Thread: Is "unputdownable" really a word?
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Old 07-30-2019, 01:11 AM   #39
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Originally Posted by ZodWallop View Post
I like horror stories. But an immediate turn off is if the book describes the author as 'the next Stephen King' (which is still common in 2019. Good job, Steve!).

Similar rule in music. If you hear they're 'the next Beatles', they ain't.
I have to agree. Although I'm not a huge fan of Stephen King (in my opinion he rambles on too long). I do like his book On Writing, however.

Usually when I see the blurb for a book who's author is the next... whoever... my immediate reaction is... yeah, right. You don't get to be a great writer by trying to be "like someone" — you get to be a great writer by writing great stories.
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