Okay, I’m always up for a party--but please tell me there’s no high-caloric goodies involved with this obscure celebration, Kate. Between my recent cheesecake and beef fiascos, this poor struggling dieter has just about had it! LOL
Congrats on the release of Future Love--AND the amazing 83 from Mrs. Giggles! I have felt her fiery, giggly wrath in the past. :-0
It was from the dark ages of e-publishing, Kate--about 6 years ago, so it's probably no longer in her archives. LOL And it was a humdinger of a cringe-worthy review! *shudder*
A two star Amazon review on His American Detective: "Bodice ripper about gay men by a woman." and I'm longing to comment "don't you mean a waistcoat ripper?" God, no. Stop me. The reviews rarely rattle me any longer -- except when I spot a truth in a bad one. When that happens, I actually lose sleep. This means I still care about writing. Speaking of reviewers and writers: A couple of days ago, a writer said she was tired of getting white ladies writing reviews of her books. She had an excellent point in the long run: her stories are meant for a particular audience and she wants them to resonate with those people and get more reviews from them. But that first line was just....horribly obnoxious. I say this from my POV of course. Not a white lady who writes reviews -- but as a review grubber. Anyone who disses any reader (especially ones that give honest reviews) deserves to be cast into the pit of being ignored. ...
I've cut out bits here and there but the gist is there. I don't want to cut too much because she's a good writer (other than the actual thinking/tolerance part) and it's bad idea to ignore that fact. . . . romance isn't about just any "two people" celebrating "love in its many forms." Organizations such as the Man-Boy Love Association would certainly refer to themselves as celebrating love "two people" (or more) finding love in one of its many forms" . . . while they actively promote pedophilia. Think RWA can't go down that slipper slope? Think again. Under our present definition, we cannot exclude such "love stories" under the category of "romance". We, as a culture, seem to have forgotten how to say "enough is enough," but RWA can--indeed, must--do better than that. . . . And, please, spare us the arguments about "censorship" and "inclusiveness." Preference for "one man,...
Okay, I’m always up for a party--but please tell me there’s no high-caloric goodies involved with this obscure celebration, Kate. Between my recent cheesecake and beef fiascos, this poor struggling dieter has just about had it! LOL
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the release of Future Love--AND the amazing 83 from Mrs. Giggles! I have felt her fiery, giggly wrath in the past. :-0
okay so skip the dinosaur cookies...
ReplyDeleteI went looking for DDD reviews at Mrs. Giggles. Was it an anthology? Oh, did you write under another name, perhaps?
It was from the dark ages of e-publishing, Kate--about 6 years ago, so it's probably no longer in her archives. LOL And it was a humdinger of a cringe-worthy review! *shudder*
ReplyDeleteThat. . . . was hilarious. I'm dying here.
ReplyDeleteVery funny video - hysterical!!!!
ReplyDeleteDarwin Day - That's great!
Will they have the Darwin Awards (my favorites, lol)
Hey! That's my birthday!!!
ReplyDeleteHumph. ..
Ari
Fun video. Would have been better with Samantha Bee, but I can't have everything my way ;o)
ReplyDeleteGo Darwin. For party ideas, visit: http://www.darwinday.org/.
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