tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518615599963587871.post4202249007503487228..comments2024-03-28T22:55:48.258-07:00Comments on Diverse Reader: Write For YouDiverse Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13624021933858896964noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518615599963587871.post-82459650056781573222014-07-12T07:04:54.793-07:002014-07-12T07:04:54.793-07:00Thank you for writing this. I don't understand...Thank you for writing this. I don't understand why readers think it's their place to dictate things. The writer is writing their characters and their story. It's theirs, not ours. Just like a piece of art (which books really are), some you will like and others you won't, but you don't tell the artist that they painted it wrong.Jen CWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13168734784255557763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518615599963587871.post-77950081761184810982014-07-11T12:14:51.467-07:002014-07-11T12:14:51.467-07:00Authors also feel limited in what they can say. Wr...Authors also feel limited in what they can say. Writers are in a "politically correct" boat and that sucks! People need to just know betterDiverse Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13624021933858896964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518615599963587871.post-56009421130524146112014-07-11T12:13:56.152-07:002014-07-11T12:13:56.152-07:00Yes I wince when I see them. I feel like there are...Yes I wince when I see them. I feel like there are too many Chiefs and not enough Indians. You're welcomeDiverse Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13624021933858896964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518615599963587871.post-12727360779722028712014-07-11T12:13:16.548-07:002014-07-11T12:13:16.548-07:00Protective is awesome. I agree that we as readers ...Protective is awesome. I agree that we as readers get attached. It's great for the writer to see that loyalty and love. BUT there are people who push and push and push! Dictators of the written word. Fun is one thing but it gets carried away by too manyDiverse Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13624021933858896964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518615599963587871.post-20051363302172826032014-07-11T06:07:00.265-07:002014-07-11T06:07:00.265-07:00Thanks for saying this.
While an author would be...Thanks for saying this. <br /><br />While an author would be nothing without their readers, and we appreciate every one of them, we cannot let them influence our stories. We're the ones writing them, not the readers. Fenravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08808254283966019576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518615599963587871.post-48017575587964267192014-07-11T00:54:41.212-07:002014-07-11T00:54:41.212-07:00This. All of this. So much. Thank you for saying i...This. All of this. So much. Thank you for saying it. All of those statements make me cringe every time I see them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12789310430585591553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518615599963587871.post-25603538436405574492014-07-10T16:40:49.061-07:002014-07-10T16:40:49.061-07:00And you hit the nail on the head with the line, &q...And you hit the nail on the head with the line, "..you don't realize the power you hold." I never realized how the words, "I can't wait!!! Hurry!!!" have such an adverse effect until I saw a favorite author beating himself up over not making his self-imposed deadline. You think, as a reader, that an author LOVES to hear those words. It means "We love your words and can't wait to read more of them!" But, to the author, "Hurry - I can't wait" sounds entirely different. And as far as "You'd better not...." type of comments, I think readers just want to let the author know how protective they are of these characters that have become real to them. But, again, it sounds totally different to the author. It's a VERY fine line. I know, I, for one, will never say, "hurry" again because I care more about the authors - these wonderful people who tell me stories - than I do about the story itself. Doesn't mean I won't harass them a bit if they are someone I know, because that's just what I do, but I try to make sure they know I care more about them as a person.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793356990290006023noreply@blogger.com