tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7001172899073209031.post1067398705229526476..comments2023-12-25T12:34:37.339-08:00Comments on The Velvet Lair of Suz deMello: Vote for Meeeee.......Really? (#SexSceneChampionships #MFRWAuthor @MFRW_ORG #BDSM)Suz dehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17236960359162948178noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7001172899073209031.post-69762595488172209322014-08-21T19:23:35.955-07:002014-08-21T19:23:35.955-07:00Hi, Suz. Looking forward to seeing your excerpt to...Hi, Suz. Looking forward to seeing your excerpt tomorrow.<br /><br />I'm also terrible at marketing and self-promo - to the point that I almost never use my FB page, I quit Triberr because of the spam aspect, and I cringe at the 'vote for me' aspect of contest promos. I signed up for the Sex Scene Championship because I thought it would be fun, and I'd learn a lot from the other authors. And I have.<br /><br />As someone writing M/M erotic romance space operas (heavy on the SF), I'm already in several ghettos as far as genre. Science fiction readers shy from explicit sex, and for a long time, romance readers wanted nothing to do with over-the-top science-fictiony plots. I'm happy to see that's changing. (Mostly so I can read other people's great books.)<br /><br />I'm not that flustered by the competition part of the championship, just as I tend to shrug at negative reviews. I had worse experiences by far in 20+ years of commercial art critiques with clients and designers. I know that writing contests can be 'gamed' in various ways, but since there's nothing I can do about that (except not regress to high school by joining in on the popularity games), I'm just hoping for a little more exposure.Crane Hana w/a M.C. Hanahttp://www.cranehanabooks.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7001172899073209031.post-86541646393997807622014-08-21T17:58:22.903-07:002014-08-21T17:58:22.903-07:00good post Suz!good post Suz!Barbara Donlon Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04736670279161854416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7001172899073209031.post-1415063409967916932014-08-21T17:57:07.039-07:002014-08-21T17:57:07.039-07:00Jeez Louise, Melissa...the lengths people will go ...Jeez Louise, Melissa...the lengths people will go to...Yikes. I feel like a lamb among wolves.Suz dehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236960359162948178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7001172899073209031.post-82077862108036606092014-08-21T16:11:52.277-07:002014-08-21T16:11:52.277-07:00Congrats and best of luck. I do think that many of...Congrats and best of luck. I do think that many of the contests are all about popularity. Even contests that have stated that you can only vote once, I found out that by erasing the cookies on your computer you could vote again... it was a bloodbath!Melissa Keirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10247037321769755660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7001172899073209031.post-70394823311563146802014-08-21T15:01:45.816-07:002014-08-21T15:01:45.816-07:00Yes, more cooperation and less competition. It get...Yes, more cooperation and less competition. It gets hard to figure out these competitions, especially when you know the authors...how do you choose? Some competitions may be unique and catch readers' attention, but for the most part, they tend to be the same.Marianne Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05277593485137508765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7001172899073209031.post-27456526557181956712014-08-21T14:49:21.286-07:002014-08-21T14:49:21.286-07:00Hi Suz! I definitely agree with you on the "V...Hi Suz! I definitely agree with you on the "Vote for meeeeee!" aspect of competitions. I participate in a writing challenge called The Iron Writer, and while half of the voting is done by judges from the group, the other half comes from the "popularity contest" side of things. So I do think many people end up winning based on that popular vote, because they can wrangle lots of people over to the page. I tend to prefer more merit-based challenges, but I know part of their deal is trying to engage readers, so voting provides that.<br /><br />As an erotica writer, I'm curious about this Sex Scene Championship. So I'm going to go check that out!Laura Robertshttp://buttontapper.comnoreply@blogger.com