Re: A first for me

On Oct 12, 2010, at 5:47 AM, Mary E Tyler wrote:

>> Should I put some kind of "Caution! Lesbians!" warning on the books?  
>> I thought "Must be 18" or "Erotic content" was enough.
>> Sigh.
>> I think I'll just use a generic "Thanks for your comment" reply with  
>> this one. Make it look like an autoreply. Hope she goes away. Tag  
>> any of her future harangues as spam.
>> After all, I can't magically make her un-read the stuff.
>> 
>> Has anyone else here had a similar customer experience?
>> If so, how did you handle it?
>> How would you handle it?
> 
> I once had a teenager write and ask me to make my works less racy  
> because she and her 12 yr old sister both loved them, but she had to  
> read the out loud to her sister to edit out the racy parts. My  
> response was, "I'm glad you both love my work, but these stories are  
> written for grown-ups and will continue to have adults-only content.  
> perhaps you should wait until your sister is old enough for adult  
> content or try books by XYZ which are written for children." You can't  
> please everyone all the time.
> 
> Perhaps the best answer is, "Not every book is right for every reader.  
> I'm really sorry that you aren't comfortable with lesbian/bi  
> characters. Please have a nice day."

But the point someone else made is valid: if the sex is simply gratuitous, then do you really need it? If you want to sell erotic books, that's one thing, but too many books have gratuitous sex that don't need to be there for the story or for the character development.

This said, they're your books and you can do what you want.


Kirk

*Author of Take Control of iTunes 10: The FAQ*
http://www.mcelhearn.com/itunes
Twitter: @mcelhearn








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