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Video: A Harlequin Historical cover shoot and tips from 2012 SYTYCW winner Jennifer Hayward

Our Harlequin Books Youtube channel is packed with book trailers, interviews and behind the scenes features. Take a look at […]

Posted on: October 30, 2014
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In Your Corner: Meet the Team of Experts Who Want Your Book to Succeed

by Dana Grimaldi @DanaGrimaldi, Assistant Editor/Editorial Assistant, Harlequin Heartwarming When Vicki Essex sat down to write her first book, Her […]

Posted on: October 23, 2014
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Critique Partners: Working a Two-Way Street

By Patience Bloom, Senior Editor We editors often hear about writers getting feedback from their critique partners. Generally, we love […]

Posted on: October 16, 2014
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The Query Letter: 10 Dos and Don’ts

By Giselle Regus, Assistant Editor/Editorial Assistant, Love Inspired So you think you can write? That’s great! But before an editor […]

Posted on: October 9, 2014
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How to Create Leap-Off-The-Page Characters – Stefanie London

  It takes a skilled author to balance all the needs of creating a great book. You’ve got to combine story, […]

Posted on: October 8, 2014
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Today’s Video: The Proofreaders of Harlequin

It takes a team of hard-working people to turn your manuscript into a finished book that can be enjoyed by […]

Posted on: October 2, 2014
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First Page Feedback – Written

Though the (in)famous Bulwer-Lytton (stolen by Snoopy!) line is cliched, starting on a dark and stormy night does work well […]

Posted on: October 2, 2014
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First Page Feedback – Second Chance

Second Chance is a popular theme–but may be a bit overdone as a title! 🙂 Still, @VikkiHolstein has crafted an […]

Posted on: October 1, 2014
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First Page Feedback – A Shot At Forever

A Single Title Contemporary–so HQN!–from @AvaQuinnWrites. This heroine has some interesting rules…   Rules. Sheridan Ward lived her life by […]

Posted on: September 30, 2014
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First Page Feedback – The Keys of the Music Box Witch

Ooh, time travel can be great–and oh, so tricky… @ARCook_writes has a wonderful imagination… Chapter One: Gunslinger The last one […]

Posted on: September 26, 2014