Across the Beer Bar with SUMMER DANIELS and WTRAFSOG

Liz: Welcome to my beer bar Summer! What can I pour for you to start?

Summer: Thank you Liz ... nice to be across the bar from you!  How about something light and sweet?  Do you have a "Summer" ale ...? 

Liz: Why, no dear. I don't have any ales. Just lagers. But I do have an amazing light lager, so here you go.

Now, tell us how this amazing phenomenon "What to Read After 50 Shades of Grey" got started.

Summer: What To Read After Fifty Shades of Grey (or WTRAFSOG for short) got started back in April of 2012 when I was trying to market my own Summer's Journey series.  I kept seeing more and more online discussion about how FSOG had drawn in a lot of new readers as well as reintroducing reading back into a lot of lives. 

Liz: I remember its early days and how excited I was to see Floor Time jumping onto the list and moving up (and, apparently, staying up). By taking this not insubstantial project on you are doing a LOT for a lot of other authors. Was that your goal?

Summer: It was indeed a goal from inception that I help promote other authors.  I truly believe that good Karma is cyclical in nature.  Do good for others and that good will return to you a hundred fold.  Eventually.  :-)
The initial idea of the Facebook page was really to help bring readers and authors together.  To promote my books and those of other deserving authors.  It did not take long before it really turned into so much more. 

Liz: And so it started basically as a Facebook page where we authors could promote. What happened that made you realize how much bigger it could be?

Summer: I think it was the sheer numbers.  The page continued to grow and grow - in all aspects ... more fans, more authors clamoring for promotion, and more books sold as a result of the posts on the page.  It started from very humble beginnings to the point where it was responsible for over 500 books sold a day - every day!  The interaction between the authors and readers has truly turned WTRAFSOG into a wonderful community that I'm proud to be a part of.

Liz: Whoops! Empty glass....what can I pour for you next.

How about a Honey Blonde ale?  Sweet and sassy. 

Liz: NO ALES (people, do your homework, sheesh). Here is a red lager. Trust me you will like it. I'm, like, theSummer: I have spent so much time nurturing WTRAFSOG in the past 2 years that I sometimes forget all about my own writing!  My Summer's Journey series is what I like to call true life Romance / Erotica.  It is a series that delves into what happens when I decided to give up being in control all the time and my sexual education that resulted from that decision.  It has been WAY too long since I've written Volume Four of the series and I have many fans asking repeatedly when the next part of the series will be released.  To a large extent, my stewardship of the WTRAFSOG community has put my own writing career on hold for much longer than I intended.  However, I have actually recently started a new book project that I'm pretty excited about, in addition to continuing the Summer's Journey series of course.  The new book has elements of romance, paranormal, religion and even a little sex thrown in there since I can't seem to stray too far from my roots.  I hope this new book will see light of day in Fall of this year.




Speaking of being excited about a new project, we would like to announce here for the first time - a WTRAFSOG Box Set, coming May 11th to an electron near you.
What To Read After FSOG: The Gemstone Collection - Part One is a box set that will feature 7 Best Sellers from our WTRAFSOG Top Fifty List.  
The Top Fifty list is compiled from over two years of actual sales data that results from reader recommendations and author promotions.
Authors included are Arianne Richmonde, Elaine Raco Chase, Liz Crowe, Joya Ryan, Kristine Cayne, CJ Roberts and Summer Daniels.
You may notice the "Part One" in the title.  That is no accident as there will be more WTRAFSOG branded box sets coming soon! 

Liz: I'm psyched to be in on this thing, I will tell you. I've learned a lot from the process of putting it together, including the best (and worst) ways to combine the creative and marketing powers of multiple authors for a common goal. What are some of the ways people can be in on the WTRAFSOG announcements?  

Summer: As I always like to say, help spread the legs.  Oops ... word.  Help spread the word.  :-)
For authors the best marketing will always be word of mouth advertising.  One reader mentions a good book, or hot new release in this case, to a friend, their reading group, their mailman, etc.  That person mentions it to two others, so on and so on.

As a relatively successful marketing maven - I have found that Karma I mentioned earlier to be the biggest factor.  Help spread the word for no other reason than helping your fellow authors and readers.  Good things happen when you embrace the community spirit.

Liz: Ok, so, a nightcap...what's your poison?

I have to confess to reading a few of your previous Across The Bar segments and after I dried the drool off my monitor (hot firefighter anyone?) I saw something about a Wolverine Ale of some sort?  That sounds about perfect.  Time to break out the claws and get sassy!
Liz: No. No Ales. No Ales. No. Ales. Lager….just lagers….never mind. Here, have this bourbon barrel aged dark Imperial. At 9% alcohol it's something we can share to celebrate the kick off of the PRE ORDER period for our What To Read After FSOG: Gemstone Collections Book 1!

Here are brief blurbs for each book:
Captive in the Dark by CJ Roberts—This New York Times Bestseller is the story of a young woman kidnapped and held hostage by a human trafficker out for revenge. Gritty, violent, and not for the faint of heart. 18+
Shades of Pearl by Arianne Richmonde— USA TODAY Bestselling novel. Just when Pearl has given up on love, sexy French billionaire Alexandre sweeps her off her feet with passion and intrigue. The catch? He’s fifteen years younger than she is. Ride this rollercoaster of sex, lies, heartache and love.
Double Occupancy by Elaine Raco Chase— Meet Casey Reynolds - she's not thin, petite, clueless, virginal or submissive - but she is a burned out Pulitzer-Prize winning reporter who ends up reluctantly sharing a borrowed villa with a handsome stranger. Provocative, explicit but so much fun!
Floor Time by Liz Crowe— Jack and Sara bring the SEXY to real estate. Two successful, independent and complex adults with plenty of baggage have a single clichéd hookup that changes their worlds forever. Expect to get hooked on this compelling couple and their series.

Deadly Obsession by Kristine Cayne— When movie-star Nic Lamoureux meets photographer Lauren James, the attraction is instant--and mutual, but his stalker makes it deadly clear Lauren is the competition. And the competition must be eliminated.
Break Me Slowly by Joya Ryan— Adam Kinkade is a man used to getting what he wants. And he wants Katelyn—naked and often. Willing to stop at nothing to possess her, he relentlessly pursues  Kate only to discover that it is she who possesses him—completely.
Summer's Journey, Vol. 1-4 by Summer Daniels— Join Summer on her journey of sexual self-discovery; a well written, intelligent and sexy series about the beginning of her sensual, sultry love affair with life, and all the joys of being a woman.

Pre order your copy HERE!
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cheers,Liz