tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518615599963587871.post5677665128829832918..comments2024-03-28T22:55:48.258-07:00Comments on Diverse Reader: Craig Chats~ Indie Issue Diverse Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13624021933858896964noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518615599963587871.post-56162309243467068232018-09-11T14:46:19.933-07:002018-09-11T14:46:19.933-07:00I don't want warnings. I rarely read blurbs. I...I don't want warnings. I rarely read blurbs. I want to be surprised. I get some may want an MM or MMM or MMF - I think if we throw an F in there, we need some indication, but I don't care about that a lot as a reader. I like Mayo but mustard is better - especially hot mustard <br /> or horseradish. Isn't it great that people are so different?!? Blurbs should be a short summary that makes you want to read to find out how that's gonna work out. Not too much info. Just enough to get me curious. No labels, no warning. Just make me want to read the book. I want the book to surprise me. I don't want rules and checkboxes. I want something NEW and different. And Pizza. I want pizza. Have a great day! Lynn Michaelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17417955359438981503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518615599963587871.post-86160631796304025932018-09-10T12:44:56.119-07:002018-09-10T12:44:56.119-07:001. MM means for me a book about a relationship bet...1. MM means for me a book about a relationship between usually 2 men but I have no problem reading abt three- or moresomes.<br /> 2 & 3. I usually don't need trigger warnings besides perhaps real cruelty as I don't like that even in thrillers - these I would not buy and so I would not like to come across torture or rape for instance without warnings.<br /> 4. Neither! <br />5. The blurb could introduce the main characters and perhaps their story before the book starts.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02159685620569410279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518615599963587871.post-46477143933481929652018-09-10T10:16:58.741-07:002018-09-10T10:16:58.741-07:001. MM is simply male/male relationships. Doesn'...1. MM is simply male/male relationships. Doesn't need to be romance, fantasy, paranormal, etc. Doesn't mean sex happens, just needs to have the male/male relationship element. <br />2 & 3. I'm so glad to see this topic come up because I've been wondering forever why books aren't categorized like movies... E, PG, R, X, etc. Do movies have trigger warnings? I haven't been to a movie in a theater for almost 20 years so I'm not sure how it's done anymore. <br />4. Yes, please. <br />5. A blurb should include a spoiler free preview of the story. Excerpts are alright but not necessary. <br /><br />I think we try to complicate things sometimes and less can be more.<br />Wendy Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11976455105113451007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518615599963587871.post-23054429374079993992018-09-10T09:43:19.941-07:002018-09-10T09:43:19.941-07:001. The simple answer this is the umbrella term for...1. The simple answer this is the umbrella term for any book including a romance between two or more men. <br />2. I don't think MMM (or MMMM) requires a trigger warning, but I feel like it's a poorly written blurb if it's not clear that there are more than two people in the relationship. <br />3. I think trigger warnings are needed for things like sexual assault or self-harm, but only if they are integral to the storyline. <br />4. Both<br />5. I expect a blurb that gives me an idea of what to expect from the book but not in a spoilerish way. The blurb (which I'm sure is the hardest part of the book) needs to encapsulate the feeling of the book so readers can anticipate the flavor. And yes, I have the same expectations for indie and traditional publishing. RDPagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16224585070602326613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518615599963587871.post-60644774486998253872018-09-10T06:37:02.235-07:002018-09-10T06:37:02.235-07:00Unless the blurb was really short and incomplete I...Unless the blurb was really short and incomplete I don't know how Reader A didn't know it was a threesome. (sometimes the blurbs are confusing even for me)I mean just the names of the MCs mentioned should be a clear indicator how many people are going to be involved in a relationship. In my personal opinion either Reader A was inattentive or didn't read the blurb entirely or the author for whatever reason didn't make the blurb long enough to understand it would be a threesome which really almost never happens. There is always an indicator that it's two or three or more people together. The most obvious would even be the cover and three people on it! So she made a mistake and blamed an author for it and the fact she didn't like the book. Not cool, Reader A! Just my opinion! :-) Volhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14392620153844195456noreply@blogger.com