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lauraanne_gilmanThere has been a lot of chatter on-line, apparently, about how Luna is either "dead" or "dying." How the imprint was a failure, and all the books are being cancelled.
The most recent has appeared here: http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2006/12/04/the-neverending-story-when-enough-is-enough/
*rolls eyes*
Rumor, as ever, outpaces reality. Rumors of Luna's death have been greatly exaggerated. Pass the word.
As to the rest of that particular article -- I dunno. I certainly agree about the never-ending series -- there's a reason I drafted the Retrievers series to have a specific (and settled) story arc. Ask me about my 5 and 7 rule sometime (3 and 5, for television). But the hang-up about "lines" and the expectations thereof... yeah, Harlequin is the world master of the category romance. But the seeming insistance that that is ALL they can publish, and all that should be expected of them? Blows my mind. Publishing companies, like all other corporations, look to diversify, to expand their brands and widen their market. That's why Harlequin has their series lines, and their single title imprints: Mira, and Red Dress Ink, and Luna...
Am I too much a hardened pro to see where this might be a difficult concept to grasp?
The most recent has appeared here: http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2006/12/04/the-neverending-story-when-enough-is-enough/
*rolls eyes*
Rumor, as ever, outpaces reality. Rumors of Luna's death have been greatly exaggerated. Pass the word.
As to the rest of that particular article -- I dunno. I certainly agree about the never-ending series -- there's a reason I drafted the Retrievers series to have a specific (and settled) story arc. Ask me about my 5 and 7 rule sometime (3 and 5, for television). But the hang-up about "lines" and the expectations thereof... yeah, Harlequin is the world master of the category romance. But the seeming insistance that that is ALL they can publish, and all that should be expected of them? Blows my mind. Publishing companies, like all other corporations, look to diversify, to expand their brands and widen their market. That's why Harlequin has their series lines, and their single title imprints: Mira, and Red Dress Ink, and Luna...
Am I too much a hardened pro to see where this might be a difficult concept to grasp?
