tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9051217796265309439.post1251281709334817802..comments2023-09-21T06:43:58.776-07:00Comments on Berengaria's Blog: No Menage? Not Much Sex? Why Bother? (And a Giveaway)Berengaria Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09601518455869885518noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9051217796265309439.post-16720311622012839202013-04-04T20:10:41.459-07:002013-04-04T20:10:41.459-07:00Hi Janice, Anny, and Elf. Thank y'all for drop...Hi Janice, Anny, and Elf. Thank y'all for dropping by. I agree, Tracy. I write all different genres, because I read pretty much everything. I understand some readers might be upset if they thought they were reading a simple, little, sweet, MF romance and found themselves deep in an erotic menage, but that's what a good cover is all about. I'm not sure I could cope with multiple names, multiple websites, multiple Facebook pages, Twitter and all the rest. But that's a decision each author has to make for herself.<br />BerengariaBerengaria Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09601518455869885518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9051217796265309439.post-38876812117161328342013-04-04T19:39:33.821-07:002013-04-04T19:39:33.821-07:00Thanks, Janice!
Here's a question -- for you ...Thanks, Janice!<br /><br />Here's a question -- for you and for anyone who is a writer here: <br /><br />Is there a genre you haven't tried...because it scares you? <br /><br />Why?<br /><br />t.Tracy Cooper-Poseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15340094910453256003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9051217796265309439.post-56485392797734546702013-04-04T19:37:32.895-07:002013-04-04T19:37:32.895-07:00Hi Melissa:
I've been told I have disability:...Hi Melissa:<br /><br />I've been told I have disability: I can't write short. <br /><br />Mark Twain was quoted as saying "I didn't have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead" -- it's far easier to write long than short. I'm quite sure flash fiction is a genuine work-out.<br /><br />I believe there is a fiction contest out there for fifty word short stories. See if you could pull that one off!<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />TracyTracy Cooper-Poseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15340094910453256003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9051217796265309439.post-67702458435756794722013-04-04T19:33:57.031-07:002013-04-04T19:33:57.031-07:00Hi Elf2060:
The use of pseudonyms for different g...Hi Elf2060:<br /><br />The use of pseudonyms for different genres is something that New York publishers encourage more than indie authors practice. These days, authors are much more closely in contact with their readers, and they also understand that their readers can sort out different (sub)genres for themselves without the need of disguising pen names...and that readers might like to be able to make the choice for themselves. <br /><br />So for indie authors, the use of pen names as a way of sorting out different genres is diminishing rapidly. Tags, categories, covers, labels and product descriptions, as well as talking to readers, is being used instead.<br /><br />The different types of menage is an interesting observation -- I've written exclusively in the paranormal menage arena so far, although I know that contemporary menage is hugely popular and I have been toying with the idea of branching out in my infinite spare time. :)<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />TracyTracy Cooper-Poseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15340094910453256003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9051217796265309439.post-59935990919215993112013-04-04T19:27:39.092-07:002013-04-04T19:27:39.092-07:00Thanks Anny!
Nice to see you here. :)
Cheers,
...Thanks Anny!<br /><br />Nice to see you here. :)<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />TracyTracy Cooper-Poseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15340094910453256003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9051217796265309439.post-10707121790662738532013-04-04T19:12:34.467-07:002013-04-04T19:12:34.467-07:00I like to challenge myself by writing stories that...I like to challenge myself by writing stories that are different than I've written before or incorporating new lessons into my writing. I also love to do flash fiction. Try writing a story with only 300 words! What a Challenge!Melissa Keirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10247037321769755660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9051217796265309439.post-37654349676994781262013-04-04T17:45:00.890-07:002013-04-04T17:45:00.890-07:00I like variety and I think it would get boring to ...I like variety and I think it would get boring to read the same mix all of the time. I definitely prefer and expect a happy ending (somehow) but I like the journey to change. I do know of readers who only like menage but there are also subcategories there as different people like different types of menage just as there are those who don't like explicit love scenes. I think the challenge is to not get stereotyped if you do write several different types of heat and I understand that this is why authors have different pseudonyms. Thanks for the post and good luck with your release.ELFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00507018016608103452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9051217796265309439.post-10669424389478531112013-04-04T17:00:51.442-07:002013-04-04T17:00:51.442-07:00I like to mix it up, too, Tracy. Best wishes with ...I like to mix it up, too, Tracy. Best wishes with your new release!!!anny cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769733659120481918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9051217796265309439.post-47870788378998469242013-04-04T15:24:56.004-07:002013-04-04T15:24:56.004-07:00Hi Tracy,
I love that you don't always write ...Hi Tracy,<br /><br />I love that you don't always write the same thing. I'm a writer too and I also like to challenge myself with a different genre.<br /><br />Good luck with your latest release. It sounds like a great read. <br /><br />Janice~Janice Seagraveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576031935823587485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9051217796265309439.post-74159760174255762682013-04-04T07:32:59.404-07:002013-04-04T07:32:59.404-07:00Hi Melissa and thank you.
How do you challenge yo...Hi Melissa and thank you.<br /><br />How do you challenge yourself?<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />TracyTracy Cooper-Poseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15340094910453256003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9051217796265309439.post-10533066465214740832013-04-04T07:31:19.241-07:002013-04-04T07:31:19.241-07:00Hi Andrew:
"Readers are hypocrites"??? ...Hi Andrew:<br /><br />"Readers are hypocrites"??? Really? It's a bit harsh, I think, but I see your point. I don't think it's individual readers who change their minds like underwear, but taken as a whole, trying to provide what readers want can give an author a headache, because what readers want can be incredibly contradictory across the spectrum.<br /><br />However, if by writing what I like first and foremost doesn't please any readers at all, there's no point in writing it. So I do have to keep readers in mind at some point in the process.<br /><br />And I do like to eat. Occasionally. :)<br /><br />There's no easy answer to this one. I've reached a point where I have an "ideal" reader composite made up of what I think is the general demographics of my readership, and I keep her in mind when I'm writing. If I can please her, I'm reaching the majority of my readers. <br /><br />I think. <br /><br />Sometimes, like with TERROR STASH, I deliberately aim for the fringes for one reason or another. I'm going to take a hit in sales on this one because it's not menage, not vampires, not erotic and not a lot of things I usually write, but I have some dedicated fans who really like all the stuff that TERROR STASH *is*. <br /><br />Next month, the vampire, MMF, Menage, erotic groupies get theirs. :)<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />Tracy<br /><br />Tracy Cooper-Poseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15340094910453256003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9051217796265309439.post-43742358569632351662013-04-04T07:17:09.560-07:002013-04-04T07:17:09.560-07:00I also love a challenge. Good for you for stretchi...I also love a challenge. Good for you for stretching yourself and doing what you love too!Melissa Keirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10247037321769755660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9051217796265309439.post-17453229256842377632013-04-04T05:02:47.477-07:002013-04-04T05:02:47.477-07:00"no comments"?? WHY?? It's a great..."no comments"?? WHY?? It's a great thought-provoking commentary! And THIS is from someone who rarely reads erotica!! <br /><br />BUT ... you have to understand, readers are hypocrites. I should know - I'm a reader, too! "Dear author, why is Book B so different than the Book A I loved? If I wanted the couple to break up in the end, I would have selected a different author!" "Dear other author, why is Book B so similar to Book A that I loved? I didn't need to buy that 2nd book 'cause I already had the first!"<br /><br />To me, the FIRST thing you need to do is please your primary reader - YOU! If you're not happy with it, you can't really expect others to be. If you ARE happy with it, then SCREW what others are thinking of it! (OK, that's a little harsh, some DO have good points you can build upon, but I hope you get my point!!)Andrew of Dunedinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974032340556403025noreply@blogger.com