Website is finished!

My website is finished now and back up and running: http://www.viviennewestlake.com

I also have a new blog: http://www.viviennewestlake.com/blog . Please bookmark this page as I won't be updating the blogger blog anymore.

Website is being remodeled

My website is currently being redesigned. There will be outages over the next two weeks. If you need to reach me, please contact me here or via Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/vivwestlake.

So in April, there will be a new, shiny website. Courtesy of Jaxadora Designs.

What Makes You Put Down a Book in the Store?

I saw a tweet by Angela James this morning that made me think of the idea for today's blog. What makes readers put down a book--particularly when they are in the book store and considering making a purchase?

Is it the bad cover with the man titty or the half naked people on front? Is it a terrible title? Did they read the first page and decide it was dreck? Was it a poorly written back cover blurb? Or, as simple as the genre not being a fit? Maybe the title made you think contemporary but the book is historical.

So, when you're browsing for books or maybe digging through your To Be Read (TBR) pile, what makes you throw down one book and move on to the next one?

(For me, a bad cover will make me drop a book like hot cakes and a good cover will make me buy a book without reading the blurb)