tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post8154300548615129418..comments2024-01-30T03:31:56.795-07:00Comments on White Readers Meet Black Authors: Get your free ebook of Wading Home!Carleen Bricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433203126527081458noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-47916868706570316902011-08-12T13:33:24.867-06:002011-08-12T13:33:24.867-06:00I am a black author who has not been able to get m...I am a black author who has not been able to get many white readers. My ebooks on kindle are "The Life,"; "Two wrongs Don't Make a Right" and my best seller to date but poorly edited, "God Helps Those..."<br /><br />"God Helps Those is by far my favorite story. But the editing issues would probably be a turn off for most white readers.<br /><br />Another issue that myself and many other black authors have is developing sympathetic characters that white readers can identify with.<br /><br />Some would point to James Paterson's Alex Cross. The thing is, even though he is a black character in his physical description, Paterson has designed him to appeal to a white audience. Many black writers see the world through black eyes. And if they haven't done some SERIOUS creative writing on a college level their characters will lack that cross over appeal.<br /><br />So my hope is that the white readers who are willing to identify with black characters who are inherently black will give my books a chance.<br /><br />And by the way my books contain sex and violence; and don't usually end on happy notes. So if your looking for fairy tales with happy neat endings they might not be for you. I've never knew anybody who had a had an happy ending.Alan Cramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04396891663756158736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-1898409338978003212011-02-27T12:31:43.185-07:002011-02-27T12:31:43.185-07:00What a gorgeous cover for Hurricane! Makes me feel...What a gorgeous cover for <em>Hurricane</em>! Makes me feel at home again. Thanks for letting us know this is coming out.Shauna Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871768714926149114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-23761129347085002692011-02-25T04:44:14.815-07:002011-02-25T04:44:14.815-07:00I had seen Wading Home as a free download from a f...I had seen Wading Home as a free download from a feed that I follow that highlights free Amazon books and games for the Kindle. Amazon UK had it free the day before it went free on Amazon US. Glad to hear it's helping with publicity of the book.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing the cover of Hurricane, it' gorgeous.Dusky Literatihttp://www.duskyliterati.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-74663256596018450352011-02-24T09:22:55.791-07:002011-02-24T09:22:55.791-07:00Carleen,
There is already a marked difference in t...Carleen,<br />There is already a marked difference in the attention given to my book, Wading Home, since the free download for Black History Month, and the resulting wonderful blog posts, like yours. Thank you again for your support!Rosalyn Storynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-37822669243346003332011-02-18T20:28:27.614-07:002011-02-18T20:28:27.614-07:00I wonder where the 100 ARC's went
Since I ...I wonder where the 100 ARC's went <br /><br />Since I review adult fiction at Color Online I try to keep up with what's coming out - reading PW, blog hopping etc, but this is the first time I am hearing about Wading Home. <br /><br />With arcs its also a matter of where they go. When I am asked if I want a review copy of a book I'd never read it makes me wonder if the person asking has ever seen my blog.<br /><br />Publisher would be better off sending arcs to bloggers, not major review media when it comes to novels by Black authors. Or at least a 50/50 split. <br /><br />It is nice to see Agate Bolden has not given up Wading Home. That kind of support tells me it must be really good.Dorethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08676911030014718403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-53644452129679671652011-02-18T10:42:00.565-07:002011-02-18T10:42:00.565-07:00I just downloaded this to my Kindle last night. I&...I just downloaded this to my Kindle last night. I'm going to link this post to my FB page._https://www.blogger.com/profile/16045401564948651914noreply@blogger.com