tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post3568190695328106301..comments2024-03-26T16:52:31.007-05:00Comments on Smart Girls Read Romance: How Many Books?Joan Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17622809465767116747noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post-74634326547918685062014-07-23T06:20:32.465-05:002014-07-23T06:20:32.465-05:00Excellent post and question. I am enjoying all the...Excellent post and question. I am enjoying all the comments too.Beth Trisselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13742049964476824594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post-61599190082626077892014-07-22T22:26:13.880-05:002014-07-22T22:26:13.880-05:00You nailed it when you said it had to be organic. ...You nailed it when you said it had to be organic. Good article.Joan Reeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17622809465767116747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post-82991622808668613272014-07-22T19:17:47.081-05:002014-07-22T19:17:47.081-05:00I love to read series as long as I don't have....I love to read series as long as I don't have.to.go back and.figure out who is who.Some.series I wish.would.keep.going.some.not.So.much.I love.when.I.Can.pick.up a book and I recognize people and.places and can just zip through like I.know.t he.people.I read so many books that I.really love a good.series when I know I will love the.books.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post-83091437606113397482014-07-21T21:16:10.728-05:002014-07-21T21:16:10.728-05:00Love this question Geri. I have a couple of trilog...Love this question Geri. I have a couple of trilogies out and those seem to do well. But I also have the first five books of the Halsey brothers out, then because readers wanted more Halsey's, I started a trilogy offshoot, and without the next book in the trilogy out, I've had beta readers say I need yet another book in that series to wrap up this latest book AND give them more Halseys... We'll see what the general public says! My philosophy is if the series isn't getting stale for both the writer and the reader then they can do as many as they want. I think your Falcon Agents could go on as long as you can come up with different scenarios for each agent. When a writer uses the same protagonist in every book, I think they shouldn't go on too long. <br />Paty Jagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257614436422105729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post-41866532596046586342014-07-21T21:08:15.448-05:002014-07-21T21:08:15.448-05:00Most publishers like initially contract series in ...Most publishers like initially contract series in books of 3. If they sell well, they'll offer on another 3 books. As a reader, I enjoy a series as long as I don't have to read a lot of back story. A paragraph here....a sentence there is enough, but some authors think they have to rehash the previous book so you can understand the current one. For me, that's a killer.Vonnie Davis ~ Romance Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07360480832587538895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post-39284790718539162432014-07-21T08:59:53.749-05:002014-07-21T08:59:53.749-05:00Great question, Geri! If the series is about the ...Great question, Geri! If the series is about the same set of characters, I get bored after the third book. When the characters are introduced in one book and there is an ensuing story about them, I will read each one. (like your Falcon series). So I guess it depends on how the series is handled.Caroline Clemmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726636166997562182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post-85677424124831898582014-07-21T06:30:55.256-05:002014-07-21T06:30:55.256-05:00This is a great question! As a reader, my mind ten...This is a great question! As a reader, my mind tends to wander after three and even if I read a fourth one, I often don't remember it. I've read a few that went much further than that, but I rarely finish them.I didn't even read all of Nora Roberts' McGregors, the first series I ever latched onto, because there were so many of them. So, to shorten up my long story, I guess my "magic number" is three.Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post-17117033817024001592014-07-20T18:36:39.568-05:002014-07-20T18:36:39.568-05:00As a reader, I become invested in a series whether...As a reader, I become invested in a series whether it's a family or town or an agency (Your Falcons for one). There have been series in the past that I just lose interest in because it seems like the author lost interest and the series fizzles. As a writer, I write the stories that are in my head. I at least want the character to have been mentioned in the earlier stories though.<br />I, too, would love to know the answer to your question. Carra Copelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18372247844024839006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post-11643669682246143592014-07-20T12:26:48.521-05:002014-07-20T12:26:48.521-05:00Great question, Geri. I'd like to hear readers...Great question, Geri. I'd like to hear readers' opinion on this, too. Caroline Clemmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.com