Sentences with phrase «if harlequin»

I wonder if Harlequin's worried about that too?

If Harlequin is not honoring the contract, that would be cheating, but if they are, how can we make the claim that they are underpaying their authors, no matter how much of a «big corporation» they may be?

And if Harlequin's editors have that much time on their hands they can «edit» these «assisted» books, what will happen to their in house author's?

If Harlequin isn't doing that... well then, carry on.

But even if Harlequin takes away the double - H logo on Horizons, it will still promote the vanity press on its website.

If Harlequin, along with removing its name from Horizons, also stops promoting Horizons in its rejection letters and removes the ad and link from its website, would that be enough?

If Harlequin does all of that, and if Harlequin stops dangling the carrot that they will be monitoring Horizons for «fresh voices» as if they were going to scour Horizons for new talent, that would be enough for me.

If Harlequin removes its name from Horizons, stops promoting Horizons on its website and its rejection letters, and stops suggesting that Horizons authors have a shot at becoming Harlequin authors, then will you acknowledge it?

If Harlequin does all of this, I will shout in all caps that Harlequin has done the right thing.

While I think the idea of vanity press is just wrong on so many levels, if Harlequin didn't use Harlequin resources or name, I could live with them having a financial interest in a joint - venture / partnership that was legally separate from the main company.

What happens if Harlequin or any publisher imprint failed to live up to criteria?

If Harlequin elects to deploy Carina titles to the service, it's certainly possible that I might get a few extra pennies I might not otherwise get, which is fine.

Even if Harlequin were to fully divest itself of the DellArte division (not something I believe they'll do), you can be sure that the issue would come up again.

You'd think if Harlequin was going to go into that line of business that they would do something to set themselves above the rest.

The reason for this is that if Harlequin actually pulls off doing this imprint of theirs, it's highly likely that other big NY - based publishers will follow suit.

Not exact matches

Which, frankly, I would be surprised if people go looking for a publisher first, then scroll down to see what they're offering — unless that publisher is already branded (like Harlequin).

However, if a title sells very well, Harlequin can acquire the title for future print publication.

By referring people whose submissions are rejected to a vanity - publishing enterprise with vague encouragements that maybe they'll be picked up by Harlequin's trade lines if they do really well, they're already taking part in unfair business practices.

To reiterate: if your work isn't good enough for Harlequin to pay you to publish your book, you can still pay Harlequin to print your not - good - enough book and then not distribute it.

So they're offering false hope that if you print your book with Horizons, someone from Harlequin may actually decide to help you break in.

I am really struggling to understand the in loco parentis attitude of RWA and MWA, who will ban Harlequin from their list of accepted publishers if H. doens» t do just as MWA demands (no co-advertising, warning labels, etc).

And what's more, Harlequin itself is saying that if you choose to print your book with Horizons, your story ** isn't good enough to be published by Harlequin.

If you buy a print book from Chapters / Indigo or Barnes and Noble you can take a picture of your receipt and then email it to Harlequin or use the automatic upload tool.

If you wrote some trashy harlequin romance novel, you've lost all rights to preach about this.

If the consumer is the author looking to get published, then Dellarte is in competition with other for - fee services, not Harlequin imprints.

If I understand it, your argument is that by downgrading Harlequin Enterprises from eligible publisher status, RWA has interfered with HQN's right to form a contract that provides competition (i.e., another forum for publication) in the marketplace.

If RWA does breakdown for Harlequin, every publisher that they «approve» would need to «approved» under the same criteria unless Harlequin is granted «special» status.

Harlequin should be excluded if Carina does not meet the criteria for the publisher eligibility list.

If HQN said it wasn't going to do that, then there's really no link to Harlequin as a publisher of romances, so HQN could argue: Yes, we own half of DellArte, but DellArte is now just a generic vanity publisher, so it's sufficiently «separate» from Harlequin.

My point was that if RWA goes too far towards trying to punish Harlequin in the future, it might actually end up engaging in actual price - fixing (not any wussy interference with contract): specifically, insisting upon price points and punishing publishers (or authors with publishers) that don't comply.

If I hadn't won the Harlequin contest, I'd probably still be fussing around with queries.

If the purpose of the venture is to monetize your slush pile and that slush pile receives ten of thousands of submissions (Kristin from Pub Rants reported 38,000 queries in 2009 for her agency — does Harlequin get more or less?)

ADE talks to PDF files as well as EPUB files, so that's another thing you may wish to install if you're likely to buy ebooks from larger sites (for example, Harlequin's ebook store or the ebooks sold by Powells).

And if you want full - blown developmental editing for plot, pace and content, like the kind authors get for free when they're published through the real Harlequin, that's $ 0.077 cents per word.

-LSB-...] the other day, the «editorial review» isn't quite what it sounds like. Or, as Jackie Kessler puts it (if you're drinking something, put it down): AUTHORS: Our books will get Harlequin editors working on them to help us become stronger -LSB-...]

Let me ask a question: if you want to self - publish your novel, why would you choose a vanity press such as Harlequin Horizons over a true self - publishing concern, such as Lulu or CafePress?

But if you pay for it, you can get an editorial review through Author Solutions, the company we've partnered with to form Harlequin Horizons.

If you are a direct - to - consumer customer with Harlequin, the May releases should be arriving on your doorstep shortly.

If MWA and Harlequin are unable to reach an agreement, MWA will take appropriate action which may include removing Harlequin from the list of MWA approved publishers, declining future membership applications from authors published by Harlequin and declaring that books published by Harlequin will not be eligible for the Edgar Awards.

When he was about three years old I finally sold to Harlequin and instead of just writing and seeing if it sold through my first publisher, I had to learn to write to deadlines.

Harlequin may be Canadian, but are not really involved in eBooks except for their imprint Karina Press which is all about e-Books but there is a running debate if they screw their authors over with royalties an never give advances.

«If you do exactly what I tell you [in this two hour lunch],» said Bella Andre, who landed the much discussed print only deal with Harlequin for a cool $ 1 million, «You will make money.»

If I'm doing my book through Harlequin Horizons (or whatever its new name is going to be), it's them - branded, not me - branded.

Self Publishing — real self publishing not this assisted (vanity) self publishing that Harlequin / DA is hawking, can be appropriate if you have a particular niche market or you are publishing non fiction.

I know that you don't like to represent category romance, but in your opinion, if a writer has just completed a manuscript targeted at a specific harlequin line, should they mention it in the query letter (in light of what's happening)?

Wondering if the basic 600 bucks is going to be worth the name recognition Harlequin brings.

My guess is that if an author is selling well by herself, then Harlequin will see that and offer to bring it to a larger audience.

If this is going to be tied directly with other Harlequin ebook titles, i.e. you go to Harlequin site and you can link directly to Horizons books there, this might possibly work to promote self pubbed titles.

If you find yourself unable to resist reading the Harlequin Presents line, and you want to be around people who can identify with your addiction, and

Some digital divisions, like romance leader Harlequin's new e-book only Carina Press, are even offering never - before - seen royalties to authors — sometimes as high as 30 % of the cover price — if they will forgo advances in order to speed up the amount of time it takes to get a book to market.