Comments for Debra Dunbar

Comment on The Nose Knows by debradunbar

debradunbar — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 01:19:33 +0000

Thanks – I will check out your review! There are so many good books out there, I’m just not slogging it out with a series if it’s not going in a direction I want. Book 2 was good, but I may pass on book 3.

Comment on The Nose Knows by Suzie

Suzie — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:09:58 +0000

Okay, I had to go check because it’s been so long. It was the third book that got too angsty for me. You should be fine for the 2nd, as I thought it was really good. Faith Hunter is an excellent writer and her description of smells is unparalleled. I give her that, but as you said there is a certain point where you just want to move on.

For a better idea of why I had a problem with the third book you can see my review on Amazon. Apparently a lot of people agreed with me on the issues because it did get the spotlight position on there. One thing I didn’t complain about that others did was the intricate plot. It didn’t confuse me, but some felt overwhelmed by that novel and trying to make sense of everything going on.

http://www.amazon.com/review/RC4X3U7UNFC0H/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B0046ECFLI&linkCode=&nodeID=&tag=

Comment on The Nose Knows by debradunbar

debradunbar — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:38:47 +0000

I tend to skip through a lot of description too – I just prefer a fast pace. I do love hearing how beast perceives the world though. I think that is really well done in the books.
I read the first in the series last year, and am just now reading the second. The first was good, but Jane was rather distant and cold, so I wasn’t super eager to jump on the series. She’s more emotionally open in this one, so I like it more. I’ll probably get the third, but if I Jane veers towards angsty, as you noted, I’m outa there! LOL

Comment on The Nose Knows by Suzie

Suzie — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:02:40 +0000

I only read the first couple of Jane Yellowrock books. She got a little too angsty for my taste, but you are right about scents playing a heavy part in the books. It was actually quite fascinating how much beast picked up. The only problem being after awhile I got totally bored with the heavy handed description and started skimming over it. Sad since the author no doubt took a lot of time to write it, but I tend to just want to get on with the story.

Comment on The Time Spent Not Writing by debradunbar

debradunbar — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:54:52 +0000

That’s great! I try to get most of my weekly writing goal done during the week, cause the kids’ activities tend to eat up my weekends. Flexibility is important though – I never know when something work or family is going to trump “writing time.”

Comment on The Time Spent Not Writing by JamieLynn Boothe

JamieLynn Boothe — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:49:29 +0000

I agree I love the sound of rain but it makes me sleepy. I have sort of a routine too, but since I have to work second shift it makes it hard some days to get a decent amount written. I set a goal on my days I work, for a minimum of 500 words since I also have other things to do and on my days off a minimum of 1000 words. Hopefully more though.

Comment on The Time Spent Not Writing by debradunbar

debradunbar — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:35:07 +0000

I do love the sound! We’re supposed to get hit pretty hard tonight, so by the time I’m writing there will be a downpour and winds – perfect for writing a fight scene.

Comment on The Time Spent Not Writing by Junior

Junior — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:31:45 +0000

I’m envious of that perfect setting in the creative process for writing. For me, the rain makes it better!

Comment on Women in Control by debradunbar

debradunbar — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:30:47 +0000

Thanks for your comment! I’m sorry that I didn’t enjoy the book. Best of luck to you in this and your other novels.

Comment on Women in Control by M. J. Rennie

M. J. Rennie — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 03:25:46 +0000

Ms. Dunbar:
Periodically, I search the web to see if any of my books have been reviewed or commented upon. Yesterday I came across your review of my story collection MANHANDLING and was intrigued.
The negative review you wrote was less dismaying than you might imagine. You at least tried to be fair, which is a signal accomplishment in the present literary environment, where over-the-top invective passes for discernment. With the bullhorn of the internet so handy for so many, it’s probably safe to say that this will not go down as the Age of Understatement.
Your chief objection appears to be a stylistic one. I will admit to preferring a certain economy of language that does set my stories apart from the oftentimes florid prose that mars the efforts of others, male and female alike. Nor am I much for the agonized emotional indecision and sexual insecurity that spoils (in my opinion) the readability of many distaff authors in particular. The adventures of Ms. Anastasia Steele, for example, could have been condensed by me into a single slim volume.
As a matter of fact, my first novel PERMISSION was am Anastasia-type story, though with the roles reversed. It was published by the now-defunct Masquerade imprint in 1999, and didn’t quite reach 30,000 words.
Another area where I’ve received flak has been with Femdom stories that strike a social or political chord. I’ve been roundly blistered for being disrespectful to the U. S. presidency in my story AFTER THE PHOTO SHOOT.
That story, if it’s about anything, concerns men who would never expose their precious hides to peril, yet have no problems being brave with other people’s lives. Who better to comment on their weakness and cowardice than their own spouses? The ingredient of sex was added to leaven the dough of conversation.
Maybe it’s my background that is to blame for the dissonance I’ve frequently encountered. I’ve been at this for a while. The first pieces I wrote appeared in those pocket-sized pulp magazines that men used to buy as jerk off material until the late 1990s. The sex had to begin muy pronto or else you got a rejection instead of a tiny check. And any sure fire story had to include plenty of throbbing, pulsing, and spurting into hot, moist cavities of various sorts.
Most male readers, it seems, are as interested in what’s under the hood as much as they are in the exterior lines and the suppleness of the upholstery.
Alas, nowadays, few young men read for pleasure. They play video games instead. A butterfly-aproned priss like E L James has 20 million (overwhelmingly female) readers. By contrast, I have about 5,000 (overwhelmingly male) readers who buy pretty much anything I write. It is upon this small yet deeply perverted masculine following that I lavish my hard-won literary skills.
Thank you for your time and attention.
M. J. Rennie