Harper Miller's Blog - Posts Tagged "musings"
You Can Get With This... or You Can Get With That
I have to say thanks a million to the people who signed up for ARCs. When an author puts themselves out there hoping to gain new readers, it's a big leap. You know your work is good, you know your story is entertaining, but how do you get others intrigued enough to want to give it a try?
Good Cover Art?
Kickass Promos?
Ringing endorsements from Author friends?
Previous reviews?
A badass synopsis?
Word of mouth from fellow readers?
Some of these things work, some don't, but an author never truly knows what makes someone want to click BUY.
Entwined is a big deal for me. It's my first dive into ménage territory. Threesomes aren't for everyone. Wait, I take that back. Threesomes, where lesbian sex is at the forefront, isn't everyone's cup of tea. Now two dudes or multiple dudes dicking down? People LOVE that. LOL hell, I LOVE THAT. Looking at my Goodreads list you can see I LOVE M/M romances but I digress. I'm in a ton of Facebook reader forums, and I see the responses to multiple men getting it on but two women? Hmm. Not the same response. Could be because there aren't a lot of stories out there that tackle the dynamic. And to make the relationship interracial? Well now... *bow chica wow wow* you've clearly crossed boundaries, Harper!
This is exactly why I write interracial romances. Society is diverse, and ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SEX!
I don't judge people for what they read. Everything isn't for everyone. I just find it odd when someone says, "I can't identify with two lesbians/bisexuals," or "I can't identify with a heroine/hero of a different race," but stepbrother romances, taboo reads, and monster erotica is acceptable? I mean if you have an open enough mind for those stories, why not other things? Perhaps it's a moral compass. *shrug* I dunno. What I do know is my next two installments of the Kinky Connect Chronicles are something I wholeheartedly enjoyed writing because they challenged me HARDCORE.
Writers get better when they step outside of their comfort zone, and I'm on a goddamn tight rope right now jumping up and down as if I were on a trampoline, and you know what? It's pretty damn fun... hehe.
I can wait until you all read Entwined. Pre-order links should be up on Amazon, All Romance, and Kobo next week. Barnes and Noble users will have to wait until release day. Sadly, B&N will not do pre-orders. Grrr.
Dropping a new promo tomorrow. Should be AWESOMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Good Cover Art?
Kickass Promos?
Ringing endorsements from Author friends?
Previous reviews?
A badass synopsis?
Word of mouth from fellow readers?
Some of these things work, some don't, but an author never truly knows what makes someone want to click BUY.
Entwined is a big deal for me. It's my first dive into ménage territory. Threesomes aren't for everyone. Wait, I take that back. Threesomes, where lesbian sex is at the forefront, isn't everyone's cup of tea. Now two dudes or multiple dudes dicking down? People LOVE that. LOL hell, I LOVE THAT. Looking at my Goodreads list you can see I LOVE M/M romances but I digress. I'm in a ton of Facebook reader forums, and I see the responses to multiple men getting it on but two women? Hmm. Not the same response. Could be because there aren't a lot of stories out there that tackle the dynamic. And to make the relationship interracial? Well now... *bow chica wow wow* you've clearly crossed boundaries, Harper!
This is exactly why I write interracial romances. Society is diverse, and ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SEX!
I don't judge people for what they read. Everything isn't for everyone. I just find it odd when someone says, "I can't identify with two lesbians/bisexuals," or "I can't identify with a heroine/hero of a different race," but stepbrother romances, taboo reads, and monster erotica is acceptable? I mean if you have an open enough mind for those stories, why not other things? Perhaps it's a moral compass. *shrug* I dunno. What I do know is my next two installments of the Kinky Connect Chronicles are something I wholeheartedly enjoyed writing because they challenged me HARDCORE.
Writers get better when they step outside of their comfort zone, and I'm on a goddamn tight rope right now jumping up and down as if I were on a trampoline, and you know what? It's pretty damn fun... hehe.
I can wait until you all read Entwined. Pre-order links should be up on Amazon, All Romance, and Kobo next week. Barnes and Noble users will have to wait until release day. Sadly, B&N will not do pre-orders. Grrr.
Dropping a new promo tomorrow. Should be AWESOMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
