Comments on The Book Vixen - A Romance Book Blog: Open Letter to Authors and Publishers

Good to know, about CYOA being a trademarked brand...

2013-07-09T15:31:40.740-07:00

Good to know, about CYOA being a trademarked brand. I've seen the term 'interactive romance' around and that fits.

I have read Pick Your Pleasure and it was a fun read. (Of course I went back an read all the other possible options.) I'm looking forward to book 2 and 3.

All I say is yes yes FUn!

2013-07-07T07:51:25.987-07:00

All I say is yes yes FUn!

I'm so excited to see a bunch of people intere...

2013-07-07T04:24:32.286-07:00

I'm so excited to see a bunch of people interested in interactive romance novels(CYOA is a trademarked brand so I never use that term, FYI). My brother actually suggested I give it a try and after that there was no looking back. It was so much fun I'm doing two more this summer. So far Pick Your Pleasure has been very well received by fans *fingers crossed* I hope you enjoy it if you give it a try!

What a cool idea! I loved those CYOA books and wo...

2013-07-06T23:15:46.190-07:00

What a cool idea! I loved those CYOA books and would love to see an adult romance version.

Brianna, CYOA books were some of my very favorite ...

2013-07-06T15:02:14.404-07:00

Brianna, CYOA books were some of my very favorite as a child. This could be done SO well in this day and age of computers. The stakes could be higher, where you couldn't just flip to the next page if you didn't like the outcome. (You'd have to start the digital book over or something.) Also, authors are getting used writing fast and having several releases per year, and it seems this volume would be needed to write so many alternate plot paths. I give this idea of adult CYOA two thumbs way up--and think it would be the ultimate book experience! :)

I definitely will post a review for Pick Your Plea...

2013-07-05T17:24:25.790-07:00

I definitely will post a review for Pick Your Pleasure. I've read it once through already; I plan to read it once more picking the other selection for the first decision.

Please do a review of PICK YOUR PLEASURE for us so...

2013-07-05T16:43:05.806-07:00

Please do a review of PICK YOUR PLEASURE for us so we know how you liked it :) I used to love reading the CYOA books when I was young, a LONG time ago, LOL.

I'd love to know which one, if you find out :)...

2013-07-05T12:55:06.942-07:00

I'd love to know which one, if you find out :)

I'm trying out a BDSM erotic CYOR book right n...

2013-07-05T12:54:47.968-07:00

I'm trying out a BDSM erotic CYOR book right now. I'll let you know how it goes. I'll be live-tweeting it under #PickYourPleasure.

And it works the same way on Kindle.

2013-07-05T12:45:48.547-07:00

And it works the same way on Kindle.

Awesome! I didn't know that actually existed a...

2013-07-05T12:44:32.277-07:00

Awesome! I didn't know that actually existed already. I usually read on my Kobo and never click the chapter links, lol.

I would totally cheer you on in this endeavor! But...

2013-07-05T12:40:23.019-07:00

I would totally cheer you on in this endeavor! But as far as myself writing a book, I am just not a writer. I leave the storytelling to the professionals ;)

Yes! I actually think one of my friends recently r...

2013-07-05T12:40:10.710-07:00

Yes! I actually think one of my friends recently read a CYOA romance. I need to check on that.

I love the BDSM at the end. LOL I would totally re...

2013-07-05T12:06:19.231-07:00

I love the BDSM at the end. LOL I would totally read that.

I've considered doing a CYOA book on iPad. You...

2013-07-05T11:38:59.745-07:00

I've considered doing a CYOA book on iPad. You could actually insert links to the pages.

You know what they say -- "If you want a type...

2013-07-05T11:19:56.423-07:00

You know what they say -- "If you want a type of book that hasn't been written..." Write it yourself. I personally think that a CYOA Romance would be fantastic. I don't know how you aspire as far as writing, like a few of us book bloggers wish, but that could be fun. It could also be a great join adventure for a few aspiring writers. *hint hint*

I loved, loved, loved the CYOAB when I was a kid. ...

2013-07-05T11:07:32.583-07:00

I loved, loved, loved the CYOAB when I was a kid. Excellent idea!

OMG! The writing cogs in my brain are a-churning. ...

2013-07-05T09:53:59.130-07:00

OMG! The writing cogs in my brain are a-churning. I have so many romance and erotica romance ideas on the backburner that would be perfect for this type of platform. Having never read a CYOA book in my life, now I have to go read some.

Curse you, Brianna! (And thanks for your genius.) ヅ

There are a few CYOA-type romance books out there ...

2013-07-05T08:59:33.383-07:00

There are a few CYOA-type romance books out there already* but I really feel like there could be a line of them (like how Harlequin** has its Blaze, Presents, and Superromance lines) and I honestly think it would be successful.

*I will add comments to this post with book details when I get wind of CYOA-type romance novels.

**Hey Harlequin, I'm looking at YOU. You can totally take this idea and make it flourish.

I have a CYOA on my Kindle and it works great. Ins...

2013-07-05T08:53:38.298-07:00

I have a CYOA on my Kindle and it works great. Instead of "...go to page 56", you click on a hyperlink and you will get directed to that part of the Kindle book. It uses the same 'magic' as chapter links and 'about the author' links found in Kindle ebooks.

I guess I'm willing to give it a shot, but I h...

2013-07-05T08:52:14.550-07:00

I guess I'm willing to give it a shot, but I have to admit, I have no real interest in a CYOA book. I like to read an author's vision, not to create my own. If I see one that sounds interesting, I'll try it, and who knows, maybe I will like it.

it would be awesome to try to write a rom susp in ...

2013-07-05T08:50:33.961-07:00

it would be awesome to try to write a rom susp in this format. hmmm...

Yes please!

You've spilled the beans! I'll be on the l...

2013-07-05T08:50:02.855-07:00

You've spilled the beans! I'll be on the lookout for an announcement.

I've been getting tweets about CYOA-type roman...

2013-07-05T08:47:50.372-07:00

I've been getting tweets about CYOA-type romance novels:

Christine d'Abo has one coming out on 8/13/2013 from Carina Press - Choose Your Shot: An Interactive Erotic Adventure. It's book 5 in the Long Shots series but, from what I can tell on Goodreads, it's the first book in the series to be an interactive read.

Another one tweeted to me was Pick Your Pleasure by Jayne Rylon. This one is a self-published title that was released last December. It's $3.99 for 180 pages, which is usually too expensive for me, but considering that this book is essentially multiple stories in one, it seems reasonable.

I've added both of these books to my TBR list.

Hi Brianna! I loved your post and it took me back...

2013-07-05T08:47:14.048-07:00

Hi Brianna!

I loved your post and it took me back to the late 1970's and early 1980's when my sons were in Grade School and were avid readers of Make Your Own Adventure books! They loved them so much that they also got all their friends to read them as well (which made for some upset mothers who called as asked what I'd done to their sons who no longer wanted to watch TV but instead either go outside to read or heaven forbid be taken to the library or book store!).

I love romance stories and I'd like to "join your campaign" to have "Choose Your Own Romance" books. I'm sure the other readers have all picked up a book at some point in time when they really didn't like the "hero, heroine, villain, etc." and think how wonderful it would be to go to a different chapter and pick a new "fill in blank" instead?

Now we just need to know where to send the donations to get the campaign going!