Comments on Women of Mystery: Friday Links-o-Relevance

thanks for all this, I'm alerting people to your p...

2009-11-21T10:55:51.310-05:00

thanks for all this, I'm alerting people to your post. interesting note about Harlequin...people had mentioned their new e-publishing deal.

Kathy- Thanks, and let me salute our fabulous pane...

2009-11-20T11:13:56.734-05:00

Kathy- Thanks, and let me salute our fabulous panelist and WoM, short story specialist, Terrie Moran! (can you hear the trumpets?)

Elaine- as a "normal" writer "We accept you, one of us!"
If that chant doesn't echo in your memory, it's from the very strange movie Freaks and is chorused by the sideshow performers.

Our own Laura was the first to tell me about HH, and the more she explained, the less I liked it. You're absolutely right- when it's clear what to expect and what you're getting, authors are protected and can make whatever choice suits them. What MWA, for example, specifically objects to isn't the HH program's existence, but the confusing language describing it online. Truth in advertising, even for such lowly beings as aspiring authors!

Ha! I'll have to point my family to the WSJ articl...

2009-11-20T11:02:02.306-05:00

Ha! I'll have to point my family to the WSJ article. It appears that contrary to what they like to tell me, I'm normal, ahem.

Re Harlequin's latest innovation: Since I'm not a romance reader or writer, it kinda skidded along my peripheral vision. But after receiving and reading MWA's memo yesterday, I'm now appalled. As an editor, I've done a lot of work for iUniverse. What iU does never bothered me because it tells authors exactly what it is and isn't, what it does and doesn't do and can and can't do, and what authors can and can't expect. Harlequin seems to have the opposite policy, and it's not only deceitful but, to me, morally wrong. Shame on this company that I used to respect.

I always enjoy your links, Clare. They are always ...

2009-11-20T10:57:58.925-05:00

I always enjoy your links, Clare. They are always informative and enjoyable.

BTW, terrific job well done last night at the SinC/NY-Tristate meeting last night. Superb panel and moderator; I truly enjoyed the topic and learned so much from our distinguished panel. Thanks for all your hard work and energy!

I'm with you, Charles! And maybe I need to write ...

2009-11-20T10:25:13.979-05:00

I'm with you, Charles! And maybe I need to write How to Read a Great Novel. I'm already good at that.

I need to read how to write a great novel.

2009-11-20T10:15:59.169-05:00

I need to read how to write a great novel.