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HEA Writing Week 2023 Wrap-Up

On Friday of last week, we wrapped up HEA Writing Week for another year.  We wanted to say a HUGE […]

Posted on: November 10, 2023
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I Got the Call! Meet New Harlequin Historical Author Emma-Claire Sunday

Emma-Claire Sunday is on a mission to fill the world’s libraries with queer Happily Ever Afters. At various points in […]

Posted on: November 6, 2023
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HEA Writing Week 2023 | Embracing Emotions

Welcome to the final day of HEA Writing Week 2023! Today, we’re talking about how to create emotional intimacy without […]

Posted on: November 3, 2023
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HEA Writing Week 2023 | Character Building

We’ve been looking at romance tropes and hooks so far during HEA Writing Week. Today is about building your characters. […]

Posted on: November 2, 2023
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HEA Writing Week 2023 | Hooks & Tropes

Today for HEA Writing Week, we’re talking about story hooks and tropes. Romance novels use classic tropes to drive the […]

Posted on: November 1, 2023
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HEA Writing Week 2023 | Writing Foundations

Welcome to day two of HEA Writing Week! Today we’re going back to basics to recap some of the writing […]

Posted on: October 31, 2023
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HEA Writing Week 2023 | Planning & Goal Setting

Welcome to HEA Writing Week 2023! We are so excited to kick off this week (and NaNoWriMo) and get everyone […]

Posted on: October 30, 2023
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The Roadmap to Writing Romance: 5 Writing Resources

Get ready for HEA Writing Week from October 30 to November 3 with this top list of writing resources recommended […]

Posted on: October 26, 2023
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I Got the Call: Meet New Harlequin Love Inspired Author Lillian Warner

Harlequin: Tell us about yourself. Our readers want to know! Lillian Warner: I have a master’s degree in professional writing, […]

Posted on: October 23, 2023
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Writing an Opening Paragraph | Medical Romance & Romantic Suspense

The first lines of a novel can do many things, but one of the main objectives is to capture the […]

Posted on: October 18, 2023