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Y'know how, on paperback book covers, they'll put these splashy little quotes from some better known author enthusing about the author's book in your hands? And sometimes, they even compare the author in your hands to some other author altogether?
For example, a well-known romance author comparesanother fairly well-known romance author currently writing sci fi under a pseudonym a less well-known sci fi author to a blockbuster, New York Times bestselling writer of...um, what are they pushing it as now? Erotic horror? Even though it's not at all erotic, and probably not a horror novel in the sense intended? It's just a horror?
Anyway, what's a really diplomatic way to tell thefairly well-known romance author currently writing sci fi under a pseudonym less well-known sci fi author to FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, STOP LETTING THEM COMPARE YOU TO A VAPID TWIT WHO WRITES PAINFULLY BAD & NIGH-UNREADABLE PORN? Because what your current fave writes is yards and heaps and miles better than anything the bad porn pimp ever put out in her best years?
Anyone?
In an almost completely unrelated matter, everyone should read Windfall, Rachel Caine's latest installment in the Weather Wardens series, paying no mind to any dumbass quotes on the cover or the single article of pettable clothing within. Well, except insofar as said dumbass quotes lead disappointed ex-fans of the painfully bad porn pimp to better stuff, I guess. I'm a couple of chapters from the end, so a full review will be forthcoming in the next day or so.
Windfall is exceptionally good stuff. There's a thing she's doing...hmmm. Pretty clever. You should all read all four of them and see if you spot it.
orange852 lj; apologies to all who unwillingly see it twice)Y'know how, on paperback book covers, they'll put these splashy little quotes from some better known author enthusing about the author's book in your hands? And sometimes, they even compare the author in your hands to some other author altogether?
For example, a well-known romance author compares
Anyway, what's a really diplomatic way to tell the
Anyone?
In an almost completely unrelated matter, everyone should read Windfall, Rachel Caine's latest installment in the Weather Wardens series, paying no mind to any dumbass quotes on the cover or the single article of pettable clothing within. Well, except insofar as said dumbass quotes lead disappointed ex-fans of the painfully bad porn pimp to better stuff, I guess. I'm a couple of chapters from the end, so a full review will be forthcoming in the next day or so.
Windfall is exceptionally good stuff. There's a thing she's doing...hmmm. Pretty clever. You should all read all four of them and see if you spot it.
