Here's a series of questions Allison answered for an internal wiki that she agreed to share. Some of you may have already 'met' Allison when she posted earlier with her report on the Emerald City Conference.
Name
Allison Lyons
Title
Editor, Continuities
Where were you born?
Queens
Where do you live now?
Queens
Where would you live if you didn’t have to worry about working?
In the mountains
What was your favorite class in school and why?
English--books...
Favorite book you’ve worked out that is out? Ever?
Too many to choose from.
What is the most fun part of your job?
Editing
How would you like to become famous?
I wouldn't...ever
What do you wish you had invented?
The electric fan
If you had the option of living one hundred years in the past or future, which would you choose and why?
Past--I always wanted to know what it was like in turn of the century New York
Which TV show/movie would you like to be on and which character would you play?
TV:
Jane Tennison on Prime Suspect
Movie:
Amelie as Amelie
What is your least and most favorite household task?
least:
Washing floors
most:
Making the bed
What was your favorite childhood book? When did you last reread it?
The Tiny Little House, by Eleanor Clymer--can't remember the last time I read it
Did you ever look back on your high school quote? What do you think about it now?
Yes and it makes no sense--then or now
continuities?
Allison-
Hi! I'm new. What exactly is continuities? (Making sure stories flow from one book to the next?)
Angel
"I can fix a bad page, but I can't fix a blank one." Nora Roberts
www.angelinabarbin.blogspot.com
Continuities
Angel:
Great question--due to the popularity of connecting storylines and the challenge of having readers wait months for an author to write connecting stories Harlequin and Silhouette devised a "Continuities" program many years ago.
Continuities vary--some are just a number of titles--often twelve--usually written by several authors, tied together by a common theme. Sometimes our Direct mail readers will want an extra shipment, and an additional four 'spin off' titles will get created.
Some are more complex, with a broad concept developed with story arcs that get resolved throughout the individual books--each of which needs to stand on its own.
These Continuity Series are listed under Harlequin or Silhouette Special releases. It says the address will turn into a link automatically, but I'm not so sure! I've included the URL. Whatever, right now, if you look under Silhouette Special Releases: you should see Athena Force: http://www.eharlequin.com/store.html?cid=348
And under Harlequin Special Releases: you'll find Mediterranean Nights: http://www.eharlequin.com/store.html?cid=687
In the past, successful Continuities have been Tyler, De Wilde's, Montana Mavericks, Fortune's Children--some have even become miniseries in series as well as anthology collections as well. Whole worlds have been build and populated!
Continuities
Thx. I wanted to also know what continuities were.
I enjoyed reading about Allison Lyons, who is my neighbor in Queens. I also live in the Big Apple, in Brooklyn.
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