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I got this from Shelley Adina on an e-mail group we’re on together for SHU. Thanks Shelley!
Harlequin is looking for manuscripts for a new e-Book imprint they’re launching called Nocturne Bites. The unique part? They want shorter fiction between 10k and 15k words! Here’s the details:
Nocturne Bites
Length: 10,000 15,000 words
Editorial Director: Tara Gavin
Associate Senior Editor: Ann Leslie Tuttle
Assistant Editor: Sean Mackiewicz
Silhouette Nocturne is looking to acquire paranormal editorial with strong sexual, fantasy and danger elements for its new eBook program, Nocturne Bites. We¹re looking for fast-paced novellas that hook the reader early by establishing a paranormal world and its conflicts. We are looking for stories of vampires, shape-shifters, werewolves, psychic powers, etc. set in contemporary times.
Many of the elements that make a successful Silhouette Nocturne remain true for Nocturne Bites. Stories should deliver a dark, highly sensual read that will entertain readers and take them from everyday life to an atmospheric, complex world filled with characters struggling with life and death issues. A strong alpha hero is of the utmost importance he should be powerful, mysterious and totally attractive to the heroine. While action-packed and mission-oriented, the scope of these stories should be more contained, with more focus turned to character development. All stories should be capable of standing alone; all loose ends need to be tied up, and the relationship between hero and heroine should resolve itself in a satisfying manner.
For published authors, this line is a great way to build their miniseries at Harlequin and Silhouette. Unpublished authors are welcome as well. Only complete manuscripts submitted electronically will be considered from unpublished authors; no partials or queries, please. Submissions should be sent as a Word-compatible attachment. Submissions should also follow standard formatting guidelines, double-spaced and written in a clear, legible font on numbered pages. Author name and title should appear as a header or footer on each page.
Nocturne Bites E-mail address: nocturnebites@harlequin.ca
I hope it’s okay…I’m going to post this info on the Eternal Vigilance site as well. I know my readers would be very interested.
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Thanks for the info. Romance/Fantasy is a great fit with eBooks. Looks like a smart move by Harlequin. It’s a perfect case of the media (paperback books) playing a lesser role where a reader goes through a lot of content quickly and would rarely collect. I’m putting it a ‘Link List’ post later today and will include this piece, thanks
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Got here via BookShopBlog. I posted a link to this on some blogs that deal specifically with shapeshifters and werecritter fans. There’s some folks on there that would love to take a shot at these.