tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post4539051385490486162..comments2024-03-24T13:49:53.099-04:00Comments on Romance Books '4' Us: Brexit, Algorithms and EnthusiasmUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-58837554006574823362016-07-05T18:41:44.672-04:002016-07-05T18:41:44.672-04:00So do I, Jean! Trends change and trying to figure ...So do I, Jean! Trends change and trying to figure out the next best thing takes time away from my writing. No thanks:)Parishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18430750954598484156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-1406349582927451112016-07-05T15:20:51.145-04:002016-07-05T15:20:51.145-04:00All you can be sure of is it's all gonna chang...All you can be sure of is it's all gonna change. No use trying to see the next trend. I just write the best I can and hope.jean hart stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12287808234288499369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-63726727232489297262016-07-05T13:58:11.998-04:002016-07-05T13:58:11.998-04:00Melissa,
While I try to see the world in a positiv...Melissa,<br />While I try to see the world in a positive light, I'm still suspicious of anyone saying that they definitely have the answer. I think it may depend on what group of readers they're marketing to. Or maybe which books they used and is there one out there that breaks the pattern. Who knows? Like you, I'll just keep writing my paranormal romance and hope someone out there loves them enough to start talking about them. That's the real secret. Books have been sold by word of mouth since brick and mortar stores were the norm and not much has changed since. As far as I'm concerned, we're all able to walk into the biggest store in the world, every time we use social media. Parishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18430750954598484156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-82102172217628800582016-07-05T13:52:50.614-04:002016-07-05T13:52:50.614-04:00Cara,
I will let you know what I think of the boo...Cara,<br /><br />I will let you know what I think of the book! Honestly, my first thought was that it was written by the people who work for the publishing house that published the "bestseller" that they used as an example and cynical me, I wondered how many "how to" books they were going to sell. Parishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18430750954598484156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-12544351423133766182016-07-05T13:50:09.871-04:002016-07-05T13:50:09.871-04:00Tina,
About Brexit, I think people are tired of ha...Tina,<br />About Brexit, I think people are tired of having decisions made by committees that are not elected by the people. They've seen their rights eroded and all the money flowing to the banks and not the people. I'll read the book but like you, I'm very skeptical about a code to break into the bestseller list.Parishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18430750954598484156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-3586733010345213062016-07-05T12:05:07.380-04:002016-07-05T12:05:07.380-04:00I'm a skeptical miss... glass half empty kind ...I'm a skeptical miss... glass half empty kind of gal, and I hate change. That being said... I'm a little frightened by how many of the people are up in arms against the government and how little the government seems to be listening. From our own elections to the KU vote, people don't trust those in power and are looking at ways to change it. I see some rocky adventures down the road...but since I also believe in a happily ever after and write about it... my own dreams of making the best seller, million-dollar club would probably be fulfilled in my dreams only. <br /><br />I write stories with characters much like me... quirky and have been told that it can be off-putting... but back to realism here.. I won't find myself pregnant with the billionaire's baby nor will I suddenly get abducted by a hot Scotsman and travel through time... so there has to be stories for almost 50 year old school teachers too!Melissa Keirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10247037321769755660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-26706931795756732172016-07-05T09:05:32.784-04:002016-07-05T09:05:32.784-04:00I heard a lot about Brexit during my recent trip t...I heard a lot about Brexit during my recent trip to France. I'm sorry Britain voted to leave. I think it has grave consequences for the worldwide economy.<br /><br />I have lots of books that purport to help me know what I need do to sell more books. Haven't found one of those books that works. You'll have to let us know what you think of this latest book. It's true you can't write to the market as the market is constantly changing.Cara Marsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05384839120633419382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-20530091985085394532016-07-05T08:05:50.107-04:002016-07-05T08:05:50.107-04:00As far as Brexit is concerned, if the elites and b...As far as Brexit is concerned, if the elites and bankers were against it, my guess is it's good for the 99% - you know, being able to have a decent, middle-class job that isn't outsourced or insourced to someone willing to work for slave wages. Always amazes me that rich people don't see how they're killing the host (middle/working class). After all, once everyone is jobless and homeless and the rich have all the $$, who's going to buy the products? 200 people in the world can't support the economy. It's impossible.<br /><br />As to trying to get on a bestseller list - I'm with you, Paris. You can't write to the market if it's not in you. The book will certainly be a loser. About 5 years back, cowboys in romance fiction were supposedly dead, dead, deader than dead. You'd be insane to write a story like that cuz no one would buy it. Then bam - suddenly cowboys are popular again. <br /><br />I don't think there's a science to this. People like what they like. Go figure.Tina Donahuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07160021732404091277noreply@blogger.com