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S.M. LaViolette:
I LOVE your writing style and I making my way through all your books. I loved the Victorian Decadence series, and I fucked my sleep schedule just to read them. I am not regretting that choice! Will you write books from Smith and Jackson and if the answer is yes, when will they be published? Soon maybe please?
S.M. LaViolette
And I LOVE getting thoughtful and lovely messages from readers, so thank YOU! (Sorry about the sleep schedule. Well, not really. HAHAHAHA!)
Victorian Decadence (VD for short;>) is a very special series for me. It is the only series I've written just to please myself--rather than publishers, the market, or reader expectations. That means that anything and everything can happen in these stories (and pretty much has in the first 3).
I really expected that most readers would hate the books. I was personally shocked by some of the shit the characters got up to and the temptation to cut out--or at least temper--their more obnoxious behavior was STRONG. But I decided to let the characters remain true, no matter how unappealing that could be, sometimes.
As a romance writer, it's all too easy to fall into what I call the "Danielle Steele trap", which means writing the same book and character types, with minor changes, over and over and over again because it sells well.
Victorian Decadence was a big middle finger to that trap.
I'm not sure when Smith's book will be out. I described my issues with Smith in the answer to Susan's question. (either above or below, not sure)
As for Jackson, he's one of those secondary characters who just started to be a scene stealer. By the time I was done with HIS COUNTESS I just had to know more about Jackson.
I've barely started Jackson's book and still have 3 books to finish this year, so I'm not sure when that will come out. Because these books are my hobby (rather than ones I've contracted for), I don't always get to spend as much time on them as I'd like.
I keep thinking I'll tidy up the first 3 chapters or so of Smith's book and put it on my website as a preview. I'll post that on my GR blog when I finally get my ass in gear.
Thanks again for your kind words and I hope you have a safe and book-filled fall!
Victorian Decadence (VD for short;>) is a very special series for me. It is the only series I've written just to please myself--rather than publishers, the market, or reader expectations. That means that anything and everything can happen in these stories (and pretty much has in the first 3).
I really expected that most readers would hate the books. I was personally shocked by some of the shit the characters got up to and the temptation to cut out--or at least temper--their more obnoxious behavior was STRONG. But I decided to let the characters remain true, no matter how unappealing that could be, sometimes.
As a romance writer, it's all too easy to fall into what I call the "Danielle Steele trap", which means writing the same book and character types, with minor changes, over and over and over again because it sells well.
Victorian Decadence was a big middle finger to that trap.
I'm not sure when Smith's book will be out. I described my issues with Smith in the answer to Susan's question. (either above or below, not sure)
As for Jackson, he's one of those secondary characters who just started to be a scene stealer. By the time I was done with HIS COUNTESS I just had to know more about Jackson.
I've barely started Jackson's book and still have 3 books to finish this year, so I'm not sure when that will come out. Because these books are my hobby (rather than ones I've contracted for), I don't always get to spend as much time on them as I'd like.
I keep thinking I'll tidy up the first 3 chapters or so of Smith's book and put it on my website as a preview. I'll post that on my GR blog when I finally get my ass in gear.
Thanks again for your kind words and I hope you have a safe and book-filled fall!
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S.M. LaViolette:
Hi S.M.! Thank you so much for sharing your wonderfully unique stories. I loved all your books, but the Victorian Decadence series is hands-down my favorite. It's so unlike anything I've ever read, and I LOVE IT! I'm seconding all the readers who are dying for Smith's story, or anything else you decide to write in that world. Is there anything you would be willing to share with us regarding what's to come? :)
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