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A HUGE change in the word counts for the Harlequin/Silhouette lines, folks. The longer lines are being shortened so that we can give the readers bigger fonts and larger margins. This is definately going to affect your stories and your submissions, so I'm pasting the new word counts here for your information. As always, keep eHarlequin.com in mind for the latest information, too.
Here is the lineup:
(Thousand words) Book pages pages at 250 wpp count
Desire 50-55 192 pp 200-220 manuscript pages
Intimate Moments 60-65 256 pp 240-260 manuscript pages
Special Edition -65 256pp 240-260 manuscript pages
Bombshell 70-75 304 pp 280-300 manuscript pages
Love Inspired 60-65 256 pp 240-260 manuscript pages
Everlasting 70-75 304 pp 280-300 manuscript pages
American Romance 60-65 256 pp 240-260 manuscript pages
Blaze 60-65 256 pp 240-260 manuscript pages
Intrigue 60-65 256 pp 240-260 manuscript pages
Superromance 70-75 304 pp 280-300 manuscript pages
LI Suspense 60-65 256 pp 240-260 manuscript pages
To give you some idea of how much change this is, Supers used to be 80-85K. I usually brought mine in at about 85K. This means I now have "less room" to tell my story - so that means fewer subplots, etc.
However, the books will be 304 pages IN PRINT. They have been about 297-299 in print. So, the reader gets about the same number of actual pages in their book, but it's got a bigger font and bigger margins. (But, less story.)
Anyway, I just wanted to give you all a heads up if you're working on books that might be for submission to H/S. This kind of stuff is important information. Carry on.
Susan G.
Here is the lineup:
(Thousand words) Book pages pages at 250 wpp count
Desire 50-55 192 pp 200-220 manuscript pages
Intimate Moments 60-65 256 pp 240-260 manuscript pages
Special Edition -65 256pp 240-260 manuscript pages
Bombshell 70-75 304 pp 280-300 manuscript pages
Love Inspired 60-65 256 pp 240-260 manuscript pages
Everlasting 70-75 304 pp 280-300 manuscript pages
American Romance 60-65 256 pp 240-260 manuscript pages
Blaze 60-65 256 pp 240-260 manuscript pages
Intrigue 60-65 256 pp 240-260 manuscript pages
Superromance 70-75 304 pp 280-300 manuscript pages
LI Suspense 60-65 256 pp 240-260 manuscript pages
To give you some idea of how much change this is, Supers used to be 80-85K. I usually brought mine in at about 85K. This means I now have "less room" to tell my story - so that means fewer subplots, etc.
However, the books will be 304 pages IN PRINT. They have been about 297-299 in print. So, the reader gets about the same number of actual pages in their book, but it's got a bigger font and bigger margins. (But, less story.)
Anyway, I just wanted to give you all a heads up if you're working on books that might be for submission to H/S. This kind of stuff is important information. Carry on.
Susan G.
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