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Originally Posted by Blossom
Exactly I can tell from those in this thread that some are really out of touch with readers particularly romance readers.
I too have seen the entitlement attitude in some writers forums.
Samhain went down for several reasons but mainly due to readers wanting quality and more plot to their stories. Their bestselling authors left and were never replaced. They were one of the first digital imprints in romance. They have been around for a long time. They focused mostly on the spicier side of romance to erotica. As I said before when 50 Shades happened too many jump on the bandwagon and now the market is shifting away from that the publishers that tried to take advantage of that trend are suffering or going under.
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Yes. Nothing bothers more than seeing an author say that they are "writing to the market" If you're a cozy mystery author, and all of a sudden sparkly vampires are "in" so you switch to paranormal/shifter romance, I'm going to lose all respect for you. The last time I posted on an author forum, I got berated for saying something similar because I needed to understand that this was messing with people's "business" and that I should just basically shut up about things I knew nothing about.
Too many "authors" are just in it to make a quick buck. I'm not saying that authors shouldn't make a living--of course they should! BUT...if all they are worried about is "easy money", and what the next trend is, then I don't want to read their garbage. I want to read books by people that like to write, and read. There was an author on one forum I saw who was talking about how they only read 1 or 2 books a year. Yeah...I don't want to read anything written by that person.
Shari
PS...yes, I know. Another rant. Sorry again.