Romance Writer's Pink Pages, 1996-1997 Edition: The Insider's Guide to Getting Your Romance Novel Published [Paperback]

Eva Paludan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 25, 1995 | Series: Romance Writer's Pink Pages

To be successful, aspiring romance writers need more than a raging passion. They need the professional know-how, found in this book, that puts them on the inside track of the romance novel industry.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Basically, this is a directory of agents and publishing houses (which can be found in Literary Agents of North America and Literary Market Place, respectively). However, Paludan does profile the companies most interested in romance fiction and offers tips and information not to be found in the aforementioned titles. She queried publishers concerning their recently published works, specific requirements for various imprints, submissions guidelines, etc. She covers the magazine market as well as such organizations as the Romance Writers of America and the Authors Guild. This manual can serve the novice and the pro and, possibly, even go a distance toward sparing publishers from the onslaught of unprofessional-looking, misdirected manuscripts. Denise Perry Donavin --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Prima Lifestyles (October 25, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761501681
• ISBN-13: 978-0761501688
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,927,164 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Eve Paludan now lives on the west side of Los Angeles, California. Her previous agent sold her first book, The Romance Writer's Pink Pages: The Insider's Guide to Getting Your Romance Novel Published, to Prima (now Random House). The book went on to become a popular series (three editions) and two of the editions became #1 bestsellers for Writer's Digest Book Club. After stints in the software and technology industries as a content editor/writer for productivity and children's software, a web designer of commercial sites, an editor of scholarly work at a state university, and a newspaper employee, she has returned to her true passion: novelist. She now writes fiction and edits for bestselling authors. Paludan has a big romance novel coming out on Kindle in February 2012 -- stay tuned for publishing news! She is currently at work on a sexy vampire trilogy and a ghost mystery for a popular new series.

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Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good resources, some drawbacks, June 25, 2000

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Summer Belle "Word Affectionado" (North Carolina, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Romance Writer's Pink Pages, 1996-1997 Edition: The Insider's Guide to Getting Your Romance Novel Published (Paperback)

This book has a lot of good points - writer's tip sheets, suggestions, markets that not everyone has heard of.

However, there are some drawbacks. The most notable comes from the sheer volitility of the publishing market - editors rotate, move around, leave jobs, etc. And writers, using a contact name several months or years old will look foolish to the people they are trying to impress with their proffesionalism. The other drawback I found was in incorrect information. For example, they list president names of RWA chapters. Only the person they listed as my chapter president hadn't been president for more than three years. In another spot, they list a phone number for a publisher. I called to have a tip sheet sent to me. Only, it was an incorrect number.

I felt the drawbacks, though, were merely inherent in the style of book. I would, therefore, still recommend it to a writer trying to break into the market.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Minimal at best, March 19, 2009

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Lauren Sheldon "Romance Writer" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Romance Writer's Pink Pages, 1996-1997 Edition: The Insider's Guide to Getting Your Romance Novel Published (Paperback)

I was very disappointed in this book, whose reputation has apparently been exaggerated. It was minimal information at best--nothing I couldn't have gotten from the FAQs section of the Harlequin website.

5.0 out of 5 stars Romance Writer's Pink Pages : The Insider's Guide to Getting, June 28, 2000

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Liisa L. (Fairbanks, Alaska) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Romance Writer's Pink Pages, 1996-1997 Edition: The Insider's Guide to Getting Your Romance Novel Published (Paperback)

Romance Writer's Pink Pages : The Insider's Guide to Getting Your Romance Novel Published (1996/97) is an excellent reference for the fledgling romance writer, a 'must have.' The Pink Pages gives the guidelines and criteria of what the romance publishers are looking for in a manuscript, as well as names and addresses of publishers, for everything from novels to short stories.