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It’s All in the Details: Create a Vivid Setting Without Getting Bogged Down

Details are an essential part of any story, whether they’re used to tell us something about a character, build a […]

Posted on: June 6, 2019
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Standing and Sitting: It’s All about Balance

by Paula Eykelhof, Executive Editor On my commute into the office today, I came across a quote from Thoreau. It’s […]

Posted on: September 18, 2015
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Born to be Bad: Horrible bosses, evil exes, and other romance villains

By Adrienne Macintosh, Editor, Harlequin Blaze and American Romance   What type of Harlequin villain are you? Take our quiz […]

Posted on: September 17, 2015
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A Family Romance: Babies, children and other supporting players

By Julia Williams, Editor, Medical Romance Babies, children and family – what have they got to do with romance? Well, […]

Posted on: September 17, 2015
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Today’s Challenge Results: First Meeting Feedback

Results of our First Meeting Challenge are in! Our team of editors randomly selected five of your first meeting entries. Here […]

Posted on: September 16, 2015
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Say it with Style: How to write great dialogue

By Rhonda Helms, Carina Editor We’re all aware that dialogue is a vital part of a story. We get to […]

Posted on: September 16, 2015
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The Black Moment: How to raise the romantic stakes before the HEA

By Patience Bloom, Senior Editor, Harlequin Romantic Suspense What is a black moment? In a romance novel, the black moment […]

Posted on: September 16, 2015
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Plot Points: How to outline your novel with Tawny Weber and Jennifer Faye

Writing a novel is a big undertaking. Where do you even start? We asked two Harlequin authors to share their […]

Posted on: September 16, 2015
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Today’s Challenge: The First Meeting

Today’s Challenge: The Meet It’s the moment most readers wait for (well, one of the moments): when the hero and […]

Posted on: September 16, 2015
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Today’s Challenge Results: First Page feedback

Results of our First Page Challenge are in! Our team of editors randomly selected five of your first pages. Here […]

Posted on: September 15, 2015