Canon is Agatha Christie's Poirot

[feminineintuition]

A hobby?  You mean there are people who take to writing for fun?

Good God, why?

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[rememory]

Because they imagine someone might want to read their hormone-fueled self-insertion fantasies.

And if they judge by the success of Laurell K. Hamilton, they might be right.

[feminineintuition]

I'm afraid I'm not entire familiar with that penname, dear, but I'll certainly take your word for it.

If my experience has proven anything, it's that there's a reader out there for every writer.

[rememory]

Trust me, you're not missing anything. She wrote a few decent books about a vampire hunter in a love triangle with a vampire and a werewolf. Then she divorced her husband and the werewolf turned into an asshole.

After that, the character slept with everything on two legs, especially if they sometimes had four. And she still pretends they're paranormal novels and not an excuse for vaguely interesting erotica.

And don't even get me started on what she gets wrong about ghosts.

[feminineintuition]

...good heavens. Is that what passes for entertainment in the novel industry these days?

I'm starting to gain a new appreciation for Sven. And I've almost never appreciated him.

[rememory]

When she's writing it anyway. It's awful. There's much better, but that was in response to people writing for fun.

Who's Sven?

[feminineintuition]

My detective.

[Words spoken with a heavy sigh, as if she were remiss to admit such a thing.]

I can assure you, he seemed like a good idea at the time. Then again, they all do.

[rememory]

[ Sabine's curiosity shows in her face, but it's gentle and genuine without any of the suck-up you get from fans. ]

I have to admit, I've not heard of your stories. If you wouldn't mind, I would enjoy hearing about them, and Sven.