Comments on: Like the author = like the book?? http://loridevoti.com/blog/2005/04/24/like-the-author-like-the-book/ Author Interviews, Lori Devoti's Life as a Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy Author, News in Publishing Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:09:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Lori http://loridevoti.com/blog/2005/04/24/like-the-author-like-the-book/#comment-32 Lori Tue, 03 May 2005 00:10:08 +0000 http://loridevoti.com/blog/?p=24#comment-32 I don't know. I was just kind of given a cut by an author who will remain nameless. :) Anyway, I have never read her books, but I know I won't now. And I met some really nice authors at RT whose books I will probably now buy. I am probably more susceptible to this than I originally thought. But like you kind of said, if it was an author I already read and really enjoyed, I'd probably still buy them unless it was a pretty personal insult to me or one of my friends. I don’t know. I was just kind of given a cut by an author who will remain nameless. :) Anyway, I have never read her books, but I know I won’t now. And I met some really nice authors at RT whose books I will probably now buy.
I am probably more susceptible to this than I originally thought. But like you kind of said, if it was an author I already read and really enjoyed, I’d probably still buy them unless it was a pretty personal insult to me or one of my friends.

]]> By: Lynn Daniels http://loridevoti.com/blog/2005/04/24/like-the-author-like-the-book/#comment-27 Lynn Daniels Mon, 25 Apr 2005 13:21:36 +0000 http://loridevoti.com/blog/?p=24#comment-27 I know exactly what you're talking about. If you meet somebody (virtually or IRL) and you really like their personality, you automatically assume you'll like their books. I have a friend who came up against this--liked the person online and IRL, but just couldn't read the book. It really upset her. I think somebody would have to be really, really awful to totally put me off buying their books. Their attitude might move them down my "must buy" list, but I don't think I'd stop buying their books altogether unless their writing was as bad as their attitude was. But that's just me. I know exactly what you’re talking about. If you meet somebody (virtually or IRL) and you really like their personality, you automatically assume you’ll like their books. I have a friend who came up against this–liked the person online and IRL, but just couldn’t read the book. It really upset her.

I think somebody would have to be really, really awful to totally put me off buying their books. Their attitude might move them down my “must buy” list, but I don’t think I’d stop buying their books altogether unless their writing was as bad as their attitude was. But that’s just me.

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