Decisions Made

 As of this morning I've pulled all of the books with a female MC from sale on Amazon. 

The decision to do this wasn't made lightly.

I spent this week updating my record keeping focusing on the last two years specifically, and in the last two years those five books may as well never existed. Even on Kobo in Kobo plus, those five books have never sold a single copy... ever. 

Now, what I do with those books is still undecided. I've considered updating two or three of them and republishing them under a different pen name. But right now, I don't know if that's even allowed. Those books are still subject to the KU rules for the next month or so, so I'm in no rush to make the harder decision there.

AND!

And I've pulled Under a Crescent Moon from sale everywhere except my Payhip store. I will pull it from there at the end of November, so if you want the current edition, now is the time to get it.

I do plan to totally refurbish that book. I'm still short of what I need to fund print covers but I have what I need (mostly) for a new e-cover. I just don't know what I'm looking for in a new cover. Or if I should change the title.

I'm not entirely fond of the title, I was rushed to settle on a title when I sold the book to the original publisher and then got stuck with it when I decided it wasn't right. And now that it's been out for nearly two decades I just don't know if I should change it. Or... if Amazon will ever allow it back into KU in the future and what might happen if I sneak it past them. Remember, Moon was blocked from KU due to shenanigans with the original publisher.

Which does lead me to wonder what title I'd like if I do. I do want to keep Crescent Moon. I just don't like the Under part.

Other decisions still not made.

SIGHS!

The MM books that have never done well.

What do I do with them?

I would like to disappear them and pretend they never happened. I still don't understand why they were ignored. Meh, I will never know.

I know that Need You Now, a sexy, slightly dark themed, short story has never done well at all. It's not much different than Beyond Complicated or In from the Cold, just shorter. But, nope, nothing. Doesn't help that Amazon sent it to the erotica dungeon. I don't agree with their erotica classifications. It's explicit, yes, it has a full plot with a happy ending, so I don't classify it as erotica. But there we are. An emotional little story with lots of sex... and nothing. 

Y'all send me mixed signals. You know that right? Like, the books that sold very well early on were dark, erotic, and twisted. I write more dark, erotic and twisted now, and nothing. But those books still do okay.

But, the not dark, not erotic, and definitely not twisted books are rejected completely.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT Y'ALL WANT FROM ME!

I'm told I complain too much when I ask.

And speaking of Dark, Erotic, and Twisted. Beyond Complicated has been my best seller for the past few years. Last month in KU it started booking along with some hefty page reads, and then it fell off to nothing almost immediately. The graph shows an 8k page read day then it nose dives to the ground and has never recovered. No sales. No page reads. Nothing showing for a month now. 

I don't get that. I honestly don't understand. And I swear it seems so suspicious. 

But I can't prove it. It makes me feel paranoid to say that I believe Amazon chose to suppress my books. To say that I think they out and out... do other things... is insane. But explain why that book, specifically, started hitting and immediately flung itself off a cliff? 

ANYWAY!

I did not mean to go off on rants. I'm trying not to do that. But...

ONE LAST DECISION to discuss.

From now until the end of the year the 28 books still on Amazon are on sale for $2.99 or less for the holidays.

If you haven't gotten them, get them now. I have not decided if I'm archiving several of those books yet. I will make that decision by the end of the year. 

And if you want to buy straight from me, I still have titles available in my Payhip store. Including the twin book. Just click the STORE tab in menu to find the link.

And if you'd like to help me fund the complete refurbish of Crescent Moon, please "buy me a coffee" HERE!

I plan to start on Shift in Time next and would love to get a jump on funding that refresh now too, if it's not too much to ask.

As always,

Peace,

Mercy