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desperanceFor those of us concerned about Rob's health, Ansible is posting updates. He's been hit with an e. coli infection, and this morning he was at least stable...
And stepping sharply downhill from there: those of you who are members of RWA, or other writers' organisations which have expressed an interest, could you consider dropping them a line to say that Harlequin's latest volte-face ["Most importantly, however, we have heard the concerns that you, our authors, have expressed regarding the potential confusion between this venture and our traditional business. As such, we are changing the name of the self-publishing company from Harlequin Horizons to a designation that will not refer to Harlequin in any way. We will initiate this process immediately. We hope this allays the fears many of you have communicated to us.] is not half voltey or facey enough? Changing the name of their vanity press does not excuse its existence. Nor does this suggest that they will cease encouraging the writers they reject to turn there instead. Nor - oh, figure it out for yourselves. It's just creepy slathered upon creepy.
And stepping sharply downhill from there: those of you who are members of RWA, or other writers' organisations which have expressed an interest, could you consider dropping them a line to say that Harlequin's latest volte-face ["Most importantly, however, we have heard the concerns that you, our authors, have expressed regarding the potential confusion between this venture and our traditional business. As such, we are changing the name of the self-publishing company from Harlequin Horizons to a designation that will not refer to Harlequin in any way. We will initiate this process immediately. We hope this allays the fears many of you have communicated to us.] is not half voltey or facey enough? Changing the name of their vanity press does not excuse its existence. Nor does this suggest that they will cease encouraging the writers they reject to turn there instead. Nor - oh, figure it out for yourselves. It's just creepy slathered upon creepy.