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A purple graphic reads Rising From Rejection: What to Do (and Not to Do) After Receiving a Rejection Letter
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Rising from Rejection: What to Do (and Not to Do) After Receiving a Rejection Letter

By Deirdre McCluskey Back in October we talked about the dreaded rejection letter and the top 5 reasons we reject […]

Posted on: December 4, 2024
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Top 5 Reasons We Reject a Manuscript

By Deirdre McCluskey Are you afraid of the dark? Do visions of vampires haunt your dreams, or is it the […]

Posted on: October 31, 2024
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Trope Spotlight: Fake Dating

By Deirdre McCluskey The fake dating/fake relationship plot device has been around at least as long as William Shakespeare and […]

Posted on: June 17, 2024
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A Romance Glossary Deep Dive: Query Letters

By Deirdre McCluskey Query Letter “A letter accompanying a manuscript submission to a publisher. The query (or cover) letter should […]

Posted on: March 18, 2024
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The Roadmap to Writing Romance: 5 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Starting Your Romance Novel

By Deirdre McCluskey You have the perfect idea for a romance novel and you’re dying to make your characters’ Happily […]

Posted on: August 16, 2023
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How to Submit to Harlequin using Submittable – A Guide for New Authors

By Deirdre McCluskey So, your manuscript is done and you’ve prepared your synopsis and cover letter. You’re ready to hit […]

Posted on: March 28, 2023
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Calling all Harlequin Medical Romance writers…Submit your story during Medical Month!

We’ve dubbed this May as Medical Month here at Harlequin. As we celebrate our heroes and heroines in the medical […]

Posted on: March 3, 2023
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Romance Includes You Mentorship Submissions Open Until January 31 2023!

It’s finally here! Starting January 1, 2023 you can submit your romance story for the Romance Includes You Mentorship at […]

Posted on: January 3, 2023
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Harlequin’s new, sexy contemporary line is open for submissions!

After significant research into what romance readers are looking for now, we are evolving Harlequin Desire into a new sexy, […]

Posted on: December 6, 2022
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New sexy contemporary line launching at Harlequin—and we want books!

We are thrilled to announce that Harlequin will be evolving Harlequin Desire into a new sexy contemporary romance line launching […]

Posted on: November 15, 2022