The Stories of Medusa: April 2009

Saturday, April 4, 2009

"The preacher says hold fast boy this is God's plan/ No offense Lord, but I'd love to see/ Plan B."

I have discovered a fatal flaw in my writing style. *pokes novels* I lay all the groundwork for a major event, and then I don't want to write it. This happened with Merchant's Daughter, which I still haven't finished, it happened after Nano, when I got everyone set up for planetside rescue, and it's happening now.

I have PLANS in my head. I have DEATH SCENE. I have HILARITY. I have LEETNESS. I have DARING ESCAPE. I have DISTURBING VILLAN. I can see it all. Andddd... I don't want to write it. *big sigh*

Why yes, I AM a whiner, how penetrating of you to figure this out. Ah well. I have tea, and well. Maybe I'll throw in a cameo from other universes, to motivate me. Now THERE'S a plan! Mmmm, tasty cameos.

The Stars Rating System.

First of all, this is just a record, for me, of how much I liked the book. This is Personal Preference! But with that in mind, here's a breakdown.

One star - Didn't like it. At all. My time was wasted and I'm trying to forget it. I would enjoy burning this book.
Two stars - It was okay? I mean, it was comprehensible and all, I just didn't connect with it/the problems were too much to ignore/I would enjoy killing all the characters.
Three stars - I liked it. I'll lend it to my family members and friends, and I'd wave at the characters in the street. I would enjoy watching the movie made from the book.
Four stars - I really liked it. I'll quote it at length, and I'll engage in long, dramatic conversations about the characters with my friends, who I will recommend the book to. I would enjoy reading it again.
Five stars - I loved it. We're in a relationship now. (It's complicated.) It was unexpected, and funny- well, not always funny- but always brilliant. I fretted about the characters when reading it, and I feel like I know them. It made me think in some way, about something important. I would enjoy writing fanfiction/stalking the author/taking pictures with places mentioned in the book.

Sometimes books are on the borderline between stars, in which case I decide which category if falls in with the use of arcane arts involving chocolate, how much my shoulder hurts at the moment, and whacking spoons on the counter. These ratings might be changed retroactively- I am nothing if not fickle. Thus Sayeth The Jasmine.

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Saturday, April 4, 2009

"The preacher says hold fast boy this is God's plan/ No offense Lord, but I'd love to see/ Plan B."

Just the numbers, sir...

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