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On Voice and Writing for a Multi-Author Series: An Author Q&A

This summer Harlequin Heartwarming published the first book in a new miniseries, The Blackwells of Eagle Springs. We joined Heartwarming […]

Posted on: October 6, 2022
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Finding Your Voice: Tips from a Harlequin Author

We’re excited to welcome author Nadine Gonzalez to the Write for Harlequin blog! She started her first novel while in […]

Posted on: March 31, 2022
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Find Your Voice: What Harlequin Series is Right for You?

by Deirdre McCluskey Can you guess which Harlequin series these first page excerpts come from? Example 1: “If you think […]

Posted on: March 17, 2022
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Harlequin Refresh: Romance plot clichés

(We loved this post so much, we’re re-posting from our archives. Enjoy!) Harlequin editors read a lot of romance books. […]

Posted on: June 25, 2020
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Harlequin Refresh: What makes a manuscript stand out from the crowd?

We hope you enjoyed our month-long focus on author voice in romantic fiction and found it helpful! To round off […]

Posted on: January 31, 2019
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Harlequin REFRESH! Talking “voice” with Maisey Yates

Today, we have an exciting post from New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Maisey Yates! Maisey has written […]

Posted on: January 23, 2019
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Harlequin REFRESH: Character cliches

Character clichés. Archetypes. Stock characters. We encounter them in every genre—the mad scientist, the femme fatale, the high school jock, […]

Posted on: January 15, 2019
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Harlequin REFRESH! Talking “voice” with A.C. Arthur

  Award-winning author A.C. Arthur graciously agreed to answer our questions about voice in romance writing! How did you know […]

Posted on: January 9, 2019
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Freshen your voice with Harlequin REFRESH!

Do you have New Year’s writing resolutions? Are you ready to freshen your voice? Want tips on writing with authenticity, […]

Posted on: January 3, 2019
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#RomanceIncludesYou: Finding your romance voice

This post was previously published in a different version on So You Think You Can Write. We’re republishing here as […]

Posted on: August 10, 2018