I keep wondering if SF readers will be more tolerant of the sex (yeah, romance, whatever...) or if Romance readers will be more tolerant of the science...
A little of both. I have cross-over fans from Romance, although some would have preferred to see the relationships more in the foreground. But, that wasn't the story I was writing, so there we have an example of expectations running up against the reality.
Some SF readers have complained about the distraction of the relationships, but not too many.
I have heard that Romance readers are more willing to cross over into other genres than other genre readers are to cross into Romance, so if you have a book that's primarily SF, it may be a good idea to sell it as that, because the Romance readers will find it anyway and not necessarily the other way around.
All that being said, I felt funny pitching my books to Romance readers, even though I was advised to do so since they did receive some buzz from that quarter. And if I had it to do all over again, I would still pitch my books as adventure/espionage with hard medical detail, because I don't think the relationships stand out enough to qualify as even borderline Romance.
And if I sound confused about all this, it's because I am.
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Re: confusing
Date: 2006-03-17 08:16 pm (UTC)A little of both. I have cross-over fans from Romance, although some would have preferred to see the relationships more in the foreground. But, that wasn't the story I was writing, so there we have an example of expectations running up against the reality.
Some SF readers have complained about the distraction of the relationships, but not too many.
I have heard that Romance readers are more willing to cross over into other genres than other genre readers are to cross into Romance, so if you have a book that's primarily SF, it may be a good idea to sell it as that, because the Romance readers will find it anyway and not necessarily the other way around.
All that being said, I felt funny pitching my books to Romance readers, even though I was advised to do so since they did receive some buzz from that quarter. And if I had it to do all over again, I would still pitch my books as adventure/espionage with hard medical detail, because I don't think the relationships stand out enough to qualify as even borderline Romance.
And if I sound confused about all this, it's because I am.
I should introduce myself, I think. Sent over this way by