tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629227846983766184.post4977505414257309517..comments2024-02-18T04:42:06.010+11:00Comments on Ebony McKenna: 50 Shades of HypeEbony McKenna.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02724727996270658767noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629227846983766184.post-28422207153336360282012-07-16T19:19:44.021+10:002012-07-16T19:19:44.021+10:00Philippa,
I'm in the same camp - read a few s...Philippa, <br />I'm in the same camp - read a few sample pages and the jaw dropped. To me it felt so banal and inane. (That's probably a tautology). She's the kind of girl who turns on the light and wonders how the electricity got in there.<br /><br />It doesn't upset me that these books exist, because not everything is going to be to my taste (nor should it) but ..... oh hell, Ebony McKenna.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02724727996270658767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629227846983766184.post-15520350127008312762012-07-16T19:12:09.176+10:002012-07-16T19:12:09.176+10:00Lou, it's so lovely to know other people share...Lou, it's so lovely to know other people share my pain. :-D<br /><br />Yes, it's just a fad. I'm sure blanket and cardigan makers were tearing their hair out when Snuggies were all the rage.Ebony McKenna.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02724727996270658767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629227846983766184.post-73853297161324930492012-07-13T15:00:19.276+10:002012-07-13T15:00:19.276+10:00LolLollheinrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12383927013169048941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629227846983766184.post-50799157732318011522012-07-13T13:59:12.414+10:002012-07-13T13:59:12.414+10:00I read a sample page online and gave up. But the ...I read a sample page online and gave up. But the girls I work with - who sadly think that Twilight is the best thing ever written - can't put them down.<br /><br />Writing aside, friends I have who are into the BDSM scene in a big way have informed me that the information is so wrong and potentially injury causing that it is actually a bit worrying. <br /><br />And while one could say 'Philippahttp://www.synaesthezia.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629227846983766184.post-18534247271872702802012-06-25T01:42:50.877+10:002012-06-25T01:42:50.877+10:00OMFG!!! I just read ur last comment Eb 8S (bashing...OMFG!!! I just read ur last comment Eb 8S (bashing of head on desk!)lheinrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12383927013169048941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629227846983766184.post-58255112978616327302012-06-25T01:39:13.728+10:002012-06-25T01:39:13.728+10:00Yup! Very badly written, couldn't read it!Yup! Very badly written, couldn't read it!lheinrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12383927013169048941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629227846983766184.post-85986107588815250452012-06-16T15:38:01.067+10:002012-06-16T15:38:01.067+10:00I may bang my head into the desk at this one . . ....I may bang my head into the desk at this one . . . .there's a book coming out which is a rewrite of Jane Eyre with extra naughty bits, and someone's written about Louisa May Alcott with extra sauce. <br /><br />More fan fiction. And people say Hollywood can't come up with anything original.Ebony McKenna.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02724727996270658767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629227846983766184.post-14441420138190751862012-06-15T19:01:38.082+10:002012-06-15T19:01:38.082+10:00Alison,
How many times have we read advice telling...Alison,<br />How many times have we read advice telling us 'don't try and write what's hot now' because by the time we wrote and submitted, it wouldn't be hot.<br /><br />Erica, I was trying to think of something else much hyped and settled on anything Mac related. Eyepads and pods and phones etc. Some people refuse to buy anything Apple because they're sick to death of Ebony McKenna.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02724727996270658767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629227846983766184.post-71497474813044533672012-06-15T18:14:45.317+10:002012-06-15T18:14:45.317+10:00Well said :) Publishers are always going to hype s...Well said :) Publishers are always going to hype some book. We could just wish it was a good one, for a change :)<br /><br />I mean, sure, we'd all like to make heaps of sales. But the fact is that when a series sells 10 million copies? They can't all be genre-savvy readers. There aren't that many genre-savvy readers. Those 10 million people are the same people who read TWILIGHT and Erica Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04450003467988908406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629227846983766184.post-13927762839330357372012-06-15T17:45:35.199+10:002012-06-15T17:45:35.199+10:00Nodding, nodding...! Thank you, Ebony, I thought i...Nodding, nodding...! Thank you, Ebony, I thought it was just me. I read the Amazon sample and the characters didn't grab me, couldn't see the plot and quite honestly couldn't be bothered.<br />1. As Jennie has pointed out WELL WRITTEN erotic or romotic fiction has been around for at least 10 years now and everyone is going on as if EL James has just discovered the G spot!<br />2. MoreAlison Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07101217971756114754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629227846983766184.post-56419755437707435552012-06-14T21:42:59.715+10:002012-06-14T21:42:59.715+10:00Jennie,
Oh please do!!!!!!!!
I bet there's a ...Jennie,<br />Oh please do!!!!!!!! <br />I bet there's a whole swag of Janeway / Picard slash out there.Ebony McKenna.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02724727996270658767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629227846983766184.post-10915517953753404002012-06-14T21:41:59.311+10:002012-06-14T21:41:59.311+10:00Oh Sarah! That is ... I'm grossed out on your ...Oh Sarah! That is ... I'm grossed out on your behalf.<br />And also, why are people, well meaning or otherwise, suggesting we write books like this?<br /><br />Because they want us to do well I guess, but they think we can only write books that won't sell???? <br /><br />Gag.<br />Anyway, you're not alone. Someone in publishing, someone dear to my heart, suggested a similar thing to Ebony McKenna.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02724727996270658767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629227846983766184.post-56646543856538077152012-06-14T13:46:55.706+10:002012-06-14T13:46:55.706+10:00Maybe I should self-pub some of my old Star Trek f...Maybe I should self-pub some of my old Star Trek fanfic and see what happens.<br /><br />Cardassians and Ferengis and Klingons oh my!Jennie Brumleyhttp://www.jenniebrumley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629227846983766184.post-30304217506282621462012-06-14T13:21:05.614+10:002012-06-14T13:21:05.614+10:00Yes - I, a YA comedy writer - was told by my 72 ye...Yes - I, a YA comedy writer - was told by my 72 year old father that I should try erotica. My DADDY wants me to write erotica because of this book.<br /><br />That's all the reason I need to hate it. :)Sarah Billingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08489242290456402938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629227846983766184.post-26942441387867061432012-06-14T13:15:22.650+10:002012-06-14T13:15:22.650+10:00Hi Jenny,
that's a magnificent response from s...Hi Jenny,<br />that's a magnificent response from somebody who knows the genre.<br /><br />Publishing is never fair or logical sometimes (and it's a commercial trade, not some writer utopia), but I scratch my head and wonder how the really good writers who work so hard and write marvellous books don't get a gram of the attention that this book has.<br /><br />50 Shades of Lame. *snort*Ebony McKenna.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02724727996270658767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629227846983766184.post-54637177695487258802012-06-14T13:09:00.155+10:002012-06-14T13:09:00.155+10:003 things...
1. I am yet to read *that book* but I...3 things...<br /><br />1. I am yet to read *that book* but I have been told my many people, including several respected authors, the horrible writing is easily overlooked by how wonderful the story is. <br /><br />2. I write erotic romances, some of which include elements of BDSM. I also know some people in the lifestyle (both Dominant male and submissive female) who read and critique my work forJennie Brumleyhttp://www.jenniebrumley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629227846983766184.post-87752200173421556472012-06-14T12:54:09.348+10:002012-06-14T12:54:09.348+10:00Oh Emmie,
you got much further than me.
I will ha...Oh Emmie,<br />you got much further than me.<br /><br />I will happily own up to being jealous. "What about me" came on the radio the other day and I sang out loud and heartily, lol!<br /><br />We'll both have to keep writing awesome books and getting them out there. *tents fingers* *makes plans* *laughs malevolently*Ebony McKenna.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02724727996270658767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629227846983766184.post-31922744979348443712012-06-14T12:30:18.616+10:002012-06-14T12:30:18.616+10:00Ebony, I can't help but agree with you on all ...Ebony, I can't help but agree with you on all counts. Especially the Jelus H8er. I've definitely gone down the "What about me?" path. I have to admit that I've got about halfway through the first book and I'm not sure that I'll read further. <br /><br />The link to that article about 50 things that annoy me was hilarious! I'm so glad it wasn't just me that Emmiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10944794518661335215noreply@blogger.com