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I am a fan of reading. A big fan. If I were stranded on an island, and could only have three things with me, I would have my Zune, nook and soccer ball. I remember staying up past my bed time with a flash light and my covers hiding me as I read late into the night. I love reading. One of my favorite classes of all time high school and college included was my 11th grade English class. Ms Call was my teacher and she truly helped me adore literature. Not just any literature, but well written, deep meaning literature. I fell in love with Hemingway, Salinger, Faulkner, Fitzgerald and Steinbeck. They wrote with passion, emphasis and meaning. And they didn’t write/publish everything that hoped onto paper. Ms. Call always said, the real authors don’t write dozens of books, but are remembered for the one or two masterpieces they fabricate. Which brings me to my rant. Danielle Steel. *Disclaimer* I haven’t read a book of hers. If you are a fan, don’t take this to heart. I can’t really judge her writing.
I was thoroughly enjoying one of my secret indulges this morning, watching The View. Lady Gaga was on and as crazy and weird that she is, when she is on the tube, you can’t help but watch and listen. I think that’s part of the magic of Gaga. She is mesmerizing. The funny thing is when she is speaking; she is eloquent and actually nice to listen too. As long as your eyes are closed. Anyway, tangent, after she was on, Danielle Steel was being interviewed and praised for her recent 118 book being published called Happy Birthday. First off. That is a terrible title. Second, again I haven’t delved into her writing, but it’s my understanding that it’s similar to women porn. I am not sure the difference between men looking at porn and women reading it, but as far as I am concerned there isn’t much of a variation. Third. who in their right mind can write 118 books that are well written and mottled in context? As you can tell, I am quite perplexed about the whole situation. Granted I am no editor, nor am I a writer so I guess it’s hard for anyone to take my opinion seriously due to my lack of creditials, but 118 novels? That’s like whipping out 2 a year…if she started writing at the age of say 5…..That’s a lot of crap pooled together and put into slightly varied novels. She also said she writes more than one book at a time. Ok!!! So I read more than one book at a time, but writing more than one at a single time. That’s outrageous. I would hope authors are putting everything they have into their work, planning, connecting and correlating things together. I.E. J.K. Rowling. Yes, it’s not the Tale of Two Cities, but it’s still a great series with more intertwining correlation than one person can begin to devour. But to whip out more than 2 books a year, that’s ludicrous and again I state, I have no credential, writing is just one of my beloved hobbies, but it’s outrageous and I find, shameful that she is loaded due to this garbage. Wow, the end. Done.