Comments on: All You Ever Wanted to Know About Quartet Press

By: Romancing Trashy Novels #5

Romancing Trashy Novels #5 — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 09:19:05 +0000

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By: Call for Submissions: Don’t Overlook Quartet Press « Kindling Romance

Call for Submissions: Don’t Overlook Quartet Press « Kindling Romance — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:44:41 +0000

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By: Heather Massey

Heather Massey — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:46:30 +0000

Great interview!

By: Fae Sutherland

Fae Sutherland — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:27:10 +0000

Damn, if Quartet keeps up being so awesome, I might have to break my “Wait a year” rule on new epubs! *starts to ponder what might suit*

By: Kassia Krozser

Kassia Krozser — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:17:25 +0000

@sharron — I am a huge believer in the power of a good editor, and while I am doing some editing (something I’ve been doing for many years), we’re also hiring very strong editors. Different types of editors bring different skill sets (developmental, line), so it’s not just a matter of hiring someone to “edit”, it’s a matter of making sure we’re matching the right talent to the right job.

By: Sharron McClellan

Sharron McClellan — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:32:49 +0000

For one or all of the four:
I truly believe that a talented editor can help make a good book great. So I'd love to hear about your editing experience and what it means for Quartet.

By: Kassia Krozser

Kassia Krozser — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:01:47 +0000

@lori — apparently the pirate shirts are only for special moments.

@moth — we’re not pushing into YA specifically at this time, but will be happy to read your query. The key for us, with the Quench imprint, is the romance, so please send something!

By: Lori

Lori — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:55:43 +0000

So what’s the rumor about Don Linn and pirate shirts?

By: Moth

Moth — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:54:52 +0000

a well-crafted story is our only real requirement at this time

So…you guys would consider YA manuscripts with a strong romantic plotline?

By: DonLinn

DonLinn — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:20:07 +0000

Will you consider gay romances?

Yes. As Kassia pointed out, a well-crafted story is our only real requirement at this time. We’re really pretty open with respect to sub-genres.

By: Helen Burgess

Helen Burgess — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:05:44 +0000

On the subject of pugs, at New Years, a neighbour said he would like one, my reply was that people were meant to grow to look like their dogs not get a dog to match their face – I think a few too many lemonades were to blame (thats my story anyway)

By: Jessica

Jessica — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:55:28 +0000

Sigh. I am very disappointed to see in your submission guidelines that “We don't believe rape, necrophilia, incest, bestiality, and/or pedophilia are romantic.” as these are my favorite themes in romance, especially when perpetrated by protagonists with were-tentacles. ;)

Seriously, as a reader, all I care about is … when are the books coming and who is writing them? When will we know? Is your website the place to check in?

By: Kat Meyer

Kat Meyer — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:50:31 +0000

Thanks so much for the interview, Jane. It really had us all thinking (and, well – talking/writing – perhaps more than you were anticipating in fact). Your blog, and your work in general (all around the web and at conferences, etc) are incredibly valuable sources of information and fantastic hubs around which some very important conversations take place. (plus, you’re just way cool)
We are all quite honored to be invited to participate/hang out with you.
~ Kat

By: anon

anon — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:45:07 +0000

Will you consider gay romances? I didn’t see it mentioned in your submission guidelines. I hope that’s because you want us to take it for granted that you do.
:)

By: Kassia Krozser

Kassia Krozser — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:12:36 +0000

@fae — I’m always happy to address these issues. And, yes, that is why I am very specific in defining terms. Net means different things to different people, yet in the context of royalty payments, should never include the deduction of distribution expenses.

By: Fae Sutherland

Fae Sutherland — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:09:28 +0000

@Kassia Krozser:

Thanks for answering, Kassia! I must have missed the answer elsewhere, my apologies.

I appreciate your candor, I was mostly concerned because I know of a couple epubs who pay on net who use it as a catch all way to pay their editors/cover artists etc before giving the author their cut. Your way I have zero issue with, secondary retailers take such a large cut.

Thanks again and best of luck to your entire group! :)

By: Kassia Krozser

Kassia Krozser — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:02:28 +0000

@ fae — I’m sorry about not responding (I’ve answered this question a few times in various forums, including the blog, but didn’t respond directly to you). I don’t like to use the word “net” without a clear definition. We pay royalties based on the amounts actually received from various retailers, which is why, yes, we’ll strongly encourage sales on our website versus other venues, and why we’ll offer books in file formats compatible with ereader devices directly from the site.

(As an aside, this is also the trend for traditional publishers such as Random House, though their royalty rates for ebooks are lower — it’s going to be a while before the market settles entirely, but right now the big houses are looking at 25% of net; tomorrow, this could be different!)

By: katiebabs

katiebabs — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:40:37 +0000

Can’t wait to see what Quartet has in store. Good luck!

By: Kassia Krozser

Kassia Krozser — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:38:03 +0000

Thanks Jane for the explanation (and I’m sorry for the lack of clarity in our responses): Quartet is the parent company, while Quench is the romance line.

By: kaigou

kaigou — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:37:56 +0000

@Jane: I’m well aware of imprints! But those are also established imprints, that is to say, at some point, the publishing company said, “we are X and this is our new imprint, Y,” and eventually folks learned to associate Y with X. It’s that introduction that was missing in the article, is all.