tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198183082208259403.post2076356638470356132..comments2023-09-29T08:21:31.184-04:00Comments on I Should Be Writing: Spoilers SuckValerie Kemphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01664186778812993543noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198183082208259403.post-66434534468887312362010-08-29T03:05:20.504-04:002010-08-29T03:05:20.504-04:00You know what got me confused? Fallen. I heard abo...You know what got me confused? Fallen. I heard about this awesome book about fallen angels.<br />In the last 50 pages he admits he's a fallen angel and I'm like "wait, what? THAT's the plot. I knew that before I even read the book! The whole plot is him being a fallen angel? Isn't there supposed to be, you know, actual SUSPENSE?"<br />:PRiv Rehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09385226727864037794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198183082208259403.post-62583901404327576132010-08-27T15:17:33.460-04:002010-08-27T15:17:33.460-04:00Yes, yes, and yes! I totally agree with you about...Yes, yes, and yes! I totally agree with you about spoilers, about Hush, Hush, and about the lines from Twilight. AND...I love the new blog look! :-)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198183082208259403.post-48321869432713957112010-08-27T05:24:38.621-04:002010-08-27T05:24:38.621-04:00Light and airy - like it's floating....
your ...Light and airy - like it's floating....<br /><br />your blog that is, :).<br /><br />I know what you mean - in fact before I read your post, right after I read the title, I was thinking about when the publishers and blurb people put spoilers in - both instances. the book itself, and the sequel to the previous book. <br /><br />A good expample would probably be the Dante Valentine books - although I don't have them right in front of me at the moment. But there's a character who dies in the first book, but he's mentioned in the second back cover (I'm pretty sure), and for sure, he's mentioned in the third book cover/desc. These books came out pretty close to each other, if I remember right. It was at least four years ago.<br /><br />The publishers are very interested in selling the books, making them as interesting sounding as possible at the expense of giving away plot lines and twists.Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00063358136590143066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198183082208259403.post-8767440487713446602010-08-26T22:35:08.252-04:002010-08-26T22:35:08.252-04:00I think these are excellent points. In fact, I'...I think these are excellent points. In fact, I'm having a hard time writing the blurb for my second book without giving away anything about the first book's ending. It will take some magical wordsmithing.<br /><br />BTW, I like the new look. If my computer had scratch-and-sniff, it would smell like fabric softener - fresh, pretty and clean. LOLKristie Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01649966564896771373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198183082208259403.post-73509192607926215362010-08-26T14:25:22.474-04:002010-08-26T14:25:22.474-04:00Oh, guys, do you REALLY think I'd be that evil...Oh, guys, do you REALLY think I'd be that evil? I mean, sure, I'm evil, but spoiling plots is like...man, I shudder at the thought : )Kiersten Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05780265683043033609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198183082208259403.post-19874602826586447792010-08-26T11:51:54.445-04:002010-08-26T11:51:54.445-04:00I feel bad for the authors too, that their book i...I feel bad for the authors too, that their book is spoiled because of the book summary. You make a great point!Kirthihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10857145616217476440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198183082208259403.post-71019891044765388582010-08-26T10:23:05.658-04:002010-08-26T10:23:05.658-04:00I really dislike the sense of knowing something th...I really dislike the sense of knowing something that the protagonist does when it's from the very start of the book, for a *very* long time. Leaving your MC clueless is all very well, but not when it becomes excruciating!Lalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11351566547973048303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198183082208259403.post-55366126784671561222010-08-26T10:16:33.558-04:002010-08-26T10:16:33.558-04:00Ohhhhh spoilers...they can ruin anyone's day! ...Ohhhhh spoilers...they can ruin anyone's day! There is such a fine line on books these days, but I have to say, there's a time and a place for a spoiler on the back. If it's a companion novel, I want to know what's going on in the other book, so I'm not out of the loop. That said, I didn't like the Twilight series after I saw "vampires" on the back...so, I guess it just depends haha :)Melissa (i swim for oceans)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06840790603713851746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198183082208259403.post-8249622578131566932010-08-26T09:32:50.694-04:002010-08-26T09:32:50.694-04:00I really like the new look on your blog - it's...I really like the new look on your blog - it's very fresh and clean.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198183082208259403.post-5356313753521259092010-08-26T09:19:35.214-04:002010-08-26T09:19:35.214-04:00I saw Kiersten White's post too and almost she...I saw Kiersten White's post too and almost shed a tear as well. Good thing she's hilarious. <br /><br />It's not a book but ... I always used to turn away during the Battlestar Galactica intro because, depending on which clips they chose, you could sort of tell what would happen. Just goes to show: spoilers in any medium are a fail!Lara Zielinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09973641830664581958noreply@blogger.com