Planet of the Creeps

Personally, I felt like the old title really hit on the misogyny, aggression, and cruelty that I was trying to call out with this book. But it seems I was alone in that feeling. Everybody else hated the title. Even people who liked the book, hated the title.

Moreover, many people assumed, based on that original title, that the book was … I guess in favor of rape. Honestly, that was an interpretation I never even thought of. That was a failure of imagination on my part. Given the existence of CNC kinks and dubcon erotica I should have anticipated it.

Of course, even if I had considered that interpretation I’m sure I would have expected reading the description, reading reviews, reading the damn book would clarify things. Instead there has been a sizable contingent of people who hate the title so much they presume to know the book without even reading it. It’s a technique of literary criticism I wasn’t familiar with until now.

Obviously I don’t write for small-minded people. Nevertheless, I’ve realized the original title was a distraction from what I was trying to accomplish with this book. And so, without further ado, I present to you:

Planet of the Creeps