Carina Press

VanessaNorth · May 11, 2012

Ha! just after i posted that I refreshed my email and there was the R. (which I was expecting)

So, onward. Good luck to those still waiting!

Wildflower90 · May 11, 2012

Sorry, Vanessa - that sucks! But like you say, onward and upward. You never know what's - to quote Pocahontas - just around the riverbend ;0)

Silver-Midnight · May 11, 2012

Sorry for the R, Vanessa.

Xirana · May 11, 2012

Sorry to hear about the R, Vanessa.

As you said, onward ...

Eriador117 · May 12, 2012

Sorry, Vanessa. Onward and upward. I'm still waiting.

Take care,
Annette

Captcha · May 12, 2012

Does anyone have any experience/feedback with Carina's non-romance lines?

I have a m/m dystopian novel (or short series, the way things are going) that I had intended to self-publish, but now I'm thinking I'd like some professional advice on how to market it. The overall framework fits with romance, but I'm finding that I'm adding so much dystopian political intrigue that it's probably going to end up more like fiction with romantic elements. And some fairly explicit man-on-man sex.

I still may end up self-pubbing this (I need to stop chickening out and just TRY self-pubbing!), but I'd be interested in any feedback on Carina's non-romance lines, especially any sales numbers, if anyone has any.

Thanks for any help!

Mr Flibble · May 12, 2012

My first novel with them wasn't romance (see the hot dude, left in my sig) More because of technicalities perhaps, but it wasn't a romance, even if there was a fair bit of romance in it.

I think the key is it has to appeal to romance readers (because you're appealing to romance readers with HQN)

However, many of their readers want romance (this is HQN after all) so that may be reflected i the figures (or may not - tbh, I don't know if mine - for that novel- are representative, soo....)

Eriador117 · May 13, 2012

I have read some of Carina's m/m books, don't worry about the explicitness, they accept it

Captcha · May 13, 2012

If it were an m/m romance, I wouldn't worry at all - I'm just concerned that this seems to be more of a standard science fiction novel, the way things are going...

And science fiction has certainly historically been more accepting of gay content than other genres, so I'm not really worried about that, either...

But Carina is definitely thought of as a romance publisher, as this thread shows, so I'm wondering whether I'd get good sales from them (assuming acceptance of the novel, of course) for a science fiction book.

Kingson · May 13, 2012

Does an email from Carina equal rejection? Has anyone received an acceptance email?

Also, does anyone know if their mystery fiction is selling?

Alley1958 · May 13, 2012

Kingson said:
Does an email from Carina equal rejection? Has anyone received an acceptance email?

Also, does anyone know if their mystery fiction is selling?

In my case, Angela called me but got my voice mail and left a message. She followed up with an email. I think her standard procedure on acceptances is to try to connect with a phone call first.

dolores haze · May 13, 2012

Captcha said:
But Carina is definitely thought of as a romance publisher, as this thread shows, so I'm wondering whether I'd get good sales from them (assuming acceptance of the novel, of course) for a science fiction book.

I've read a fair amount, though not all, of Carina's SF offerings. I can only think of one, off the top of my head, that didn't have at least romantic elements (Shawn Kupfer's 47 Echo). You might want to check out KC Burn's stuff (M/M and skiffy) and the Contact: Infinite Futures blog (in my sig), which is the Carina SF and SFR authors' group blog.

Wildflower90 · May 14, 2012

Kingson said:
Does an email from Carina equal rejection? Has anyone received an acceptance email?

I certainly hope so! I live in the UK, and can't quite picture her calling up my number :0) Not saying I'm going to get an acceptance, but there must be other authors who live abroad that got offered. Can I be really nosy and ask why? :0)

Sheryl Nantus · May 14, 2012

Alley1958 said:
In my case, Angela called me but got my voice mail and left a message. She followed up with an email. I think her standard procedure on acceptances is to try to connect with a phone call first.

Angela called me with my acceptance.

I babbled like a fool.

They still signed me, regardless.

Mr Flibble · May 14, 2012

Wildflower90 said:
I certainly hope so! I live in the UK, and can't quite picture her calling up my number :0) Not saying I'm going to get an acceptance, but there must be other authors who live abroad that got offered. Can I be really nosy and ask why? :0)

I received my acceptances by email (in fact the first one got swallowed by the intertubes and Angela had to email me again asking if I'd considered the offer)

hillaryjacques · May 14, 2012

I missed Angela's call. This may have been a good thing. (see Sheryl's answer, above)

Received an emailed offer within about an hour.

Filigree · May 14, 2012

I'm so happy for you guys!

Angela James · May 15, 2012

Hi everyone! I'm planning on doing an #editreport this week, and also seeing about catching up our backlog of submissions that need responses (I'm sorry to say that this generally means a lot of Rs will be going out

)

But I also have some acquisition calls to make this week as well!

Let me know if you have any questions.

Eriador117 · May 15, 2012

Angela James said:
and also seeing about catching up our backlog of submissions that need responses (I'm sorry to say that this generally means a lot of Rs will be going out )

But I also have some acquisition calls to make this week as well!

*bites nails nervously*

Thank you, Angela.

Willowwriter · May 15, 2012

Thanks, Angela. Is the response time still running about 16 weeks for subs?

Angela James · May 16, 2012

Willowwriter said:
Thanks, Angela. Is the response time still running about 16 weeks for subs?

Yes, for the most part, 12-16 weeks. I have an assistant starting in mid-June, so we should be able to shave some of this time off in some cases.

VanessaNorth · May 16, 2012

Congrats Hilary!

Wildflower90 · May 16, 2012

Well, can only speak for myself but until I get my rejection - and possibly after! - I think I'll deprive myself of the paranoid delights of the #editreport. Have a feeling I'd curl up in a corner, rocking back and forth!! :0) But good luck to everyone over the next few days!

Willowwriter · May 16, 2012

Wildflower90 said:
Well, can only speak for myself but until I get my rejection - and possibly after! - I think I'll deprive myself of the paranoid delights of the #editreport. Have a feeling I'd curl up in a corner, rocking back and forth!! :0) But good luck to everyone over the next few days!

How many weeks are you at, Wildflower?

JustJas · May 17, 2012

I'm 16 weeks tomorrow for a romantic suspense novella. I'm expecting that R in my inbox any time now. I've submitted a couple of times with Carina and have usually heard back by now but they must have a bit of a backlog.

Although I find Angela's report scary, it's also very educational. At this stage with my own submission I think the writing is on the wall, but I hope there is some good news on the way for all of you still waiting.

Carina Press

VanessaNorth

Purple hair, not prose.

Wildflower90

Silver-Midnight

Xirana

Eriador117

Hobbit Botherer

Captcha

Mr Flibble

They've been very bad, Mr Flibble

Eriador117

Hobbit Botherer

Captcha

Kingson

Alley1958

dolores haze

international guttersnipe

Wildflower90

Sheryl Nantus

Holding out for a Superhero...

Mr Flibble

They've been very bad, Mr Flibble

hillaryjacques

Undercover, sort of...

Filigree

Mildly Disturbing

Angela James

savvy editor

Eriador117

Hobbit Botherer

Willowwriter

Angela James

savvy editor

VanessaNorth

Purple hair, not prose.

Wildflower90

Willowwriter

JustJas