LKH Powell's interview

[keepsake]

I don't know how many of you are familiar with the phenomenon that is the independent used book-uber-store Powell's (of Portland, Oregon). It's the best bookstore in the world as far as I'm concerned, but this isn't the point. I get their newsletter, and in their most recent Halloween-themed issue they've featured an essay from our favorite narcissisic delusional poser writer.

( Why they lowered themselves to that level is beyond me. )

(no subject)

[rantingmule.livejournal.com]

Flog of a different kind, wheeee!

http://www.powells.com/essays/laurellkhamilton.html

( LKH in italics, me fantasizing about books with PLOTS in them... )

Comment From A LKH Fangirl

[zgirl714.livejournal.com]

Um. Snotty, much? Jeez. How many best-sellers and devoted fans do you have? Hmmm. Let me guess. None? Good grief. The arrogance of youth is just astonishing. Once you’ve got over a dozen books on international best-seller lists then feel free to critique your heart out. But this is clearly a case of "Those who can, do. But those who can’t, sit around and b*tch about those who do." Ms. Hamilton’s stories remain cutting edge. And if you did a random check of the top 50 books on the NYT List, you’d find typos galore. It’s certainly not limited to laurell K. Hamilton novels. Reading is about pleasuring the mind, not hunting down misplaced punctuation. If it causes an emotional repsonse, then it’s a success. Hyper-focusing and being "nit-picky" is ridiculous. Go write the kind of literary perfection you so obviously expect and then come back and trash talk Ms. Hamilton.

That is the comment from Elizabeth on this post.

Modly stuff & potential challenges

[pith]

I know I've been an absentee mod as of late, but… I've had a lot of stuff going on. Apologies. Also, as I've said many times, this comm has gotten far larger than I ever expected, so I think I'm going to have to find some co-mods or something.

Also, I'm sorry for neglecting the gmail account. I'll do my best to try checking every couple of days, but if you've sent something and I haven't replied within a few weeks, just give me a gentle nudge. =)

Two issues:
1) Laurell's appearance. Yes, I know sometimes the snark writes itself about her fashion "sense". Some of the comments about weight, however, have been questionable. Please try to keep the snark aimed at her words, not her body. I highly doubt any of us look "perfect" either. I know I sure as hell don't.

2) Behaviour in comments. I can't keep up with all the comments. I'm sorry. I did try, once upon a time, but the comm's too big for that now. So I'm hoping that if someone gets out of line, someone else will bring it to my attention so I can step in. That said, I'd like to repeat something from the FAQ: Treat other members respectfully. Attack the ideas, not the people who hold them. This is very rarely an issue here, and I'm thankful for that. But just remember that not everyone has the same knowledge base. We have a wide range of ages, reading levels, education levels, experience levels, even languages, so be respectful. I'm not saying you have to like everyone and romp in the grass like happy little kittens, but be polite. (And please, don't give me any of that "but polite/civil/respectful is relative/subjective" bullshit. EVERYTHING is subjective, so that's a useless argument.)

And just so this isn't totally a downer, there have been some really awesome posts lately, so thanks for that. I know there are a lot of outsiders that think all we do is bitch, but there have been some interesting theories thrown around as of late, which is nice to see. =)

Also, I'll try to get organized and issue another challenge of some sort. Any preferences?