I happen to live in a relatively conservative area. And in previous years, my attempt to garner readers for myself and other authors has been met with 'Is it Christian Fiction?'
Um.....no.
And you may remember I recently acquired a Kindle. And I take it everywhere.
Last week, I spent three days in the hospital with my daughter and new granddaughter. Nurses would come in, see me reading on my device, and either mention they were reading 50 Shades of Gray or wanted a Kindle. And I would graciously pull up my own work, which usually involved handing them a business card. And in the case of the former, this gave me an awesome opening into Kenzie's work, along with other authors' work I admire:)
So thank you, E. L. James....you've opened up the eyes of Rural Indiana readers and have provided me a way to promote my work!
Here's an updated photo of my lovely granddaughter, Alexandria aka 'Alex'. I may still call her 'Lexie' in the near future; right now I greet her every morning with 'There's my little sweetheart!' Yeah....go ahead and laugh....I'm a proud grandma of this little person who has managed to wrap her grumpy grandpa around her tiny finger! Good work Alex; you took a snarling grizzly and turned him back into a teddy bear:)
And no, you may not read Grandma's books until you're at least between the ages of twelve and eighteen.
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LOL! I live in a rural area also and the librarian, who is a friend, former boss and knows I write erotica confided to me that so many patrons had asked for 50 Shades of Gray that she finally ordered it. So erotic romance has come to rural Kansas also. Maybe we should throw her a party!
Congratulations on the new little charmer! I totally get how Alexandria could wrap Grandpa around her tiny finger:)
I think I need more coffee. I did mean throw E. L. James a party, not my librarian:)
Its come to rural Texas, too. My library now has it but you have to ask for it. *giggle*
Alex is beautiful! Isn't it amazing what babies can do to men?
Marika
Your post made me smile. Authors of erotic romance are coming out of the closet. Lol.
Congratulations on your beautiful granddaughter!
Best--Adele
@Paris: LOL:) Sounds like we need to throw ALL librarians a party:) I've not checked with mine yet; I heard it was at Walmart, but not at ours (as of two weeks ago).
@Harlie: My spouse declared he was going to have nothing to do with her, outside of buying diapers and whatever else was needed. But yesterday, he walked by the daughter's room; asked, 'What are YOU looking at?'; PICKED HER UP; and carried her into the other room so he could rock her! Now tell me miracles don't happen.
@Adele: Exactly:) Maybe now I need not be so scared of the racier covers? I'm still petrified of seeing mothers hustling past my table with their hands over the eyes of young children, lol....that's why I also request a 'PG' cover to display! And thank you:)
That's hilarious! I live in rural Oklahoma (middle of the bible belt) and last night one of the moms on my son's baseball team asked if I had read 50 shades. It was hilarious. She was whispering. I mean we are mid 30's here people lighten up!
I loved you comments! I live in NW Indiana and have seen the fifty shades of grey in the local Jewel grocery store! I moved here from the east and was used to getting whatever type of romance book i wanted but found I had to purchase online to get what I wanted. Not anymore! The library is getting into the mix cause they also ordered the trilogy and have widened their PB's. Yeah!
I agree E.L. James opened up doors for romance/erotic romance authors. However, it seems a bit out of control, I heard on the radio this morning there will now be a 50 Shades inspired fragrance line and household furnishing line. lol
Ahhh Molly, she's beautiful. I know you're soooo proud and are a doting grandmom.
My how times are changing quickly. When I used to tell people I wrote erotic romance, the gasps and wide-eyed expressions had them turning away or me explaining it wasn't "porn". Now, the responses are, "Oh, is it like 50 shades?" Hmm, amazing is all I can say. BTW, I live in a big city not rural and got these reactions.
That's wonderful, Molly! Use it all you can. (g)
As for grandpas, DD has done the same to hers. He's a gruff guy and not given to PDAs, but since her arrival nearly 8 years ago, he gets upset if she leaves his house without giving him a hug. (g) At first, the hugs were awkward, and he'd say, "Oh, okay." Now, they aren't at all, and the hugs have extended to his second granddaughter. (g)
It's amazing what the innocence of children can do. :)
Marci
Hi, Mollie. Good post. I'm here in North Central Nowhere, too. I don't know if our library has 50 Shades, but I'm doubting it. I do know many the teachers at the elementary school have been passing it around.
@Rhonda: Yup; conversation at normal level, then voice dropped. "I just finished/am reading 50 Shades..." along with a quick look around to see if anyone is within earshot! I tell them Kenzie's not quite that graphic, and to look her up:)
@Lynne: I thought with my month's worth of free Prime I might be able to download it free, but no. (snaps fingers) Guess I'll have to buy it. Unless someone wants to (looks around) 'lend' it to me???
@Davee: Seriously? A fragrance line? Household furnishing? Yeah...that's taking it a bit too far....although....Passion Parties may soar....
@Cynthia: LOL..I know! Back in 2009, when I was first pubbed and doing personal promo, I offered both a 'spicy' and 'tame' excerpt. Women would look around, drop their voice to a whisper, and tell me, 'ooh, the spicy one.' And then quickly scan it, nod at me, then stuff it out of sight! A few would come back to ask me for the link:) And thank you:)
@Marci: He calls her 'the pup'...'Is the pup hungry?'...'Do we need to take the pup out to show her off today?'...'How's the pup's diaper rash?' ROFL!
@Liz: Thanks for stopping by here:) I need to get over to the library to see if it's there.
@Cris: At least my kids no longer refer to my books as 'Mom's Porn' any longer:) And as for Miss Alex...I need to have a photo shoot of her in her mom's old baby clothes soon. And I'm still thinking she'll eventually be blonde; she does NOT have dark eyebrows.
Molly, I hope you get tons of sales. Maybe the 50 Shades phenom will help all of us romance authors, but especially the erotic romance authors. I live on the East Coast and I've not heard much at all here about 50 Shades. I assume our libraries carry it. There was a letter to the editor today that made me chuckle. The letter writer mentioned 50 Shades and Rosemary Rogers. It was a good letter, very tongue in cheek. Never thought I'd see 50 Shades and Rosemary Rogers mentioned together in a letter to the editor.
Alexandria is adorable. One of my nieces is named Lexie and Lexie is the name of a heroine in one of my books.
Love the photo of your new granddaughter. She's a cutie.
Janice~
@Cara: My Arbor U series is more sensual, but the last one, Balancing Act, I spiced it up a little in the last chapter:) It threw the proofreader for a loop, and then I explained WHY I did that. Thankfully, they didn't make me cut it:)
@Janice: Thank you:) And thanks for stopping by!
Isn't it just amazing how a little tiny being can turn a grizzly bear into a teddy bear? I love it, Molly. Alex is adorable.
Thanks Sandy:) And as of yesterday, D was calling her 'Al':)
It is amazing to hear women in our area talking about 50 Shades. And, yes, their voices drop and their eyes shift to see who might overhear. So many people still think sex and romance need to be hidden away, or only whispered about. Sad.
I'm going to stick with Lexie, I think. She looks like a "Lexie" to me. Of course, knowing me, it'll get shortened to Lex at some point. But that's cute too. Just like she is.
I had a feeling he'd soften up after a bit. Even I, notorious for not being sentimental around the darling little parasites, find a sweet spot for them. And she's certainly not my granddaughter, a serious point when softening hearts in their favor.
BC Brown ~ Paranormal, Mystery, Romance, Fantasy
"Because Weird is Good."
@BC: Daughter rolled her eyes the other day when I called her 'Cupcake'. She has two onezies with that treat on it, and, well...it just 'fit':)
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