Today the amazing RITA 2016 nominee Brenda Novak offers her advice on writing your book! Brenda Novak’s 2016 RITA nomination in the Contemporary Romance: Long category is The Secret Sister
Advice from the Stars: Brenda Novak
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Advice from the Stars: Sharon Ashwood
Welcome to the first post in our Advice from the Stars: RITA 2016 feature! To celebrate our RITA 2016-nominated authors, we’ve invited each of them to share their words of wisdom with you… Between now and the RWA we’ll be posting an inspirational quote about writing a day, courtesy of these amazingly talented authors. Here to kick us…
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Getting the Call: Meet new Harlequin Superromance author Heatherly Bell!
Author Heatherly Bell recently joined the Harlequin Superromance team. Here’s her story! On the morning of March 9, 2016 I was at my part-time job at a law firm. Interestingly, I’d been given my walking papers two weeks prior due to massive personnel changes. My cell phone buzzed and while I try not to answer…
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Getting the Call: Meet Catherine Tinley!
Our newest Harlequin Historical author, Catherine Tinley, shares her excitement over getting The Call! One of the biggest moments in the life of a writer is getting The Call. No, not “Calling” (though writing is, in a way, a vocation). No, this is an actual telephone call, from a real editor, saying they want to…
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Getting The Call: Meet Therese Beharrie!
Harlequin is very happy to welcome debut author Therese Beharrie to Harlequin Romance! For as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to be a romance writer. So when I learnt that Harlequin’s So You Think You Can Write contest was open to South Africans and offered a publishing contract as prize, I convinced myself that this…
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Five Things We’ve Learned About Writing and Publishing
By Jenn Burke and Kelly Jensen, authors of PHASE SHIFT With the Chaos Series all wrapped up, we thought we’d share a few things we’ve learned along the way. Draft Zero All a first draft need do is exist. It shouldn’t be perfect, but simply a translation of thoughts to the page. Once it’s finished, read it…
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Heartwarming Blitz: The Authors Have Their Say
It’s full-speed ahead with the Heartwarming Blitz, but we thought we’d take a moment to check in with our authors and get their unique take on the clean, contemporary series! Carol Ross @_CarolRoss “Heartfelt, heart stirring, hearts breaking but always mending – that’s Heartwarming. With the emphasis on feelings and emotion, Heartwarming takes the…
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Welcome to Harlequin: Meet Nana Prah
We are thrilled to introduce Nana Prah, published author and newest member of the Harlequin Kimani Romance family! Here Nana shares her excitement about joining Harlequin! Oh great, Harlequin got back to me already. It didn’t take long for them to reject my story. This negative little thought ran through my mind when I saw…
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Love the Ride: From would-be writer to published author with Joshua Roots
Paranormal Chaos author Joshua Roots shares what he learned on his journey from would-be writer to published author. Reprinted with thanks from the Carina Press blog. With Paranormal Chaos out and The Shifter Chronicles winding down, I’ve had some time to sit back and think about my journey from would-be writer to published author. Basically, it…
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SYTYCW Success Stories: Meet Amanda Cinelli
An interview with Amanda Cinelli By Carly Byrne, Editor, Modern/Presents It was my absolute pleasure to make The Call to last year’s SYTYCW winner, the amazing Amanda Cinelli, and to be her editor now. Amanda’s entry stood out because it had such an eye-catching opening (heroine straddling a nightclub balcony – one way to get…