Thursday, December 01, 2005

I've Been Tagged....

Tagged by Allen from Writers Domain for a Book Meme. You list 15 facts and personal preferences about books. So a 15 book things (quirks, prefs, whatever) list...Here goes....

1. Hello, my name is Robin and I hate historicals.

2. I love Steven King books....my favorite? THE STAND. He's my hero! I also love Colleen Coble books....my favorite? There're two at the moment....ALASKA TWILIGHT and BLACK SANDS....oh wait...there's three.....DANGEROUS DEPTHS, too! :)

3. I hurl books. Literally. If the author hasn't done their job and it shows in poor writing or unbelievable plots, I chunk the book across the room. Yep, I really do.

4. I love everything about books. The smell of them, the touch, the feel...I collect them (don't EVEN ask) and give them as gifts and love getting them. :) Except, I hate historicals.

5. I ALWAYS read prologues.....ALWAYS.

6. I NEVER skip to the end of a book and read the ending first.

7. I can read 3 books at a time, and keep everything straight in each story. Unless it's a historical, then I don't bother.

8. In my reference books, I highlight and make notes. Yep, even do this in my Bible. Hey, it's my textbook for life and I figure I'd better take all the notes I can! LOL

9. My favorite genre is suspense, thriller, mystery and *gasp* horror. (another secret revealed--I LOVE horror movies, too. Even the bad ones! LOL) But I will read futuristics if they're well written (waving to Randy I. and Ronie), women's fiction (if they pull me--waving to Denise Hunter and Michelle), the lits if they amuse me (waving to Kristin Billerbeck and Diann Hunt) and even romance if I believe in the emotion. I only read historicals when I'm critting one.

10. I believe book art is VITAL. I'm very opinionated about this issue. (Ducking from Colleen's pop upside my head)

11. Did I mention I hate historicals?

12. I not only love books, I love writers. All of them. Even the historical writers!

13. I love critiques! Okay, this isn't about BOOKS so much as writing, but hey, it's related and it's MY list, so I can do what I want. Right? Doing it anyway! LOL I love getting lots and lots of suggestions and comments. Why do I adore abuse? Because I want to be the best writer I can be. Hard comments help me do that.

14. I love deadlines. Again, more about writing than books, per se, but again, I can do what I want. LOL I love imposing them on myself. I write better under pressure, I think. Or, as my bud tells me, when I'm really annoyed. (Hey Ron! LOL)

15. Did I mention I hate historicals?

Okay guys, that's enough delving into my mental status for today. Let's see....whom shall I tag? Hmmm.....
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Jeff, from the Write Thing
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Dana, from Diary of an Aspiring Romance Writer
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Mel, from Mel-O-Drama
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Heather, so she'll HAVE to post! LOL

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

gee Robin do you hate historicals??

Won't do the tag... LOL

Unknown said...

You're a party-pooper, Heather! Come on...where's your sense of adventure? LOL

Unknown said...

Ooh, just saw the link to my blog. Thanks! Guess it's a good thing I stopped writing historicals and moved to romantic suspense, huh? Might have gotten me de-listed, LOL.

Kelly (Lynn) Parra said...

Hey, Robin, so you hate historicals? ;D

Great list! The horror of those who skip to the end of a book to read the ending. Shame on them. ;)

Unknown said...

I need to explain my fetish hate of historicals for those of you who don't know...my mother is a genealogist and so history has been in my life since I was born. Needless to say, I've had enough of it! LOL

Dineen A. Miller said...

Great list, girlie! The Stand is my favorite too.

Lynetta said...

I enjoyed your list. I was glad to see I'm not the only one who hurls books. LOL

Chandra Rooney said...

Historical is two letters off from becoming hysterical.

Unknown said...

LOL Rooney! On the ACFW loop, that's how I refer to them...as hystericals! LOL

Oh, I'm SO busted now! LOL

Jeff said...

robin- I accept. Thanks, and I'll try to get it done this evening.
And yep, Stephen King is the best!:)

Unknown said...

Gee, and I bought all those Michael Shaara books for you for Christmas. Guess I'll just keep 'em!

The Girl You Used to Know said...

gee thanks.

I've got a couple of great books I'd like to send you. Medieval setting. You read historicals, right?

My list is almost finished. check my blog in a few...

Unknown said...

UGH....NEVER, EVER.....Nope...no hystericals!