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  1. Sylvia Day I understand that many people are anxious for the release of Captivated by You. What I don't understand is why some readers choose to believe that the delay is due to greed, disrespect, or any other character flaw. Why assume that I'm such a horrible person who is lying around on vacation every day, lazy and unwilling to work? Really, if your personal opinion of me is low, why bother to comment on my page or follow my books? I read books by authors whose work I enjoy. If you don't enjoy my work, please move on.

    SO, the first snippet for Captivated by You was October 2013. Since then there have been infrequent snippets until recently when there has been weekly "teasers".  

    I don't think people are accusing Sylvia of being idle or unwilling to work. I'm sure the life of a highly acclaimed author is busy, filled with varying demands for time and attention, and (hopefully) well compensated.

    It is the readers who compensate the author. One of the author's responsibilities in these days of social media and internet news is to manage the readers expectations. I suspect many fans/readers check the weekly "teaser" for news of a release date. When they find another snippet and NOT a release date, they have unrequited expectation which transfers to frustration and disappointment with subsequent venting of emotion on the website. This is creating quite a negative atmosphere.

    ALSO, I find Sylvia's statement "I read books by authors whose work I enjoy. If you don't enjoy my work, please move on" intriguing. In all the negative comments, I don't think fans are saying they don't like Crossfire series - quite the opposite. They like Crossfire so much they are eager for more.

    MY THOUGHTS - stop the Tuesday teasers until there is a release date and manage the readers/fans expectations more effectively.

    . Hi georgette captivated by you is coming out on 18/112014 it is on Sylvia's website
  2. Wow I don't log in for a few days and I'm totally surprised to see that this is the stuff people post when all I'm trying to do is catch up on the latest GidEva info. Did you really just call Sylvia a ho? What is wrong with you? I think you should make good on that threat to "no longer visit this website". You've said it more than once now so just do it. 

     

    Sorry, I had to get that out. Now here's a post that actually adds something to the site. I like your tenacity Kirsten, lol.

    hi Kirsten when I woke up this morning and found this on this websit sit I at to ply to it I did say I would never come on her again which is true but I at to ply to this last message I DID NOT CALL SYLVIA A HO if you read it right it say I will no longer visit this websit or look out for your books there should have been a full stop in there then it should of HO AND BY THE WAY I get what I write checked and so on so DON!T accuse me of saying something when I never did I would never call anyone a HO it is not nice and it is a horrible thing to say to anybody do I make my self clear I have enough of people saying I am not nice when not one of you know me
  3. Tbidwell I understand your frustration with not having Gideon yet but i think something is getting lost in translation. I also find your posts abrasive. This is Sylvia's fan forum which she has set up so all of her fans can come to one place and interact with her and other fans. I'd hate for her not to frequent her own site because people are not being supportive.

    hi kirsten 

    i understand this is sylvia.s websit i was NOT being abrasive i get my messages checked by my boyfriend and he is a law man i don,t care about weather or not the book comes out any more i am done waiting you did not see the horrible messages she sent me i go by what my boyfriend say and he says i was NOT abrasive i was just asking a questions and pointing out a fact 

  4. tbidwell,

     

    I think you mean well but your post comes across (to me) as abrasive, accusatory, and demanding. I know it's been 11 months. It's taking so long to come out because I'm still writing the series. I will write until I'm done and completely happy with the finale of a story that means so much to me. When a date is set, I will shout it from the rooftops. In the meantime, it honestly does no good to ask me when the books are going to release. When I have a date, I'll share it. If I'm not sharing, it's because there isn't anything to share.

     

    Sylvia

    Hi sylvia. I am just asking a question if you can,t take what I have writen then don,t say something you can,t keep because you are getting peoples hopes up and that is wrong I have never been abrasive or accusatory or demanding your the one who says there should be date within weeks or it should not take long not me your the one being abrasive and accusatory you are writing nasty thing to me it is really beginning to me off I will no longer visit this websit or look out for your books ho and by the way I get what I write checked so no one can say I am being horrible when I am not
  5. hi sylvia have you finished the 5 book or how far are you into the book it has been 11 months since entwined with you and you said it 

    would not take as long for the book to come out why is it taking so long to come out you said on the 13th of march we would  get a date in 3/4 week now it is the 3rd 

    of may and still no date .what is going on 

  6. Is there a date yet?

    hi seksagan 

    has sylvia told me in a message the book will come when it comes out now it that anyway to be towards your fan i don,t think so i have given up waiting and so has alot of her other fan can,t blame them it has been 11 months on 4 may which is stupid amount of time to wait but then again i have waited 7 years since the last book of the dream guardians has come out and their is a third to come so it say on sylvias websit  this is really bad 

  7. Why would I want to know? That's not a rhetorical question, I'm sincerely asking. There is no point in being the bearer of bad news if the recipient of that news can do nothing about it. For example, it's one thing to tell a friend that you overheard their neighbor complaining that their car is leaking fluid on the street and making a mess. The friend could fix their car. Bad news, positive outcome. But telling a friend that you overheard their neighbor saying the blue color of their car is hideous serves no purpose but to create ill-will and hurt the friend. The color of the car is not going to be changed, so nothing can be done. Bad news, bad outcome. That's not the best example, of course, but then it's not yet 8 AM and I'm not caffeinated yet. Forgive me (and any typos I might've missed).

     

    My mother was very strict about filtering news, so I make concious decisions in that regard. She taught me to always question the purpose behind passing along bad news. Is it helpful to do so? If not, then don't do it.

     

    I'll have to tell her about this post when she returns from visiting our family in Japan. She'll be tickled that I quoted one of her many childhood lessons. (See, Mom? I was paying attention. :) )

    Hi sylvia you got your saying but my mum told me is better to be told bad new to my face than say it behind my back and I would prefer that because it would make me angry that why I told you sorry if see anything bad about you I will keep it to my self but we have waited long enough for this book and I know that you are waiting to finish the 5th book to bring captivated outs but how long does it take to write a book you said 4to6 weeks am I right or wrong and I know you do other thing besides writing
  8. I have often wondered over my ten year career what posts like this are supposed to accomplish? Am I supposed to feel bad, to cry, to stress out, to fight with my publisher...? Why would anyone want to inflict that sort of unpleasantness on someone else? It's so small and cruel, I can't wrap my head around it. Is there something positive that's supposed to be taken from such a post? Or is it just a passive-aggressive way of being a bully?

    As a reader myself, I have authors I adore because of the characters and stories they've gifted me with. I feel tremendous gratitute toward them for being the conduit through which I've met characters I love and experienced situations that have deep sentimental value to me. I would never abuse those writers for the time it takes them to craft their books or the professional circumstances they may face. I owe them a huge debt and I never forget it.

    As a writer, I learned long ago not to let anything affect me personally. It's a well-known fact that artists must have a "thick skin" and mine's titanium. :) So, tbidwell, save your fingers from typing demands passed on from elsewhere. The books will come out when they come out. I will carry on as I've always carried on. In the end, the only thing that really matters is that I've written the best books I can.

    Sylvia

    hi sylvia I am NOT bullying you I have never bullied anyone in my life so don,t say I have done such a thing I take that badly I just wrote that as you have the right to know what people are saying I have read all of the in death series ,karin tabkes books twice over what you wrote hurt me badly I suffer with deep depression and this did not help me .i have showed what I wrote to you to some of my friends and they say your bang of of order for what you wrote back as I was not saying it to you other people were don,t worry I will not be writing another post on here again and you have lost five more fans
  9. I haven't finished the series yet, no. I'm very, very, very aware that everyone wants the book. I'll let you know when a date is set.

    hi sylvia I am very sorry to say this but I have read thousands of lady's reviews on when the date of captivated by you will be out and they are NOT very happy with you they wish they never brought the crossfire series and they are giving up hope for a date on your last two books and going to other books if captivated is finished your publisher should release it or you will lose a lot of your fans they say they are sick and tired of waiting nearly a year is to much time to wait and I can agree with them I am just writing what the lady's on the websit are saying and you have a right to know
  10. I haven't finished the series yet, no. I'm very, very, very aware that everyone wants the book. I'll let you know when a date is set.

    hi sylvia thank you for getting back to me how far are you away from finishing it .so it will not be out in May then more like June ,July mark
  11. :)

     

    Also follow the Twitter hashtag #SneakSnippet - You'll find CBY snippets pop up now and then...

    Hi sylvia thank you for the snippet but what we really won't is the book have you finished 4&5books yet if you have I think your publisher needs a push there are thousands of lady wanting this book we don,t blame you at all but your publisher how long does it take to release a date it is unreal .love the snippets so far but won't the book love the stranger I married ,pride and pleasure ,seven years to sin,heat of the night,pleasure of the night ,afterburn,aftershock ,great book but we won't captivated by you and the 5th one hope we get it before the end of May
  12. No date has been set for CAPTIVATED BY YOU. Some of the international publishers have the book in their systems with dates pulled out of a hat because of the way their booksellers work. In order to have the book in their systems at all, it needs to have a date, so they make one up just to put it in the bookseller system. However, ALL publishers are contractually barred from releasing the book before the US does and the US has not set a date for release. Therefore, any dates you see floating around are meaningless. Until Berkley announces a release date and makes the book available for ordering on us.penguingroup.com, there is no release date.

    hi sylvia pleases tell us the book will be out very soon like May or June
  13. Hi sylvia please could you tell the reason that captivated by you is not out because you are waiting for the last book to be finished then you will have a date as you won't to bring the books out close together if this is true have you nearly finished the last book us lady's have been

    Waiting 9 months now and you said in the interview you gave a book take 4/6 weeks to write I have read all the in death series which was fab and roarke reminds me of Gideon look forward to hearing from you

  14. I've said many times that the date is set by the publisher. It's never been a case of me changing my mind. It has always been that the publisher must set a date for the release. Until they do so, I have nothing to share and can only guess and be hopeful.

    I've said many times that the date is set by the publisher. It's never been a case of me changing my mind. It has always been that the publisher must set a date for the release. Until they do so, I have nothing to share and can only guess and be hopeful.

    I've said many times that the date is set by the publisher. It's never been a case of me changing my mind. It has always been that the publisher must set a date for the release. Until they do so, I have nothing to share and can only guess and be hopeful.

    I've said many times that the date is set by the publisher. It's never been a case of me changing my mind. It has always been that the publisher must set a date for the release. Until they do so, I have nothing to share and can only guess and be hopeful.

    I've said many times that the date is set by the publisher. It's never been a case of me changing my mind. It has always been that the publisher must set a date for the release. Until they do so, I have nothing to share and can only guess and be hopeful.

    . Hi sylvia I think you should change your publisher I love aftershock I think you are a great writer but please change your publisher
  15. I'm not sure where you read this, but I'm guessing you confused "next up" or something similar to "next out," which is totally understandable. The order of things on my plate is not necessarily the order in which you receive books. Since I work with so many publishers, each of which has their own in-house production schedule, some projects are finished first for me, but come out later for you.

     

    There's no way CBY will be sprung on readers with only a few days notice. A few weeks notice, yes, but not days. I promise to tell everyone as soon as a firm date is set. I haven't announced a date because there isn't one yet, although I am hoping that we'll be announcing one very, very soon.

    Hi sylvia just looked at your webpage and it said coming soon

    This is current authoritative word on these upcoming books captivated by you,aftershock ,a lush kiss,stripped down,a taste of seduction so is these books in the wright order and on your fb page it said next book out is captivated by you but i

    T is not

  16. Hi lady's here is some of what was said on ktbooksview.blogspot.com by Sylvia day

    Usually the publisher and author will negotiate for new book as soon as the last book in the contract is turned in so the pre orders can

    Go up and thing can keep rolling forward that didn't,t happen with crossfire .thats why you don,t see pre orders up for 4&5

    The delay was due in part to how contentious thing go when the release date of entwined with you was moved to June something

    I didn,t won't and fought strenuously .it was horrible decision made by the publisher and we all can see the affects of that now a lot of the readers assumed the date moved was my decision and it absolutely was not I hated it and knew it was going to set the wrong tone

    For readers(I also have no say in the pricing although I agree all the time for lower point for digital I,m a digital reader to I understand)

    I,m now at this late date working on finalizing the publication of 4&5 does that mean book are ages away ? NO

    Everyone wants to wrap up the series (including me) as soon as possible and I expect well have a firm date for the publication that can share within the next two weeks or so that was dated on the 1st jan 2014 I hope this help some of you

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