tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post6795460498249612028..comments2024-03-04T12:32:12.434-08:00Comments on Gwen Gardner, Author: Not Everybody's FlavorGwen Gardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13132836346305559246noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-4036074020267757802012-07-01T07:33:42.765-07:002012-07-01T07:33:42.765-07:00Angela, I haven't tried "frack" but ...Angela, I haven't tried "frack" but I definitely use "freaking" in my YA's. You'd think it'd be okay for a cozy mystery as well.Gwen Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13132836346305559246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-279764629354797422012-06-29T12:38:18.359-07:002012-06-29T12:38:18.359-07:00I had a couple of similar negative reviews turned ...I had a couple of similar negative reviews turned off by langauge and sex. I showed some of my friends and my favorite response was, "Honestly, if I saw that review it would make me want to read it more!"<br /><br />It's hard though. I want everyone to love my book but have to remind myself what a boring world it would be if everyone did!Johanna Garthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515478890074610814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-63105404430535609192012-06-29T11:36:16.662-07:002012-06-29T11:36:16.662-07:00Ink-yeah, lies are BAD. This was at least an hone...Ink-yeah, lies are BAD. This was at least an honest review that made it clear it was a taste thing. But I'm sure at SOME point the other will happen. There are always those people you hope never realize you WROTE a book.<br /><br />Karen-so glad nothing caught you! I really hoped to walk that PG line and I am glad to hear you read it that way! It IS hard to think about former readers and new books. I keep hoping my different names will keep that clear for me.<br /><br />Tonja-yeah, the language thing, I think needs to be 'unobtrusive' and depending on the genre and story sometimes unobtrusive is IN and sometimes it's OUT. I have a book about teens in a mental hospital and I can tell you, if I used any drats or fudges it would take people OUT of the story.Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-46619231545243068742012-06-29T11:32:41.877-07:002012-06-29T11:32:41.877-07:00You are so right, Hart. Just can't please eve...You are so right, Hart. Just can't please everyone. And I'm with you, I thought "freakin'" was safe ground, along with "Frack!"Angela Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324366495151363782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-26316485450361182752012-06-29T09:55:58.281-07:002012-06-29T09:55:58.281-07:00I totally agree - you have to write for people who...I totally agree - you have to write for people who get your writing and not worry about the rest. I've noticed that even when the inappropriate language is substituted for something else in G-rated movies, those are the lines my three-year-old repeats.Tonjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08652479946102909276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-78282515583085243462012-06-29T09:30:28.308-07:002012-06-29T09:30:28.308-07:00Hmmm that's weird. I read it and didn't se...Hmmm that's weird. I read it and didn't see anything inappropriate at all. Certainly not like a lot of stuff out there, and I'm pretty sensitive to that. What a strange comment for someone to make on your book. Hope they don't read my new novel, it has sex and swearing, unlike any of my previous, and I'm a little concerned about offending those who read and liked my previous books.Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-65632166462554616412012-06-29T09:00:39.782-07:002012-06-29T09:00:39.782-07:00It's easy to say, "Just ignore it" b...It's easy to say, "Just ignore it" but when it happens to YOU, it's not that easy. Negative comments hurt you, make you mad. But as everyone else has said, everyone has an opinion. Some are like under arms: they stink. So, let's here it for the scandal. I've been involved with one before. They all lied about me, so don't worry. Hehe:)Ink in the Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03117718811407968345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-66348991766497459392012-06-29T08:34:31.293-07:002012-06-29T08:34:31.293-07:00Leigh-HA! Doesn't like to be titillated! poor...Leigh-HA! Doesn't like to be titillated! poor woman!<br /><br />Gwen-See, there! You swore too! *snort*<br /><br />Sarah-well it technically IS in my control... though if I wrote rated G stuff people who know ME might be disappointed...<br /><br />Cherylyn-exactly! But it's always so SHOCKING when someone doesn't LIKE me! *shifty*<br /><br />Tara-YAY! And that's a great way to think about it!!! I've got SCANDAL!!!<br /><br />Kitty-yup. Highly dressed. I might even call it itchy and binding. Like tweed.Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-6592095956827072762012-06-29T08:06:17.759-07:002012-06-29T08:06:17.759-07:00Boo to unNAKED reviews!!! Nevermind lovely Tart!!!...Boo to unNAKED reviews!!! Nevermind lovely Tart!!! Ignore adversity and just carry on! You're doing great! take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-41782773470100688962012-06-29T07:55:19.490-07:002012-06-29T07:55:19.490-07:00i loved seeing your book at barnes and noble!
and ...i loved seeing your book at barnes and noble!<br />and a little scandal is good publicity!<br />too many opinions out there, but let 'em talk!Tara Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587802105993889515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-76279698926068563762012-06-29T07:16:02.007-07:002012-06-29T07:16:02.007-07:00I'm dumfounded. I didn't come across anyth...I'm dumfounded. I didn't come across anything morally upsetting in Azalea Assault. Not one to beat a dead horse...but it seems the issue lies with the reviewer's personal preferences and really has nothing to do with your book. At least you've made it big time...#hatersgonnahateHissy_Fittshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00702418524365679617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-77966167183884330202012-06-29T06:55:47.301-07:002012-06-29T06:55:47.301-07:00Yeah i was going to say, if you were going to get ...Yeah i was going to say, if you were going to get a negative review, at least it's due to the reader's personal preferences and likes, as opposed to anything you can control. You can't please everyone, and nor should we try!Sarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-37420084269281546892012-06-29T06:55:23.323-07:002012-06-29T06:55:23.323-07:00There's swearing?! OMG Hart, I swear I didn...There's swearing?! OMG Hart, I swear I didn't know...<br /><br />Thanks for the bare naked rain dance, we sure need it!Gwen Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13132836346305559246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-76272311485308231012012-06-29T06:22:15.088-07:002012-06-29T06:22:15.088-07:00Ahh... hmm. I agree with you, though, if it was a ...Ahh... hmm. I agree with you, though, if it was a negative review about the *writing*, that would be one thing. But slutty? Swearing? It's just ... Well, maybe this person has a vivid imagination. And maybe this person is Angela from the office: "I hate being titillated." LOL! :D<br /><br />We love you~ <3LTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239077455322030275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-4001419871799739322012-06-29T06:17:48.224-07:002012-06-29T06:17:48.224-07:00Diane-I completely agree--and my values come throu...Diane-I completely agree--and my values come through, too, I think... I mean I have a higher value on full honesty than Cam does, but I make sure her fibs bite her sometimes to get across how I feel about it... But yes, a character who was abstinent at 30, I would feel was stilted. Just how i see it.<br /><br />Natasha-thank you! I really did try to make them realistic for still-single 30-somethings. I think I hit it. But even among real people, there is a lot of variability...Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-76269592553156188132012-06-29T05:44:35.326-07:002012-06-29T05:44:35.326-07:00Wasn't it one of your Presidents who said that...Wasn't it one of your Presidents who said that you can't please all the people all the time? Cam and Annie are real people, and do all the stuff people their age should be doing. If readers object to that, what can you say?Natashahttp://www.seeyourimpact.org/members/natashanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-24132202984533288612012-06-29T04:51:12.484-07:002012-06-29T04:51:12.484-07:00Hart, you can't please everyone. Sounds like y...Hart, you can't please everyone. Sounds like you handled those scenes just fine. It's unrealistic to think people don't do those things. I tried to keep my own values in my YA books, but if there are people out there who don't believe college kids engage in sex or drink, then they are living in denial.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.com