To Leave or Not To Leave?

[reviews_and_ramblings]

I have some problems. No, I have a lot of problems. As some of you know, I'm a blogger on Isn't it Romantic. Of the 9 bloggers, I'm the blogger who post more, I take update the author's biblio, the news, the awards, I contact authors for our treasure box... in other words the blog is very similar to me. And the other bloggers are not happy. They have asked to me to limitate my presence, to not post too much on specific matter: yes, they asked me not to promote much M/M romance.

I try, really. I have contacted other authors, I have posted about both M/M romance than eterosexual romance, but they continue to bother me: now they aren't happy cause I have posted on an italian yahoo group about the author's feature day of Elizabeth Hoyt. After one morning without comments, I have tried to promote her, and finally, after my message, someone has left a comment.

But the other "ladies" doesn't like the owner of that mailing list and so, now, they want to forbid for the future to post about the blog on that group!!! But the owner has nothing against me, she always says I'm welcome in her group...

So now I have to face a decision: to leave or not to leave the blog? I can begin anther blog, I just have a blog on BlogSpot... but Isn't it Romantic is my creature, I spent a lot of time on it... And italian readers seems to be happy with my works cause our numbers are growing, in this moment we have an average of over 200 visit per day with more than 600 page views...

What should I do? I ask advice, really...

Comments

Re: Tell 'em to put up or shut up.

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

They absolutely didn't pay me nothing. All what I did, I did cause I love it. And since in the last year I read pretty always M/M, this reflect on my opinion. But I try to not influence to much the blog. I have contacted Elizabeth Hoyt, Barbara Pierce, Jacquelyn Frank, Leigh Greenwood, Margaret Moore, Melody Thomas; they are all authors for an average reader, someone very good and very gentle. I'm open, I posted on the blog only the M/M review for the books I enjoyed very much.
And BTW, when I have said that I want to go away, one of the "ladies" has said: "What?!? we have some booked post, you have to post it...", so when they want I have to stay and work...