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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]

Comments

[chirugal.livejournal.com]

Pssst - avoid the $1.99 price tag like the plague! Apparently it's a sales-killer, whereas $2.99 and $0.99 do better. Plus, at $2.99 or upwards on Amazon you can get 70% royalties rather than 35%. Apparently things sell just as well, or better, at $2.99. My best-seller is a $2.99er, and my second-best is a $3.99 novella.

So anyway - I'm not big on M/M without any F whatsoever, or stuff involving shifters, or gallons of semen. Or non-con/very dubcon. *shudder* So I'd skip those. M/M/F is fine, I just have to have at least one hot girl to drool over. ;)

[taylorgibbs.livejournal.com]

I was wondering that from my research ;) Hrmmm...that does change my thought process about 2.99 versus the lower.

Thanks so much :)

[chirugal.livejournal.com]

It's okay! I'm only parroting what I've seen at the erotica forum, too. It's because of them that I'm trying the higher prices. I only have one at $0.99 now, and it's my worst seller (time to hike the price up, I think!).

[taylorgibbs.livejournal.com]

wow, who knew! Thanks!