Friday, February 08, 2008

Winner! (and news from Harlequin!)


So, pulled from the hat, Caitlin is our winner of a copy of Blessed Be by Ashley Ladd. Caitlin, you must email me to claim your prize. Jennah_sharpe@yahoo.com Check in tomorrow, when I'll be featuring author Jamie Hill!!



Also fabulous news for the ebook industry...

Harlequin Expanding its Ebook Lines


Nocturne BitesLength: 10,000 ­ 15,000 wordsEditorial Director: Tara GavinAssociate Senior Editor: Ann Leslie Tuttle Assistant Editor: Sean Mackiewicz


Silhouette Nocturne is looking to acquire paranormal editorial with strong sexual, fantasy and danger elements for its new eBook program, Nocturne Bites.We're looking for fast-paced novellas that hook the reader early by establishing a paranormal world and its conflicts. We are looking for stories of vampires, shape-shifters, werewolves, psychic powers, etc. set in contemporary times.Many of the elements that make a successful Silhouette Nocturne remain true for Nocturne Bites.


Stories should deliver a dark, highly sensual read that will entertain readers and take them from everyday life to an atmospheric, complex world filled with characters struggling with life and death issues. A strong alpha hero is of the utmost importantance‹he should be powerful, mysterious and totally attractive to the heroine. While action-packed and mission-oriented, the scope of these stories should be more contained, with more focus turned to character development. All stories should be capable of standing alone; all loose ends need to be tied up, and the relationship between hero and heroine should resolve itself in a satisfying manner.


For published authors, this line is a great way to build their miniseries at Harlequin and Silhouette. Unpublished authors are welcome as well. Only complete manuscripts submitted electronically will be considered from unpublished authors; no partials or queries, please. Submissions should be sent as a Word-compatible attachment. Submissions should also follow standard formatting guidelines‹double-spaced and written in a clear, legible font on numbered pages. Author name and title should appear as a header or footer on each page.


Nocturne BitesE-mail address: nocturnebites@harlequin.ca

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