tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post3505885705070708713..comments2024-03-26T16:52:31.007-05:00Comments on Smart Girls Read Romance: SHORT STORY, EPIC SAGA OR SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN - WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE?Joan Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17622809465767116747noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post-55848284366550738092014-02-19T09:34:17.213-06:002014-02-19T09:34:17.213-06:00Carra, thank you for including my Kincaid series w...Carra, thank you for including my Kincaid series with your post. You're such a sweetie.Caroline Clemmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post-72112686652097088112014-02-18T22:26:34.988-06:002014-02-18T22:26:34.988-06:00I rarely pay attention to length if I'm readin...I rarely pay attention to length if I'm reading for pleasure. Although there are times when I'm enjoying a book so much that I wish it kept going. Guess that's what sequels are for, right? Long length books live on in SF and Fantasy. It seems expected that those books will always be at least 120,000 words or more.Joan Reeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17622809465767116747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post-83099475866142974782014-02-18T09:42:09.106-06:002014-02-18T09:42:09.106-06:00I like a good story, well-written with engaging ch...I like a good story, well-written with engaging characters. The length and genre doesn't matter.Paty Jagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257614436422105729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post-84790488862894969492014-02-18T09:17:20.184-06:002014-02-18T09:17:20.184-06:00I loved all four of the books you listed in your b...I loved all four of the books you listed in your blog! As a reader, I like the fast pace of the shorter stories, but I also enjoy the longer ones. I read all genres, except for vampires and the deep paranormal. I do like paranormal, historical romance, romance,western romance, anything with romance! BTW great blog!Caroline Clemmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726636166997562182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post-21616271518807339752014-02-18T09:00:39.327-06:002014-02-18T09:00:39.327-06:00I write short and I like to read short, too, but s...I write short and I like to read short, too, but sometimes a longer length (and a bigger village, Jacquie!) is called for. I read contemporary, Americana historical and some Regency, too, and lots of women's fiction.Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post-3609048204563511022014-02-18T08:25:56.136-06:002014-02-18T08:25:56.136-06:00What an excerpt, Carra!
As for story length, I lo...What an excerpt, Carra!<br /><br />As for story length, I love 'em all. The longer books can have a more complicated plot and more peripheral characters--I do love a village. :) Short stories give me a quick HEA fix and I love the fast pace. Novellas usually have a faster pace than novels but the plot has to be more straightforward, with fewer peripheral characters. So it depends on my mood. As for genre, I mostly read western historical romance and traditional westerns, with a fantasy wedged in here and there, and occasionally a SF, but hardly ever a paranormal. Jacquie Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361793932364487636noreply@blogger.com