I went to a library today with a friend of mine, for a book sale. The library, needing funds and shelf space, killed two birds with one stone by selling off old books. Now, normally, as an author, I try to support fellow authors by not purchasing resold books (do you think the hard toiling writer gets a penny on their resold book from the Strand? A most definite no.) But I LOVE book sales like the one today because it allows me to discover authors that are no longer in print, and discover just how much writing styles and characterizations have changed. I bought 5 Harlequins from the mid 80s, another few from the mid 90s. I cannot tell you how different they are from what I read now, and from each other. Beta Heroes were RARE in those days, apparently, because I keep running across arrogant tycoons and landlords and absolutely no computer geeks to be found! I guess the inherent sexiness of Bill Gates had yet to be discovered in the mid 80s.
Working working working this week… happy reading to you all!
