tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post5138854033988679167..comments2024-02-04T04:40:23.122-08:00Comments on Harlequin Heartwarming: Looking Over My ShoulderPamela Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-19815555312969470132013-02-08T12:57:44.567-08:002013-02-08T12:57:44.567-08:00I just wanted to say how thrilled I am about this ...I just wanted to say how thrilled I am about this new Heartwarming line. I've been hoping the literary pendulum would swing back to "wholesome," and I'm so glad Harlequin is leading the way. Bravo!<br /><br />(Can't wait to submit something to you!) :-)Traci Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708393153242672277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-82214411496097169472013-02-06T20:11:07.995-08:002013-02-06T20:11:07.995-08:00I'm a John Irving and Downton Abby fan too and...I'm a John Irving and Downton Abby fan too and agree that the finding that balance between romance and other- possibly bigger- plot lines is critical ! Terrific post.Karen Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03621736343432643472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-61869141249906195592013-02-05T16:02:39.044-08:002013-02-05T16:02:39.044-08:00I agree with Marcie. The story is the journey that...I agree with Marcie. The story is the journey that we take our characters (and thus, our readers) on but the romance may not be the destination they had in mind, but it certainly is found along the way.<br /><br />Great post! I'm glad that Heartwarming is here. The stories I want to tell fit right in to this line.Syndi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15749555878197507030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-83207873034651527932013-02-04T13:15:03.877-08:002013-02-04T13:15:03.877-08:00Pamela:
Hi there! I'm so glad you enjoyed the...Pamela:<br />Hi there! I'm so glad you enjoyed the post!<br />When I referred to the program growing, I was referring basically to number of new DTC subscribers tot he program. I'm sure it is growing in other areas, but I don't have access to those numbers...at least not yet! We're still a very new line!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01989030146062979065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-90732701827114639532013-02-04T12:33:59.734-08:002013-02-04T12:33:59.734-08:00Great post. It sure filled in some of the details...Great post. It sure filled in some of the details I'd wondered about. When I first started writing, Super was the line I targeted and read. When you say the program is growing, is that the number of readers joining the book club? Or are different purchase avenues countered in, like ebook purchasing? I've been promoting the line mostly via the bookclub. Truly, I love the post and it Pamela Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-24322680222507760202013-02-04T11:12:32.943-08:002013-02-04T11:12:32.943-08:00With Harlequin having so many different lines, a r...With Harlequin having so many different lines, a reader can certainly find the type of book they enjoy, whether it be suspense, romance, traditional, the list goes on. And of course the romance is intrinsic to the plot. If we take romance out? Still a good story when we create strong characters. So I agree with the post from Marcie, the story is the journey and romance is the added benefit the Tara Randelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16509580769615741117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-78205550130317372302013-02-04T09:30:18.942-08:002013-02-04T09:30:18.942-08:00Hi Roz:
I think we are saying basically the same t...Hi Roz:<br />I think we are saying basically the same thing but coming at it in different ways. I think you are right that younger people in the "dating game" they are thinking about sexual compatibility. But the audience for Heartwarming is by and large not "younger" people, but a little older with more life experience. I think that will make a difference, and that our Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01989030146062979065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-18297311909666984562013-02-04T09:27:51.687-08:002013-02-04T09:27:51.687-08:00Hi Muriel!
It is a wonderful thing that so many of...Hi Muriel!<br />It is a wonderful thing that so many of our current Heartwarming author consider themselves to be character-driven writers. I've always also said that I can forgive an awful lot in the plot (or lack thereof) if I am fully engaged in and empathic with the characters to the point that I just have to find out how they are going to end up. All the elements are so intertwined Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01989030146062979065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-70846004608994818222013-02-04T09:15:29.715-08:002013-02-04T09:15:29.715-08:00Well, plot is the journey the characters take and ...Well, plot is the journey the characters take and romance is what they find along the way.Marciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177110741740049917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-29952852594124554612013-02-04T09:05:15.585-08:002013-02-04T09:05:15.585-08:00Hi, Marsha! Yes - powerful question! I've al...Hi, Marsha! Yes - powerful question! I've always thought love is what supports us through our personal journey through life, and we navigate the journey differently - I mean, we are different - depending on how whom we love supports or betrays us on our search for self and fulfillment. A heroine with less love and support will probably be stronger but possibly cooler, more removed, than Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08554011661512891565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-86484614263435409262013-02-04T08:06:34.236-08:002013-02-04T08:06:34.236-08:00Gosh, that's a good question, and a hard one. ...Gosh, that's a good question, and a hard one. I've always considered myself a character driven writer. To me the plot is the arc the characters take throughout the story. Romance or mystery or fantasy is what carries the characters through their arcs. And that sounds convoluted. I think generational shifts in society has caused people/readers to look at romance differently. To my peers, rozdennyfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506701706951201107noreply@blogger.com