Slackerness and Books We Just Can't Get Into
So I have decided I am the world's worst blogger. Really. I own that title. What self-respecting author sucks as bad as I do? I haven't been idle. Just not blogging. I have written a book since my last post. A historical YA romance set in a gold boomtown. I love the story. Hopefully one day soon I can query it! I will be better. I promise.
Now. What are some of the books you've started but just can't get into. No matter how much you want to? You can say mine. I won't cry. Too much.
For me, and the inspiration for this post, it is The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. Three times I have tried. And failed. It really bums me out too because I have heard a ton of good things about it.
Sadly I think a lot of it has to do with the Third Person Present Tense. I'm a fan of present tense. I use it a lot in my own writing but always in first person. I've never read a book like this before. Hard for some reason.
I will keep trying though!
So tell me, any books you had issues with? Despite wanting to read them?
Now. What are some of the books you've started but just can't get into. No matter how much you want to? You can say mine. I won't cry. Too much.
For me, and the inspiration for this post, it is The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. Three times I have tried. And failed. It really bums me out too because I have heard a ton of good things about it.
Sadly I think a lot of it has to do with the Third Person Present Tense. I'm a fan of present tense. I use it a lot in my own writing but always in first person. I've never read a book like this before. Hard for some reason.
I will keep trying though!
So tell me, any books you had issues with? Despite wanting to read them?
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Jun 30, 2014 01:30PM
Shades of Grey - I just can't get into it.
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I am so glad I am not alone with that one!!
I tried to google follow your blog but I couldn't find the button.
I may have done it wrong. I am not good at blogs and what to do. Will check it out haha. A learning experience!!
Yes! You practically have to be a computer expert to be an author. ;)
I couldn't get into the 50 shades when it it first came out. I tried really hard but it was a no go. Then around the time they started playing the movie on one of our cable channels I had a surgery that left me up at night for weeks but I was on pain killers so my brain wasnt as picky as usual about what was on t.v. I ended up watching 3/4 of the movie (I missed the beginning) and decided I wanted to know what happened to him as a child. I did still have the books laying around so the next morning I dug them out and started reading. It took me many many pages to get into them. I could have done without all the hibbity dibbity, I am not actually a fan of erotica. I did end up liking the books (not enough to keep them on the shelf, I passed them on to someone else).My can't get into book is, In a dark garden by Frank G. Slaughter. I've been about halfway through for three years. I keep it around and think I gotta finish that, but I doubt I ever will. I am curious to know what happens but ehen I sit down to read it I get so distracted. Ill read a few pages and then realize I have no idea what I just read.
