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[taylorgibbs]

I've been kicking around something and thought I'd throw it to a poll here. As you may know, my roommate has been unemployed for a bit, with no job opportunities on the horizon. As a result, I'm looking into some alternate income streams. I'm considering self publishing a few short stories under this pen name, and wanted to know if there would be any interest.



These would be short works (under 10,000 words). They would be completely original male/male. There is a possibility of a menage or two with male/male/female interaction. These could be teen rated to adult, depending on the story.

Just me: Would you be interested in purchasing any originals. If so, what would be the highest price point you'd consider? Would there be any genres you'd specifically want to read, or themes and genres you would not? Would you read serialized stories--multiple books featuring the same characters and emotional arc?

Thanks so much for your input.

[Poll #1787046]

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I don't have a digital book reading device...I do have an iPhone, but I don't use it to read books-my eyes get really bothered if I read too much on the iPhone screen. So, I wouldn't be able to buy your original fic because I'd have nothing to read it with.

Howeverrrrrrr, if I DID have something to read it with, I'd buy it in a second, and I'd consider just buying it anyway and reading it on my iPhone because I love to read your stuff.

So I didn't fill out the poll because I had more to say than the options gave me.

Also, though, IDK how much I care to read M/M stories that aren't NCIS fics. If they're yours I probably would because I know you, but IDK because it's more about the particular characters for me in fandom than it is about being M/M. If they were pr0n-y M/M original fic stories, I don't know that I'd be that interested in reading them, but I'm quite different from most of the ladies (and men?) who read your fic. If they were long stories about the struggles of these men in forming a relationship or something, I'd probably be more apt to buy the fic.

But again-that's just me and I think I'm much different than most of your clientele because of the whole lack of interest in men thing. *g*

But I definitely say go for it because even if 1 person buys your fic, that's $1 more than you had before you published it, and worst case scenario, you write fun stories and don't make any money, right? IDK. I'd just go for it!

[taylorgibbs.livejournal.com]

Oh gosh, you are right about reading on the Iphone! It is sooo hard on the eyes.

Thanks so so much for the detailed feedback, Ash :)

[jennysmum2000.livejournal.com]

Idk if this is useful, but you can d/l a free kindle for pc if its easier for you to read things that way, or we can beg and please for pdf and epub files...

[taylorgibbs.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much for that heads up :) I love the KIndle for PC.