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I Got the Call! Meet New Special Edition Author Darby Baham

Debut author Darby Baham is a writer and senior editor at a New York City non-profit, with personal blog posts […]

Posted on: October 27, 2020
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Advice from the Archives: Top Tips for Participating in #DVPit

Are you thinking of pitching your #OwnVoices romance next week during #DVPit? The Harlequin Series editorial team can’t wait! We jump at […]

Posted on: October 22, 2020
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I Got the Call! Meet New Love Inspired Author Christine Raymond

Christine Raymond is a debut author writing for Love Inspired. Her book is about a widowed single mom who needs […]

Posted on: October 20, 2020
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Advice from the Archives: Worldbuilding 101

by Vicki Essex One of the most fun and challenging things about writing fiction is worldbuilding. Worldbuilding is the process […]

Posted on: October 13, 2020
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Author Tips: Writing Longer Romance and Engaging Readers to the End!

We asked the authors of Harlequin Heartwarming’s latest continuity, The Blackwell Sisters, how they do it—how do they write long […]

Posted on: October 8, 2020
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Advice from the Archives: 5 Things Romantic Conflict Provides

In today’s post from our Archives, we share the many benefits of creating romantic conflict, a key building block of […]

Posted on: October 6, 2020
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Dear Editor, I don’t know where to start my romance novel!

Every now and then, we like to revisit some of our classic blog posts, which are still helpful (we hope). […]

Posted on: October 1, 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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Writing Challenge: Keep Us In…

by Evan Yeong … … … …SUSPENSE! Fans of romantic suspense know it to be the perfect blend of danger […]

Posted on: September 25, 2020
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Get Ready! #SuspenseIncludesYou Twitter Pitch Day on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020

Time to submit your exciting, suspenseful project to one of our suspense lines! Tomorrow is the day.  Whether it’s a […]

Posted on: September 22, 2020