tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post1311158075967133682..comments2024-03-26T15:49:05.333-07:00Comments on Criminal Minds: Why Bother? Give Up Now.Josh Stallingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09913654176433125233noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-62655962909464211582016-02-18T14:58:46.525-08:002016-02-18T14:58:46.525-08:00Well said, Gwen. And, Kathy? Tush. Pish-posh. Come...Well said, Gwen. And, Kathy? Tush. Pish-posh. Come now. (As PG might say.)Catriona McPhersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17234089279665716446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-83050282622925940592016-02-18T14:21:24.297-08:002016-02-18T14:21:24.297-08:00There is nothing like a good book to spark imagina...There is nothing like a good book to spark imagination. I've never understood how any writer could live without books. How would you furnish your mind?<br />Gwen Mayohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12873119642621584327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-20585707426940969642016-02-18T10:20:37.763-08:002016-02-18T10:20:37.763-08:00So, once again you've amazed me, which shouldn...So, once again you've amazed me, which shouldn't really be the case anymore, since you seem to be Superwoman on a regular basis. Thirteen books read so far this year? And writing daily, too? I'm embarrassed to be way behind you, but I did have to take the month of January off due to my husband's accident. I love that you read this much. I can't believe that I haven't gotten to Kate Atkinson's book yet, and everyone has it as a favorite, so I know that I'm in for a treat. Even with readers/reviewers/bloggers there is that "Why bother? Give up now." With currently being so far behind, I started to wonder if maybe I should just give up the blog, but the passion to talk about books and share you wonderful authors with others won't let go of me. So, keep reading and writing, dear Catriona, as the awesome books you come out with are proof that whatever you're doing works brilliantly. Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-31821099587800593492016-02-18T09:16:01.251-08:002016-02-18T09:16:01.251-08:00Catriona! So true here on all counts.... I underst...Catriona! So true here on all counts.... I understand the worry about what you're reading seeping in to what you're writing (the style, the cadence, etc.) and I can understand reading time taking away from writing time (so much easier to pick up the book I'm reading than to write myself), BUT I'd never read if I could only do so when I wasn't writing at all, trying to segment my life out into writing phases and non-writing ones.<br /><br />And you're question about "Why bother?" is one that my wife and I encounter sometimes too, yes--reading something so good that our own writing seems not just pale but..... And yet we keep writing, don't we?<br /><br />Appreciate the post here, as you can tell.Art Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409008167752619352noreply@blogger.com