tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7746728517094789543.post2741232520110346193..comments2023-10-26T05:09:59.582-05:00Comments on Princess in Boyland: Kinder, Gentler BlogTeblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06092137213243946487noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7746728517094789543.post-2689331470317922832009-08-11T20:02:00.379-05:002009-08-11T20:02:00.379-05:00Toni,
Thanks SO MUCH for commenting and letting my...Toni,<br />Thanks SO MUCH for commenting and letting my blog readers (all both of them!!) hear the author's side of this. I can't wait to read the third book in the series because I've enjoyed the first two immensely (twice, even). LOL! <br /><br />Usually I pay better attention when I buy a book and research it a little more if it sounds familiar so that I don't make repeat purchases. This time, however, I just wanted to pick something quick that would cheer me up while I recovered from surgery. In that aspect, your books hit the spot. <br /><br />Keep up the good work of entertaining your readers.Teblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06092137213243946487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7746728517094789543.post-2390958021138515922009-08-11T08:53:09.967-05:002009-08-11T08:53:09.967-05:00I wanted to thank you for this blog (no, really, I...I wanted to thank you for this blog (no, really, I'm serious -- thank you). As an author, we rarely (if ever) have a say in how a book is marketed, and this decision was done by St. Martin's--new titles, new covers, shelving it in a new area of the bookstore. The positive reasons for this was as you said--getting into more places like WalMart, Target, grocery stores. But the negative was also a very big deal: how will fans know the first two are the same? How will fans find the third book? How do we avoid confusion?<br /><br />I truly wish we could have put something like, "Bobbie Faye's 1st Adventure" or "Book 1" or something similar on the covers.<br /><br />I had put the "splash" page up in June--the original page that you "click through to" had been up since March as the front page. I'd blogged about the title change in a few areas (most prominently here: http://accessromance.com/gab/2009/06/01/cover-story/) in the hopes that it would be seen by fans and I linked and twittered it. (It just now occurs to me that I should have made that article a permanent feature on my own blog, too. I will go do that now.)<br /><br />But I realized early on that a lot of readers don't check out an author's web page first, nor do they necessarily go read blogs. So getting the word out? As an author, I'm not sure how to do that effectively.<br /><br />All of this is to say that as a reader, I completely empathize with how you feel. I've felt the same way when a marketing strategy goes awry and I've spent money on something I had not intended to buy. As an author, I *very much* appreciate that you realize I had no control over that issue.<br /><br />And you know what? I honestly appreciate that you loved the books enough to care. That is a huge compliment, and I think your letter was classy and kind and, in the long run, incredibly helpful.<br /><br />The newest book is the latest Bobbie Faye adventure, titled: WHEN A MAN LOVES A WEAPON. It is *not* a re-release. I honestly believe it's the best of the three and I hope you and your readers will give it a try.Toni McGee Causeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15370542021428660374noreply@blogger.com