Comments for Selah March

Comment on New release – Heart of Perdition by Cole

Cole — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 03:23:44 +0000

Bookmarked, I enjoy your site!

Comment on The Behemoth Blinks by Selah March

Selah March — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:23:17 +0000

I’ve edited my post to reflect your comment, Stacy. I appreciate the clarification. Thanks.

Comment on My disillusionment, let me show you it. by Anon76

Anon76 — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:30:40 +0000

Author Solutions published 13,000 titles last year. Titles that vary in content and quality. Titles that perhaps didn’t quite fit a publisher’s existing lines. Those books already exist, but are the readers buying them?

And if not, why? (IMHO they aren’t. 2,500,000 copies were sold of 13,000 titles. That first number sounds impressive, right? But divide that down to the average number of copies sold per title = 192. Depressing.)

Those books I spoke of are no different than the products readers will receive through Harlequin Horizons. Because these are Author Solutions products, not Harlequin products. Products designed to lure in writers, not readers. (13,000 packages sold to writers at a base price of $599 multiplies out to $7,887,000. Cha-ching

Comment on The Behemoth Blinks by Barb Ferrer

Barb Ferrer — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:12:08 +0000

Stacy, I’ll make a point of changing my blog to reflect that as well. I’m sorry I didn’t do so earlier because it is an important distinction.

Also adding to the SO TIRED chorus.

Comment on The Behemoth Blinks by Stacy Boyd

Stacy Boyd — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:22:20 +0000

Selah,
Thanks for the link. I do want to point out that the blog post you and Barb pointed to was on my own personal blog, not a Harlequin blog. I was not speaking as a representative of Harlequin, just commenting on an interesting turn of events in the publishing world. I’ve since decided to drop the Horizons discussion b/c it was causing me too much stress. If you want to read my thoughts on that: http://stacyboyd.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/horizons-the-final-word/

In the meantime, I’m with you. So TIRED.

Comment on The Behemoth Blinks by Selah March

Selah March — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:06:59 +0000

Barb~ Yes, but the pointing and the mocking arrive right on schedule every time romance is mentioned, in ANY context. I’ve learned to mentally pat the pointers and mockers on their flat little heads and think, “Bless your hearts.” *shrug* Works for me.

Katrina~ “Interesting” is one word for it. Can it be over now, please? I’m TIRED.

Comment on The Behemoth Blinks by Katrina Strauss

Katrina Strauss — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:52:21 +0000

I keep checking my calendar but no, it’s not April 1st. Very very interesting chain reaction of events, this has been.

Comment on The Behemoth Blinks by Barb Ferrer

Barb Ferrer — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:50 +0000

As has been noted pretty much everywhere on the publishing blogosphere, Harlequin has caved in the face of general censure and sanctions from the RWA, SFWA and MWA.

You forgot to mention the pointing and mocking as well.

Because really, that’s what romance really needed.

I’m disappointed, but not surprised at the responses at Scalzi’s post but I suppose it’s only what should be expected. However, I’ve also been pleasantly surprised by some of the responses and the support there as well, so I suppose it goes both ways.

Comment on My disillusionment, let me show you it. by Selah March

Selah March — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:15:07 +0000

Meh. I commented there, too.

I’m ready for this to be over now. Please, can it be over now?

I can’t even imagine how much the Harl authors want it finished.

Comment on My disillusionment, let me show you it. by Barb Ferrer

Barb Ferrer — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:56:17 +0000

Re: the post to which you’re linked–

“Talk about biting the hand that feeds you.”

Well, that just says it all in eight short words, don’t it?

*wry smile*