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All About Pitching: How to Pitch Your Romance Novel

If you’re thinking about submitting a story to Harlequin editors, you may be brushing up on how to successfully pitch […]

Posted on: July 10, 2023
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Heat Levels: How Spicy Is Your Romance?

By Editor Emma Cole It’s usually simple to decide where you should place your story with Harlequin. If you’ve written […]

Posted on: June 14, 2023
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Pacing in High-Stakes Stories: How to Sustain Suspense without Losing Romance

By Editor Emma Cole Every plot needs to move at a good pace to keep readers interested. But in suspenseful […]

Posted on: May 10, 2023
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Spotlight on K9s: Writing about Dogs

By Editor Emma Cole As you may have noticed, dogs are a very popular element in many of our Harlequin […]

Posted on: April 5, 2023
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Hooks Vs Tropes: What’s the Difference?

This post has been updated from its previously published version “Hooks” and “tropes” are two words that category romance readers […]

Posted on: March 17, 2023
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Spotlight on Harlequin Series: Videos from Our Editors!

Are you thinking about writing a category romance but don’t know where to start? Maybe you have a work in […]

Posted on: April 12, 2021
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Advice from the Archives: Romance 101 – Writer’s Block

On Tuesday, we posted an Advice from the Archives about writer’s block from Historical author Nicole Locke. In keeping with […]

Posted on: July 2, 2020
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10 Ways To Make Your Submission Stand Out

Discovering new writing talent is the one of the most exciting things we get to do as editors. But how […]

Posted on: May 5, 2020
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Suggestions from the Slush Pile: 3 Mistakes to Avoid!

by Evan Yeong The title of this post may hit a bit too close to home for those of us […]

Posted on: January 8, 2020
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Romance Writing 101: Imagining your characters

To encourage your participation in our #RomanceIncludesYou blitz, we have a helpful, fun post by one of our former colleagues, Grace […]

Posted on: August 14, 2018