tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-429156142967093682.post5530318427385652168..comments2024-01-31T20:47:28.121-08:00Comments on The Playroom: 50 Shades of GreenUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-429156142967093682.post-8049320921796631702012-06-09T18:26:04.935-07:002012-06-09T18:26:04.935-07:00BRAVO. Thank you for standing up and saying this.....BRAVO. Thank you for standing up and saying this... I've been waiting for someone to. 50 Shades was nearly my first book in this genre, and if not for it, I likely wouldn't have found my way to this site today, or you as another new author for me. :) I personally loved it. The first person, present tense took me a bit to get used to as well, but after awhile, I completely got used to it. I especially enjoyed the witty humor and banter between the characters. I believe that a rising tide lifts all boats, and hope you and many other wonderful authors reap new rewards from it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-429156142967093682.post-63672348320545835262012-05-27T08:20:35.081-07:002012-05-27T08:20:35.081-07:00Well, as an update to this, I still haven't re...Well, as an update to this, I still haven't read "50 Shades." I've tried the sample a couple of times, but since it's written in first person present tense, I'm having a hard time with it. (I normally don't mind first person, but it's usually written in past tense, not present.)Tymber Daltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11580702194703813388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-429156142967093682.post-69995822655659030452012-05-14T22:43:31.988-07:002012-05-14T22:43:31.988-07:00I read the book, and did not like it. I think my r...I read the book, and did not like it. I think my review of it was pretty brutal. However, I would strongly encourage any erotica or erotic romance writer who has an eye toward commercial success to read it. This book was published by Random House, and has sold more than a million copies. And the fact that some of us, including me, are dumbfounded as to why it has seen such popularity is a wake-up call.<br /><br />If you are a writer who cares more about the work and the craft than how many copies you sell, then it is probably not a must-read. But if you're a writer who cares about commercial success and you DON'T read it, then you're just not doing your market research.<br /><br />I've speculated on the reasons why this book has sold so well. I've bemoaned the rise in popularity in cipher characters. But none of that can erase the single fact that a million reader forked out good money to read it. And I suspect a large majority of them did not regret the spend. The book spoke to them.<br /><br />If you want to be a commercially successful erotica writer, you ignore that at our peril.Remittance Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07902713020074243375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-429156142967093682.post-4627472511401911902012-05-13T22:12:52.730-07:002012-05-13T22:12:52.730-07:00Well said! I couldn't agree more.
Granted,...Well said! I couldn't agree more. <br /><br />Granted, I liked the book. Accepted it for what it was and, granted, didn't expect it to be "The Great American BDSM Novel of All Time." <br /> <br />I felt it was written as a romance where the male had a dark side he chose to struggle against upon finding his soul mate, and said soul mate struggling to find a balance between retaining her sense of self in the face of a desire to explore her own dark side. It seemed to me to ask the questions that have broad appeal -- can finding your purported soul mate (someone with whom you have immediate and almost overwhelming connection) survive when the two are from such different backgrounds and from such different life experiences with a nice sexy times, HEA (Happily Ever After) ending icing the top.<br /><br />I've meant to drop by regularly and haven't been able to. But definitely feel a much stronger desire to now. :D Thanks for sharing your thoughts!IslandWoman221https://www.blogger.com/profile/14868048074283937361noreply@blogger.com