ALICE- absolutely! The editors are ALWAYS looking for great stories, and they acquirte acorss all lines. If your book suits a line and is a ripping read, they’ll certainly want to see more.

As to heroine’s you can have all types. My heroine’s are always a bit on the sweet side having come from a Roamnce background. In “The Magnate’s Indecent Proposal” Chelsea is a real everygirl; a dog groomer who is never quite put together. In “A Night with the Society Playboy” Ava is a perrennial student more likely to be seen in jeans and sneakers than designer duds. But they both know who they are, they both have opinions and histories, and cool features and they stand up to their men when they need to!

I think it’s important to note no doormats allowed. The heroine has to be an equal for the hero, has to stand out to him, move him, affect him as much as he does her.

CLARISA – sorry those notes are from a course I took in late 2006 so the guidelines are slightly different. The word count is now lower at 50-55k. And as to the heroes think more Alpha than Beta, but I reckon my heroes are pretty sweet too .

HEIDI – I hjad no idea you’d subb’d for Special! how interesting! And how wrong .

ROBYN – wow how cool!!! Best of luck with both, hon. the fact that one felt more natural to you might well mean that’s where your voice fits.

Hope that answers any questions you had!

Best of luck and happy reading,

Ally
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I just know you’re talking to me. Whiplash? You bet. Today is the day I send off two entirely different stories… one’s a sexy romance (Mod Heat) and the other a romantic sexy (Romance/Sweet).

One was about a million times easier to write than the other, not that that necessarily makes it any better. But I can’t help thinking how nice it’d be to have a voice that suits the line I enjoy most. In the interim I’ll simply strap on a neckbrace and carry on as usual.

Robyn

Loved The Magnate’s Indecent Proposal. I will forever cast curious glances to all those couples ‘hiding’ in the shadows when I dine out!
That scene was scorching, I think I may have blushed while reading it…

A couple of us girls here have been discussing everything Modern Heat and sharing our worries/panic etc. We also discussed our D days, and funnily enough I was supposed to hit the send button yesterday. Can I just say how glad I am that I decided to sit my entry for a couple of days longer? Well I’m very glad.

I had read these notes on your site already but being reminded of them has given me a fresh new outlook. Going back over my ms soon and I’ll be taking everything you said about voice into consideration.

Thanks for the input,
Aideen.

If I decide that my voice probably fits Modern Heat, enter the comp and the eds like my writing but decide it’s a better fit for one of the other lines edited out of London, is there a chance they’d ask to see more of the story?

Have to say here that I targeted my first book at Silhouette Special Edition when I got picked up by Bryony at Modern Heat. How wrong can a girl be about where she fits, eh? But I still found a home. so yeah, I’d definitely agree with what you said about nurture your voice because in the end that’s going to be your most distinctive asset – wherever it happens to fit.