tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3685743483548397573.post3700386028581661797..comments2008-04-02T07:05:08.145-04:00Ink and Beanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05925437597390817963noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3685743483548397573.post-66467560659646679252008-04-02T07:05:00.000-04:002008-04-02T07:05:00.000-04:00I agree with Merc: if you give a book a few chapters, and it doesn't grab you by then, don't force yourself to finish it. Yeah, you may be missing out, but save those books that might be great eventually for retirement.<BR/><BR/>Most of the books I love--the ones I read over and over--grabbed me in Chapter One and often from the first line. I'll own that some books start promisingly and then slide into utter tedium, but an author who knows how to catch your attention from the start is worth some stick-to-it-ness.<BR/><BR/>Although I think reading books is best--that's how we learn to tighten up our grammar and improve our word choice--listening to books is an option too. Buy some books-on-CD and listen to them in the car or while you're washing dishes at home. Then you can have the pleasure of stopping the CD periodically to yell at it or perhaps even flinging it frisbee-style across the room ;)J. Rosemary Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02152942205390838862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3685743483548397573.post-40324797499989319522008-03-31T21:10:00.000-04:002008-03-31T21:10:00.000-04:00I get what you're saying. I too crave the feeling of being lost in a book. I love that feeling, especially when it comes on the treadmill and before I realize it 100 pages have flown by and my four miles are finished. :)<BR/>Beth Fehlbaum, author<BR/>Courage in Patience, a story of hope for those who have endured abuse<BR/>http://courageinpatience.blogspot.com<BR/>Chapter One is now online!Beth Fehlbaum, Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16401887157741943814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3685743483548397573.post-60863352008029100852008-03-31T09:56:00.000-04:002008-03-31T09:56:00.000-04:00Just because I don't like it doesn't make it bad and, conversely, just because I like it doesn't make it good.<BR/><BR/>I have been equally butterfly minded lately but have found focus on my strawberries now the weather has FINALLY dried out a little. I think I was destracted by whatever it was I wasn't doing because I was so depressed by the weather! Lists help me but I don't s'pose that covers it for writting - and I do believe blogs are the procrastinators best friend!! ;)Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09594327337549020199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3685743483548397573.post-14614930554769637192008-03-30T20:27:00.000-04:002008-03-30T20:27:00.000-04:00Yeah, I'm a slow-ish reader too (though I'm solidly entrenched in the genre side of things ;)), I have a short attention span, so I can sympathize. I hope it's just a phase for you.<BR/><BR/>Then again, I don't usually see a problem with starting books and not finishing them if they don't grab you in some way. Life is short. :P<BR/><BR/>I'm in a spurt where I'm forcing myself to finish what I start (as I'm doing market research on urban fantasy) whether the book is good or not. Just wish I could do this faster... my TBR pile isn't getting any shorter.<BR/><BR/>Hey, I like your blog so far, by the way. :) *goes to read more*<BR/><BR/>--MercMerchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14164221022350926808noreply@blogger.com