tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post3646023141335958800..comments2023-12-25T00:38:19.500-08:00Comments on Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Booknerdom, Sentient Cars and Other OddlingsSarah Stevensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-120758260437978182008-01-15T07:11:00.000-08:002008-01-15T07:11:00.000-08:00*rolling, shrieking with laughter*Okay, FINE. He w...*rolling, shrieking with laughter*<BR/><BR/>Okay, FINE. He was HOT. But I was, like, eleven. SO I had QUESTIONABLE TASTE, Brian. QUESTIONABLE taste.tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-47149043079130893032008-01-15T07:03:00.000-08:002008-01-15T07:03:00.000-08:00Is it wrong to think Automan was hot?Chuck Wagner,...Is it wrong to think Automan was hot?<BR/><BR/>Chuck Wagner, people. C'mon.<BR/><BR/>I'm missing the point of the post. Aren't I?Brian Farreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13752212248460652888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-70378065436818845882008-01-11T20:41:00.000-08:002008-01-11T20:41:00.000-08:00Quick note to say: I too am anti-smoking to the po...Quick note to say: I too am anti-smoking to the point that I get tense even when I see it in a movie/TV show or read it in a book.Little Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17058463472836988047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-86708116364905635332008-01-11T04:18:00.000-08:002008-01-11T04:18:00.000-08:00Wow, Sara Z., that's what I get for taking your na...Wow, Sara Z., that's what I get for taking your name in vain (as it were)!<BR/><BR/>I tend to waver between the idea that if you're not offending someone with your work, something's wrong (that's often the prevailing opinion in MFA programs), and the idea that I shouldn't flaunt what isn't Ideal or A Good Idea. I do think serving the story is the most important consideration, AND keeping in mind that something offends everyone -- I'm sure there will be offense enough from my work! I think my fear is being thought of as tame in this arena.<BR/><BR/>And YEAH do I agree about that stupid home video show... odd how the culture skews towards violence and humiliation being fine, but please, don't let anyone seem to enjoy anything physical. That is strangely imbalanced.tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-4399795245590724532008-01-10T20:50:00.000-08:002008-01-10T20:50:00.000-08:00Great insights--I completely agree with your last ...Great insights--I completely agree with your last two paragraphs, about the meaning of worthwhile or good vs. content questionable. (And about America's Funniest Home Videos--argh.) Thanks for cruising by, Sara! <BR/><BR/>And, TadMack, I have to tell you, I am a total book cover person--but then, for years, I wanted to be an illustrator of book covers...so I can't help but judge the cover. I try not to let that affect my judgment of the book, though! ;)Sarah Stevensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-7327798754186235182008-01-10T20:14:00.000-08:002008-01-10T20:14:00.000-08:00I sometimes might feel a tiny bit conflicted when ...I sometimes might feel a tiny bit conflicted when it comes to writing about characters doing something that I think is Wrong or Not Ideal, but it's one of those "serve the story" things and I do think about context a LOT. When it comes to the iffier stuff, context is king, IMHO. And really, I have not received a single direct complaint about the content in Story of a Girl. A few comments like, "Oh, I couldn't use it in my class, but I think it's great" type of things but nothing horrified. <BR/><BR/>For me, I wouldn't say my church guilt ever whispers to me that I deserve a slap on the wrist, and I don't really get caught up in the feeling like "I must be an example" thing, but that said I don't blame people who choose not to recommend the book for content reasons. When I am in my current home state of Utah, I sometimes find myself actually talking people out of buying my book once they describe the potential recipient. If some nice soccer mom picks up the book and says, "My daughter is an 11-year-old Girl Scout," I say, "Oh, no. No no. Maybe in three years." (Maybe never.)<BR/><BR/>Honestly, I think I squeaky clean book that has no soul or seems to advocate selfishness or shallowness or something is something parents should be way more concerned about than a "content questionable" book that has an overall vision of something worthwhile. Of course, "worthwhile" is subjective, so...<BR/><BR/>I've always been appalled that "America's Funniest Home Videos" has been the highest rated "family" show for sooo long when it's mostly about laughing at people and animals being frightened, hurt, or humiliated. I just think people have decided (or have always believed?) that "clean" is synonymous with "good" or even "moral," and that's just not true.<BR/><BR/>This comment is almost as long as your post! Sorry! This is what self-Googling leads to...Sara Z.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11759783678042291757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-3198044110721657832008-01-10T13:38:00.000-08:002008-01-10T13:38:00.000-08:00LOOK, Chica, they're doing The Bionic Woman. What ...LOOK, Chica, they're doing <I>The Bionic Woman</I>. What more can you ask for?!tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-10002358147082311972008-01-10T10:02:00.000-08:002008-01-10T10:02:00.000-08:00"What is it with resurrecting every single bad sci...<I>"What is it with resurrecting every single bad sci-fi show from my childhood?"</I><BR/><BR/>I just want my Wonder Woman movie. Of course, I want it to be written by Joss Whedon, and I want Gina Torres to be Diana Prince. Is that so much to ask???Saints and Spinnershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733517166056974501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-1993353556436200942008-01-10T07:06:00.000-08:002008-01-10T07:06:00.000-08:00When I move, the first thing I do is get a library...When I move, the first thing I do is get a library card and having worked in libraries for five years, I don't think that's nerdy at all. ! <BR/><BR/>I love the idea of an author fee at the library--at the rate I read books (for free), it would be nice if the author benefited.<BR/><BR/>Isn't it sad that we might walk by a fabulous book because we don't like the cover? But I will admit, I won't even pick up some books because I dislike the font or the colour. Ridiculous, I know.divatobehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06095147565213985782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-29466532292381670722008-01-10T05:37:00.000-08:002008-01-10T05:37:00.000-08:00Interestingly enough, I don't like MY cover, even ...Interestingly enough, I don't like MY cover, even though its colorful and very Art Deco -- and I'd definitely agree I liked the Ruby one more on technical design points than my middle grade self picking it up to read it. I'm not a book-by-cover judge much anyway; I tend to be a flyleaf person. Since editors write those most of the time, not authors, that can be a dicey way to make a book choice, too!<BR/><BR/>And, like you, I remove all covers from hardbacks ASAP!tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-32072975057276678862008-01-10T05:25:00.000-08:002008-01-10T05:25:00.000-08:00Boy, that's going to be a booknerd household! I t...Boy, that's going to be a booknerd household! I think it's wonderful :)<BR/><BR/>The funny thing about book covers...I've always disliked the Ruby ones like the one you pictured here. I understand it's a good cover--the movement is particularly strong--but I don't like the colors at all. <BR/><BR/>I think my favorites are the Inkheart series. I like that faux gilt, "fancy book" thing when I think like my tween girl self. As an adult, I don't like covers at all and take off the jackets at the first opportunity.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15169707337312707247noreply@blogger.com