tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734404180567424295.post8633453690645698678..comments2024-03-27T17:21:09.129-07:00Comments on Author Donya Lynne: Make Your Readers Work? Really?Donya Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00229964689354498931noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734404180567424295.post-52579051850133877212013-01-01T06:15:20.921-08:002013-01-01T06:15:20.921-08:00I'm the same way. Too many errors equates to m...I'm the same way. Too many errors equates to me not finishing the book. I, for one, don't want to have to work that hard to compensate for the author's laziness and thoughtlessness. I work hard enough in my day-to-day. I read to escape that, not get more of the same. Thank you for taking the time to comment. :)Donya Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00229964689354498931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734404180567424295.post-89370649525810437842013-01-01T06:13:33.391-08:002013-01-01T06:13:33.391-08:00Yes. :) You are so right. Nicely put. Thank you fo...Yes. :) You are so right. Nicely put. Thank you for stopping by and commenting.Donya Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00229964689354498931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734404180567424295.post-31203930478174285802012-12-28T07:04:07.788-08:002012-12-28T07:04:07.788-08:00Thank you for giving voice to the readers. As a b...Thank you for giving voice to the readers. As a blog writer, I make every attempt to write in clear, correct language. It really ticks me off to read a book with more than three errors in it. I feel cheated and if the errors get too numerous, I will stop reading and give the book a poor review.<br />You are a Princess among writers. Keep it up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734404180567424295.post-16653936408186675602012-12-27T07:54:42.663-08:002012-12-27T07:54:42.663-08:00Some writers forget that readers owe them NOTHING....Some writers forget that readers owe them NOTHING. No one forces a reader to read a book (unless said reader is in school--not our focus here). The reader does not have a job to do unless the reader wishes to do it. The work is the writer's to do. Grr. Lauralewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13899810561123775484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734404180567424295.post-58247293020134294062012-12-26T12:14:20.653-08:002012-12-26T12:14:20.653-08:00Exactly. That kind of "work" is fun, tho...Exactly. That kind of "work" is fun, though. :) Readers shouldn't have to pick through an author's poor editing and sloppy narrative to figure out the story being told.<br /><br />There is a difference between respecting the intelligence of the readers and making them work. <br /><br />Thank you for stopping by and commenting.Donya Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00229964689354498931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734404180567424295.post-86188340624776257002012-12-26T12:12:35.861-08:002012-12-26T12:12:35.861-08:00Damn spammers. One snuck through my security setti...Damn spammers. One snuck through my security settings.<br />Donya Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00229964689354498931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734404180567424295.post-40024784183115066252012-12-26T02:51:21.338-08:002012-12-26T02:51:21.338-08:00Well said. I couldn't agree more that sloppy ...Well said. I couldn't agree more that sloppy editing is unforgivable and that it's a complete turn-off for readers.<br />However I don't believe readers should be passive sponges in the reading process. I certainly like to make mine "work" by engaging their imaginations and making them think for themselves rather than telling them everything - but that's a different story...<br />Great blog, Donya.ManicScribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08528286761500899521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734404180567424295.post-42621885338838732712012-12-25T21:16:05.259-08:002012-12-25T21:16:05.259-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com