In my journey to becoming a published romance author I have joined several online groups as well as sent a membership form with a check for my dues to Romance Writers of America (RWA). One of the sites I've discovered is http://www.romancesdivas.com/. What a great bunch of people over there. They are friendly and extremely generous with their time and advice. I posted a couple questions and I have gotten some very nice and helpful answers. There's no way I can know everything before I start submitting my stories to publishers, but by reading the forums and asking questions I can at least have some idea of what to do and expect.
So now I have a game plan of where I will submit. I had originally intended to submit to a writing contest held by an epublisher. But their heat content is hotter than what I write, and the word limit is 28,000, and even after I did my best to prune my story it is 38,000 words. So instead I will just submit it as a regular submission. Just waiting on the proof readers to get back to me with their suggestions and corrections. I'm getting really antsy! Meanwhile I'm working a little bit on the second book in the series. It is outlined, and major scenes have been drafted and partially written. I like this one a lot because the hero is extremely alpha, ridiculously jealous, but a bit naive in the bedroom, whereas the heroine is experienced and demanding in the bedroom but very laid back and willing to let others lead in other areas. She doesn't mind him being over protective and she can handle his alpha tendencies, but is his jealousy a deal breaker for her?
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