an admission, and a niceness
Feb. 3rd, 2006 02:53 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lauraanne_gilmanEveryone has one deep dark secret, the one they hug tight and never talk about.
This isn't mine.
This is just one of the lighter, semi-shadowy, very silly when spoken out loud things: I live in hesitation of reviews.
Not fear -- hesitation. And not just of bad ones -- I don't even like getting good ones, because good reviews are as scary in their own way as bad ones, if only because if you give one weight, you must give the other equal validation.
It's also embarassing and somewhat telling to admit that the only way to get me to blush is to compliment my writing. Nothing else -- just the writing.
I hate blushing.
That does not, however, keep me from being pleased when someone says nice things about my work. Especially when it's one I had doubts about, myself.
And so, via![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
girasole, the best-ever adopta-mom, the Booklist review for GRAIL QUEST: THE CAMELOT SPELL!
"This first offering of the Grail Quest trilogy introduces three young teens on a mission to save King Arthur's court. On the eve of Arthur's quest for the Holy Grail, a strange sleep falls over the castle, affecting all the adults. Convinced that only Merlin can undo the magic, Gerard, a young squire; Newt, a stable boy; and Ailis, amaidservant with magical powers, set off to locate the wandering enchanter and secure his help in reversing the spell. The main characters are nicely developed. They spar incessantly (many of the story's lighter moments arise from this verbal jousting) and although each teen is convinced that his or her particular training is what's needed to accomplish the task, the three eventually learn they can succeed only by working together. A fine addition to the growing body of Arthurian spin-offs, this will be popular with fantasy lovers and Merlin fans."
*is pleased*
This isn't mine.
This is just one of the lighter, semi-shadowy, very silly when spoken out loud things: I live in hesitation of reviews.
Not fear -- hesitation. And not just of bad ones -- I don't even like getting good ones, because good reviews are as scary in their own way as bad ones, if only because if you give one weight, you must give the other equal validation.
It's also embarassing and somewhat telling to admit that the only way to get me to blush is to compliment my writing. Nothing else -- just the writing.
I hate blushing.
That does not, however, keep me from being pleased when someone says nice things about my work. Especially when it's one I had doubts about, myself.
And so, via
girasole, the best-ever adopta-mom, the Booklist review for GRAIL QUEST: THE CAMELOT SPELL!"This first offering of the Grail Quest trilogy introduces three young teens on a mission to save King Arthur's court. On the eve of Arthur's quest for the Holy Grail, a strange sleep falls over the castle, affecting all the adults. Convinced that only Merlin can undo the magic, Gerard, a young squire; Newt, a stable boy; and Ailis, amaidservant with magical powers, set off to locate the wandering enchanter and secure his help in reversing the spell. The main characters are nicely developed. They spar incessantly (many of the story's lighter moments arise from this verbal jousting) and although each teen is convinced that his or her particular training is what's needed to accomplish the task, the three eventually learn they can succeed only by working together. A fine addition to the growing body of Arthurian spin-offs, this will be popular with fantasy lovers and Merlin fans."
*is pleased*
