I *LUV* Laurell K Hamilton!!! And her blog....

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You know - there's something intensely refreshing and cathartic to see a writer say publicly what I've been feeling about her negative fanbase for sooooo many years!!! LKH - brava!!! You rock, you roll and lady - I luv you!

Wanna read a kick-ass response to the nay-sayers of the Anita Blake series? Wanna also be given the gift of more spoilers for the next book, "The Harlequin"?!?!? Then go, run, to read her Dec 29, 2006 post:

http://blog.laurellkhamilton.org/

Deep sigh, big grin....

Some will prob be offended - oh well. I'm truly thankful she said it. Because it's the truth. And it'll give a lot of us who *do* enjoy her books some space to breathe more freely when we check the boards, lj's, etc. I'm frankly sick of the complaints. Believe me, I don't wear rose-colored glasses, but if all you've got to say is I hated this, or didn't like that - then why put yourself, us and LKH through it?

I still enjoy them, a lot. I have an emotional investment in the characters. They are fantastic creatures, human or non-human. And I have been and will remain loyal to the end.

Hugs

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Comments

[sabriel-0405.livejournal.com]

I loved this blog. Thought it was perfect and perfectly true. Life is too short to read books you don't like. Even worse, life is too short to be negative about things. I mean, really, get an actual life!

I can't read the message board because stupid negativity makes me cranky and it isn't worth it to be cranky all the time.

[seki-raku.livejournal.com]

I am impressed. She's perfectly rational about it. Now, I've stopped reading, but I don't go posting about my reasons. :)

She didn't list the one reason I have for not reading anymore, though. :P

[sonnygrl11.livejournal.com]

You know... I don't personally read LKH books. I had once started to think about doing so when my *vampire lust* phase came out in my reading ventures. I do, though, have a very, very dear friend... who DOES read Laura and has kept buying the books, but continues to be disappointed. But what amazes me is my friend DOES look beyond all the negative sides and sees the entire positive scopes of what Laura does to her characters... especially Anita, herself.

I think why I'm commenting is because... It's amazing to me how certain published book authors are willing to talk/converse/vent more publicly about their writing processes. I think JK Rowling recently came out a few weeks ago (before the holidays) and almost admitted to "writer's block". How she's having a difficult time writing her inevitable "Death Of Major Character" ending. To the point where Rowling fully admitted that she'd never dreamt of Harry before... but just recently she felt as if she dreamt through his mind and it was almost scripted like one of her books. It kind of scared her and she's willing to admit that "Yeah... it had always been planned to kill off one character by the end of the series." But that she never knew her mind would take it this personally.

What I'm saying is... if I never thought of myself as a 'writer'... 'author'... only because I wasn't published and I write "fluff" fan-fic for a TV show's fandom... these wonderful ladies "coming out-s" certainly prove to me that no matter what you do with your life... always be honest with yourself and stick to your guns. Scaring yourself and pushing your own limits can be quite gratifying. No matter what naysayers say or do. It's seriously cool to see that THEY go through exactly what I do, sometimes, when I write.

I may not read LKH's or Rowlings' novels... but I admire their thinking and ability to lay down a certain "wall" with fans and not only make their characters seem real to fans, but also that as authors of some seriously great books that top bestseller lists... they are human, too.

I've never been a fan of people who jump on message boards to PUSH their dislike of something. It really serves no purpose but making the post-ee look like a fool. After all, it's IS only an *opinion* , not gospel. I say... keep it to yourself. Or vent once, then walk away.

Mooches,
:O)
Sonny

[bouncykeira.livejournal.com]

woohoo
I'm in agreement with you. :)

[texan-elf.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the link and notice about that posting. I try to remember to check her blog, but more often than not I forget. Shame on me. Maybe I could make a new years resolution about that. :D

I liked how calm and rationally she discussed those issues about/with the negative faction. The friend who introduced me to the Anita Blakeverse has stopped reading, but I still like the series. In a way it reminds me of the evolution of tv shows. You have the early years where things are a certain way and the later years where the creator can change directions, explore and take more risks. There are things I like about the early novels and different things I like about the later novels about Anita et all but I treasure those differences and embrace them.