Comments on: Tuesday Midday Links RoundUp: Round 1 of GBKS goes to the opposition

By: vanessa jaye

vanessa jaye — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:54:12 +0000

eep! Apologies for the typos. :-P

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:44:19 +0000

I’m guessing there must be some (Or more?) interest in the betrayed-and-publicly-humiliated-politician’s-wife story, or publishers wouldn’t want to publish them. Each and every one of them.

Personally, I agree with you, Jane. I wish they would keep the details of their private lives within their marriages and families. It makes me uncomfortable, and I generally don’t read in depth about it–feels too voyeuristic.

Actually, I happened to be flipping through channels tonight and came across something just starting with Julianna Margulies–turns out it’s a legal drama called “The Good Wife.” And despite the fact that law school has taken the shine off legal dramas for me, I’m watching this one. I guess I find the betrayed wife story interesting enough in fiction…

By: Caligi

Caligi — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:30:56 +0000

Loved it! Super thanks!

By: vanessa jaye

vanessa jaye — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:41:28 +0000

J. Daniel Sawyer has done a a audio/podcast reading of the first chapter of Soulless with full cast of character/voices, sound effects, music, everything. :

http://jdsawyer.net/2009/09/10/world-debut-soulless-by-gail-carriger-audio/

It’s hillarious.

I love the dress-up dolls! lol. What a great idea. Orbit is doing a great job with marketing for Soulless.

I’ve been waiting for this book since the sale was announce, it just sounded so intriguing.

By: Moriah Jovan

Moriah Jovan — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:26:19 +0000

I find some of their Cerridwen Press titles quite good, actually, and they have a good selection of straight contemps, which is my favorite.

By: Caligi

Caligi — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:21:40 +0000

@Moriah – I detest EC, but I’ll give it a whirl, thanks.

By: Jessica G.

Jessica G. — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:05:32 +0000

FYI root canals are a piece of cake. I actually thought it was easier than getting some cavities drilled, to be honest.

By: Rebecca A

Rebecca A — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:54:46 +0000

Justine Davis had some Silhoutte’s in the 90′s with handicapped heroes. One in a wheelchair that I really liked.

I think it was this one from her website.

MORNING SIDE OF DAWN
RITA Award Winner
- Best Long Contemporary
November 1995

She had some others too.

By: carolyn crane

carolyn crane — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:33:21 +0000

Thanks for the shout on my cover! As you can imagine, I am quite excited.

And that Soulless site? I only tried every single article of clothing on her repeatedly, plus a flower in the teapot.

By: Moriah Jovan

Moriah Jovan — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:25:11 +0000

@Caligi:

I would pay good money to read a romance with a disabled character who doesn't hate him/herself, feel like less of a person or feel alienated and depressed.

The Write Man For Her Not affiliated, et cetera.

By: Shiloh Walker

Shiloh Walker — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:05:07 +0000

Total yuck on the tooth, hope the cap helps.

Total yay on the deal with the google books settlement. Would just love to see that thing completely and utterly dead in the water.

I’m on my way out the door so I’m avoiding the digital doll website.

By: KMont

KMont — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:04:55 +0000

If you’re shallow, I suppose I am as well. Loved the Soulless site!

By: Missy Ann

Missy Ann — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:38:19 +0000

I would love it if Sanford’s book was published after her death and made her scum of husband wish he could trade places with her.

But… they do have kids. So I’ll pull a “won’t someone think of the children” and just shake my head and walk away.

By: Elyssa Papa

Elyssa Papa — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:17:37 +0000

Congrats on the no root canal.

I’m the same way. I played around with those Victorial digital dolls and their various outfits for way too long; it’s totally effective because I’m totally more curious about Soulless and will be reading it when it comes out.

By: LoriK

LoriK — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:31:39 +0000

As much as I have sympathy for a woman whose bastard of a husband humiliates her non stop on the national stage, I wish these politicians would just stop spilling their guts about their private lives.

I agree. I also want to know when we decided that being cheated on, in and of itself, makes a person interesting enough to warrant a biio.

Also, congratulations on not having to have the root canal.

By: Caligi

Caligi — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:11:45 +0000

I would pay good money to read a romance with a disabled character who doesn’t hate him/herself, feel like less of a person or feel alienated and depressed. So sick of the “teach the poor cripple to accept his/herself” trope.

I wonder if authors know any physically disabled people. According to the bulk of fiction with disabled protagonists, we’re a mess of depressed, undersexed loners with self-image problems who will only have sex in the dark.

I find my disability annoying, but depressing? Worth pushing people away over? Embarrassing? Good lord, no. So sick of seeing it as a negative trait.

I’d like to see more books treat it more as a matter of fact than as a source of angst. It could still provide for fun conflict, it is certainly a different life, but at the same time it’s not a bad life at all. I love my handicapped parking placard and my awesome cripple seats at sporting events (and how other people get up to fetch my beers.)