Me: Iโm going to write something COMPLETELY different. What is a comfort zone?
Also me: How did we get back to overthrowing governments? Who did this?!
Iโve hit a nice little wall with the #FemmeFanTale readathon. I donโt want to read what I chose for the last book. So I downloaded two fantasy novels from the library. Iโd rather fail to meet all the goals than fall into a reading slump!
@JeansThoughts Above all else, for me, is a fully immersive world. Whether itโs historical or entirely fiction, I want to feel like Iโm transported elsewhere. Interesting characters and plot are great. But easy escapism and worldbuilding are my favorite.
@TiffanyPitcock The key phrase Iโve learned: โCan I finish?โ Or if theyโve really upset me: โDo you want to listen or just slap a prescription on it? Donโt want to waste anyoneโs time here.โ Husband is very fond of the latter.
Your regular reminder that your female characters must be perfect (but not too perfect) at all times.
But your dude characters can be serial killers and people will talk about how hot and tortured they are.
FYI.
/Rant over
@TheBookNeuk Aww thatโs so sad to hear. I feel like too many retellings fall into the trap of making their version twisty or plain hard to follow to be different. Especially retellings that have been popular. ๐ Hope your next read is better!