Comments on: Ebook Publishers and Erotica Romance

By: szaleniec

szaleniec — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:42:19 +0000

Anonymous #11: Regardless of DA’s motives, the excerpts presented spoke for themselves. Thanks for the entertaining post though – the Godwin was somewhat formulaic but “lunch mob” has to be one of the most hilarious malapropisms I’ve ever read.

By: Anne Davission

Anne Davission — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:22:39 +0000

I’m late to this discussion but want to say that I agree with Catherine that there are some good reads from Ravenous Romance. I liked “Haunted Seduction” a great deal and plan to read “Sex, Lies, and Wedding Bells.” I’m not big into astrology but the premise of some of the Giron novels do look interesting enough to give one or two a go. I buy my ebooks with care and after having read any available excerpts ahead of time. I’m still much prefer print but know things are changing.

By: A K

A K — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 14:15:43 +0000

I thought the review was very correct. Jane limited her comment to the one book. Anonymous, are you the writer or her best friend?

By: anonymous

anonymous — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:41:14 +0000

How can anyone say this is not a personal vendetta? I haven’t read Capitol Affair but in all my years of writing, I have never seen such a scathing review, intent on discredting the writer’s works on a whole. Is this Jane from DA a profesisonal reviewer, or just an author basher when she doesn’t like someone. The posts at DA are nothing more than a witch-hunt against Ravenous and designed to discredit the company in whatever manner they can. Some claim DA has power (choking on my coffee here). Hitler had power too — as long as he got all his little minions to kill innocent human beings. I see this DA thing against one publisher very similar. DA is a tiny fish in a vast ocean with nothing but a bunch of minnows following the site because apparently they have NO LIVES. You should get one Jane, and quit leading a biased, prejudiced, brain-dead lunch mob.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:59:40 +0000

Ironically, all Jane & Dear Author has accomplished by this is to help increase Jamaica Layne’s (and Ravenous’) sales tremendously. When it comes to selling books, all publicity is good publicity.

By: Sasha

Sasha — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:01:08 +0000

KM — you said it!

I had some time and I went over and read the review, and just based off of the previous work I read from Layne, as well as, the excepts on Dear Author — you said exactly what I was thinking.

The writing speaks for itself, and Layne is just THAT bad.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:25:29 +0000

You’re welcome, Sandra. I hope Jane will give you a fair review! There is some excellent writing coming out of RR. I enjoy the books that are more character driven and The Toast Bitches definitely qualifies. Morgan James’ Haunted Seduction, while not exactly what I’d call a romance, was definitely an erotic ghost story with great atmosphere and a flawed, therefore believable heroine. And I’m getting a huge kick out of Em Lynley’s Sex, Lies and Wedding Bells. I’ve also read some of Sephira Geron’s horror novels and am really looking forward to reading her Ravenous work.

By: Keira

Keira — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:17:25 +0000

That’s true about the differences. I was just pointing out that smut and erotica are used the same way in fanfic with little distinction. In fact ppl proclaim proudly that their story will have sex in it by calling it smut or as you said PWP. Places like adultfanfiction[dot]net also run warnings on their stories. It’s up to the writer to announce them. On websites like that it seems the dirtier and more off the wall the story is the better it is received. Of course the difference comes down to price and market. Online it’s free and the people reading it search it out. You don’t expect it in something you purchase for the romance and sex… hence the warnings.

By: KM

KM — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:04:46 +0000

I have to disagree with the assertion that Jane is “out to get Ravenous Romance,” but even if she were, I don’t think this review could be construed as a personal vendetta in any way.

If I were to completely ignore Jane’s commentary about the book and base my opinion solely off of the excerpts provided, I would still find it to be offensive, disgusting, poorly-written, and not in any way, shape or form erotic OR romantic.

The writing speaks for itself, and the writing fails. Period.

By: Sasha

Sasha — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:57:06 +0000

I think there is a distinct difference though — smut is dirty, mindless sex with no point.

Erotica, is supposed to be something along the lines of say — “Lolita” or Lora Leigh books. There is a plot, there is substance, and its driven by sex. Not the other way around.

I’d say Layne falls into smut versus erotica. I guess in fanfiction land, you’d call that a PWP — a porn without a plot.