Digital Imprints/Short Story Contest

Writer's Thought for the Week: Do give books - religious or otherwise - for Christmas. They're never fattening, seldom sinful, and permanently personal. ~ Lenore Hershey

RANDOM HOUSE has three new digital imprints in addition to Loveswept:

        Loveswept  romance and women’s fiction

Alibi     mystery and suspense

Hydra   sci-fi, fantasy and horror 

Flirt     new adult

Although there is no official word count limit, the editors are interested in short submissions (15,000 to 30,000 words) and full-length works (40,000 to 60,000 words.)

ANDERBO SHORT STORY CONTEST

Deadline: December 31, 2012

Award:    $500, trophy, and publication on Anderbo.com

For an unpublished short story 3,500 to 5,000 words

No fee; limit of one submission per author.

Emotion Thesaurus/Crimson Romance

Thought for the Week: None of the secrets of success will work unless you do.  ~ Vic Harville

Emotion Thesaurus

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13554235-the-emotion-thesaurus#other_reviews

One of the biggest problem areas for writers is conveying a character's emotions in a unique, compelling way. This book comes to the rescue by highlighting 75 emotions and listing the possible body language cues, thoughts, and visceral responses for each. Available in both print, Kindle, and Nook format.

Crimson Romance/Adams Media seeks e-book submissions.

This new eBook line is open to romance submissions in five popular subgenres: romantic suspense, contemporary, paranormal, historical, and spicy (sexy) romance. Unagented writers welcome. Their Facebook page says they launch June 2012 but they are already signing writers.

Here’s an interview with Jennifer Lawler, editor of this imprint:

http://muffin.wow-womenonwriting.com/2012/04/spring-brings-romanceand-new-romance.html