Well I can only speak for myself and I know that I dont do stuff like this because I spend all my time turning extremely mature and Pulitzer worthy post into something you might see in Comedy Central.
and what if the book doesnt have a page 123? sadness
YAY ANIMORPHS!! and yes they do have a 123 altho they aint that thick... but im done reading the animorph books. i know... dont cry for me, argentina.
ok lets c... *grabs book* what do u mean by full sentences? does that include dialogue?
Book: "Calling on Dragons" Author: Patricia Wrede
4 sentences after 5 sentences on page 123.
"Morwen found herself wondering a little sourly whether the donkey could walk across water the same way he did across endless mud. Around noon, Morwen passed out chicken-salad sandwiches to everyone. Her sleeves had protected them from the mud, which was doubly fortunate since Cimorene's pack had leaked and the remains of breakfast were inedible. Unexpectedly, no one complained of a stomachache (though Killer complained about the taste of the lettuce and the bread), and the sandwiches dissapeared rapidly."
now, of course, i'm going to have to read the book. cuz, somehow, chicken salad sandwiches doesn't call to mind donkeys, mud protecting sleeves or characters named Cimorene. intriguing.
guess what! i get to add you on MySpace too!!! OMG we're gonna be married before it's over. watch.
omg i totally spent ages 11-13 in the public library poring over Silhouettes Desire novels. and then finding boys/men with whom to enact the smutty stuff i read.
i didn't discover true smut until 14, when i got my hands on a Jackie Collins book.
do you know the damage Collins can do to a 14 year old?! yeah, hello. i'm exhibit A.
Believe me, I understand where it's coming from. I have some of the same hang ups, because I am what I think of as an intelligent non-intellectual. I have the brains for the intellectual crap, and yet I am bored by it, preferring to spend my time on escapism and brain-rotting.
And why not? So what? At least we read. And at least we write. Damn those intellectual snobs (sorry, ma) and their standards. You'll be laughing all the way to the bank when you re-write your romance novel 55 times, and all the intelligent and non-intelligent non-intellectuals make you rich. So rich, you don't have to work, and you can spend your time reading things that make you feel smart.
"I have the brains for the intellectual crap, and yet I am bored by it, preferring to spend my time on escapism and brain-rotting."
that's it, exactly! besides. some of that stuff is pretty good.
but lol @ re-writing 55 times. a Nora Roberts/Danielle Steele i will never be. good grief, i truly don't see how they do it. i suspect it involves having a large staff of clever little gerbils who've been trained to type.
so long as your novel doesn't include spys, kidnappers or government coups I'm cool with you. I know you've heard me down talk romance...but you're different. You're Lana. I will proudly read my first Lana Jax book right out at my desk where EVERYONE can see. Oh yeah...and no stables....why do romance novels always have stables in them...rolling around in dirty hay...eww...
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and what if the book doesnt have a page 123? sadness
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your Animorph books totally have page 123s. they look all thick and whatnot. i wanna know what's on page 123, dammit!
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ok lets c... *grabs book* what do u mean by full sentences? does that include dialogue?
Book: "Calling on Dragons"
Author: Patricia Wrede
4 sentences after 5 sentences on page 123.
"Morwen found herself wondering a little sourly whether the donkey could walk across water the same way he did across endless mud. Around noon, Morwen passed out chicken-salad sandwiches to everyone. Her sleeves had protected them from the mud, which was doubly fortunate since Cimorene's pack had leaked and the remains of breakfast were inedible. Unexpectedly, no one complained of a stomachache (though Killer complained about the taste of the lettuce and the bread), and the sandwiches dissapeared rapidly."
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now, of course, i'm going to have to read the book. cuz, somehow, chicken salad sandwiches doesn't call to mind donkeys, mud protecting sleeves or characters named Cimorene. intriguing.
guess what! i get to add you on MySpace too!!! OMG we're gonna be married before it's over. watch.
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I need to find something to do to keep my mind out the gutter.
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yeah yeah yeah blah blah blah where's the sex????
like Penthouse. only with fewer pictures.
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EWWW!
/didn't read cheesy romance as teen. Much.
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i didn't discover true smut until 14, when i got my hands on a Jackie Collins book.
do you know the damage Collins can do to a 14 year old?! yeah, hello. i'm exhibit A.
(i'm only slightly exaggerating)
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You say that like it's a bad thing.
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of course, she's writing her own romance novel now, so...
HEY MA! you're a total hypocrite!
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And why not? So what? At least we read. And at least we write. Damn those intellectual snobs (sorry, ma) and their standards. You'll be laughing all the way to the bank when you re-write your romance novel 55 times, and all the intelligent and non-intelligent non-intellectuals make you rich. So rich, you don't have to work, and you can spend your time reading things that make you feel smart.
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that's it, exactly! besides. some of that stuff is pretty good.
but lol @ re-writing 55 times. a Nora Roberts/Danielle Steele i will never be. good grief, i truly don't see how they do it. i suspect it involves having a large staff of clever little gerbils who've been trained to type.
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