tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post4402846609624000172..comments2024-02-12T17:59:33.534-06:00Comments on RAZORED ZEN: Lana has Surgery, and a ReviewCharles Gramlichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-45323658278750098022015-11-04T15:09:56.239-06:002015-11-04T15:09:56.239-06:00Good review. I pray you and Lana can stay out of t...Good review. I pray you and Lana can stay out of the hospitals soon.BernardLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09722619048888613647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-35285709682022597272015-10-29T20:50:35.217-05:002015-10-29T20:50:35.217-05:00Charles-Hope Miss Lana is feeling better. I had to...Charles-Hope Miss Lana is feeling better. I had to have hiatal hernia surgery awhile ago. Not fun. <br />jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798858210138821711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-23295503644639198662015-10-27T20:27:43.413-05:002015-10-27T20:27:43.413-05:00Sometimes I want to scream at my own brain, too. ...Sometimes I want to scream at my own brain, too. Haha. Glad Lana is recuperating ~ > cheers, man ~ > Erik Donald Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332500850365598564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-42591163432195104712015-10-27T10:01:15.667-05:002015-10-27T10:01:15.667-05:00Barbara, I need that kind of description too
Riot...Barbara, I need that kind of description too<br /><br />Riot kitty, lol. Sometimes there's writing in those kind that ain't so bad. Sometimes not!<br />Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-32320718463266633642015-10-26T22:24:11.198-05:002015-10-26T22:24:11.198-05:00Glad Lana is recovering well!
Godawful writing, ...Glad Lana is recovering well! <br /><br />Godawful writing, with a cover like that? You don't say... ;)Riot Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725825736285347870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-81352470344744560922015-10-26T20:23:07.387-05:002015-10-26T20:23:07.387-05:00Glad to hear Lana is doing well. Many blessings to...Glad to hear Lana is doing well. Many blessings to heal well.<br /><br />Poor writing is enough for me to put down a book, as well as not having enough description of location on a page to place the characters.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-18621321262001301602015-10-26T12:29:10.114-05:002015-10-26T12:29:10.114-05:00Snowbrush, that's it exactly! ;)Snowbrush, that's it exactly! ;)Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-79388546301499033742015-10-26T12:17:57.869-05:002015-10-26T12:17:57.869-05:00"I call her my trophy wife! :)"
Ha. I p..."I call her my trophy wife! :)"<br /><br />Ha. I picture deer on one wall, wild boar on another, bass on the third, and wives on the fourth.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-74394338083413878742015-10-26T08:16:19.194-05:002015-10-26T08:16:19.194-05:00Prashant, thanks. We sure appreciate the good thou...Prashant, thanks. We sure appreciate the good thoughts.<br /><br />G.B., clanged plastically!<br /><br />Richard R., yes, very good to see her not be in pain<br /><br />Mark, I suspect in this case the publisher was pushing them to churn 'em out. Money money money.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-37356177949165567842015-10-26T05:24:47.894-05:002015-10-26T05:24:47.894-05:00Yeah Lana-now take it easy--spring will be here so...Yeah Lana-now take it easy--spring will be here soon enough, stay out of the harsh weather. heal well.<br /><br />Sorry Charles i just couldn't stay focused on a story once the writing of it fell apart. What ever happened to editors and eyes not involved in the success or failure of a book.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-75958679008575636342015-10-25T17:30:40.632-05:002015-10-25T17:30:40.632-05:00So glad she's better and recovering! Yay for b...So glad she's better and recovering! Yay for both of you!Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-1458023205962823482015-10-25T06:54:57.020-05:002015-10-25T06:54:57.020-05:00Glad to hear she's on the mend once again. No ...Glad to hear she's on the mend once again. No one should have to go through what she has gone through in the past few years. Says a lot about how strong her spirit and her resolve is.<br /><br />"Clanged metallically" Gracie?<br /><br />Reminds me of my running house joke. I arrive home from work and I announce my presence thusly: "I are home."<br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/author/gbmjrofctG. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-35130870349743815722015-10-25T03:39:30.841-05:002015-10-25T03:39:30.841-05:00Charles, I'm glad everything went well and Lan...Charles, I'm glad everything went well and Lana is feeling fine. I hate reading in hospitals. I'd rather read inside a stinkin' crowded second-class unreserved coach.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-32602557022941895912015-10-23T20:03:21.940-05:002015-10-23T20:03:21.940-05:00Merisi, yes, my head was doing flips over that one...Merisi, yes, my head was doing flips over that one<br /><br />Alex, not sure I'd call it writing. Maybe typing. I could probably type 14 books in two years.<br /><br />Sage,I scanned the last 100 pages for the most part.<br /><br />Paul, it did indeed hurt.<br /><br />Tom, I've read quite a few men's adventures too and often find them pretty well written, if not necessarily beautifully written. But this was barely serviceable <br /><br />R,T. She is really feeling much better already.<br /><br />Lana, me glad too<br /><br />Snowbrush, Lana is actually 9 years younger than me. I call her my trophy wife! :)<br /><br />Angie, he had some background apparently as a journalist so I suspect he was probably a better writer than indicated here. I think writers have different 'optimal' speeds and he must have been writing too fast for optimal. <br /><br />Oscar, yeah, that one put me off.<br /><br />Cloudia, very much. Glad for that as well!Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-40707936924792787132015-10-23T14:04:11.372-05:002015-10-23T14:04:11.372-05:00So glad Lana feels better!
ALOHA I'm SO gl...So glad Lana feels better!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />ALOHA I'm SO glad to be back online!<br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">ComfortSpiral</a><br /> <br />(\__/)<br />(='.'=)<br />(")_(") <br /><br /><br /><br />Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-20524946680313228742015-10-23T13:48:11.532-05:002015-10-23T13:48:11.532-05:00Best of luck to Lana, glad she is doing well. Than...Best of luck to Lana, glad she is doing well. Thanks for the review and I know I won't be reading Streib's works..Oscar Casehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328166606910469945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-1866075754511151242015-10-22T20:28:06.486-05:002015-10-22T20:28:06.486-05:00Best wishes to Lana. I hope she heals well and qu...Best wishes to Lana. I hope she heals well and quickly.<br /><br />Re: Mr. Streib, it's possible that he, as an individual, just wasn't a very good writer. There <i>are</i> writers who could and/or can write fourteen books in two years and have them all be enjoyable reads, especially since, given the genre, I'm guessing they weren't 120K word doorstops. In fact, I just looked and it's 183 pages, which means it might be 70K words, or even less. If you're writing full time (40+ hours/week), which most of these pulp-type writers were, it's not hard to do that in a month, much less the nearly two that a 14-books-in-24-months pace would require.<br /><br />Fast isn't bad. Bad is bad.<br /><br />AngieAngiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11920578701763415331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-34726699235048868252015-10-22T16:58:29.661-05:002015-10-22T16:58:29.661-05:00I’ve had inguinal hernia surgery, and the recovery...I’ve had inguinal hernia surgery, and the recovery would have been a breeze if the surgeon hadn’t also done two lymph-node biopsies. I certainly wish you the best, Lana.<br /><br />P.S. You look young compared to Charles. My wife is three years younger than I, so I call her "my child bride" or else "my nymphet."<br />Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-25352499110772468262015-10-22T13:45:02.278-05:002015-10-22T13:45:02.278-05:00Thank you all for the kind well wishes. I feel 500...Thank you all for the kind well wishes. I feel 500% better. SO glad it's done!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17705213191926173189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-13987324859087826112015-10-22T13:34:59.552-05:002015-10-22T13:34:59.552-05:00Bravo for Lana! I will share the experience this a...Bravo for Lana! I will share the experience this afternoon (i.e., at the hospital while waiting for my wife's treatment). As for the "men's adventure" author, I would have offered him four pieces of advice: NEVER use another adverb; avoid hackneyed tropes; read Orwell's "Politics and the English Language"; read everything written by Hemingway prior to 1950. Finally, I wish your wife a speedy, complete recovery. (Been through the hernia game; it's a piece of cake!)RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-26464086361863780782015-10-22T12:34:47.514-05:002015-10-22T12:34:47.514-05:00Let me first wish Lana a speedy recovery, and I...Let me first wish Lana a speedy recovery, and I'm glad all is well.<br /><br />As to your book review, from someone who has sampled many a "men's adventure" title, that writing is atrocious. Did you find yourself internally editing sentences and descriptions as you read it? I do that, sometimes.Tom Doolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451129317759266295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-58319408598433271002015-10-22T11:50:30.193-05:002015-10-22T11:50:30.193-05:00I am sure Lana was in more pain, but reading that ...I am sure Lana was in more pain, but reading that sample hurt.<br /><br />I hope her recovery continues smoothly.Paul R. McNameehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13498380385001618758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-24314600018778070182015-10-22T11:26:48.839-05:002015-10-22T11:26:48.839-05:00I am glad that Lana's surgery was successful a...I am glad that Lana's surgery was successful and she is feeling better. As for that last paragraph, Hawk wasn't the only one who wanted to scream. I was on the verge of it myself and can't imagine not screaming if I had read a 100 pages of that book.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-16174487688402286362015-10-22T11:15:26.106-05:002015-10-22T11:15:26.106-05:00Glad Lana is feeling better already.
That many boo...Glad Lana is feeling better already.<br />That many books in two years? I am in awe...Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-12412511434175586872015-10-22T10:59:21.299-05:002015-10-22T10:59:21.299-05:00So good to hear that Lana is doing well!
Your bo...So good to hear that Lana is doing well! <br /><br />Your book sample sort of made my head scream right from the beginning. ;-)<br /><br />"He seems to alternate between periods of mastery and incompetence."<br />That's one of the reasons I hardly ever watch mysteries on TV. Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.com