Dakota, If I Had It In Me To Blush… I Would Have. Thanks Doll.
Thursday, January 12, 2006Posted in: Uncategorized
Anyway, I’ve had enough of talking about goddamn reviews, so in the interest of moving on, and making everything all about me, Dakota Cassidy dedicated a post to yours truly. It was a lovely surprise actually, I really appreciated it. Go read, and post gushing comments now!
PS. Any negative comments will be deleted by the blog owner… erm…you guys know I’m kidding right?
Dakota Cassidy
January 12
10:54 pm
Karen? If you do that to me AGAIN, I will shit a brick. LMAO One more time I see my name on your blog–and we’ll be able to build houses with the bricks I shit. LOLLOL I came over here to see some more ongoing controversy and BAM–there’s my name. OY!
I blogged about you, cuz yer my IDOL. Yesterday is a prime example–you spoke your piece–you let everyone else speak theirs–you agreed to disagree and you MOVED ON. You didn’t let it become a slam fest. I vote you move to my homestate of everything chicken fried (TX) and become governor.
Indeed, you are fo shizzle, chica 🙂
Love,
Dakota 🙂
Jenn
January 12
11:29 pm
Pluuzeeee
Please Stop.
Anything but giving Karen the bog head.
Paul will be listening to her sing…
me
me
me
me
me
all the time
sigh
Dakota Cassidy
January 12
11:35 pm
LOLLOLLOLLOL.I couldn’t help it. She’s compelled me, charmed me, wooed me into her web.
I hang my head in utter shame for contributing to her me-itis. LOL
Dakota 🙂
Jenn
January 13
2:01 am
Dakota you are sooooo easy(g)
Shelby
January 13
12:58 pm
Yup, I’m with you, Dakota. In my lifetime I haven’t met many truly honest people, but Karen is without a doubt at the top. And all of this has me thinking…I just want to know–how do you hold true to your convictions so fearlessly? Every time I stand up for something–myself or a belief or an opinion–I get nailed to the wall. Is it because I don’t believe enough in myself? Is my armor faulty? And am I the only wimp out there? Does “disapproval” (and that covers a huuuge territory in definition) from others ever frighten you guys? I want to learn how to do and be fearless like Karen. Or at least to be able to act despite my fear of disapproval and confrontation. So I read Karen’s blog. Every day. Sometimes more than once. And today it has me wishing I could say “F-OFF!” to some of the crap stuff and people in the world a little more often, and do it with complete self-assurance and honesty. That would feel good. 🙂
Maybe I’ll get there eventually. In the meantime, keep blogging, Karen. You say it all for me.
Hugs,
Shelby
FreeSpirit
January 13
1:23 pm
I have to come out of lurkerville to say I LOVE this blog and discussions like these are the reasons why. Karen, I wish I had a tenth of your spunk. You are my idol.
Dawn
January 13
1:51 pm
I agree with you all. That’s what I love about K. She doesn’t give a toss whether you agree or not. I know someone else like that and I wish I was that fearless, but I’m a coward.
Eve Vaughn
January 13
2:14 pm
*sigh* Karen is a big star now, and I can say I knew her before I was an author and she was Queen of the Blogs!! When you’re rich and famous K-rock,please remember me fondly.
Rosie
January 13
3:28 pm
I love hanging out here. I wouldn’t dream of missing a day. First of all Karen somehow seems to be the first one to read or know when a controversy is brewing. Her honesty is so refreshing. No mincing words…you always know exactly what her opinion is. I admire her tremendously, but it doesn’t stop me from having a huge case of blog envy!
Daisy Dexter Dobbs
January 13
5:25 pm
Ah, yes…Karen Scott… Let me tell you how I first learned about this paragon of honesty…
So here I was, a virgin Ellora’s Cave author, all bright-eyed and pink-cheeked with expectancy last August, a few days after my first Ellora’s Cave release, Polly’s Perilous Pleasures, when I decided to Google myself. Coffee and buttered roll in hand, I was set to bask in the glowing praise and adoration of my legions of adoring fans–eager to read the stellar accolades being heaped upon my faultless, best-ever-in-the-entire-universe romantic comedy when I happened upon this intriguing tidbit:
It’s My Blog and I’ll Say What I Want To!: Karen Does Polly’s …
Daisy Dexter Dobbs has a good writing voice, and although there wasn’t much
happening plot-wise, you still wanted to carry on reading, which, …
After dislodging the clump of bread caught in the back of my throat with a monstrous cack, I clicked on the link and read the review of my book by somebody named Karen Scott. About half way through the review my mouth gaped in a silent scream when I read:
“If Polly’s Perilous Pleasures had ended at page 157, I would have been happy, and this post would have been very different. But unfortunately for me, there was more.”
Naturally, I then opened each format of the book (PDF, HTML, MS Reader, etc.) only to find that page 157 took me to a different spot in each, so I had no idea exactly where my story began to crumble in her opinion. I read the rest of the review, cognizant of the fact that she’d said she liked much of the book, but, being an author, focusing, zeroing-in, obsessing and ruminating over the negative remarks.
Aaaccckkk! With coffee dribbling down my chin I screwed my face and screeched, “Dear God in heaven, who is this woman?”
That’s when I started reading through some of Karen’s previous posts and, damn it all to hell, found myself amused and…cack…laughing! I really hated that because I sincerely wanted to loathe Karen Scott, the blogger who, with a mere few paragraphs of boldly-stated opinion, had managed to leave me a whimpering, quaking (no, not in the good sense) puddle of jelly. Not only was she funny, but she was honest (sometimes brutally so) and seemingly unafraid to lock horns with the best of them. This was a woman who had the balls to publicly state controversial and often unpopular opinions that the average blogger could only dream of expressing.
I jotted off an upbeat thank you for her evaluation Of Polly’s Perilous Pleasures and posted it in the comment section of her review post (you know, the section where her avid readers thanked her profusely for alerting them to fact that my book sucked after page 157 so they wouldn’t have to read it themselves) and she, in turn, responded in a most peasant manner.
And I’ve been a reader of her clever blog ever since.
(Please God, may Karen Scott never read past page 157 of any of my books in the future)
Daisy Dexter Dobbs
January 13
5:31 pm
“and she, in turn, responded in a most peasant manner.”
Ack! That was supposed to read “pleasant” honest–no Freudian slip! LOL
Ann Wesley Hardin
January 13
6:31 pm
I found Karen in the same way Daisy did. Google. And I was smitten from the start.
Of course, she liked my books (unlike Daisy’s…*cruel internet induced smirk*–you know I loves ya, Daise. I’ve been savaged on other review sites, but that’s beside the point).
What I love about Karen is she reminds me of my father. My dad was a WWII bomber pilot (he saved England, K!)And he spoke out loud every thought that ever entered his head.
Bad or good.
I didn’t always agree with him, but I always knew where I stood. He was a smart man, and I respected his opinions and have found many of them to be right as the years pass.
But the most important part of his legacy was that I always knew where I stood. There was no secrecy. No passive aggression. No worries that he’d kvetch behind my back and I’d find out from neighbors what he really thought.
That’s Karen’s legacy. Security. You will never have any doubt about what she thinks of you, or anything/anyone else. She says what she means and means what she says.
I love to explore those things in my writing: the spoken word versus the heard word. Because it’s a different reality for everyone.
But with Karen, there is no doubt. That’s the ultimate reality, folks. The ultimate security…
And ain’t it grand?
Jordan Summers
January 13
10:09 pm
All this time I had no idea you were such a pot stirrer. 😉
Sam
January 14
10:27 am
Are you blushing yet?
LOL
I guess this is why I love to pop in on your blog – you have such nice friends.
Karen Scott
January 14
3:07 pm
Dakota, I think becoming Governor of Texaws would be right up my alley. I guess I couldn’t do much worse than your current governor eh? Thanks for your wonderful words doll.
Jenn, The Tall Guy’s used to listening to me sing me, me me me!
Dakota, my meitis is a worthy cause, don’t let anybody tell you otherwise *g*
Ahh Shelby, you say the nicest things.
As for where I get my fearlessness, I can’t say it’s something I’ve ever really thought about in any depth. I guess,I act the way I would expect other people to act with me. The world would be a much better place, if people said what they thought, instead of hiding behind subterfuge and sycophantic lies whilst they stab you in the back.
Personally, I find it much easier to be upfront, than to pretend to be something I’m not. I hate political correctness, and I think that the world has gone PC crazy in the past few years, and I’m determined not to succumb.
Also, I’m personally drawn to people who have the courage of their convictions, just because it seems to be such a rarity these days for people to stand up for what they believe in.
Shelby, I recall being at school when I was around thirteen years old, and at that time, my peers were experimenting with smoking and other unsavoury things. I recall being called ‘square’ and ‘swot’ just because I didn’t want to smoke. I stuck to my guns then, and as far as I’m concerned, I won that particular round, because those girls who started smoking at that age, are STILL struggling to quit smoking years later. Also my lungs are good, and theirs aren’t.
Everybody’s different, people fight their battles in their own way, some people prefer to face things head on, others prefer the moree indirect route. Whatever works I guess Shelby.
Hey Free Spirit, you’ll have to stay delurked now! Welcome and thank you!
Awww thanks Dawn! Smooches to you too!
Eve, Queen of The Blogs? Whatever happened to taking over the universe? Talk about setting one’s sights too low! *g*
Hi Rosie, thanks chick! BTW, have you noticed that I’m still using your questions in all my author interviews?
Daisy, thjank you for being so gracious about my review of PPP. If only other authors had your attitude. I’ve said it once, and I’ll say it again, reviews are subjective, and not everyone is gonna have the same opinion, look at MJ Rose’s The Halo Effect, the world and his dog loved that book, yet I thought it was jaw-droppingly average. Reviews don’t matter a damn as long as people are stull buying your books.
Ann, the people in my life tell me exactly what they think, and that does give me a greater sense of security. My friends ask for my opinion on different subjects, because they know I wont sugar coat things for them. If I think they look crap in a particular dress, I’ll tell them so, and vice versa. Better be honest, than letting them go out in public looking like the dog’s dinner. That would just be plain mean *g*
Jordan, I know not, what you mean sugar *blink, blink*
Sam, the accolades are lovely, but I refuse to blush!