Also I just wanted to clarify, when I say I'm looking forward to writing for a more mature audience, I am in no way implying that the people who have read my books are not mature. To all the people who have read and enjoyed my books, I appreciate you. Your support means more than you can know. ❤
Buh-bye YA. But seriously, I agree with you on the spice issue. If authors want to get explicit, it should be adult. Who would put spice in middle grade? Blows my mind.
spice should be spicy, many adults try to read YA to not have spicy. Not all teens want their romances to be spicy, nor fad to black. Relationships arent one note, especially when you're young and new. Adults who want spice in YA seems like they just want simpler, quicker or fantasy type romances with spice. They don't want to deal with adulting themes like going darker, serious or mundane like paying bills XD
If you are struggling to get your books in the hand of the right reader it could be that there is nothing wrong with your stories or your readers…. Rather your branding is not as effective as it should be. 🤔 just a suggestion.
@@billyalarie929 It means that the book is a prequel in that it takes place 30 years before Phoenix. But it's meant to be read as a sequel. You can read them in either order but if you read the prequel first, any suspense or plot twists in Phoenix will be gone because you already know what's happening.
Also I just wanted to clarify, when I say I'm looking forward to writing for a more mature audience, I am in no way implying that the people who have read my books are not mature. To all the people who have read and enjoyed my books, I appreciate you. Your support means more than you can know. ❤
This is why making the 'New Adult' genre official would be beneficial.
Buh-bye YA.
But seriously, I agree with you on the spice issue. If authors want to get explicit, it should be adult. Who would put spice in middle grade? Blows my mind.
Never understand people getting a book in a genre they don't like and then trashing the book in a review.
I'm in my 40s and I enjoyed The Guardian Books. Am I the baddy? 😮
@@AndraeXP No! I wanted to write them in a way that readers of all ages could enjoy them, not just readers who are closer in age to the protagonist.
spice should be spicy, many adults try to read YA to not have spicy. Not all teens want their romances to be spicy, nor fad to black. Relationships arent one note, especially when you're young and new. Adults who want spice in YA seems like they just want simpler, quicker or fantasy type romances with spice. They don't want to deal with adulting themes like going darker, serious or mundane like paying bills XD
Good luck with the changes. Best wishes from Lancashire, England.
@@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk Thank you!
Sorry-
What’s a prequel-sequel?
Best wishes.
Thank you!
If you are struggling to get your books in the hand of the right reader it could be that there is nothing wrong with your stories or your readers…. Rather your branding is not as effective as it should be. 🤔 just a suggestion.
Sorry-
What’s a prequel-sequel?
@@billyalarie929 It means that the book is a prequel in that it takes place 30 years before Phoenix. But it's meant to be read as a sequel. You can read them in either order but if you read the prequel first, any suspense or plot twists in Phoenix will be gone because you already know what's happening.
@@RachelTerryAuthorohhhh understandable! Thanks!