Well... I obviously tweaked someone's nerves here. I really didn't mean to. If I had wanted to be demeaning, I could have been. So, I think the whole repentance call was a bit much. I really don't see myself as some high-handed control freak that wants everyone to do things "my way". Neither was I overly bent on showing myself as superior to any other party. I am, however, a fantasy and sci-fi reader and I expect a publisher to realize that. If I wanted to read a romance novel, then I'd buy a romance novel. But I don't read romance. I want to see fantasy and sci-fi. And yes, I know that there is going to be some overlap. That's to be expected. There is a major difference, however, between a fantasy novel with some romance in it, and a romance novel with some fantasy in it. If they want to try their hand in a new genre with a romance novel set in a fantasy world, fine! be my guest! Just don't market it as a fantasy book. Market it as a romance. Now, maybe the wording of my opinion that I have just shared here and the (obviously individually understood) meaning of what I posted earlier might be a tad different. Ever say something with a little more gusto than usual to get people to respond to you? I'd be the first to say yes. So, I apologize if my moment of gusto made me "disturbing" to you Sprig. Guess I need to do some more homework on the English language before I go bandying it about in such a reckless manner again. You know, it never ceases to amaze me how radically different people's responses to a single word can be.