Wraith*

I have one that Nelson De Mille once answered. Do you know what author's books are before and after yours on the shelves and do you have any contact with these authors? How well do you take criticism and do you, like some authors, spend ages reading reviews of their work?

Do you? I know you're not meant to but I always do. The cover of the book is the one thing that attracts me to it if I don't know the author. So would you read a book with a dull cover? I should add that as soon as I get anu hardback books home I throw the dust covers away anyway so it just ends up plain lol.

Thanks for your reply. What is your favourite race and, if you can tell us, what races would you have liked to introduce but couldn't. One more, do you think that a secret world of supernatural beings could exist and if it did woud you want to know. (please note, I don't have any information that one does or anything, I'm just curious) Please feel free to use my name and kill me in any way you want alot of authors I've read recently have been auctioning off parts in their books to raise money for charity.

Lol she didn't like the last one... But I'm glad it's not just me who feels like that.

The reason he is no longer on most haunted is because Kerian O'Kieff made up several names in one show and fed them to Derek only for Derek to claim possession from one totally made up person. It's quite well documented on Wiki and the like

Did he really remember you or did he make you think he remembered you

ANother token male. Hello and welcome #13

Please note I may have made up the membership numbers and the like, and I do not see myself as King, more a commander in chief

Having experienced a hell of a lot of gory stuff in my work I have to say I laugh at most of the horror stuff (and films, but that's another story). Bad guys are there to be bad, they need to be let run free

You can get help free on the NHS, there is a waiting list so enjoy the forum until then

Nirvana, that's cool. Welcome and enjoy

I think that Derek Achora is a lying, cheating. He is proved to have lied and I think what he does to people when he is claiming to be talking to their loved ones is disgusting....

I now have the new book in my possession, it is really not what I have come to expect from Anita, again she continues with her many lovers and in no way investigates or solves Preternatural crime. The only saving grace is Edward, he makes a return. And hamilton has started to destroy him in my eyes, she is giving him feelings and showing us too much of what's inside. I will post a short message to Laurell K: Dear Uncomprimising Author, I have been a fan of your work since 1995, way back when nobody in the UK had heard of you. I spent ages encouraging people to read your books and moving them to prime locations in book stores. And I did it because I loved your work. HOWEVER, your poorly written sexscenes, over complicated cast members and lack of real story is not doing you any favours. Let me guess how your next book will go (because the last 4 have been exactly the same) Anita is troubled, Richard doesn't like her sleeping with many men and animals, a big bad council member will come to town, there will eb endless pages describing mens hair and eyes, Anita will suffer at the hands of the ardure so badly that she has to sleep with a new species (I mean come on I was getting annoyed at her having sex with Wolves, Leopards, Lions and the like but MERMEN?!?!?! You'd never even mentioned they existed before book 13) and then it'll all be ok, Jean Claude will not do alot but many words will be written (in GREAT detail) about how lacy his cuffs are and how the colour of his shirt contrasts his skin, eyes, hair, teapot. Anita will defeate the big bad with a new power and the book will end, Anita no further along in life and the reader tearing their hair out. When we send you constructive comments don't wrote to us telling us things like "if you don't like it don't read it", we buy your books, we are YOUR customers at the end of the day, I think you'll find it should be a case of if WE don't like it YOU shouldn't write it. I know you think the people in your books are real, and that you buy them presents at the holidays but for gods sake stop making things so complicated. Anita does not need more than 15 sexual partners and she does need to get back to what the first books were about. I know you write romance under another name and I know you put loads of effort in but leave the romance for Merry Gentry and your other books and get the Anita ones back to Gore, Crime, Animating and the good stuff.

What annoys me about horror. Supernatural creatures not all following the same rules. For example Author A might have vampires that explode into dust when hit by sunlight but Author B's vamps love the stuff. Horror authors tend to be quite edgy and unable to accept criticism, I can name at least 4 who have thrown their toys out of their prams because someone has given them a bad review. And my final tip is thus. The good guy does not always have to win, he doesn't always have to kiss the girl. Sometimes pain and sadness will do him good.

I missread that for a second and thought to myself "hang on he doesn't even know her, and if he did he wouldn't be a fan" but anyway enough of the rambles and welcome. I now name and number you as an official Token BCF Male #14. W

Hi Kelly. Finally get a chance to ask you some more questions. While you were writing your books how did you decide on what kind of preternatural creatures you were going to use and how did you decide on the rules that would apply to them. An example is vampires and their relationship with the sun, holy items, stakes ect. Cheers, Wraith. P.s any chance of having someone named Wraith getting horridly killed in your next book

Is this the same place that's always popping up on shows live Most Haunted and the like?

I can't use the library. I hate giving up possession of books and the fact that you have to read them by "such and such" a date. I prefer to know I can go to Watrestones and buy a book, crack the spine and fold the pages down and that it is mine forever.

Well I annoy everyone in every way I can Welcome to the forum, read, post, enjoy.

The books are great and my sidekick tells me the TV show is just as good as the books. I cant wait to catch it.

It's on LKH's blog.. It's titled "Dear Negative Reader". Would seem nobody is allowed to say they don't like parts of her work. We should stop reading altogether.

Yeah it's a bit disapointing to see an author throwing her teddies out of her pram about something like that...

Nope, we looks in quite a few bookshops but couldn't find any. I'll have a search online and see if I can find it though. You sort of reminded me lol.

Yeah Dresden is good, very Anita like, sarcastic, sassy, gets things done. With less of the icky sex. You shuld also check out the Rachael Harrison books, she has a very good series featuring a preturnatural universe... IIRC the first one is Dead Witch Walking.

Hi John and welcome to the BookClubForum. Feel free to visit the Introductions Forum and tell us a bit about yourself. Lee Child has been discussed HERE previously Enjoy, Wraith