I love author websites, especially if they are pumped full of deleted scenes from the books I love. I stalk those websites. I read every little bit the editors cut. I just finished another 6-book series, and I still want more. After this I will be picking through the website in hopes I’ll find wonderful little tidbits of the characters I fell in love with. And if she has another series (which I’ve heard she does) then I might invest it reading that one as well.
One thing that bummed me out was when my friends got me hooked on a romance writer who had her glory days in the 80’s and 90’s. She has a minimal website. Just background info. I have a feeling she probably doesn’t have much interaction with it. As a fan, I wanted to ask a question, but there was no email or thread for her works. No comment section. No out-takes. Nothing.
I am a reader. I am a fan. And I want more. I hope one day this author will be willing to post some deleted scenes. It keeps readers like me, 20 years after the book was released, still feeling connected.
Shelley Martin Fiction 