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Originally Posted by doreenjoy
In defense of authors who mention cats-kids-spouses in their bios, those are often written by publicisits who are trying to reach a very specific demographic of readers (and I'd guess you're not it). Some genres of fiction in particular are aimed at readers who want to know that the author is a fun/friendly/warm-hearted person.
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I must say, they don't turn me off, but I do like knowing what I'm dealing with! It tells me something, even if it was written by a publicist. It tells me what kind of a book I can expect (usually brain candy, which I am in the mood for at times). I dislike the ones that just say "Joe Schmoe has written three novels." That gives me nothing, except that this ain't Joe's first time at the rodeo. You would think that'd mean he was good at his art, but I have found that's not always the case.
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Originally Posted by doreenjoy
Once when I grew tired of all the bios of authors in my genre mentioning how much they love cats/kids/spouses, I came up with a bio that went like this: "DoreenJoy is happily child-free, believes animals belong out of doors or in the refrigerator, and recently told her husband of 30 years that buying a house with him would be too big of a commitment."
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OOh, it IS a huge commitment!
I LOVE the refrigerator comment! That takes the cake.
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Originally Posted by ardeegee
I try to focus my reading only on authors who wrote their books from prison, in longhand.
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Karma for that one. That was just too good!