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Take a Tour of Write for Harlequin

If you’ve been a regular visitor to this site, you know that we recently changed our name and refreshed our […]

Posted on: February 8, 2021
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How Long Should My Manuscript Be? Word Count Explained

One thing our editors get asked about frequently is word count requirements for series submissions. Why do we have specific […]

Posted on: February 4, 2021
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I Got the Call: Meet New Harlequin Romance Author Ruby Basu!

Ruby Basu was first introduced to the Harlequin Romance team at the 2020 Romantic Novelists Association conference. Assistant Editor Hannah […]

Posted on: January 25, 2021
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I Got the Call! Meet new Love Inspired Suspense author Kerry Johnson

Kerry Johnson has self-published one devotional book, Grace for the Gaps, and will make her fiction debut with Love Inspired […]

Posted on: January 18, 2021
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How the Write for Harlequin Community Helped Me Get “The Call”

By Hana Sheik Hello fellow romance writers (and readers)! My name is Hana Sheik, and I’m here to tell you […]

Posted on: January 5, 2021
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Welcome to Write For Harlequin!

In 2010, Harlequin launched So You Think You Can Write, a week-long online event and website for aspiring authors. Ten […]

Posted on: November 10, 2020
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10 Things Only a Romance Editor Knows

The following is adapted from a post in our archives. Working in the romance fiction industry requires some very specialist […]

Posted on: September 29, 2020
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Romantic Suspense Most Wanted: An Editor Wish List

Romance readers just can’t seem to get enough stories with high-stakes action and a big dose of suspense. Harlequin publishes […]

Posted on: September 8, 2020
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From the Archives: Pancakes and Writer’s Block

In this post from 2017, Harlequin Historical author Nicole Locke admits writer’s block is like taming wild animals and making […]

Posted on: June 30, 2020
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Harlequin Refresh: Romance plot clichés

(We loved this post so much, we’re re-posting from our archives. Enjoy!) Harlequin editors read a lot of romance books. […]

Posted on: June 25, 2020