IN DEFENSE OF MALE READERS

Stop the Hate.

So I see  @J0hnADouglas has stirred the hornet's nest again, stating he does not want to read "books by women for women" and he wants to see a Men's Book Marketspace. I'm all like  haha, that's John for you...

https://x.com/J0hnADouglas/status/190249869067942752

...but then I read some of the absolute vitriol being poured out on Male readers in the comments.😲Here's a hotflash  for all the 'peace and tolerance' crowd:  calling men stupid  is not a great way to get them to read your books.

To make it crystal clear: John doesn't hate Female Authors. John Douglas chose his pen name as an homage to Sara Douglass - and he gave me, a Female  Indie Author a 5 star review. He has also boosted  other  female authors, and has been a great friend to any who know him.

Now, I myself love a great Romance, especially when it has a fantastic subplot - like the historical/supernatural one I'm reading now by @AdrianneNovels . I love well-written Romances like these, for they are a secret feminine pleasure of mine. And just like me, John has his own things he loves. He doesn't hate women - he just doesn't want to read books BY women FOR women. Most men don't. They want action and adventure, not Romantasy. But according to ugly comments in John's thread, these TradPub Literati think men are stupid if they want something besides what their ManHating Industry offers them. TradPub and their adherents are HAPPY John won't find anything for himself on the big box bookshelves. TradPub hates John, and they hate men like him who long for exciting, masculine-oriented action stories. Yet they're still mad men are walking away- the Publishing Industry is like a psychotic ex, screaming hate while demanding men return. I'm all for it. Keep up what you're doing, TradPub... Female Indie Authors like me will write stories Men love, and we will grab the Readers you ManHaters drove away.