tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post8851286461223579838..comments2024-03-26T16:52:31.007-05:00Comments on Smart Girls Read Romance: Trends by Suzanne RossiJoan Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17622809465767116747noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post-78581709304862654162019-02-03T11:20:41.885-06:002019-02-03T11:20:41.885-06:00Very sad, Caroline. I think computers and cell pho...Very sad, Caroline. I think computers and cell phones have a lot to do with it. Our eyes and our minds get tired of reading things.Suzanne Rossihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17549404236924726153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post-77371512379797048302019-02-01T15:15:33.634-06:002019-02-01T15:15:33.634-06:00I think most trends circle and return. ie: bell bo...I think most trends circle and return. ie: bell bottom vs. gauchos, wedges vs some of the wedges today. I do think most people are losing the concentration necessary to read a full length novel. Sad, isn't it?Caroline Clemmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post-82670539242600390712019-01-30T20:49:56.766-06:002019-01-30T20:49:56.766-06:00Write tight, writer quick, write short, write with...Write tight, writer quick, write short, write with a lot of dialogue. The younger generation wants it fast and easy to read--maybe because they read on their phones or have a short attention span or are used to sound bites? Gosh, I hope it's a trend that passes or we're all out of jobs. Flash romantic fiction here we come. Judy Ann Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11933875283816712058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post-91922367243110865122019-01-30T10:47:37.313-06:002019-01-30T10:47:37.313-06:00I agree, Beth. Today's readers want the action...I agree, Beth. Today's readers want the action to happen NOW and seem to have the attention span of a toddler. Instant gratification. I liked reading "Hawaii" and learning how the islands were formed. Oh, well...Suzanne Rossihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17549404236924726153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post-36136230849918002812019-01-30T08:03:43.261-06:002019-01-30T08:03:43.261-06:00Great post, Suzanne. I remember all the trends you...Great post, Suzanne. I remember all the trends you do so guess we are close in age. :) I have never written for trends but I don't sell terribly well either, so maybe I should. I agree that many of the greatest authors ever couldn't get published today by the big houses. And readers would whine that they are too wordy. March to your own drum, I say.Beth Trisselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13742049964476824594noreply@blogger.com