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Do you love reading romance books? Apply today to be an...
Do you love reading romance books? Apply today to be an “Avon Addict” at http://ow.ly/kLsJs. Good luck!
Do you love reading romance books? Apply today to be an “Avon Addict” at http://ow.ly/kLsJs. Good luck!
A Duty to the Dead by Charles Todd An Impartial Witness by Charles Todd The Mapping of Love and Death by Jacqueline Winspear The Life and Times of Call the Midwife by Heidi Thomas Thrumpton Hall by Miranda Seymour For a limited time, e-book editions are on sale for $2.99 each. Enjoy!
I wasn’t planning on being an intern… It was the beginning of the second semester of my junior year, and I was already drowning in schoolwork. As an English major, I was reading a book and a half per week. I told myself I didn’t need an internship because I was already learning all about the publishing industry inside the classroom (at least that was what I was telling myself at the time). Last year, I enrolled in a course called Genre Fiction. In this class, we studied how genre fiction functioned in the publishing industry today and throughout history. Eloisa James, a HarperCollins / Avon Books author who recently wrote The Ugly Duchess, taught this course. Early in the semester, she posted a list of available book jobs and internship opportunities. A HarperCollins publicity internship jumped out at me, and I applied online that night. Basically, what it came...
From Elmore Leonard’s 10 Rules of Writing “ Never open a book with the weather. Avoid prologues. Never use a verb other than “said” to carry dialogue. Never use an adverb to modify the verb “said.” Keep your exclamation points under control! Never use the words “suddenly” or “all hell broke loose.” Use regional dialect, patois, sparingly. Avoid detailed descriptions of characters. Same for places and things. Leave out the parts readers tend to skip. ” - Elmore Leonard’s 10 Rules of Writing, synthesized by Open Culture – a fine addition to our ongoing collection of writing advice and these timeless tips from history’s greatest writers. (via explore-blog)
In honor of Banned Books Week, read a banned book to someone you love! To Kill a Mockingbird, perhaps? For more information, check out the American Library Association's website. Happy reading!
Do you write romance? Submit your manuscript for consideration to Avon Impulse, the digital imprint of Avon Books. They’re looking for well-written contemporary, historical, paranormal, Regency, suspense, fantasy, urban fantasy, et al. And Harper Voyager, the global SF & F imprint of HarperCollins, has opened a submissions portal. For a limited time, you can submit your work of fantasy, horror, science fiction, supernatural, and paranormal fiction for adults & young adults. Good luck!
Nice to meet the ladies of the New York City chapter of Romance Writers of America yesterday at the Brooklyn Book Festival!
A really cute swan, to celebrate the launch of The Ugly Duchess by Eloisa James — a spin on the classic Hans Christian Andersen story of “The Ugly Duckling.” Happy Friday, y’all!
Avon Books presents “The First Line Project”: HarperCollins staff reading romance novels!
Book nerd; social media enthusiast; Director, Marketing Content, at HarperCollins Publishers!
