Guest Blogger Marcela Landres, Editorial Consultant
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Earlier in the year, the NJ Romance Writers had Marcela Landres do a workshop and as always, Marcela gave us some great points on improving our work.
Well, Marcela is going to be a guest blogger all next week! Marcela will be discussing commercial women’s fiction: what’s in, what has-been, and what’s on the horizon.
So mark your calendars for the week of February 26 (Monday) through Friday March 2. Drop by and chat with Marcela!
Here’s a little bit more on Marcela: Marcela Landres is an Editorial Consultant who was formerly an editor at Simon & Schuster and is the creator of Latinidad, which was chosen as one of the 101 Best Web Sites for Writers by Writer’s Digest Magazine. A member of the Women’s Media Group, she has acted as a judge for the PEN/Beyond Margins Award and speaks frequently for organizations such as the Romance Writers of America.
Marcela Landres
Editorial Consultant
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Hi Marcela! I hope all’s well. I’m an aspiring Latina writer, who aims to finish her collection of short stories and poetry and find an agent by October 2007. I understand the significance of a writer’s platform, and as such, I’ve been working on my own. However, I have found very few Latina/o-friendly contests and journals. What are some contests and journals that I can apply to and instantly be seen with literary respect? Also, do you think that my October deadline is realistic?
Abrazos from a fellow comadre!
Hi Marcela!
You mentioned edgy YA. My editor at Berkley mentioned the same thing to me. What in the world does that mean?
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