Marketing with Mandy: Samhain Publishing
This week Marketing with Mandy is spotlighting Samhain Publishing. Authors and editors will be joining us throughout the week. To start, Michelle M. Pillow and myself will kick it off.
How the heck do you pronounce Samhain? Funny “you” should ask. They have the answer all ready for us on their website.
Samhain — the Celtic New Year — signifies a new beginning, a rebirth. Now it also marks the launch of a new venture in the publishing world.
Pronounced sah-vin by the Scots, sow-in (sow like cow) by the Irish and sam-hine in English, Samhain is the Irish word for November and in November 2005 saw the opening of Samhain Publishing, Ltd. Founded with a goal of bringing to compulsive readers books that allow them to discover new worlds and be taken on adventures through the creative minds of today’s brightest authors.
Samhain has had a lot of great things happen and it’s only been open a little over a year. They’ve managed to obtain RWA recognition (not an easy task). They have many authors who write for NY also writing for them. The list goes on and I’m sure the web will be buzzing about just how much they have done VERY soon (UPDATE–Dear Author has a great post about it). I’d like to say that Samhain seems to be everywhere at conferences and I mean that in a good way. Where this time last year they were still relatively unheard of, they’ve been the “talk” of the circles I crossed paths with lately. Crissy puts herself and the company out there, attending RT, BEA, RWA and many others. From a marketing standpoint this is a great!
I was with them from the very beginning as one of their first four launch books. Loup Garou (my first title with them) was nominated for RT Reviewers’ Choice Best Paranormal Erotic 2006. I currently have five titles with them and more planned for the future.
From day one Crissy, who owns the company, has known where and what she wanted to do. She’s a seasoned vet in the industry and assembled a top notch team to help her carry out her goals.
Angela, my editor, came in with an open mind and a love of all genres. Her response time is the best of all the publishers I write for… meaning… I email her and hear back fairly quickly even though she’s always swamped. Angela never tampers with author voice or whatever the kids are calling it nowadays. She does however, help to make the story stronger (she cracks a mean whip). I’d also like to point out that Samhain, at least for me, has the smoothest process at each step of the writing game. Angela’s very open with her authors, giving us fair warning of when she’ll be reading manuscripts and the date we need to get them in by if we’d like them read in a timely manner. She doesn’t let the MS collect dust on her computer either. She evaluates the schedule (which is booked into 2008) gets her authors on there and from that point, goes through edits and all that jazz.
To view my other Samhain titles click here
Samhain has been a joy to write for. I released my first title with them just months after they opened the doors and have been extremely impressed with the quality of the books they’re putting out. I have four books out with them and hope to continue on with my Realm series. Like Mandy said, they have good response times and a smooth publishing process.
To view Michelle M. Pillow’s other Samhain titles click here
CONTEST: Monday-Friday of this week– anyone who comments on ANY of the posts for Marketing with Mandy’s Samhain Publisher Spotlight (going on all week long) will be entered to win a download of their choice from Mandy’s Samhain backlist and Michelle’s Samhain backlist. (There will be two winners, each selecting one download) To enter: Comment on the blog this week! The more you enter, the more chances you have to win. Winners will be selected on Saturday and announced on the blog.
Although not an author, I am an avid reader and have found Samhain to be one of my favorite places to buy e-books. They always have a great selection and a wonderful list of authors. I’ve actullay read two of the Talons series but not the one written by you Michelle…..will have to catch up on that one. Mandy, off the top of my head, I dont remember reading any by you yet but I’m always looking for a new adventure to step into when I pick up a book. Who knows, it just might be yours or Michelle’s.
June 4th, 2007 | #
Mandy, I lied. I read King of Prey. Loved that your shifters were birds of Prey. Nice change of pace from werewolves, werecats, ect…
June 4th, 2007 | #
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I’ve always wanted to be a part of Samhain’s authors, I just submitted a story to them a couple of weeks ago. Their authors are always raving about them and the standard of their books is always sky high.
It’s so great to see the deal they have with Kensington, they deserve it!
June 4th, 2007 | #
Angie does crack a mean whip - but it hurts so good. [wink] I’ve worked with both Angie and Jessica and they both rock.
June 4th, 2007 | #
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Here’s your chance to be a part of the Samhain authors!
http://samhainpublishing.com/blog/2007/06/04/best-first-line-contest-is-now-open
June 4th, 2007 | #
I’m a reader and have been reading eBooks for about 6 months. I’ve found new authors to me through Samhain and even found some of my favorite print authors have eBooks with them. It’s good to here that the pubisher’s are good people too.Hugs
June 4th, 2007 | #
Samhain has consistently good stories at great prices, and I always find something to fit my mood.
June 4th, 2007 | #
as a reader of ebooks. I have been plesantly surprised and pleased with the consistant quality and variety that samhain puts out. They are one of the epubs that I consistantly purchase from and are probably the one I shop at the most. I have never had any type of problem with them. So they deserve the any success that comes there way.
June 4th, 2007 | #
Thanks for the inside view… always good to get a first-hand account of how things are working within the industry.
June 4th, 2007 | #
Well they must be doing something right they have you and Michelle on board!
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Ywah, Mandy, are there more of those stories in line?
This is, um, Bob, not michelle… BOB.
June 4th, 2007 | #
This is great
June 4th, 2007 | #
I’m so glad you guys are spotlighting Samhain… I just love their books. Seriously, I should just hand them my paycheck, lol
I can’t wait to read the other posts for this week
June 4th, 2007 | #
I’m not an author just a very avid reader and reviewer. I love Samhain books. I’ve not read one that I haven’t totally loved. I wait anxiously late on Monday nights or first thing on Tuesday mornings for the new releases. My wishlist is huge and grows more each week. Samhain is the best.
June 5th, 2007 | #
As I have said many times lol ..you and michell are my very fav writers after Christine Feehan..I buy a lot of my books from Samhain .. it has always been a great experince and easy place to buy from! I can spend a long time in the site just looking in the site for books to add to my to buy list! I have a folder called Fav places to buy from and one called ebook sites and Sanhain is in my fav places.
June 6th, 2007 | #
Lol I just realised I have almost every book both the ladies have written either in ebook or hardback..wow! I need to get the ones i’m missing lol.
June 6th, 2007 | #
You can enter as MUCH as you want and you can win more than once!
June 6th, 2007 | #
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I just added 6 more books at samhain to my to buy list lol..I need to stay outta there lol..hugz jeanette
June 7th, 2007 | #
As a fewllow Samhain author, i wish I’d would have been following this as it was posted, but between my ‘real job’, kids, house and husband, I’ve barely had time to think these last few weeks. Thank goodness I can go back and read it now. Great idea!!!
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