I don’t currently have plans to write Runaway Bride (which would be the sequel to Suddenly a Bride). While it’s taboo to discuss finances on a blog, a big part of my decision to write or not write a book has to do with whether or not people will buy it. The reason this matters is because I am now the sole provider for my household. I have a husband and four children to support. I once had the luxury of writing without thought to making a profit, but I don’t have that choice anymore. And if I couldn’t make a living, I’d have to work outside the home which means I wouldn’t be able to write like I do now. So you see how I’m pretty much in a corner.
So here’s the thing. If I wrote a sequel, I would ask $3.99 for it. (I would not offer it for free.) I’m asking $3.99 for all books published from this point on. I might run a giveaway for the paperback version, but I have no plans to run a giveaway for the ebook version of the sequel.
I will run this poll for a week. Spread the word to anyone you know who has read Suddenly a Bride and ask them to vote on here. I will not accept repeat voting (I had someone admit to doing that on another poll I did), and this skewed the results. And please vote ONLY IF you would actually read it.
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Suddenly a Bride was one of my favorites. So I would DEFINITELY buy the sequel for whatever price you ask for. Since I know that your books are my favorites, I would never second-guess my purchase from you because I already know that I will be more than satisfied.
Toyette, you’ve been with me for a couple years now, and I don’t take that for granted. 😀 You’ve always been so sweet to me. Thank you.
I hope I had something to do with this request 🙂 And I hope you get many many many yes votes!! I will be the first in line!
You were one of quite a few people asking about a sequel, but it was your post on my FB wall that made me think maybe it was time to consider it. Originally, I had planned to make it a trilogy with Mark and Lexie’s story being second and Sandy’s story being third. I liked the idea, but for the longest time, there just wasn’t an interest in it, so I had dropped it. Now that I know enough interest is there, I can justify writing it. 😀 So many thanks.
Suddenly a Bride is the book my mom liked so much and wondered what happened to the sequel mentioned in the back. 🙂
When I made that book free, I revised it and took out the mention of a sequel. (It’s possible the new version wasn’t updated through the Smashwords channels until after the free version was already up. You know how the updating through the channels go. :D) I wonder how many people bought the book and didn’t read it until later. I’m guilty of buying books and letting them sit for months or even years before reading them.
I HAVE to let books sit for months because I have so many on my Kindle, it would take me a long time to read them all!
LOL I know what you mean. 😀
Looks like your fans have spoken!
Or are still speaking, I guess.
Either way, I think you’ll make the right decision.
I’ll write the sequel and the third book that is supposed to complete the trilogy. I spent all weekend working on covers. It was fun but frustrating since pictures I thought would work didn’t once I got the man and woman together. I’m trying to stick with a similar format for the covers so people know it’s part of a series. Looking back, I wish I had done that from the beginning for my books. But back then, I kept thinking I’d run out of ideas and stop writing at some point. LOL