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• Now its getting interesting

  
  ACME AUTHORS LINK — Authority: 120
  The author loops and chat rooms are buzzing with the recent annoucement from the Mystery Writers of America (MWA) about removing Harlequin and all of its imprints from a list of approved publishers effective immediately. Whats the big deal? Well, heres what Publishers Weekly noted in a recent article: "By ...
  2 weeks ago

• Reduce your Leadership to a Part-time Gig in 2010

  
  Talking Story with Rosa Say — Authority: 120
  Here is a personal goal I ask you to think about adopting in 2010 with me, as part of your Ho‛ohana [intention for worthwhile work], especially if you are in that “assumed leadership” strata on your company org chart: Reduce your leadership to a part-time gig . Leading need not be a solo proposition ...
  2 weeks ago

• Time Ladies And Gentlemen To Move On or Be Damned

  
  POD, Self Publishing and Independent Publishing — Authority: 425
  We really have reached a time to find a way forward in publishing to deal with the existance of self-publishing and paid-publishing services. The debate is quickly becoming entrenched in morals, standpoints, labels and some very foolish rhetoric. “MWA does not object to Harlequin operating a ...
  2 weeks ago

• MWA Join RWA in Sending Harlequin To The Little Boys Corner

  
  POD, Self Publishing and Independent Publishing — Authority: 425
  Following the RWA (Romance Writers of America) withdrawing its rating and benefits from Harlequin last week - the MWA (Mystery Writers of America) have followed suit by agreeing to remove all Harlequin imprints from its approved publisher listings. "The Board of Mystery Writers of America voted unanimously ...
  3 weeks ago

• Friday Midday Links: MWA Breaks Up With Harlequin

  
  Dear Author: Romance Novel Reviews, Industry News, and Commentary — Authority: 139
  Explicit sex is hard to write well and even if you do write it well, it means you are just packaging up pornography for women. Also, bla bla bla, romance books are killing romance bla bla bla. All according to this  a rticle by Alan Elsner .  I don’t plan to comment over there because Alan Elsner doesn’t like ...
  3 weeks ago

• Harlequin versus MWA, Part 2

  
  Insert Witty Title Here — Authority: 483
  So everyone has read Part 1, right? Okay, then. Here is MWA’s response, which was sent to me by Lee Goldberg. [Please note: this is MWA’s official response, from Frankie Bailey, MWA’s executive vice president. This response was sent to all MWA members today] The Board of Mystery Writers of America voted ...
  3 weeks ago

• Harlequin versus MWA, Part 1

  
  Insert Witty Title Here — Authority: 483
  The Mystery Writers of America posted on its blog the official letter Harlequin sent in response to MWA’s concerns about Harlequin’s DellArte Press venture (then called Harlequin Horizons) and Harlequin’s critique service. First, a huge thanks to MWA for making this letter public. And now, let’s look at how ...
  3 weeks ago

• Why I am an Optimist

  
  The Big Picture — Authority: 149
  November 28, 2009 By John Mauldin Subprime Dubai More Government Data Fun: Unemployment Claims Were Not Down Why I Am Optimistic About the Future The Millennium Wave New York and My Own Psychic Income I admit that of late my writings have had a rather dark tone. There are certainly a number of severe ...
  3 weeks ago

• Publishing Definitions

  
  Caridad Pineiro Blog — Authority: 127
  There has been a lot discussion during the last week about the new Harlequin Horizons venture. For more on this venture and the response to it, you can click below on these links for comments: Ashley Grayson Agency Jackie Kessler (Hilarious by the way!) Dear Author Harlequin and Author Solutions Press ...
  4 weeks ago

• A Matter of Perspective

  
  Insert Witty Title Here — Authority: 483
  On Thursday evening, Loving Husband and I talked about the Harlequin Horizons situation. It went something like this: ME: I am stunned so many people aren’t seeing why Harlequin’s move with Horizons is horrible for authors. LOVING HUSBAND: You have to remember that’s your perspective. ME: Perspective? But ...
  4 weeks ago

• Saturday Midday Links Roundup: Writers Organizations Mad at Harlequin

  
  Dear Author: Romance Novel Reviews, Industry News, and Commentary — Authority: 139
  TBIResearch believes that Amazon is losing quite a bit of money on the ebook market as it tries to drive down prices of books. Publishers are trying hard to maintain a higher price, but researchers and retailers believe that consumers will not pay a high price for ebooks. The good news according to the research ...
  4 weeks ago

• Answering Your Questions

  
  Insert Witty Title Here — Authority: 483
  Happy weekend, everyone! It’s been one heck of a week for the industry. A number of people who commented on the previous two blog posts have raised questions or concerns, so I’m going to do my best to answer those questions here. If you have questions that aren’t addressed here, please go ahead and ask. ...
  4 weeks ago

• Since When Do Publishers Win Writing Awards?

  
  Idle Thoughts — Authority: 106
  Ive been watching the reactions of the SFWA, the MWA and the RWA about Harlequins venture into assisted self-publishing. Basically, the fury is that Harlequin would lend its reputation to novels that are essentially unedited, and charge the novelist for the service. While I deplore the idea and think that it would ...
  5 weeks ago

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