So, I'm reading this book right now, and it is really annoying. While the plot has some good points in its favor (a serial killer, on-line predator...), the author needs to brush up on her writing skills. The dialogue is sometimes laughably stupid, the plot points at times seem to fall to contrivance, there are barely any transitions, and worst of all, the author relies heavily on telling the reader what's going on rather than showing. When I read, I want to experience everything the characters are going through with them. I don't want the author to recap the last two days through thoughts or dialogue.
I realized as I was trudging through this story (which I must finish despite its only so-so writing) that reading something poorly written makes me want to write. I see that I can write...at least better than this. I just need to get to it!
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