tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1076421823686012107.post4664701382819862962..comments2024-03-18T13:52:08.967-04:00Comments on IWSG Anthologies: Promises, PromisesTara Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07587802105993889515noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1076421823686012107.post-28677247446350880552019-01-24T21:47:25.951-05:002019-01-24T21:47:25.951-05:00It drives me nuts when the final pages don't f...It drives me nuts when the final pages don't follow through on the writer's promise to the reader! I read a "romance" a few years back that destroyed EVERYTHING in the final paragraph when the heroine decided the brother was cuter than they guy she'd spent the book with!!!! Will never read that author againJemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1076421823686012107.post-88780118131379591232019-01-22T20:53:47.054-05:002019-01-22T20:53:47.054-05:00I’m very curious to read more of the fiction autho...I’m very curious to read more of the fiction author’s work...just to see if maybe she was depressed when she wrote this one, but so far, I haven’t been motivated to look her up. Sad, that I’m judging these two authors by these books. :(Jessica Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320362797117599955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1076421823686012107.post-87249548919576660402019-01-22T20:50:01.081-05:002019-01-22T20:50:01.081-05:00So important, Cherie. Thanks for dropping in. So important, Cherie. Thanks for dropping in. Jessica Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320362797117599955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1076421823686012107.post-48554528220461683452019-01-22T20:49:09.886-05:002019-01-22T20:49:09.886-05:00Absolutely! Makes you want to read the end first. ...Absolutely! Makes you want to read the end first. ;)<br />Thanks for commenting, Ellen. Jessica Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320362797117599955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1076421823686012107.post-5775117287831305162019-01-22T20:06:41.285-05:002019-01-22T20:06:41.285-05:00That sounds like the ending wasn't just bad, b...That sounds like the ending wasn't just bad, but insulting. I'd never read a book like that. <br /><br /><br />And you're nicer than me for allowing a few good chapters at the end to sell the whole book. I need at least one character to root for in the entire book. I read a book, a best seller, that was very well written but I disliked the characters. No amount of good writing will sell me on a bad story. Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1076421823686012107.post-72400748377823484482019-01-22T17:56:31.780-05:002019-01-22T17:56:31.780-05:00It's so true a great or bad ending can make or...It's so true a great or bad ending can make or break a book.Cherie Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663147386014122939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1076421823686012107.post-91587229800831478942019-01-22T11:51:21.657-05:002019-01-22T11:51:21.657-05:00Great post! How disappointing to get all the way t...Great post! How disappointing to get all the way through a book and find its tone has completely changed and it doesn't deliver on its promise.<br /><br />Cheers - EllenThe Cynical Sailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047491682363507834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1076421823686012107.post-83552653631504043642019-01-22T08:43:51.297-05:002019-01-22T08:43:51.297-05:00Thank you, Pam!Thank you, Pam!Jessica Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320362797117599955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1076421823686012107.post-66103879493208546622019-01-22T08:13:12.765-05:002019-01-22T08:13:12.765-05:00Great post Jess and so true!
Thanks for sharing!Great post Jess and so true!<br />Thanks for sharing!Pamela S Thibodeauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12951038997223264816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1076421823686012107.post-54210396241651027862019-01-22T08:05:57.804-05:002019-01-22T08:05:57.804-05:00I’m still stunned by that book, Linda. What’s frig...I’m still stunned by that book, Linda. What’s frightening is all the wonderful reviews it has. Only two or three people have complained about the ending. Jessica Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320362797117599955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1076421823686012107.post-9843266389269486422019-01-22T08:02:53.051-05:002019-01-22T08:02:53.051-05:00Thanks, Terri! I think I was so amazed by the unli...Thanks, Terri! I think I was so amazed by the unlikeable characters I just had to hang in there and see how the story ended! Thanks for popping in, And I’m so glad you’re feeling better!Jessica Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320362797117599955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1076421823686012107.post-17574595614091949792019-01-22T06:50:50.572-05:002019-01-22T06:50:50.572-05:00Disappointing that the NF book ended as it did. Th...Disappointing that the NF book ended as it did. That always frustrates the fire outta me. Great article, Jess. Linda Yezakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16359372692625786864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1076421823686012107.post-40162565890915491562019-01-22T02:46:14.997-05:002019-01-22T02:46:14.997-05:00Jess, I admire you for sticking with that women’s ...Jess, I admire you for sticking with that women’s fiction book. I don’t think I could have. As far as the nonfiction book - we’ll I’d best keep my mouth shut. Great article. And you’re so right about keeping our promise to our readers. Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18195716086187334305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1076421823686012107.post-51018386569876390312019-01-21T20:37:33.626-05:002019-01-21T20:37:33.626-05:00I believe reading those two books was an education...I believe reading those two books was an education for me. Made me ask myself what I’m promising the reader in each of my stories. Jessica Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320362797117599955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1076421823686012107.post-83984905823051001142019-01-21T20:32:51.337-05:002019-01-21T20:32:51.337-05:00Good article. I had to chuckle at your description...Good article. I had to chuckle at your description of the characters. Writers definitely have to keep the promise to their readers. Ey Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04410026742901835948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1076421823686012107.post-89080099859406148272019-01-21T20:12:29.831-05:002019-01-21T20:12:29.831-05:00It was probably my mood. Sometimes I’ll put up wit...It was probably my mood. Sometimes I’ll put up with just about anything. <br />Jess<br />Http://jessicafergusonwriter.comJessica Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320362797117599955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1076421823686012107.post-50066682597966048052019-01-21T20:04:37.290-05:002019-01-21T20:04:37.290-05:00That would've destroyed the book for me, too. ...That would've destroyed the book for me, too. (Wow, how insulting!) I'm not sure too many books have kept me reading with such sorry characters but a great ending, although movies and TV shows have pulled me in that way and ended on a high note.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.com