I have this thing with authors. I used to not pay attention to them. Now I do. And now I read their blogs, talk to them online, review books for them, add them to my friends on facebook, talk about them constantly.

It's really insane what can happen when you talk to authors...

I have this thing with authors. I used to not pay attention to them. Now I do. And now I read their blogs, talk to them online, review books for them, add them to my friends on facebook, talk about them constantly.

It's really insane what can happen when you talk to authors...

I never realized you could actually talk to authors on facebook or whatever. I'm going to have to try that...

For me, a good book is one that does one of three things: makes me laugh out loud, makes me sit and contemplate issues or situations like I never have before, or inspires me to write my own story. A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray does all of these things for me. I read it and sat there thinking, "wow." Then I bought and read the sequel, Rebel Angels, and got the idea for a story I just started writing.

I really recommend those two books, and the third one which I haven't exactly read yet, but read the plot overview on amazon and just know I'll love. It's a fantasy trilogy that takes place in Victorian England, and is told through the eyes of Gemma Doyle. It's funny, and serious, and magical all at the same time. I love that series.

I agree that it depends upon who the author is, and how much you like the work.

For school we had to research a classic author and I chose Bram Stoker who I admit is an amazing writer (Dracula, Under the Sunset, Dracula's Guest to name a few) and with him it is like you said, Dracula is so famous no one recognizes the others. But they are great.

I also enjoy the writing styles of Stephanie Meyer (Twilight) and Meg Cabot (Mediator, Avalon High, Pants on Fire) and Peter Abrahams (Down the Rabbit Hole, Behind the Curtain)

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