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Heat Levels: How Spicy Is Your Romance?

By Editor Emma Cole It’s usually simple to decide where you should place your story with Harlequin. If you’ve written […]

Posted on: June 14, 2023
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Pacing in High-Stakes Stories: How to Sustain Suspense without Losing Romance

By Editor Emma Cole Every plot needs to move at a good pace to keep readers interested. But in suspenseful […]

Posted on: May 10, 2023
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Spotlight on K9s: Writing about Dogs

By Editor Emma Cole As you may have noticed, dogs are a very popular element in many of our Harlequin […]

Posted on: April 5, 2023
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Hooks Vs Tropes: What’s the Difference?

This post has been updated from its previously published version “Hooks” and “tropes” are two words that category romance readers […]

Posted on: March 17, 2023
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Color Coding Your First Draft for Editing

By Editor Emma Cole Happy new year! It’s time for new beginnings. If you’re working on a new manuscript (or […]

Posted on: January 16, 2023
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A Romance-Writing Reminder: Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff!

For many of us, spring is springing up! (Well, in Toronto we’ve got some unexpected snow.) But if you’re eagerly […]

Posted on: April 21, 2022
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Q&A with Harlequin Romance Author Hana Sheik

We’re thrilled to welcome back Harlequin Romance author Hana Sheik to Write for Harlequin! Hana’s second title Temptation in Istanbul […]

Posted on: April 18, 2022
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The Love Inspired Editors on Building Conflict

The Love Inspired team is ready to find new authors—could you be one of them? Find out by joining in […]

Posted on: February 7, 2022
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Back to Basics: Top Tips on Worldbuilding

Welcome back to the Back to Basics series, where you’re sure to pick up a tip (or two 😉) on […]

Posted on: February 3, 2022
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Tips on Avoiding “The Saggy Middle”

We’ve all been there—after a stellar opening that sets up the book, we come to what’s known as “the saggy […]

Posted on: January 24, 2022