Life, uncorked.
From the monthly archives:
from RWA National 2007 Harlequin Silhouette Spotlight
Blaze
60,000 words
6 books a month
3 new authors in last 6 months
sexiest series, racier now (Blaze Extreme-sensuality as high as it gets)
next year doing a Blaze historical
can use secondary POV
sexy hook, classic romantic hooks
characterization is the key, identify with heroine, reader fall in love with hero
1 Hero, 1 heroine, committed [...]
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continuing…
Everlasting Love
70,000-75,000 words
2 books a month
some new authors 5?
almost all entered their contest
cover 20 to 75 years, life long love
first or third person
or 2 parallel love stories
can be chronological, present to frame the past, journal entries, flashbacks
Medical
50,000-55,000 words
6 titles a month
3 new American authors recently
drama, rich settings
don’t have to be a medical professional to write [...]
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From RWA National 2007 Harlequin Silhouette Spotlight. As usual all mistakes or misinterpretations are my own:
Harlequin Romance
50,000 – 50,000 words
6 titles a month
(from their website Silhouette Romance and Harlequin Romance)
traditional romance
new look
emotional depth-not tragedy
sexual tension, can have sex before marriage, no details
Presents
Harlequin Presents Collections
Mills & Boon
in August introduced stories aimed at younger readers. M&B Modern [...]
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