Category: Writing Advice

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How Subplots Can Enhance Your Story

Subplots are a great way to strengthen your romance novel. Particularly if you’re writing for one of Harlequin’s longer category […]

Posted on: March 4, 2021
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How Long Should My Manuscript Be? Word Count Explained

One thing our editors get asked about frequently is word count requirements for series submissions. Why do we have specific […]

Posted on: February 4, 2021
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Advice from the Archives: 5 Tips for Effortless Exposition!

By Katie Gowrie For any writer, exposition is an important aspect of what makes up their story. To be specific, […]

Posted on: January 28, 2021
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Advice from the Archives: Balancing the Secondary Cast with the Leading Couple

On Tuesday, we posted a call story from debut Special Edition author Darby Baham. Today, we bring you a post […]

Posted on: November 10, 2020
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Advice from the Archives: Top Tips for Participating in #DVPit

Are you thinking of pitching your #OwnVoices romance next week during #DVPit? The Harlequin Series editorial team can’t wait! We jump at […]

Posted on: October 22, 2020
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Advice from the Archives: Worldbuilding 101

by Vicki Essex One of the most fun and challenging things about writing fiction is worldbuilding. Worldbuilding is the process […]

Posted on: October 13, 2020
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Author Tips: Writing Longer Romance and Engaging Readers to the End!

We asked the authors of Harlequin Heartwarming’s latest continuity, The Blackwell Sisters, how they do it—how do they write long […]

Posted on: October 8, 2020
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Advice from the Archives: 5 Things Romantic Conflict Provides

In today’s post from our Archives, we share the many benefits of creating romantic conflict, a key building block of […]

Posted on: October 6, 2020
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Dear Editor, I don’t know where to start my romance novel!

Every now and then, we like to revisit some of our classic blog posts, which are still helpful (we hope). […]

Posted on: October 1, 2020
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How to Handle Editorial Feedback

by Evan Yeong For many of you who searched for and found this post, there’s a chance the hardest step […]

Posted on: September 18, 2020