Comments on: Three categories http://www.willwriteforchocolate.com/2009/07/23/three-categories/ By Debbie Ridpath Ohi Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:19:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Beth http://www.willwriteforchocolate.com/2009/07/23/three-categories/comment-page-1/#comment-4863 Beth Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:56:59 +0000 http://www.willwriteforchocolate.com/?p=631#comment-4863 *laugh* Yeah. It's Twilight. It makes me slightly happy because my favorite books as a teen were by an author who did a lot of teen vampire stuff, and she's gained a lot of popularity now (13 years later) due to this trend. And what can I say? Your favorite books growing up are always special, and you always want to see them lauded by everyone. So I'm in a wry but cheerful place about it all. *laugh*

Yeah. It’s Twilight. It makes me slightly happy because my favorite books as a teen were by an author who did a lot of teen vampire stuff, and she’s gained a lot of popularity now (13 years later) due to this trend. And what can I say? Your favorite books growing up are always special, and you always want to see them lauded by everyone. So I’m in a wry but cheerful place about it all.

]]> By: Benjamin Ward http://www.willwriteforchocolate.com/2009/07/23/three-categories/comment-page-1/#comment-3344 Benjamin Ward Mon, 07 Sep 2009 09:05:07 +0000 http://www.willwriteforchocolate.com/?p=631#comment-3344 Whilst I am not much of a reader of fiction anymore, I must also voice my concerns about this trend. It seems to be gaining momentum as opposed to dying out and worries me to no end. Perhaps it is time to pick up a good old Michael Crichton novel and pray this goes away. Or I may end up reading the Warcraft novel that came out a few months ago. Anything that does not involve vampires or angst-ridden teen relationships will be a welcome change of pace. Hopefully this trend will die within the next few months, but until then I shall be snuggling up with Timeline. Whilst I am not much of a reader of fiction anymore, I must also voice my concerns about this trend. It seems to be gaining momentum as opposed to dying out and worries me to no end. Perhaps it is time to pick up a good old Michael Crichton novel and pray this goes away. Or I may end up reading the Warcraft novel that came out a few months ago. Anything that does not involve vampires or angst-ridden teen relationships will be a welcome change of pace. Hopefully this trend will die within the next few months, but until then I shall be snuggling up with Timeline.

]]> By: Natalia Maldonado http://www.willwriteforchocolate.com/2009/07/23/three-categories/comment-page-1/#comment-3078 Natalia Maldonado Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:49:49 +0000 http://www.willwriteforchocolate.com/?p=631#comment-3078 I love your work, and I'm so excited to have found your blog, which combines all the things I love in one place: writing and comics! I love your work, and I’m so excited to have found your blog, which combines all the things I love in one place: writing and comics!

]]> By: Siobhan McKennon http://www.willwriteforchocolate.com/2009/07/23/three-categories/comment-page-1/#comment-2965 Siobhan McKennon Wed, 12 Aug 2009 07:58:33 +0000 http://www.willwriteforchocolate.com/?p=631#comment-2965 This is so true it makes me want to cry... I sometimes go to the teen section of Barnes and Noble because a few authors I like have books in there. (Namely Catherine Jinks.) They have two tables labelled "Fantasy". I think all the books but one on that table are vampire novels. And none of them are even in the infamous (I use the word infamous to make notice of my scorn for the series, sorry Twilight fans) Twilight series. I feel as if my heart has been ripped out. Where are my Harry Potter trivia guides? Where are my books where the girl kicks the boy's butt instead of swooning into his cold, dead arms? This is so true it makes me want to cry… I sometimes go to the teen section of Barnes and Noble because a few authors I like have books in there. (Namely Catherine Jinks.) They have two tables labelled “Fantasy”. I think all the books but one on that table are vampire novels. And none of them are even in the infamous (I use the word infamous to make notice of my scorn for the series, sorry Twilight fans) Twilight series. I feel as if my heart has been ripped out. Where are my Harry Potter trivia guides? Where are my books where the girl kicks the boy’s butt instead of swooning into his cold, dead arms?

]]> By: Rose http://www.willwriteforchocolate.com/2009/07/23/three-categories/comment-page-1/#comment-2922 Rose Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:48:11 +0000 http://www.willwriteforchocolate.com/?p=631#comment-2922 Heck yes XD I've been saying that for a long time now. Heck yes XD I’ve been saying that for a long time now.

]]> By: Katrina http://www.willwriteforchocolate.com/2009/07/23/three-categories/comment-page-1/#comment-2897 Katrina Sun, 02 Aug 2009 00:34:22 +0000 http://www.willwriteforchocolate.com/?p=631#comment-2897 I've noticed the same thing at my local Barnes & Noble lately. Given, I usually read more adult novels, I sometimes like to look through the teen section to see if there's anything interesting, and all it contains are vampires, blood, Twilight, more vampires, Eragon, shallow books about nothing, and more vampire spin-offs. The world seems to think that young people only care about main-stream literature. Don't get me wrong, Twilight's fun to read sometimes, but since the movie came out, the worse the hysteria became, and the more I want to get away from it all for some good classic fiction. I’ve noticed the same thing at my local Barnes & Noble lately. Given, I usually read more adult novels, I sometimes like to look through the teen section to see if there’s anything interesting, and all it contains are vampires, blood, Twilight, more vampires, Eragon, shallow books about nothing, and more vampire spin-offs. The world seems to think that young people only care about main-stream literature. Don’t get me wrong, Twilight’s fun to read sometimes, but since the movie came out, the worse the hysteria became, and the more I want to get away from it all for some good classic fiction.

]]> By: Michelle Gregory http://www.willwriteforchocolate.com/2009/07/23/three-categories/comment-page-1/#comment-2848 Michelle Gregory Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:28:46 +0000 http://www.willwriteforchocolate.com/?p=631#comment-2848 i hate to admit it, but i just joined the Twilight following. i posted on my blog about having the story take me by surprise. how timely your comic was. i hate to admit it, but i just joined the Twilight following. i posted on my blog about having the story take me by surprise. how timely your comic was.

]]> By: C.D. Reimer http://www.willwriteforchocolate.com/2009/07/23/three-categories/comment-page-1/#comment-2842 C.D. Reimer Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:02:46 +0000 http://www.willwriteforchocolate.com/?p=631#comment-2842 Sounds like my local Borders store where it's hard to find Harry Potter among all that bloodsucking angst of adolescent youth. At another Borders store, the same adolescent youth are necking out in the dark corners of the computer book section. Got to the point that I'm shopping on Amazon all the time. Sounds like my local Borders store where it’s hard to find Harry Potter among all that bloodsucking angst of adolescent youth. At another Borders store, the same adolescent youth are necking out in the dark corners of the computer book section. Got to the point that I’m shopping on Amazon all the time.

]]> By: Suzanne http://www.willwriteforchocolate.com/2009/07/23/three-categories/comment-page-1/#comment-2841 Suzanne Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:35:10 +0000 http://www.willwriteforchocolate.com/?p=631#comment-2841 Hilarious. And too darn true unfortunately. I feel like advertising that I have one of the few (adult) series that does NOT have a vampire. Sort of be a trendsetter. Ha. Hilarious. And too darn true unfortunately. I feel like advertising that I have one of the few (adult) series that does NOT have a vampire. Sort of be a trendsetter. Ha.

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