Good or Bad

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Suggested by Barbara:

I’ve seen many bloggers say that what draws them to certain books or authors is good writing, and what causes them to stop reading a certain book or author is bad writing. What constitutes good writing and bad writing to you?


Don’t forget to leave a link to your actual response (so people don’t have to go searching for it) in the comments—or if you prefer, leave your answers in the comments themselves!

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42 responses

  1. The Social Frog

    Mine Is Up:
    http://www.thesocialfrog.com/?p=424

  2. kell1976

    Here’s mine: http://wp.me/sFyoG-1437

  3. gautami tripathy

    http://readbookswritepoetry.blogspot.com/2010/11/booking-through-good-and-bad.html

  4. The Literary Omnivore

    That’s quite a broad question! Here’s my answer.

  5. iwriteinbooks

    Here’s mine. I’m weird. Hope this makes sense….;O)

    Booking Through Thursday: The Write Stuff

  6. vampira2468

    http://dementedreading.blogspot.com/2010/11/blood-and-wine.html

  7. Trish

    This was a challenging one to put into words. Here’s my answer.

  8. Cheryl "Mash"

    Good question!! Here is my response for BTT

  9. Ginger

    Great question!
    Here is mine: http://g-reads.blogspot.com/

  10. Bev

    I could probably have gone on a lot longer…but here’s my response: http://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2010/11/booking-through-thursday-good-bad-ugly.html

  11. Ginger

    Great question!
    Here’s my response:http://g-reads.blogspot.com/

  12. Liz K

    Interesting question.
    Here is my answer

  13. Alayne

    It’s a given that anything that ends up in my ends and is spelled wrong or gramatically incorrect is going to make me cynical. But anything that doesn’t hook me or seems contrived is considered “bad writing” to me, for sure.

    Stop by The Crowded Leaf to see my What Were They Thinking?! post of the week!

  14. Michael

    Mine is up.

    Booking Through Thursday — The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

  15. MizB

    Had to think about this one a bit before I answered…
    http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com/2010/11/04/btt-good-or-bad/

    ~MizB

  16. darkangelny

    mine is here http://www.communitybookstop.com/2010/11/booking-through-thursday-2.html

    Paula

  17. Lori

    Good quesiton.

    Here is my Booking Through Thursday answer.

  18. crestina

    After a mug of coffee, I came up with this…

    http://addlife21.blogspot.com/2010/11/good-or-bad.html

  19. Sylvere ap Leanan

    Here’s mine: http://www.themusereviews.com/2010/11/booking-through-thursday.html

  20. Clementine

    Here is mine:

    Booking Through Thursday

    I had a hard time with this one. I’m interested in what other people have to say.

  21. Kelly

    I had a lot to say on this subject. Seriously.
    Check it out: Reading the Paranormal

  22. DawnTreader

    Not easy to define, but here is my answer:
    http://islandofvoices.blogspot.com/2010/11/btt-good-or-bad.html

  23. Kim

    Here’s my answer…

    The Misplaced Midwesterner ~ Booking Through Thursday and Fall Into Reading 2010 Update

  24. Barbara H.

    Here is my answer:

    http://barbarah.wordpress.com/2010/11/04/what-makes-good-writing-good-and-bad-writing-bad/

    I’m really looking forward to getting around to the other answers today, as I had a hard time formulating an answer.

  25. resugo

    interesting question. it made me think
    http://resugoreads.blogspot.com/2010/11/booking-through-thursday.html

  26. mervih

    Here’s mine: http://mervih.wordpress.com/2010/11/04/good-or-bad/

    Happy BTT!

  27. Mary Ann Langan

    Please read my answer HERE

  28. wednesday

    Mine’s here: http://wednesday-d.tumblr.com/post/1480563937/booking-through-thursday

    With mentions of: Angelology, Artemis Fowl, Lord of the Rings, Twilight and Terry Pratchett!

  29. La Coccinelle

    My answer is kind of long. You can read it here.

  30. Matthew

    Right off the bat, good writing doesn’t necessarily make a good book. MY full thought is posted.

  31. Kirsten

    I had to keep myself from talking about the fact that “good” vs “bad writing doesn’t always influence my decision to stick with or abandon a book! 🙂 My response here

  32. Stormi

    Finally got mine up:

    http://writesthoughts.blogspot.com/2010/11/btt-good-and-bad.html

  33. Annette

    Thanks for the question! Here’s my reply:

    http://annettesbookspot.blogspot.com/2010/11/booking-through-thursday-what.html

  34. Reeder Reads

    Here’s my answer!

    Nablopomo #4 Booking Through Thursday

  35. sara

    here’s my answer: http://readandbead.blogspot.com/2010/11/booking-through-thursday-good-or-bad.html

  36. cdmaczane

    Better late than ever, I suppose.;) Here’s mine: http://cdmaczane.wordpress.com/

  37. fadingintoyou

    Here’s mine: http://daisyduke93083.xanga.com/

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  40. B. H. Morrigan

    Check out my response:
    http://morrigansmethodsandmadness.blogspot.com/2010/11/good-and-bad.html

  41. pinaymama

    mine is up!

    http://thefishgate.blogspot.com/2010/11/good-or-bad.html

  42. Liro Mega

    good questions but can be a bit subjective. See full response at :

    Booking Through Thursday: Borrowing etc.