tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-247473483484634937.post5641806010989331138..comments2023-12-30T05:46:58.407+00:00Comments on Rosalie Reviews: The future of eBooks - writing as well as reading themRosalie Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10790708661647164052noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-247473483484634937.post-5166081829792137702011-03-29T22:28:09.918+01:002011-03-29T22:28:09.918+01:00The first of the famous five books was redone as a...The first of the famous five books was redone as a 'choose your path' book. And I remember reading a couple by Terry Deery, 'Treasure Island' and 'The Ice House on Nightmare Avenue', which followed the same premise. The second of these books I was send personally by the author after writing a letter saying how much I'd enjoyed reading Treasure Island when I was 8. Brilliant.Tom Radfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02609821266098427304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-247473483484634937.post-31753536042672711432011-03-29T17:04:18.315+01:002011-03-29T17:04:18.315+01:00Sandra, a very belated thank you!
And Rachel - so...Sandra, a very belated thank you!<br /><br />And Rachel - sorry, but occasionally, yes!Rosalie Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10790708661647164052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-247473483484634937.post-83697787752174507122011-03-17T19:56:53.684+00:002011-03-17T19:56:53.684+00:00Hahaha! You don't seriously chew their corners...Hahaha! You don't seriously chew their corners, do you?!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181241692016438730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-247473483484634937.post-54858500209336741202011-03-12T11:03:58.007+00:002011-03-12T11:03:58.007+00:00Hi Rosalie - just popped in to say I've nomina...Hi Rosalie - just popped in to say I've nominated you for a Stylish Blogger Award here: http://flyingtart.blogspot.com/2011/03/absolutely-astonishing.htmlSandra Pattersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00619456126272467803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-247473483484634937.post-65621438730773303252011-03-11T09:34:04.747+00:002011-03-11T09:34:04.747+00:00Thanks, Jane. I do know what you mean and it reass...Thanks, Jane. I do know what you mean and it reassures me to think that many writers will still prefer to write the 'old' way. And I agree about the exeprience of reading a 'real' book - there's nothing to beat it.Rosalie Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10790708661647164052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-247473483484634937.post-75809151661470703292011-03-11T07:21:45.148+00:002011-03-11T07:21:45.148+00:00I'm afraid I'm a bit of a luddite when it...I'm afraid I'm a bit of a luddite when it comes to technology - always venturing into the latest thing just as everyone else is moving to the next latest thing. As a reader I can see that e-books could be useful but will never for me replace the experience of reading a book - holding it, smelling it ( as you mentioned before, Rosalie!) turning the pages. As a writer I think - eek! I find it hard enough to work out a straightforward plot, never mind the bold experiments you and Katherine are considering. Good luck to you!Jane Eaglandhttp://www.janeeagland.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-247473483484634937.post-44916430736627781292011-03-10T21:01:26.277+00:002011-03-10T21:01:26.277+00:00Hi Katherine - glad you liked the post. I love the...Hi Katherine - glad you liked the post. I love the idea of your YA book where the reader chooses the structure - that's exactly what I had in mind. I'll be very interested to hear how you get on.<br /><br />I will look at your blog - sounds very useful.Rosalie Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10790708661647164052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-247473483484634937.post-47704129535575286392011-03-10T20:57:59.491+00:002011-03-10T20:57:59.491+00:00Hi Leslie - I don't know whether he is the sam...Hi Leslie - I don't know whether he is the same B S Johnson as Terry Pratchett's one. Must try to find out! Interesting that as a reader you want to settle down quietly with a book - I feel pretty much the same. But I suppose that will always be the case and it's our job as writers to shock our readers a bit sometimes?Rosalie Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10790708661647164052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-247473483484634937.post-52465250528262119052011-03-10T17:40:15.928+00:002011-03-10T17:40:15.928+00:00Great post! And those were exactly my thoughts wh...Great post! And those were exactly my thoughts when I started playing around with e-books.<br /><br />I have a YA novel (a magical romance about the young Genghis Khan) that I have been writing and rewriting over the past four years but still can't decide which structure works best. It's in three parts, so could effectively be read in three different ways. Since this book has failed to sell to the mainstream, I am planning an experimental Kindle edition where the reader chooses the structure... will let you know how I get on.<br /><br />(If anybody is interested, I am running a "Beginners Guide to Kindle" series on my blog reclusivemuse.blogspot.com at the moment, which includes a simple method of building an e-book yourself and publishing it with amazon.)Katherine Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-247473483484634937.post-57102017723398436422011-03-10T17:09:45.155+00:002011-03-10T17:09:45.155+00:00Was he really called BS Johnson? Is that the perso...Was he really called BS Johnson? Is that the person Terry P was alluding to with his crazed inventor in the Discworld books? I do find it rather exciting, too, though more as a writer than as a reader, and that gives me pause for thought. As a reader I just want to settle quietly down with a book. On the other hand, the idea of having my brother write the music to some of the lyrics in the book I'm writing now, and maybe have that on the e-book or the audiobook, is really exciting.<br />Writing loads of avenues so they could choose - damn' hard work, though, because you have to keep dividing and subdividing the plot...Leslie Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15105465949970430998noreply@blogger.com