New Horizons

In case you didn’t know, Harlequin Enterprises (yanno, the romance publishers) opened a vanity press this week. No. Good.

Why is this bad? I could rant about it here, but I have found that when I rant about it, eyes start to glaze over. Instead, I will share a delightful picture that makes me smile and a bunch of links to information about Harlequin’s terrible decision. That way you can choose how much you want to know.

As for smiling at the picture? Well, that you have no choice over.

Popples...of the Ninja variety

And the linkage:

The official Harlequin Horizon’s website.

A statement where Harlequin says they will be changing the name of Harlequin Horizons to just Horizons, effective immediately. Note that the official website still has the Harlequin name attached. Also, in the same post is a statement from the Mystery Writers of America regarding Harlequin Horizons.

A nice breakdown of the new vanity line, courtesy of Writers Beware.

The Romance Writers of America’s stance on the issue.

A great breakdown of the Harlequin Horizons legalese by paranormal author Jackie Kessler. Also, her follow up post is definitely worth a read.

And, in true shark style, Janet Reid weighs in with her open post to Donna Hayes, CEO of Harlequin.

There are more. Oh boy, there are a LOT more. These should get the idea across though. Enjoy your reading!