Young Adult Romance Sub-genre: Hot? Not?

Posted on Monday, August 30th, 2010 by Tracey Devlyn

Today, we’re continuing our segment Year of the Sub-genre with a look at young adult romance. I’m pleased to welcome New York Times Bestselling author Simone Elkeles and Young Adult Librarian Amy Alessio to the [...]

Paranormal Romance – Hot? Not?

Posted on Friday, July 9th, 2010 by Kelsey Browning

Many of our readers have faithfully followed the first half of our yearlong series of lectures on different romance fiction sub-genres.  Today, we’re excited to talk about a sub-genre that has seen an explosion of [...]

Medical Subgenre: Hot? Not?

Posted on Monday, June 28th, 2010 by Adrienne Giordano

Good morning and welcome to Crafting Your Career. Today, we continue our yearlong look into the various romance subgenres by spotlighting the medical subgenre. Author Janice Lynn and Harlequin Mills & Boon Assistant Editor Lucy Gilmour are here to [...]

Multi-Cultural Romance Sub-genre: Hot? Not?

Posted on Monday, May 17th, 2010 by Tracey Devlyn

Good morning and welcome to Crafting Your Career! Today, we continue our yearlong look into the various romance sub-genres by spotlighting multi-cultural romance. New York Times and USA Today bestselling author L.A. Banks and Executive [...]

Erotic Romance Part II: Hot? Not?

Posted on Monday, April 26th, 2010 by Kelsey Browning

Welcome our second look at the erotic romance sub-genre. If you missed Eden Bradley’s lecture on erotic romance earlier this month, be sure to hit it as well. Read on for New York Times bestselling author Angela Knight’s insights [...]

Erotic Romance Sub-genre: Hot? Not?

Posted on Friday, April 2nd, 2010 by Kelsey Browning

Welcome to another fantastic installment of RU’s yearlong series of lectures on different romance fiction sub-genres. Today’s post focuses on the erotic romance. Read on for author Eden Bradley’s insights and predictions on the erotic [...]

Historical Romance Part 3: Hot? Not?

Posted on Friday, February 26th, 2010 by Tracey Devlyn

Welcome to Chaos Theory of Writing! Today, we bring you our final discussion on the state of historical romance in today’s market. I’m excited to introduce you to award-winning author Hope Tarr and Harlequin Blaze [...]

Contemporary Romance – Hot? Not?

Posted on Monday, January 11th, 2010 by Kelsey Browning

Welcome to the first of a yearlong series of lectures on different romance fiction sub-genres. One Monday each month, Crafting Your Career will be dedicated to this topic, and today’s post focuses on the contemporary romance. Those of us who’ve been around know sub-genres wax and wane in popularity, so which “w” word applies to contemporaries in the current publishing climate?

Today, New York Times bestselling author Carly Phillips and literary agent Laura Bradford are here to share their insights and predictions. Carly and Laura will also check in throughout the day to answer questions.