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Crymsyn Hart

1. Don’t start a book and expect to write three thousand words for the day. So not going to happen.

2. Don’t try out your new speech recognition software when every other word comes out as something you did not say. Ate turns into ant, sex turns into …Can’t write that word, and in between coughing and sneezing a question mark flashes with the words, I don’t recognize that word.

3. Don’t curl up under the blankets with computer and attempt to write. All you end up with is a bunch of zzzzz’s and they aren’t listed on the screen.

4. Don’t take cold medicine and try to imagine a love scene that makes the entire scene hilarious because there is no way certain body parts are going to fit into places they should go.

5. Don’t ask the husband to help reenact said love scene when he doesn’t want to be near you or touch you with a ten foot pole in the case that he might catch your germs.

6. Don’t attempt to make puppets from your tissues to reenact said love scene since husband doesn’t want to try it and the puppets only end up getting used to clear your sinuses or treats for the dogs while they steal them from the wastebasket while you are sleeping.

7. Don’t hold hot tea in your hand and try to type at the same time with your other hand. That only results in a wet keyboard and a very unhappy author.

8. Don’t wake up in the middle of the night and attempt to write about the dream you had while still on cold medicine because in the morning it doesn’t make any sense.

9. Don’t expect your characters to want to interact with you because they don’t want to get the crud you have either. I’ve seen it happen. Once one character falls to the crud, the rest of them do, and then you get a bunch of whining, imaginary people in your head. So not fun to live with.

10. Don’t expect your characters to spring to life and wait on you hand and foot. It would be great though.

What things do you do when you’re sick and wish you hadn’t?

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Crymsyn Hart

How much do you enjoy the feel of a real book? Do you love that wonderful scent of the paper invading your senses when you walk into a bookstore so it wraps around you and sinks into your soul? The weight of the novel in your hands when you sit and read it, curled up underneath the light, sipping on a cup of tea or whatever beverage that brings you to that calm place you sink into when you read.
Or are you more of an electronic kinda person who enjoys reading on a Kindle, Nook, or other device? Would you rather the nearly unlimited storage of the device and cutting down on the space that physical books take up?

It’s something I’ve been wrestling with for the past couple of months since I got my I-Pad 2. I love books, but let’s face it, I’m running out of room to put more bookcases in the house. I love the feel of actual books and the smell of them. But I’m rather picky anyway about what authors I buy only because I’m doing the penny pinching thing and it seems that kindle books for the mainstream authors are the same as the paperback or maybe a couple dollars cheaper and of course the small pubs set their prices lower and they have wonderful authors out there. So I’m slowly breaking into reading more e-books.

That and the virtual bookshelf is great. Breaking into the digital age is hard for me at least in regards to giving up books. But I think that I’ll figure out a happy medium.

What do you prefer?

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Crymsyn Hart

You read a book and you end up liking it or disliking it. The feeling that comes over you is that you really have to talk about the book and give your opinion of the story. Thus you are creating a review about the story.  Of course, it could be a wonderful review and gushing about the writing style of the author or plot of the novel. Maybe something about the book could have rubbed you the wrong way and you just have to state that.

I have seen a lot of chatter lately about reviews, good and bad, and how the reviewers and authors attack one another. I figured I would weigh in my two cents. Personally, I don’t write reviews because I am horrible at voicing my opinions. I either state I like something or I don’t like it. Normally, I don’t pull apart the plot or the editing or the characters because I would get one or two sentences about the book and that would be about it whether I liked it or not.

However, I’ve had plenty of reviews good and bad. As they are opinions everyone is entitled to them. When it comes to bashing someone, I don’t think that’s right. Nor is it right for the author to answer back and start bashing the editor. It’s a two way street. If an author does respond to a review good or bad, in my opinion, it should just be short and courteous. Bashing on reviews is unprofessional and it just hurts on both sides of the reviewer and the author.

If someone likes a book, awesome or if a person doesn’t like a book and talks about it, that is good to. Just do it nicely.

What do you think?

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Crymsyn Hart

The English language never ceases to amaze me. Recently, I was browsing through the television channels, hoping to find something interesting to watch while I was writing. Instead, I was hit with the same commercial on two stations. It was nothing more than a store advertising different electronics, but they made a comparison to the word jam, one in the sense of the jelly you spread on toast and another meaning in regards to music. And it yet it also means to wedge something tightly between two surfaces.

There are many other words that have dual or multiple meanings that are spelled the same and others that are slightly different spelling, but still sound the same. Think of all those words. Then think of the poor author who has to use the right word, with the correct meaning, and hopefully the property spelling. Do you feel bad for us now? 🙂

As a reader, I take in what an author puts down on the page and hope to maybe pick up a word or two. As a writer, I find myself writing a sentence with the word that I desire to use, but I most of the time it never comes out. Think of it as having the word on the tip your tongue when you want to speak and just doesn’t work. Then, during the editing process, I am likely to find that perfect word. But sometimes, it evades me so I have to choose another that means the same.  And then the editor gets involved, and finds another word to use for you. It can all be very frustrating.

But that is the way of words.