Here’s the press release for the writing competition I mentioned in yesterday’s post.
A brand new writing competition from the world’s best-selling romance series is about to hit the blogosphere!
It’s an exciting time for Harlequin Presents: from January 2008, there will be 12 of our intensely passionate romances available every month. And with this increase of titles comes a great opportunity for aspiring authors – we will be looking to buy more books for publication!
The old saying goes that first impressions are lasting impressions – and when it comes to reading a Harlequin Presents, that certainly holds true. If the first chapter doesn’t immediately grip the reader with its pace, passion and intensity, then she won’t continue to turn the pages.
So Presents is inviting unpublished writers to show us how they can grab the attention of our readership with first chapters that really sizzle. The INSTANT SEDUCTION competition offers prizes that are chances of a lifetime for the lucky winner and runners-up:
*First prize – win yourself an editor for a year!
*Two runners-up will be given editorial critiques of their first chapter entries and also a personal telephone consultation about their writing!
Visit the Iheartpresents.com blogsite for full details of the competition – and the chance to prepare for publication with an exclusive series of writing tutorials prepared by the editorial team at Harlequin Presents, including advice on First Chapters, How to Write a Synopsis, Loving the Alpha Male and Generating Emotional Conflict.
Entries for the competition will be accepted as on-line submissions only from 1st January until 14th February 2008.
Entries should comprise of the first chapter and a synopsis of a previously unpublished/unsubmitted novel aimed at Harlequin Presents.
Address for entries: instantseduction@hmb.co.uk
I hope they get good entries because so far I’ve heard a lot of complains about Harlequin Presents. Are you planning to enter this contest, Shelley? :)
by Tempest Knight November 28th, 2007 at 5:17 amNo, not Presents, Tempest, but the new Modern Extra line. They’re younger in tone, lots of dialogue, the hero isn’t necessarily a big tycoon but you get the feeling he will be in the future. They often have humor in them and they’re a lot spicier than Presents.
If you’re interested check out Wife for Hire by Kelly Hunter. It’s a fun read and set in London and Hong Kong.
by Shelley November 28th, 2007 at 11:25 am