Comments on: It’s okay if you don’t like raisins

By: Imelda

Imelda — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 06:45:47 +0000

I am not crazy about the billionaire types either, especially with virginal heroines (sorry to all the fabulous Australian writers who write them! Love you, love your work, just not your subjects!) And I cannot abide those wretched princes! Again, read a few that were well written (Oz authors again) but after Diana, I just can’t see that marrying a prince can be seen as a fairytale. Not in a contemporary, anyway. Maybe in a historical. Even then, though, being a royal must have been something of a nightmare. Now, you couldn’t pay me to do it. No amount of money! Then again, I am a seriously low-maintenance woman. Being on show all the time would be part of the nightmare for me – but I guess for some people, given the budget, it would be part of the dream. Each to their own raisins! Vive la difference! ;>

By: Miss Mabel

Miss Mabel — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:41:23 +0000

Venus: Ah yes, definitely a problem.

By: Venus Vaughn

Venus Vaughn — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 09:59:18 +0000

I’m way late on this one, but I felt compelled to add that I feel the same way about raisins.

For me, the only place raisins belong is in raisin bran. That’s it. Period.

For me, historical romance are my raisins. I used to be fine with them, until I took a good survey of my parts and realized that as a black woman, there’s no fantasy powerful enough to ever allow me to be in these heroine’s places. And I don’t need to celebrate that. That killed the dream.

The power of story might bring me back, but it’s not looking too good right now.

By: KeriM

KeriM — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:43:46 +0000

My raisins are category romances and urban fantasy. Read way too many of the first back in the day and have a hard time connecting with the 2nd. I did read my first real sci-fi/fantasy romance recently w/Susan K Butcher’s Burning Alive and just luved it! I am just recently getting back on the historical romance raisins, just cause I burned myself out on them. But Pamela Clare brought me back to the genre. My mainstay though is Comtemp romance and suspense with some horror thrown in.

By: willaful

willaful — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:53:31 +0000

My raisins are raisins! And then the other day I made my son some oatmeal raisin cookies, in the hopes that I had finally found a homemade treat he would love and I wouldn’t. And they were delicious, sob.

In the book world, the right author can always make raising delicious for me. Which is why my TBR pile is approaching terrifying levels.

By: Dayle

Dayle — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:20:54 +0000

It was Barbara Hambly who made me realize this. I’d always been a fan of her fantasies, and then she started an historical mystery series–a time and place and character I never really would have looked twice at if her name hadn’t been on it. Turns out, I love those books, too. I would’ve missed out if I’d limited myself or said “I don’t read that type of book.”

Then again, I write in so many different genres myself, how can I limit what I read?

By: Alyssa Day

Alyssa Day — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:52:53 +0000

Michelle, there is some rom susp that I can’t read, either, if it’s too graphic or gory. (Of course, what the heck, right? I expect serial killers to be polite and neat? LOL).

By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:44:46 +0000

For me, it’s romantic suspense. So many people write it, but I can’t really connect to it. Not sure why it’s my raisin, but there you go. I’ve read some, back in the day, and while there were some I enjoyed (Lisa Gardner), in general it’s not a genre I’m into.

Maybe that’ll change with the right author?

By: Alyssa Day

Alyssa Day — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:13:26 +0000

Kim!!! You made my day. I don’t know about eloquent, LOL, I sure beat those raisins to death, but I’m so glad my thoughts helped you move forward! Good luck!!

By: Kim

Kim — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:05:30 +0000

This is so bizarre – I made a post about this exact same subject today (only not as eloquently and perfectly explained). My focus was more on my inability to read my proof and approve it for sale because I was afraid no one would stroke my inner Sally Field. I’ve been carrying that proof around in my purse for a week then leaving my purse places. I’m lucky no one stole my wallet.

A friend of mine gave me a firm kick in the metaphorical pants and your post reinforced the point that I need to stop letting my subconscious fear of being a raisin as you put it rule my actions. I’m going to submit this comment and go pull my proof out of my purse – if I can find it.

Thank you for writing this. I’ll be printing it out and hanging it above my desk.