The Genre Pool is Getting Packed...How is LKH Coping?

[hooks-pet-otter.livejournal.com]

With the recent surge in horror/paranormal romance books and series coming out the yang this past year, one has to wonder how Laurell feels about not being the only queen in town. Especially with the emminant filming and release of Stephenie Meyers' Twilight series-based movie. Along with that, Tanya Huff's Blood Ties success, CBS's Moonlight and the slow but sure hostile takeover(in the literary world) of JR Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood. The latter being a much better example of erotica than Hamilton's. Ward uses spell-check and doesn't repeat "hot, wet, and tight" over and over until my eyeballs are "hot, wet, and tight".

I haven't been able to find anything on LKH's reaction and feelings. At least, nothing that resembles the great "Underworld" meltdown.

Has anyone witnessed to the contrary? Or is the Queen of All That Sucks actually staying mum for once on her precarious situation?

Comments

[drygo.livejournal.com]

I like Tanya Huff too. Though, I think the bookstore section an author belongs in really should be based on what she's writing about. I don't think her vampire series should be fantasy...not necessarily horror either. They didn't scare me. But, when I think fantasy, I don't think vampires...it's a different subgenre.

As for the whole chick lit thing...well, maybe. But, the thing about Tanya Huff is the relationships she writes may have elements of romance. But, to compare them to what LKH does is insulting. I mean, Tanya Huff actually has believable characters that aren't obsessed with sex and psychological melodrama. She's much better and more subtle when it comes to writing about relationships. I don't think I've ever once gotten irritated with any annoying bs with Tanya Huff like I have with LKH.