Comments on: The Horror of the Horror Shelf http://darkmarkets.com/2010/02/the-horror-of-the-horror-shelf/ The Online Market Guide for Horror Writers. Tue, 06 Mar 2012 06:47:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jessica Brown http://darkmarkets.com/2010/02/the-horror-of-the-horror-shelf/comment-page-1/#comment-193 Jessica Brown Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:44:25 +0000 http://darkmarkets.com/?p=486#comment-193 I really want to give Stephenie Meyer a swirly, preferably in a public restroom sink Casino Royale-style. She's a great inspiration, though. If there was an agent, publisher and editor all willing to represent her, there should be a perfect storm of opportunity waiting out there for me as well. I really want to give Stephenie Meyer a swirly, preferably in a public restroom sink Casino Royale-style.

She’s a great inspiration, though. If there was an agent, publisher and editor all willing to represent her, there should be a perfect storm of opportunity waiting out there for me as well.

]]> By: Lorna D. Keach http://darkmarkets.com/2010/02/the-horror-of-the-horror-shelf/comment-page-1/#comment-181 Lorna D. Keach Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:40:27 +0000 http://darkmarkets.com/?p=486#comment-181 Oh, I agree, Shane; it's terrifying. I've read that Harlequin experienced little to no profit drop off even in the Great Recession. Porn runs our civilization! And, yeah, I've heard about the Harlequin imprint, Patti. (I've even read one or two...and I felt as guilty as if I'd sold meth at an elementary school playground right after. Those books are so bad. God, the horrible things I do to myself...) ;) Oh, I agree, Shane; it’s terrifying. I’ve read that Harlequin experienced little to no profit drop off even in the Great Recession. Porn runs our civilization!

And, yeah, I’ve heard about the Harlequin imprint, Patti. (I’ve even read one or two…and I felt as guilty as if I’d sold meth at an elementary school playground right after. Those books are so bad. God, the horrible things I do to myself…) ;)

]]> By: Patti http://darkmarkets.com/2010/02/the-horror-of-the-horror-shelf/comment-page-1/#comment-180 Patti Sun, 28 Feb 2010 03:02:41 +0000 http://darkmarkets.com/?p=486#comment-180 Oh great. MY last name starts with M. And I'll be closer to Myers than Masterson. Le sigh. Anyway, what I really wanted to say was, on the slim chance that you haven't discovered this yet, Harlequin now has an imprint of paranormal romance, if you're into such stuff. Silhouette Nocturne, I think it's called. Personally, I prefer my horror to be syrup-free, but hey...whatever creaks yer coffin, baby. Oh great. MY last name starts with M. And I’ll be closer to Myers than Masterson. Le sigh.

Anyway, what I really wanted to say was, on the slim chance that you haven’t discovered this yet, Harlequin now has an imprint of paranormal romance, if you’re into such stuff. Silhouette Nocturne, I think it’s called. Personally, I prefer my horror to be syrup-free, but hey…whatever creaks yer coffin, baby.

]]> By: Shane Durgee http://darkmarkets.com/2010/02/the-horror-of-the-horror-shelf/comment-page-1/#comment-176 Shane Durgee Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:23:05 +0000 http://darkmarkets.com/?p=486#comment-176 It causes the very fabric of my being to shake with terror when noting that Romance outsells all other fiction combined or at least it did at the Borders I worked at in Syracuse, NY. It was a dirty secret the way it used to be a dirty secret that video rental stores stayed in business entirely because of that creepy room in the back. Even if you included literary bestsellers and Oprah's Book Club affiliates, and you combine every literary novel with all of SciFi, Horror, and Western, those monthly sales would still fall below Romance sales. Be terrified. It causes the very fabric of my being to shake with terror when noting that Romance outsells all other fiction combined or at least it did at the Borders I worked at in Syracuse, NY. It was a dirty secret the way it used to be a dirty secret that video rental stores stayed in business entirely because of that creepy room in the back.

Even if you included literary bestsellers and Oprah’s Book Club affiliates, and you combine every literary novel with all of SciFi, Horror, and Western, those monthly sales would still fall below Romance sales.

Be terrified.

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