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Romance Reviews Today If you are interested in having your work reviewed by Romance Reviews Today please contact the Review Coordinator. Authors, if you would like your upcoming releases included on our New Releases page, please contact JRobe10689@aol.com with the title, author name, publisher, and month of release. If you would be interested in interviewing with Romance Reviews Today, please contact RomRevToday@aol.com Authors/Publishers if you'd like to donate books to be given away in RTT's monthly contest contact RomRevToday@aol.com Reviewer Guidelines: 1) RRT Reviewers review only for Romance Reviews Today, unless specific permission to review outside is given. 2) All RRT Reviewers participate in Critique Groups. No reviews will be published without having been through critique and the Senior Editor. 3) Reviewers will be assigned books to review in the their chosen preferred genres when possible, but may be asked to review outside their preferences from time to time. 4) If a reviewer receives a book for review that they are unable to review after a sincere attempt they are to notify the review coordinator immediately for reassignment. Any reassignment which results in the review material having to be mailed to another reviewer will require the first reviewer to pay the postage. 5) If books are received for review and the reviewer is unable to keep the commitment to review the material sent the reviewer will be required to return the review material to the owner, at the reviewer's expense. 6) Suggestions, ideas, articles or features are always welcome. Please present such suggestions/ideas to the owner for approval before submitting to critique. 7) Only reviews assigned or approved by the Review Coordinator will be posted on Romance Reviews Today. Free lance reviews are not accepted for submission. If you have questions or would like to apply for a position as a reviewer at Romance Reviews Today please email : RomRevToday@aol.com
Sensual Romance Reviews Raelene Gorlinsky (Raelene@thebestreviews.com) REVIEW GUIDELINES: 1. They must be published (or have an established publication date); can be print or e-published. We do not review unpublished manuscripts. An ISBN must be on the book (except for those e-publishers who have notified us that they are not using ISBNs). 2. They must fall within the "sensual romance" definition: "Sensual Romance books are about the spicier side of romance, the romantic element of indulgence in sexual pleasure, including sexual fantasy and games, passionate activities that are just a little bit naughty. In erotic literature, we focus on the softer side, the romantic erotica." Sub-genre or cross-genre stories such as paranormal romance or romantic suspense are fine and very popular with our users, but they should be "sensual" in nature. "Sweets" and "inspirationals" are unlikely to fit within our category. 3. We are tolerant of a wide array of sexual tastes and practices. However, we will not accept for review stories that advocate or condone sex with minors, non-consensual sex, long-term bdsm (such as slave scenarios), or physical torture. Stories may contain these elements (for example, romances where a character has suffered from abuse or rape in the past), but these acts must not be presented in a positive or approving light. REVIEW PROCESS: ~ All SR reviewers are volunteers. Every 6 to 8 weeks, they are sent a list (and blurbs) of the books available for review. Our volunteer reviewers select the books they are interested in and that they can fit into their schedule. Therefore, we cannot guarantee that your book will be reviewed; unfortunately, a few books sent to us do not get reviewed, despite our best intentions. However, it does mean that reviewers are selecting books they are most likely to enjoy and give positive reviews. ~ We encourage multiple reviews, to give readers diverse opinions on a book. So if you submit a book by electronic file, it may be sent to more than one reviewer. ~ The purpose of reviews from SR is to help readers select books that will meet their own tastes. Every book has its audience -- the reviewer's job is to help the right readers find that book. We do not guarantee positive reviews. Reviewers are free to indicate that they did not like a book, as long they explain why. We do not allow author bashing; reviews must focus on the story (plot, characterization, believability, pacing, writing style, and so forth). ~ It can take anywhere from 2 to 12 weeks after submission for a book to be reviewed. We do try to get to soon-to-be-released books promptly. Unless otherwise requested by the author or publisher, reviews are not posted more than six weeks in advance of book publication. ~ Reviews are posted to both the Sensual Romance Reviews website and to the SR discussion list (on YahooGroups). ~ Authors and publishers are sent email notification when a review of their book is posted IF we have the appropriate email addresses readily available. (Authors are encouraged to submit information for an author page on the Sensual Romance Reviews website.) Review books can be submitted as either paper copy or electronic file (.pdf or .doc work best). Our preference for books that will be published in print format is to have one printed copy and an electronic copy, if available. Electronic book files -- email to Raelene@thebestreviews.com
BookPage, a monthly book review with a circulation of about 500,000, is Stephanie Swilley, Editorial Assistant
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Ebooks published January 2000 or later should be sent as attachment to reviews@forewordmagazine.com. Should include ISBN, price, pages, etc. listed in the main message.
Inscriptions Magazine: Pamela Wilfinger, editor, Inscriptions Magazine (sends review copies to her freelancers) Sites that should be contacted via email before submitting review copies:
Science fiction and speculative fiction, horror, fantasy. Lisa Dumond
E-Mail: wordmuseum@wordmuseum.com
Scribes World Reviews:
Subversion Reviews: http://www.booksquare.com/subversion/ Kassia Krozser, Reviewer Review copies can be submitted in any format. Contact prior to emailing submissions.
Détra Fitch Criteria: disk, but will use printed if need be - Address to send physical copies to: Détra Fitch, 205 Dana Drive, Easley, SC 29642 All fiction. Sites that will only take hard copies or galleys:
1801 Superior Plain Dealer
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Hard copies, galleys. Diane Beer
Hard copy, galley. Mystery Buff Magazine
Hard copies, galleys Harriet Klausner
Historical romance, time-travel (past to present), and ghost (historical) Kathe Robin Contemporary fiction, single title romance including suspense, mystery, new age, time-travel (past to present) Historical romance Debbie Richardson
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BOOK LENGTH:
Epic Novel = 100,000 words and up; 400 pages and up (double-spaced)
Full Novel = 80,000-100,000 words; 320-400 pages (double-spaced)
Mid Novel = 61,000-79,000 words; 244-316 pages (double-spaced)
Category = 40,000-60,000 words; 160-240 pages (double-spaced)
Novella = 20,000-39,000 words; 80-156 pages (double-spaced)
SENSUALITY RATING:
SWEET: behind-closed-doors sex and/or very mild love scenes and sexual encounters
SENSUAL: love scenes comparative to most romance novels published today
SPICY: heavy sexual tension; graphic details and more sexual encounters
CARNAL: graphic sex and language; may be offensive to delicate readers; contains many sexual encounters and can include unconventional sex not normally found in romance; may or may not be romance; typically known as erotica
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