Yes, that killed any respect I had for "winner of X award." They also expect you to do your own promo, often at great expense, and do things we in sf expect our publishers to do, such as line up blurbs (including sending out the ARC's) and get reviews. Plus you buy your own ads in the romance publications, and those babies ain't cheap.
It's expensive to be a romance writer. The readership is huge and the payoff can be ditto, but I get the impression one is expected to be supported by one's "dh" (Darling Hubby) and in no need of such tiny advances as they usually pay.
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Date: 2006-10-24 02:03 pm (UTC)It's expensive to be a romance writer. The readership is huge and the payoff can be ditto, but I get the impression one is expected to be supported by one's "dh" (Darling Hubby) and in no need of such tiny advances as they usually pay.