My Personal Rules Regarding Books In General And Genre Books Specifically

* Always try to have two or more books waiting to be read past the current one you are reading.

* If you loan out a book don’t be disappointed if it isn’t returned.

* Don’t bother buying books that are collections of blogs if you already read the blog.

* If you don’t like a book by an author give them one more try to win you over.

* With zombie themed books you can absolutely judge the book by the cover. The lamer the cover art, the worse the book inside.

* Just because something was published first on the net doesn’t make it subpar. David Wellington for example.

* Shared world short story collections (Wildcards, Theives’ World, etc.) will always have at minimum one lame short story that you will have to plow through per book.

* Look for reviews of books based on RPGs before buying/reading said book. This has helped me avoid some disasters.

* If you like a writer’s work, try to avoid meeting or talking to that person. At best it is mildly disappointing at worst very, very irritating.