tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18353079.post3296230663505396310..comments2023-04-12T09:57:35.824-04:00Comments on The Crime Sistahs: The Crime Sistahshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03738479506954521706noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18353079.post-986064000188128022009-05-02T00:31:00.000-04:002009-05-02T00:31:00.000-04:00Books of Soul has a feature interview with Leslie ...Books of Soul has a feature interview with Leslie Banks, as well as a few postings of her books. See her comments at http://booksofsoul.com/2008/11/interview-with-leslie-banks/Erichttp://booksofsoul.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18353079.post-89883356143556768182009-04-23T20:25:00.000-04:002009-04-23T20:25:00.000-04:00Rhonda,
Hi. I can understand your point of view. ...Rhonda,<br /><br />Hi. I can understand your point of view. Many books do very well within the black book niche. Christian fiction seems to very well. But typically horror and mysteries do not. I'm a mystery writer. I feel my target audience is mystery readers. Period. For me it's very frustrating as an author to only be marketed to a small segment of the reading public based on my race.<br /><brangela henrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18353079.post-64608093638720376402009-04-23T18:59:00.000-04:002009-04-23T18:59:00.000-04:00Very interesting about Leslie Esdaile's LA Banks b...Very interesting about Leslie Esdaile's LA Banks books. I know my novel, Secrets and Lies isn't particulary ethnic. I remember when I first introduced it to my critique group four years ago one of the members asked me if they were black people. They're upper middle class and she couldn't see any distingushing marks that made it obvious that they were. I added little things like some sister-girl rhonda mcknighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02018229725796276222noreply@blogger.com