Is throwing MM bisexual stuff into a series too risky?

[Blake_Palafox]

I have a dilemma. I want to write a series with a great variety of sex, and I'm pansexual. It'll probably mostly be MF, FF, or mixed group sex, but I want to do MM sex, too. (Or, hell, MMM.)

If I throw that into a series that until that point has mostly been mainstream hetero-friendly, will that make a series tank? I know a lot of male readers would tune out instantly, but would it just be a lot or would it be catastrophic?

I know some authors have got to have experience with this very thing.

Honestly, I feel bad even considering censoring my own sexual preferences like this, and it may even approach a moral issue, but I also don't want to build up a readership and then throw that in the garbage.

 

[Kelliezgirl]

I suspect the answer is going to be some variation of "it depends." A certain segment of your readership will "Nope" out of your story at that point.
That said, I doubt if people are going to start massively unfollowing you over it. I wrote a Trans story and didn't lose any followers as far as I can tell.
Just make sure to tag it properly, then let the chips fall where they may.

 

[ShelbyDawn57]

Write the story you want to write. Tag the chapter as Bisexual, GM, and move on. It's very common for series to roam among different categories.

As with anything else, MM will immediately turn some people off, but I've have people that never thought they'd read T/CD read one of my stories and tell me they were going to read all of them, so there you go.

 

[Statius]

What @Kelliezgirl & @ShelbyDawn57 said. 25 other people will find this and comment over the next few days. What they said is all you need. Don't bother with anyone else. .

 

[TheRedChamber]

As others say, do you. The only advice is if you are going to do MM, it may be better to get it out there early on, e.g. in the first chapter.

 

[Writer61]

Can you write the chapter in a way that allows it to be skipped, and include a warning at the start?

 

[Kumquatqueen]

Maybe warn people of future homosexual activity, SM, anything else, at the start of chapter 2? That way you've already captured the people who liked chapter 1, so they may decide to stick with it after Ch.2?

 

[ElectricBlue]

I have a dilemma. I want to write a series with a great variety of sex, and I'm pansexual. It'll probably mostly be MF, FF, or mixed group sex, but I want to do MM sex, too. (Or, hell, MMM.)

If I throw that into a series that until that point has mostly been mainstream hetero-friendly, will that make a series tank? I know a lot of male readers would tune out instantly, but would it just be a lot or would it be catastrophic?

I've found that the chapters in my stories that have MM action always have a kick up in reads and the score, compared to the chapters that become before and after.

I put that down to the Real Men of Lit saying, "I'm not gay, but I'll read it twice to make sure."

I know some authors have got to have experience with this very thing.

See above.

Honestly, I feel bad even considering censoring my own sexual preferences like this, and it may even approach a moral issue, but I also don't want to build up a readership and then throw that in the garbage.

Do you really want homophobes as an audience?

 

[cw5523729]

Do you really want homophobes as an audience?

That's a bit harsh to label any readers turned off by an unexpected MM encounter as automatic "homophobes."

Edit before i end up with hate mail: there are valid reasons why we have tags for every possible preference or turn off.

If i start reading a series and the dynamic changes mid way without warning, am I expected to keep reading anyway, lest I be labeled a homophobe? He didn't say he was worried about a bunch of hate mail, just worried about losing readers.