Love Is In The Air (Sometimes)

My client Stephanie Perkins is a big romantic softie. Not only did she share of her favorite romantic scenes from some movies and books with her blog readers the other day, but then she posted some of her readers’ favorite moments. It’s all very swoon-worthy, and I suggest you check it out. Needless to say, [...]

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Recent Reads: Bed of Roses

I devoured the first book in Nora Roberts‘ new “Bride Quartet” a few months ago, and last week, did the same with Book Two, Bed of Roses. There’s a reason Roberts is the Queen of Romance, people: even when it seems like her stories are simple love stories, she always manages to add some true [...]

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Sekrits and Squicks

Working on something exciting — two somethings exciting actually — but I’m not quite ready to release the news. In the meantime, I wanted to point you towards this interesting post on The Enchanted Inkpot about the May/December romances that repeatedly pop up on teen paranormal romances. Late, late Decembers. As Alison Ching writes: The [...]

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Ask Daphne! About Women’s Fiction

A little pink plaid for Amy Sue, who asks: I’m weeks away from querying agents. I checked your site and saw your authors, it seems like they all write YA, yet your submission guidelines say you like “witty women’s fiction.” Have you sold women’s fiction — is that an area you want to get into? [...]

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On the Third day of Christmas Vacation

Daphne gave to me an answer to Valerie’s pressing question, “I’ve just been introduced to your website and agency with high recommendations. However, in reviewing your submission guidelines it doesn’t appear that you take genre romance. Could you clarify for me?”

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