Amazon page.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1402784031/ref=s9_simh_gw_p14_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1N9T445CY3K8W64538QA&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1389517282&pf_rd_i=507846
The only question I got through, because it was all I needed:
Q: Who are your favorite writers?
Houck: J.K Rowling (Harry Potter Series), Chris Paolini (Eragon Series), Stephenie Meyer (Twilight Saga), John Steinbeck, Walter Farley, Jules Verne, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Orson Scott Card, and many more!
I was fascinated with Chris Paolini’s story and when I found out he was such a young author and carried around his manuscript for four years before getting it published on his own, I was even more impressed with his grit and determination. The science fiction of Orson Scott Card and Jules Verne carries me away to places I never imagined. When I was young, I wanted to be Laura Ingalls and ride horses like Alec and have great adventures like they did.
The names other than the second and third are basically fine. But boy, can we really overlook those two? All she's missing is Dan Brown for the trifecta. Sorry Colleen, it is a free country and you like what you like, but I do believe that flushing sound is your credibility emancipating itself down the drain...