There are so many authors where I have this grudge. Starting from something like the Harry Potter series: not great, lots of borrowing, but whatever there was could have been written so much better and far, far shorter. Carlos Zafón: the latter part of the book just spiralled out of control and the hand of god to resolve the plot. Reverte is another case in my opinion. There was a a best-selling teenage series in Spain here by Laura Gallego, that suffered both from “lets forget the plot now that we are selling like hotcakes” and really bad writing, including sentences that were actually repeated through out the book.
Even Stephen Donaldson (and we like him very much) should not be writing that 3rd set of Covenant!

And we like it that way!

I do so REALLY want to get to London for Worldcon 2014.

Yep. These are writers who are read by readers who mostly watch television. Prose is used for informational content alone; doing it well or poorly is irrelevant. Just the facts, ma’am.

As if there were no difference between walking and dancing. They both get you from point A to point B.

PS: Okay, you can’t say that and not expect me to be curious! Some examples, please. (We’re not slipping into Stephen King’s Misery territory here, are we?)

P.S. My daughter has several plans to “make” you write, each more extravagant than the last!

Thanks! I’m glad to hear you like the writing, as well as the events of the story.

Half the pleasure of writing is coming up with the tale; and the other half is find the best way to tell the tale.

I hate it when writers only do one or the other — that’s doing only half the job!

Thanks! I’m looking forward to them as well — in a constructive way, that is!