I'm curious

[sparkindarkness]

In the myriad and odd world of publishing....

how did THIS get published? http://vandonovan.livejournal.com/1088311.html?style=mine

I boggle. I mean, I see no ends of people fighting with publishers, struggle to get published, have their works mauled by publishers - and then they let THIS through the net?

Seriously I didn't think prose could be that purple. It's virtually ultra-violet. I am AMAZED that the book doesn't spontaneously combust (into purple flames). It's kind of awe inspiring...

Comments

[klgaffney.livejournal.com]

*gigggling* 'cause 15 yrs ago, the standards for fantasy were virtually non-existent, which is why people turn their noses up at it now. altho i have to say, even by those non-existent standards, i'm still wondering who he knew and what did he do for them that got this book sold. =D

[seryan.livejournal.com]

My God, that's awful. Everything has at least three similes, and there's a tense change on the second page. Was this self-published, or was the author banging someone? I mean, really, it makes Twilight look good.

[danikitty182.livejournal.com]

Words fail me....possibly because the twit used them all.

*gasps for air*

You have killed me. You better show up at my funeral, dammit.

[thisdaydreamer.livejournal.com]

Good gravy.

"She was naked and her body was beautiful." Only it took two pages to say that. Blargh.