*** From Cindi Myers’ eNewsletter ***
We’ll start with a look at the Harlequin Single Title Spotlight from the Romance Writers of America conference. Diane Moggy, Director, Global Single Titles served as moderator for this workshop, which covered Mira, HQN, Red Dress Ink, Luna and Spice. She started off by announcing that in the first six […]
Black Lyon Publishing (http://www.blacklyonpublishing.com) is a new publisher (established January 2007) publishing romance in ebook and trade paper formats. Black Lyon seems to be aiming to fill a niche other publishers aren’t. They’re interested in acquiring ’sweet’ romance. Sexual tension is a must, but no swearing and no graphic sex. Contemporary romance may have an […]
*** This information is taken from Cindi Myers eNewsletter. ***
The Spotlight on Dorchester was presented by Editor Leah Hultenschmidt and Senior Editor Chris Keeslar .
“Dorchester is one of the oldest independent publishers, in business since 1971,” Chris said in his introduction to the company. Dorchester publishes all varieties of mass market paperback fiction (and a […]
Deb Yates’ medieval manuscript, A Secret Heart, finaled in The Golden Pen, a contest judged by Golden Heart finalists and winners. It’s now off to be judged by Helen Rosburg at Medallion Press. [10/21/07]
Wow! Our own Laura Griffin’s debut novel, One Last Breath, was #1 in Austin (Barnes & Noble, Arboretum) last week! [10/20/07]
Marian Stevens’ manuscript The Rebel finaled in the Saskatchewan We Dare You contest. The contest does not have categories, simply the top five entries are sent off to Tara Parsons, Harlequin editor.
Our very own Julia London hit #7 on the Hardcover Fiction New York Times Bestseller list for the week of October 7th with her newest book, Jonathan’s Story. [10/5/07]
Hooray for Deb Yates! Her historical manuscript, A Secret Heart, took first place in the San Francisco RWA’s Heart to Heart contest! [10/5/07]
Congratulations to Christine Keach (w/a Lexi Connor) - her manuscript, To Catch a Falling Star, took third place in the contemporary category of the San Francisco RWA’s Heart to Heart Contest [10/5/07].
Harlequin Enterprises announced September 19th that they have become the first major publisher to make their complete front-list catalog available in the e-book format. Harlequin releases more 120 titles per month, and their complete e-book list may be found at www.harlequinebooks.com.
“Women have embraced eBooks,” says Malle Vallik, Director Digital Content & Interactivity. “They demand portability, […]
