Romance Book Publishers
The Harlequin Romance Legacy
Author: Samantha Kay
When people think romance novel, the first thought that pops up may be ‘Harlequin Romance’. And why not? Harlequin romance novels have been around for decades and continue to be the leader in series romance in the world. Harlequin romance novels have definitely withstood the test of time, and are still going as strong today as they were in the 1960’s.
Based in Toronto, Canada, Harlequin romance continues to publish over one hundred titles of serial romance every month. This publisher’s books are printed in twenty-five different languages around the world and are written by over one thousand talented romance writers from around the world as well. Harlequin doesn’t just offer office romance any more, however, but psychological thrillers, mysteries and historical romance genres as well. Harlequin remains one of Canada’s most successful book publishers, with sales of over one hundred and thirty million books a year. Harlequin Romance offices make their presence known around the world as well, with offices scattered from Toronto to New York to Tokyo and Warsaw. Because of the worldwide reputation of Harlequin Romance publishers, writers for Harlequin are able to be globally marketed, a bonus for those fortunate enough to be signed on with the huge publishing company.
Harlequin romance offers something for just about every reading taste, and is generally a tamer romance than some found on book market shelves. Still, there are different imprints within the Harlequin publishing house that attract different age groups and types of readers, and guidelines provided to authors wishing to submit their romance fiction manuscripts must follow Harlequin guidelines to the letter if they hope to be published with the illustrious company. Harlequin romance books are also still one of the more affordable offerings out there in the romance reader market, making them popular by price range and content both. Harlequin has just about every age bracket tagged, from young adults to thirty-somethings to the over the hill-ers. Every Harlequin romance book that rolls off the presses offers a compelling read and great characters.
Women’s fiction has long made it to the top of the New York Times bestseller listings, and Harlequin is often seen at the top of that list. Harlequin Romance books publish works in a variety of imprints, including Silhouette, MIRA, LUNA, Red Dress Ink, and HQN books, among others. With over two billion Harlequin romance imprints shipped to buyers all over the globe, Harlequin can do just about anything it wants, and it wants to continue to be a leader in women’s fiction for years to come.
The Harlequin Romance website is an exciting, reader friendly neighborhood that keeps fans of Harlequin up to date on the latest signings, releases and attractions to come in the near future. Since the 1960’s, Harlequin romance books have settled in their place on library and bookstore shelves, and nothing seems able to knock them off. It’s a given that the Harlequin romance is here to stay. Short, fast reads appeal to today’s always-on-the-go-women and Harlequin offers them exactly what they’re looking for.
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Your sex as an author should be irrelevant. Whether or not a literary agent or publisher would be interested in your work will be dependent only upon its quality and its potential marketability. Publishing companies only care about the “bottom line”, not the gender of the writer!
Christene, that’s not a novel yet, and publishers rarely do novellas or novelettes, because us readers rarely buy them.
Get yourself a fairly recent edition of Writer’s Market and read the submission guidelines for each romance publisher. Some are more willing to go short than long. Those who publish ebooks may seek manuscripts as short as 40,000 words.
Warning: Harlequin has recently added a pay-to-publish line which you want to avoid, like all vanity presses. The romance writers I know are seriously bent about it, and theRWA, SFWA, and MWA have all withdrawn their credentials as paid publication for all Harlequin titles until this is resolved.
However, don’t contact an agent or publisher until you have a completed, polished work of the length that’s ideal for it. Knowing you can add scenes to increase your word count is not enough. Having done it is.
The time to worry about publishers and agents is AFTER you finish the manuscript.
Between now and then, your favorite picks might be gone. It happens. Agent lists get full. Editors change jobs. Imprints close. Publishers change focus.
try to get an agent first because if don’t then your work will enter “the slush pile” that means it could take years for your work to be even checked by the publishing company.
They are looking for a well written, sellable story that will interest the current market.
For you, their looking for someone who is a good writer, and possibly sold some of their work before. They also would like you to have an agent.
All of the major romance publishers (Avon, Berkeley, NAL) put out some dark romance, even Harlequin has some lines that feature “darker” stories.
Have you read any ‘dark romance?’ May I suggest you try Christine Feehan and Sherrilyn Kenyon for dark paranormals, and Anna Campbell for dark historicals. I’d also recommend you check out Romance Writers of America.
Yeah why not. If you build a real hero, then it won’t make so much difference for who he/she is.
Certainly agree with grossburggger
This topic comes up now and then in the writer’s group (Romance Writers of America), and the consensus is that you need 80,000-100,000 words. Nothing is set in stone, however, and if you have a dynamite storie that is told in less, go for it. Rules are meant to be broken.
Yes there is!!!!!!!!
http://www.asperger.net/
its the site for Autism Asperger’s Publishing company
Harlequin, probably. Don’t bother with them. You’ll be reading the exact same book with a different title, different names, and possibly a different setting twice a month.
Publishers?
Ok, I live in Idaho. I was wondering what are some good publishers. I wrote a fiction/yound adult/romance book and am in need of publishers.
Or if you know of publishers any where in the U.S.
😀 thanks ily<3
What do publishers look for when views someones first book offer?
I’d like to know what publishers are looking for in a book. I’m writing a fictional romance. What are some things i could do in order to make myself look good if I’m trying to sell my first book? Any classes/clubs? What are they looking for in the novel and in me?
when viewing*
Are book agents and publishers interested in male romance authors?
Can anyone tell me if a male romance author has a half a shot at getting published? It’s so obviously a woman’s market, other than Nicholas Sparks, so I’m wondering if it’s even worth trying. I have a manuscript half finished…keep writing or give it up? Any agents out there who can give me a straight answer? Thanks, in advance.
Are there any book publishers and agents who deals specifically with people who have autism/asperger’s?
and would be able to help get people with autism/asperger’s (or to be Neurotypical “high functioning autism”) the fairest deals available?
I just need a publisher and an agent who’d be able to help me publish my work…
my work hasn’t exactly got anything to do with autism OR any of the traits or any of the “spectrum’s” other disorders but to do with my fantasy works I have written (and I am still currently writing them).
(the above I’ll explain later coz it too complex to even put here)
I am proud to say I have asperger’s and have also completed two volumes of poetry (they’re not exactly like the more “conventional poetry” books with over a hundred poems, short stories, etc…) and put them together in one book containing both volumes separately if you get my meaning…
I’ve looked at all the commercial publishers and agents and the best ones are too far away and have no Head Office nearest to me (I live in Hertfordshire, UK not sayin exactly where)
and the nearest ones don’t want to ascociate themselves with people who’s work is of fantasy, sci-fi, etc… instead they’re all boring old farts (sorry for that but am not interested in people who aren’t interested in my line of work) and who only take on the writers of non-fiction, “romance”, etc…
hope someone can help me because I’m getting a little fed up of seeing stereotyped publishers and agencies and vanity publisher’s etc…
I can’t start my own because I need to get somewhere first don’t I? and I don’t have the necessary means
vanity publisher’s are useless to me because they still have the most awkward rules and regulations more so than the high street publishers so no thanks to them!!!
please can someone help me?
ten points up for grabs if you are the most helpful!!!
=D
Little Red Dragon
patticharron since when does the publisher hold responsibility?
over in england it is never their responsibility for they are just greedy pigs willing to go for any opportunity to take more money than the author they are taking on!
all publisher’s only give the author 10% of the royalties and not what the author should be getting which is at least in the +50% range!
you are not really that helpful!
and further more… why should an author pay for a copy of that “market thing” when they’re trying to make money with their written works (especially when they don’t have much money to pay for the goods)?
you clearly did not understand my situation…
someone else please?
and also I never said my autism/asperger’s had to have a major part in getting “royalties”.
as an author it’s the author who’s work should be the main priority along with the author themselves instead of the publisher taking all or most of the money for themselves
and yes I do agree ith you that the publishing world is a nasty business and I do understand that which is why I am looking for a publisher and an agent who would help me (being the author) and not their already oversized fat wallets! sorry If I demonized you but you have to understand that I am not to be messed around with by pathetic and greedy publishers and agents!
can you please think of a more helpful way to help me “patticharron”?
you have an odd name btw, what’s it mean?
cathrl69 again… as I have already explained to patticharron I am not trying to get my work published because of my asperger’s!
read my question again and you will understand it more as I never said “I am trying to get it published because of my asperger’s” I am trying to get it published as an AUTHOR!!!
cathrl69 and also FYI:
vanity publisher’s expect you (in my experience of peeking at their websites) only publish your work with a set number amount of pages they cannot publish a book if it is, say… under 25 pages?
and they also publish your book according to their certain sizes of the book they think is “professional” not any other size.
yes they may publish any kind of book but within reason!!!
I have peeked at their websites and I find them boring which is why I asked my question the way I did…
please someone else HELP me and not snap at me like a vicious monster!!!
Hermia: I have “The Writers’ and Artists’ Yearbook” but found it useless because it so complex and difficult for me to destinguish between the best ones
***I personally don’t see what is so terrible about agents and publishers***
yeah they’re just greedy and don’t give authors fair treatment
***It’s not a charity.***
of course it’s not! it’s a greedy money making business hell bent on taking more money than they really deserve!
***Writers cannot survive without them, especially as most self-published books seem to disappear without a trace.***
not always the case with self-published books, and no I do agree they can’t survive but neither will authors get their money’s worth they clearly deserve from the books they have written!
Im writing a mulitcultural romance and my hero is a westernized Pakistani Muslim will it be hard to sell my ?
book to a publisher that is interested in mulitcultural novels? Its a suspense romance book, and the heroine happens to be Asian.
What are some good book publishers for fantasy?
I am a young writer and even though I haven’t finished the saga I am beginning to write, I wanted to look into some publishers. My writing isn’t exactly perfect yet but I am planning on revising and revising until it’s perfect. So, I just wanted to know of some publishing companies that would accept a young writers work and fantasy/romance. If you could list a link to their website, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
What inspirational romance publisher is this? (It’s a smaller one; I’m not sure how obscure)?
I forgot the name of this inspirational romance publisher, but I really liked their books.
What you do is look on their site and they’ll send you one novella for free to see if you like their books. Then, if you decide to subscribe, they send you (it was either one or two) novellas per month by their writers. Also, they have several books where four 100 page novellas are combined into one novel. There are several subgenres such as historical and modern romances, etc.
Does anyone know the name of this publisher?
Thanks.
Im looking for dark romance publishers?
hi,
im writing a book and was told that it would relate more to dark romance. i cant really seem to find any. anyone know of some?
thanks!
Seeking a publisher for a 30,000 word romance book, any suggestions?
I have written a 30,000 word short romance read. Have researched publishers and most want 50,000 words. I am sure that through editing, I will add some scenes, but I am looking for a publisher that publishes shorter reads. Any suggestions?
what is the requirement for word count for writing a young adult book?
I am writing a young adult romance novel and i finished it with 25,000 words. Does anyone know what the book publishers will accept for the word count in the YA market?
Thanks