Free account vs. paid account

[msagara]

Can those of you who made the decision to go for a paid account tell me what the practical differences are (I can read the FAQ, and have, but it seems from FAQ reading that there's very little practical difference).

In other news, I'm working on the revisions for my first Luna novel at the moment; I've just finished rereading everything of relevance in SUN SWORD in preparation for the next leg of HOUSE WAR. I've written thousands of words on the weekend -- none of it with any commercial value whatsoever. That would be the poetry. 1 of the 6 cycles is actually word perfect, imho; but the rest, not so much.

And the correct response, when told -- by me, let me hasten to add (for Larry's sake if no one else's) -- "I'm working on poetry" is "I'm sorry to hear that." Or, "poor you." "Who died?" is also acceptable.

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[lagilman]

More icons, mainly. I am frustrated at only being able to juggle three at a time.

And hey, I actually got paid -- a surprising amount -- for my haiku! It was a fluke that will never happen again, which is just as well because otherwise I'd be spending more time there rather than working for my currently-contracted masters of Luna and Harper, and don't they sound like a fantasy duo?

(hah! found you!)

[larryhammer]

A paying haiku market? Do tell. (Even if it's N/A, I wanna hear the story.)

---L.

fantasy duo, yes

[msagara.livejournal.com]

I think we share a Luna editor (and have discovered that the HLQ policy is to maintain the original acquiring editor for the first book across their various lines/series (I don't remember the nomenclature HLQ uses at the moment; I think it's lack of caffeine); I know we don't share a Harper editor -- but the Harper project sounds like fun (minus the possible pressure of Now Now Now deadline).

As for paid poetry -- show off *g*. Was it a single poem, a cycle of poems?

Re: fantasy duo, yes

[lagilman]

I've tried to respond to this three times... got et each time. Very annoyed.

Anyway. Was a haiku cycle that I had written as a gift for a friend, one for each planet in the galaxy. Mentioned it in passing to Julie Czerneda, who edits a science/science ficiton anthology series, and she pounced. They mixed up the order and put them as a quiz for kids to identify from the descriptions.


And yes, we share a Luna editor. There are only two of them acquiring for that list right now, no?

Mostly I write haiku because the form relaxes me. I like using less to do more. Which is probably why my books fall at around 95-100,000 words, unlike Some People... *grin*

Re: fantasy duo, yes

[larryhammer]

Are you familiar with tiny words? Fun site.

---L.

Re: fantasy duo, yes

[msagara.livejournal.com]

Very cool, about the haiku cycle *g*. I know the series; it's the educational one for middle readers, YAs. Her first fantasy collection in what I think was to have been similar is coming out this fall.

re: Luna editors - no, there are more. In fact, from what I understand, -any- editor in -any- of the Harlequin lines can acquire for the Luna line, providing that the acquisition is approved in the weekly discussions about what's going to be bought. The editor in question is responsible for the book's editing, although I don't know if she's responsible for the art/packaging because I'm not quite sure how that works there yet. This probably only affects writers who have already been published by Harlequin in any of their incarnations, though. So, you and I share an editor (and I'm sure she's also editing Asaro, Lackey & Golden); Laura Resnick has a different editor, Sue Krinard has a different editor again.