Comments on The Galaxy Express: Harlequin to Launch Carina Press, A Digital-only P...

@Kimber An I think stories with erotic and highly ...

2009-11-11T09:14:16.675-05:00

@Kimber An I think stories with erotic and highly sensual content will be their bread and butter, but fans can help other types of storie sell just as well.

@Tia Oh, I'm so glad. Be sure and let me know if you get an acceptance.

Ella, I know. It'll be interesting to see what kind of house "style" develops.

Definitely following this with interest!

2009-11-11T08:42:44.992-05:00

Definitely following this with interest!

Knew you'd post on this, Heather! I was thrilled t...

2009-11-11T08:01:41.559-05:00

Knew you'd post on this, Heather! I was thrilled to see this because I'm polishing up a 20,000 word fairy tale retelling that I wrote specifially to submit to e-publishers. The timing of this for me was incredible.

...so long as they don't bank on only or almost en...

2009-11-10T14:32:42.762-05:00

...so long as they don't bank on only or almost entirely Erotic or Highly Sensual Romance. If they do, I don't stand a chance with them.

Ditto, Kimber An. I can do somewhat sensual, but not as scorching as a lot that's out there.

Yes, Heather, that makes me happy too, so long as ...

2009-11-10T09:59:08.776-05:00

Yes, Heather, that makes me happy too, so long as they don't bank on only or almost entirely Erotic or Highly Sensual Romance. If they do, I don't stand a chance with them. Think they'll take books with BLOND heroes?
;)

I'm very glad to see Harlequin take a risk with ni...

2009-11-10T08:08:26.735-05:00

I'm very glad to see Harlequin take a risk with niche genres. Have any of you read the submission guidelines? This in particular caught my eye:

...very interested in women’s fiction, science fiction, fantasy, futuristic, mystery, thrillers, horror, and niches.

Use of the word niche is very telling. This is an example of a publisher willing to explore the benefits of the long tail. Small presses have been doing it already, but it's beneficial to readers to have even more variety and choices.

Also, SF/F are the second genres listed in terms of what they seek--that's got Angela James written all over it!

Fingers crossed that this venture equals many happy sales!

The more the merrier!

2009-11-10T07:19:27.658-05:00

The more the merrier!

Great to see Angela James landing on her feet.

2009-11-09T19:21:33.004-05:00

Great to see Angela James landing on her feet.

This is such great news! Can't wait to see what t...

2009-11-09T13:49:31.641-05:00

This is such great news! Can't wait to see what they put out. Off to polish the ms. now : )

Thanks for posting this, Heather. I am very excite...

2009-11-09T12:51:14.201-05:00

Thanks for posting this, Heather. I am very excited and hopeful we'll get to publish some great SFR.

How exciting! A great choice indeed. :-) Looking ...

2009-11-09T12:07:14.430-05:00

How exciting! A great choice indeed. :-)

Looking forward to seeing what goodies they put out.

Harlequin is Canadian. Eh. I know, I'm such a hom...

2009-11-09T10:44:43.463-05:00

Harlequin is Canadian. Eh.

I know, I'm such a homer. But dude! That's such great news. A brand new (shiny, as Heather said) path into e-pub.

We love shiny.