Due to my tiny house and only having one book case, I had to get rid of 3 bags of books. Excuse me a minute while I mourn their loss.
As you can see, I still have a lot of keepers. Some are favorite books, like THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH by Ken Follett, SILKEN SAVAGE by Catherine Hart, IF TOMORROW COMES by Sidney Sheldon, and NEW ORLEANS LEGACY by Alexandra Ripley.
And some are favorite authors.
The difference is: The favorite books are ones I read and reread over and over again, but I didn't enjoy other books by those authors as much.
But this is a favorite book by a favorite author:
But what makes a favorite author?
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| This is my bookcase after getting rid of 3 bags of books...and a foam airplane one of the cats "killed." |
And some are favorite authors.
The difference is: The favorite books are ones I read and reread over and over again, but I didn't enjoy other books by those authors as much.
But this is a favorite book by a favorite author:
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| I replaced it after my eighth read but kept this copy for sentimentality. |
My answer:
A favorite author is one whose books are an instant buy.
A favorite author is one whose books do not leave your library.
A favorite author is one you forgive easier. i.e. Stephen King often sucks at endings. I'm sorry, but he does. However, the journey still makes it worthwhile.
A favorite author is one who you won't give up on if they write a less than stellar book. However, if they keep writing bad books, they can easily lose their position. I ranted about that here a couple years ago.
Some of my favorite authors include, Stephen King, Eloisa James, Shana Galen, J.R. Ward, Maggie Shayne, Judith McNaught, Rebecca Zanetti, and of course, my critique partners: Bonnie R. Paulson and Shelley Martin. Because you cannot be a good critique partner if you do not love the other's work... and love it enough to call out the author when they're letting you down.
Favorite authors inspire me to work hard, so maybe one day, I too, can have permanent space on someone's bookshelf.
A favorite author is one whose books are an instant buy.
A favorite author is one whose books do not leave your library.
A favorite author is one you forgive easier. i.e. Stephen King often sucks at endings. I'm sorry, but he does. However, the journey still makes it worthwhile.
A favorite author is one who you won't give up on if they write a less than stellar book. However, if they keep writing bad books, they can easily lose their position. I ranted about that here a couple years ago.
Some of my favorite authors include, Stephen King, Eloisa James, Shana Galen, J.R. Ward, Maggie Shayne, Judith McNaught, Rebecca Zanetti, and of course, my critique partners: Bonnie R. Paulson and Shelley Martin. Because you cannot be a good critique partner if you do not love the other's work... and love it enough to call out the author when they're letting you down.
Favorite authors inspire me to work hard, so maybe one day, I too, can have permanent space on someone's bookshelf.
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