tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post8960461638716745480..comments2024-03-26T15:30:39.733-07:00Comments on Rainy Day Thoughts: Abuse in fictionRain Trueaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-18669950082159961172012-06-25T09:28:02.217-07:002012-06-25T09:28:02.217-07:00When your blog came in on my e-mail my first thoug...When your blog came in on my e-mail my first thought was I must stop by and offer my congratulations. As always your thought provoking bog lured me in. It’s the first time I’ve ever seen a book trailer. Technology is moving so fast. I watch people, young and old, managing their lives on their cell phones and I’m awestruck. I still keep my cellphone plugged in or by my chair like rotary. You miss a lot of calls that way. Ebooks are another novelty to me. I wish they had another name. A book is a book. Congratulations are still order for tackling a tough subject, for keeping alive your talent as a wordsmith and wrapping it up in romance. Way to go, Rain.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02014200443279957847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-25823484938844936162012-06-25T06:55:05.309-07:002012-06-25T06:55:05.309-07:00I should add that the subject of adult repercussio...I should add that the subject of adult repercussions from abuse in a romance has fallen pretty flat with readers of them also ;) I suppose such readers want lighter fare than not only that but the ideas Dane has about education. He is a very handsome man but when I was in high school, we had a very handsome principal too. It isn't really all that convenient for them. He ended up having an affair with the PE teacher who was married to our vice principal at the time and it was quite the scandal. I don't think that would fit a romance book for how it ended up.Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-38310808976003422892012-06-25T06:45:34.349-07:002012-06-25T06:45:34.349-07:00I appreciate the honest appraisal of the trailer, ...I appreciate the honest appraisal of the trailer, Tabor. It's funny too in a way as it makes me think there need to be two trailers, but I will admit romance novels are not about homely or even ordinary people. They are adult fairy tales. They can deal with serious problems as this one does, but they are also romances which means spicy and possibly like a movie more than what happened to your next door neighbor. <br /><br />In creating trailers, I've gone more and more with them using stock photos because it's faster and I like the fun of it. Parapluie/Diane, who with Dick has been one of my biggest blog supporters in the writing) has said reading one of them (not this one but another that I just created a trailer for) reminded her of being an old lady and playing with Barbie dolls. I didn't mind that comment either. They aren't books aimed at the reality of our world even if they can deal with real world problems as this one does. They are fantasy ;) <br /><br />I've read a few sociological studies on what kind of women read them and it's mostly those who need the break from their own reality. Statistically one study done by a university made the claim that it was nurses and people in demanding careers where the last thing they want in their fiction is stress. I totally get that they are not everyone's cup of tea. I put this blog here because I think the topic of this one matters a lot for people to understand but having said it here, it's not a requirement to read the book to get it. <br /><br />A lot of my readers probably did already understand the ramifications of abuse (things that can even be mostly forgotten but not unfelt). It seemed especially important now with the ones who have tried to defend Sandusky in anyway. The worst crime there, in my opinion, was the ones who covered it up. That man needs to be in prison where he hopefully will be going, but a lot of people didn't tell or stop it. Same with the church. I think it's because they don't really get the damage it does.Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-34414191946098005492012-06-25T03:41:14.585-07:002012-06-25T03:41:14.585-07:00I will be honest in that I was somewhat put off by...I will be honest in that I was somewhat put off by the trailer as the people looked like something out of a soap opera and not real. This subconsciously made me think the characters might have no depth I am guessing. I am moving about today and have no time to check out your novel, but will do so soon. You write well on your blog, so that must translate into your novels.Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.com