Comments on: REVIEW: Hell with the Ladies – Anthology – by Kathleen O’Reilly, Julie Kenner and Dee Davis http://dearauthor.com/book-reviews/to-hell-with-the-ladies-anthology-by-kathleen-oreilly-julie-kenner-and-dee-davis/ Romance, Historical, Contemporary, Paranormal, Young Adult, Book reviews, industry news, and commentary from a reader's point of view Sat, 26 May 2012 15:37:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Dear Author.Com | Interview with An Author: Kathleen O’Reilly Tells Us that There is No Secret http://dearauthor.com/book-reviews/to-hell-with-the-ladies-anthology-by-kathleen-oreilly-julie-kenner-and-dee-davis/#comment-27878 Dear Author.Com | Interview with An Author: Kathleen O’Reilly Tells Us that There is No Secret Mon, 07 May 2007 10:00:27 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2006/12/06/to-hell-with-the-ladies-anthology-by-kathleen-oreilly-julie-kenner-and-dee-davis/#comment-27878 [...] O’Reilly first came to my attention in the anthology, Hell with the Ladies, but it wasn’t until my blogging partner wrote her review of O’Reilly’s Harlequin [...] [...] O’Reilly first came to my attention in the anthology, Hell with the Ladies, but it wasn’t until my blogging partner wrote her review of O’Reilly’s Harlequin [...]

]]> By: Jayne http://dearauthor.com/book-reviews/to-hell-with-the-ladies-anthology-by-kathleen-oreilly-julie-kenner-and-dee-davis/#comment-12013 Jayne Thu, 07 Dec 2006 00:45:59 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2006/12/06/to-hell-with-the-ladies-anthology-by-kathleen-oreilly-julie-kenner-and-dee-davis/#comment-12013 Robin, I agree that some authors are born for shorter length stories. This isn't a slight by any means. I'm so used to reading anthologies and thinking, "If only this story had 50-100 pages more, it would've been fine" that when I come across one that really works in a short format, I'm so happy. Jane, I loved the Camden book. I immediately went to Amazon expecting to be able to load up on her backlist/current books and was bitterly disappointed to learn that this was it. Keishon, ITA about Schone and Rosenthal's short stories. They are wonderful. Robin, I agree that some authors are born for shorter length stories. This isn’t a slight by any means. I’m so used to reading anthologies and thinking, “If only this story had 50-100 pages more, it would’ve been fine” that when I come across one that really works in a short format, I’m so happy.

Jane, I loved the Camden book. I immediately went to Amazon expecting to be able to load up on her backlist/current books and was bitterly disappointed to learn that this was it.

Keishon, ITA about Schone and Rosenthal’s short stories. They are wonderful.

]]> By: Robin http://dearauthor.com/book-reviews/to-hell-with-the-ladies-anthology-by-kathleen-oreilly-julie-kenner-and-dee-davis/#comment-11977 Robin Wed, 06 Dec 2006 17:48:55 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2006/12/06/to-hell-with-the-ladies-anthology-by-kathleen-oreilly-julie-kenner-and-dee-davis/#comment-11977 I wish that some authors could actually make a real living off writing the kind of novellas that comprise anthologies -- like Shannon McKenna and Robin Schone, for example. Some authors actually do better, IMO, when they have to save space. I love both McKenna and Schone's short stories but have difficulty with their longer works (except for McKenna's first book, which, IMO, was by far far far her best). I know everyone wants to write novel length manuscripts, but writing a great short story or novella takes a hell of a lot of skill, IMO, and I wish that was acknowledged by way of anthologies published with writers who actually excel at that kind of storytelling, not as bait for readers drawn to one or two big names on the cover. I wish that some authors could actually make a real living off writing the kind of novellas that comprise anthologies — like Shannon McKenna and Robin Schone, for example. Some authors actually do better, IMO, when they have to save space. I love both McKenna and Schone’s short stories but have difficulty with their longer works (except for McKenna’s first book, which, IMO, was by far far far her best). I know everyone wants to write novel length manuscripts, but writing a great short story or novella takes a hell of a lot of skill, IMO, and I wish that was acknowledged by way of anthologies published with writers who actually excel at that kind of storytelling, not as bait for readers drawn to one or two big names on the cover.

]]> By: Jane http://dearauthor.com/book-reviews/to-hell-with-the-ladies-anthology-by-kathleen-oreilly-julie-kenner-and-dee-davis/#comment-11973 Jane Wed, 06 Dec 2006 17:14:40 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2006/12/06/to-hell-with-the-ladies-anthology-by-kathleen-oreilly-julie-kenner-and-dee-davis/#comment-11973 Anthologies are so hard to get right because I do think there is a certain art to writing in such a compressed space. Have you read the Nicole Camden anthology story? Great, great story. Wish she was still writing. Anthologies are so hard to get right because I do think there is a certain art to writing in such a compressed space. Have you read the Nicole Camden anthology story? Great, great story. Wish she was still writing.

]]> By: Keishon http://dearauthor.com/book-reviews/to-hell-with-the-ladies-anthology-by-kathleen-oreilly-julie-kenner-and-dee-davis/#comment-11970 Keishon Wed, 06 Dec 2006 16:30:41 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2006/12/06/to-hell-with-the-ladies-anthology-by-kathleen-oreilly-julie-kenner-and-dee-davis/#comment-11970 I don't really care for anthologies and I've only read maybe four and all of them had a author in there whose story blew away the other two. Those authors were Robin Schone and Pam Rosenthal's one short story. A LOT of the anthologies today are compiled of authors who I don't read. MUST admit that I started to get the anthology with Lisa Kleypas on the cover with another author, forgot who it was, but I haven't exactly enjoyed Kleypas lately. I don’t really care for anthologies and I’ve only read maybe four and all of them had a author in there whose story blew away the other two. Those authors were Robin Schone and Pam Rosenthal’s one short story. A LOT of the anthologies today are compiled of authors who I don’t read. MUST admit that I started to get the anthology with Lisa Kleypas on the cover with another author, forgot who it was, but I haven’t exactly enjoyed Kleypas lately.

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