Bad Books Are Therapeutic

At least that's what my friend, Caroline, told me. And frankly, I'm inclined to agree with her. Every time I read a badly written book I think, "hey, I could totally be published if this thing made it!" It's encouraging in a strange way.

Then there are days when I try to write, and it all comes out in a disjointed, tangled mess of words. I read over what I've just written, heave a disparaging sigh, and wonder if I'll ever make it. Then I happen upon some ridiculous little novel and it's positively amazing what it does for my self confidence! Haha

The book I'm reading now, however, falls into a puzzling category. I can't quite decide if I like it or not. The storyline is really fascinating, parallel universes, dragons, and knights in shining armor can hardly be anything else, but the execution is a little lacking. Like perhaps it was written for a younger audience? Maybe I'm too picky. Oh well. =)