stephaniedraven.com » silhouette nocturne bites http://stephaniedraven.com Modern Mythology with a Sexy Edge Wed, 23 May 2012 15:47:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Top Five Tips for Getting Published by Silhouette’s Nocturne Line http://stephaniedraven.com/2009/10/23/top-five-tips-for-getting-published-in-silhouettes-nocturne-line/ http://stephaniedraven.com/2009/10/23/top-five-tips-for-getting-published-in-silhouettes-nocturne-line/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:08:20 +0000 Stephanie Draven http://stephaniedraven.com/?p=951 Are you an aspiring paranormal romance author? Harlequin's Silhouette Nocturne line is one of the best markets out there for innovative speculative fiction and here are the top five tips I've learned writing for HQN:

1. Nocturne Heroes Don't Cry

Editor Tara Gavin once shared with me that she rejects many books for Nocturne because the heroes are too soft. Nocturne readers are looking for an unrepentantly alpha hero. Now, as a writer, I know that showing a hero's heroism is tricky when he's not the type to show the chinks in his armor, but there are ways to delve into his emotions without letting him get weepy. By way of example...]]> http://stephaniedraven.com/2009/10/23/top-five-tips-for-getting-published-in-silhouettes-nocturne-line/feed/ 4 They Say I’m Spicy! http://stephaniedraven.com/2009/09/24/they-say-im-spicy/ http://stephaniedraven.com/2009/09/24/they-say-im-spicy/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:29:09 +0000 Stephanie Draven http://stephaniedraven.com/?p=793 Over at Long and Short Romance Reviews, I've been rated Spicy and perhaps just short of hawt :P Oh, and they also seem to have liked WILD TETHERED BOUND...

Stephanie Draven is a new author for me and after reading this book I am ready to read more of her books...

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