Deb Werksman is the editorial director of romance fiction at Sourcebooks. She has been at Sourcebooks for 19 years, before which she owned her own publishing company. Sourcebooks is known for PR, marketing, sales, and its focus on author career-building.
Looking for: Single title romance in all sub-genres: paranormal, historical, romantic suspense, contemporary, erotic romance with: • an aspirational, vicarious, or cathartic reading experience • a main character the reader can relate to • a love interest the reader can fall in love with • a world into which the reader can escape • a hook we can sell in 2-3 sentences • a career arc that we can build for the author (in other words, this book begins a series or begins a career that we can build). Commercial women’s fiction with a strong romantic element and emotionally satisfying ending.
500 copies • Partial manuscript • Looking for motivational, inspiration and the lighter side of business.
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