Sorry for the public post folks, but --Jan! What was the address for that Internet Tea group you mentioned?? Terry ... street. ... week and...
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sxreyes
sjreyes@xxxxxx.xxxx
Feb 1, 1999 6:42 pm
Here is the press release. Notice it is another "cowboy" one <G> Now, are you going to rush out there and buy all of Ms. Hughes books? <eg> Harlequin's...
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Shelley Bradley
shelbrad@xxx.xxxx
Feb 1, 1999 7:00 pm
Sara, All of the authors are up in arms over this one. Not having your name on a cover is an option that appeals to very few. I know one woman who is an ...
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Terry Chronister
tesschron@xxxxx.xxxx
Feb 1, 1999 7:47 pm
My response as a consumer who apparently gets confused if I see a book series with different author's names on the cover: YEAAIIICCCKKKK!!!!!! Or if you like...
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Shelley Bradley
shelbrad@xxx.xxxx
Feb 1, 1999 8:26 pm
Terry, Thank you for that. It's the best laugh I've had all day! Shelley ... From: Terry Chronister <tesschron@...> To: dfwtea@onelist.com...
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Terry Chronister
tesschron@xxxxx.xxxx
Feb 1, 1999 9:05 pm
Whew. One second after I sent it, I thought I might have expressed myself too forcefully...but it was a REALLY STRONG opinion! ... book ... are ... Everyone ...
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sxreyes
sjreyes@xxxxxx.xxxx
Feb 1, 1999 9:36 pm
Nah, that wasn't TOO strong <G>. Odd that none of the writers' lists are talking about this at all. Are they that desperate to just get paid??? And I loved...
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Terry Chronister
tesschron@xxxxx.xxxx
Feb 1, 1999 10:13 pm
Well, it's not as if it's REAL writing; after all, the publisher chooses the topic, the storyline, the characters, defines the specific sex acts to take place...
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Mikosan@xxx.xxx
Feb 2, 1999 1:41 am
In a message dated 2/1/99 4:09:39 PM Central Standard Time, ... Hey, it's not necessarily so facetious, Terry. Mucho years ago when I worked as a Technical...
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Sdllinda@xxx.xxx
Feb 2, 1999 2:21 am
Since the author's name is going to be on the copy right page--doesn't sound so bad to me. Didn't hurt Julie Garwood when she wrote one as Emily Chase. ...
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Sara Reyes
sjreyes@xxxxxx.xxxx
Feb 2, 1999 4:55 am
Linda, linda, linda <shaking head in Plano> How many readers actually look at the copyright page??? And how many would even realize that the acknowledgment...
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Sdllinda@xxx.xxx
Feb 3, 1999 3:41 am
Sara The Montana Mavericks is a murder mystery series and takes place in town and on the ranches of Montana. The writers are good ones and I am looking ...
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Sara Reyes
sjreyes@xxxxxx.xxxx
Feb 3, 1999 4:25 am
Linda, So you have never actually read this series of books? You have just collected them? I am suffering from a sinus infection so I might be a little out of...
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Elaine Y. Fisher
elainef@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Feb 3, 1999 1:52 pm
... Interesting. I also have avoided this series. It's not that I have anything against cowboy romances in general -- I have read and enjoyed quite a few of...
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Tammy Hilz
hilz_tammy@xxxxx.xxx....
Feb 3, 1999 2:36 pm
... they ... on the ... I'm not sure who sent me this, (probably someone on this loop) but I thought everyone would enjoy visiting THE WALL. This is where...
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Tammy Hilz
hilz_tammy@xxxxx.xxx....
Feb 3, 1999 2:36 pm
... they ... on the ... I'm not sure who sent me this, (probably someone on this loop) but I thought everyone would enjoy visiting THE WALL. This is where...
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Shelley Bradley
shelbrad@xxx.xxxx
Feb 3, 1999 4:08 pm
Amen, sisters! I'm telling you, even some of the folks who write category are tired of it. But editors can be like scared rabbits. They're supposed to find...
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sxreyes
sjreyes@xxxxxx.xxxx
Feb 3, 1999 4:18 pm
Well, Linda, I guess this is a good opportunity to go get some business contacts in the Tennessee / Kentucky area <G>. Surely an opportunity not to be ...
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Shelley Bradley
shelbrad@xxx.xxxx
Feb 3, 1999 4:31 pm
Ladies, I picked this up from a friend. Thought it was humorous: And now, for those writers seeking the real-world translation of...
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sxreyes
sjreyes@xxxxxx.xxxx
Feb 3, 1999 5:00 pm
Well, actually I think the next big trend is the boss/secretary. Which if you think of it, really dates these guys. 1. most large corporation have done away...
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Elaine Y. Fisher
elainef@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Feb 3, 1999 5:15 pm
... I read mostly Harlequins. They are the target of my anti-cowboy, anti-baby, anti-cowbow-baby rant. So it's not just Silhouettes. Elaine...
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Terry Chronister
tesschron@xxxxx.xxxx
Feb 3, 1999 5:24 pm
Well folks, I was a DEDICATED Harlequin American Romance, HARLEQUIN TEMPTATION, and SILHOUETTE DESIRE FAN with forays in SilHouette Intimate Moments for more...
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Sdllinda@xxx.xxx
Feb 3, 1999 5:59 pm
Sara--I acquired the Montana Mavericks series or most of it before the deluge of Cowboy/baby stories. I got started on it because the first one (which I HAVE...
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Sara Reyes
sara_reyes@xxxxx.xxxx
Feb 3, 1999 6:20 pm
Terry, But from what I understand, that is NOT the marketing demographics they are going after .... they are going after the 30 to 45, with college education,...
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Shelley Bradley
shelbrad@xxx.xxxx
Feb 3, 1999 6:58 pm
Sara, When I went to the RWA conference in Anaheim last year, Silhouette specifically said they were looking for more virgins and more boss/secretary stories....
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Shelley Bradley
shelbrad@xxx.xxxx
Feb 3, 1999 7:08 pm
And just to put a plug in for my publisher, Precious Gems contemporaries are very different, not at all marketing driven. Hilary, the editor, is not into...
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sxreyes
sjreyes@xxxxxx.xxxx
Feb 3, 1999 7:30 pm
Shelley, Good <G> there is hope for me <G>. -- sara j. reyes || sjreyes@... || ICQ: 2828302 || AIM: SJReyes Readers Tea in North Texas:...
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Tammy Hilz
hilz_tammy@xxxxx.xxx....
Feb 4, 1999 2:30 pm
Doesn't Sil/Har have email on their web page? Terry, I think you need to write them exactly what you wrote below. Their sales are down (from what Sil/Har...
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Terry Chronister
tesschron@xxxxx.xxxx
Feb 4, 1999 5:52 pm
Well, I zipped over to the website despite my natural shyness at expressing opinions to absolute strangers <G>, and found that Harlequin does not want my...
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Shelley Bradley
shelbrad@xxx.xxxx
Feb 4, 1999 9:54 pm
Terry, I surfed over there too. There was a place in very tiny print off to the bottom right portion of the screen that said "contact us", but mostly gave ...
