I've been reading a very lame book but can't seem to quit simply because, like a bad movie, I have to see the end with a small hope that there will be something that ties all the lack of plot and substance together. I wonder if the writer ever used an outline? There's a ton of gratiuitous sex but nothing substantial. It simply makes the heroine appear as slut. Each male she encounters becomes her next escapade. I suppose reading bad writing is as helpful as reading good writing. I'm hoping that'll I take away the knowledge of what not to do. This is at least what I'm attempting to convenience myself. I'll have to make a note to remember to make the story meaniful and not just colorful.